Stettler brothers Weston and Logan Brittain are learning valuable work ethics while delivering The Stettler Independent and Regional Weekender.
“Work until the job is done and deliver papers on time,” Logan advises any other youth considering delivering papers.
“Try your best,” said Weston.
Logan has delivered papers for three months and said he decided to so he could earn some money.
Weston has delivered papers four months to earn money and he says, “to get the paper to people.”
Logan has four routes and Weston has two. The home-schooled boys agree it’s a great way to get exercise and meet new people. They deliver the papers in the evenings every Thursday and it takes them about an hour and a half.
Every October newspapers in Canada celebrate National Newspaper Week to acknowledge the people who work tirelessly to bring the news to their communities. This year National Newspaper Week in Canada is from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7. Carrier Appreciation Day is celebrated the Saturday during National Carrier Day to recognize their important role in the industry.
This year’s theme is #NowMoreThanEver.
“The role of newspapers has never been so crucial,” said Bob Cox, chair of the board of directors of News Media Canada, the national association that represents Canadian newspapers. “Every day, newspapers work to bring Canadians from coast to coast to coast real, trusted, truthful news—which is as vital to democracy as clean air, safe streets, good schools and public health.”
According to News Media Canada, access to truthful news is under threat.
“For years, the credible, independent news reporting that newspapers provide has been funded by local and national advertiser support,” said Cox. “But as readership moved online, Canadian brands and companies moved their advertising dollars to global conglomerates: 70 per cent of Canada’s online ad revenue goes to Facebook and Google—despite the fact that ads in either digital or print newspapers are the most trusted of all ad formats.”
This National Newspaper Week, Canadians are asked to simply sign a pledge of support at newspapersmatter.ca and send a message—to Canadian businesses, advertisers, to all levels of government, to newspaper journalists and all Canadians—that newspapers matter, now more than ever.