Postmedia Network Inc. says it will lay off about 80 employees and permanently close 15 community newspapers — including several in Manitoba — as the newspaper conglomerate navigates the financial fallout of COVID-19.
CEO Andrew MacLeod said in a memo to staff that as well as the Manitoba closures, paper shutdowns will also happen in Ontario’s Windsor-Essex area. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] About 30 people will lose their jobs as a result of the permanent closures.
The company will temporarily lay off about 50 people in its sales and sales operations teams for three months, after which it will re-evaluate the decision.