History of the Écho of Cantley
On June 23, 1989, the very first edition
of the Echo of Cantley was published. The population of the newly
minted
Municipality had a community newspaper to call their own.
Humble Beginnings While it was simple in
appearance, a sheet of 8.5” x 14” paper printed on both sides with a
centrefold, (no, not that kind of centrefold) its 8 pages of content
was both
sophisticated and representative of day-to day life in Cantley. The
newspaper
was run by a “Production Committee”. Early members included Steve
Harris,
Carole Brisebois, Michelle Martel, Jean Lavictoire, Dominique
Rakotomanga and
Gisèle Gariepy. Huguette Lessard would join shortly thereafter. Mme
Gariepy was
the first “graphiste” and a flourishing revision team busily dotted the
i’s and
crossed the t’s on articles written by the lone “journaliste”, Michèle
Martel.
By the second edition, July 28, 1989,
the Echo was a whopping 12 pages. The committee structure had morphed
into the
traditional model still in use today. Steve Harris was the first
Editor, a role
he would hold for more than 15 years, until he succumbed to the allure
of
municipal politics in 2005, running successfully for Mayor.
The now familiar tabloid format was
adopted by the November 1989 edition.
In June 2009, the Écho celebrated its 20th anniversary with an all special edition. June 2009 (PDF, 21.5MB)