Canada Wide Media
Canadian publishing company
Canada Wide Media Limited (CMW) is a publishing company in Western Canada, based in Burnaby, British Columbia.
Background and history
Canada Wide Media Limited co-founder and CEO Peter Legge began with the purchase of a ten-cent magazine in 1976.
In 2023, CMW was bought by the Alive Publishing Group.
History of acquisitions
Published titles
Magazines
BC Business magazine, British Columbia's regional business magazine
TVWeek, a weekly local television entertainment news and listings magazine;
eNewsletters
Directories and guides
BCLNA Buyer's Guide;
Trade publications
Miscellaneous
BC Ferries Schedule; and
CanWest Show Guide.
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Contemporary correspondence, administrative files and participant testimony can test how later narratives organized the event or institution. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 10, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5029451. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1976 and 2023.
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