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It's early days, but industry in- sider John Hinds doesn't expect the sale of Torstar to a pair of Canadian entrepreneurs will lead to dramat- ic changes at the company's chain of weekly community newspapers -- including this one. And, he says, the deal sends some positive signals about the embattled industry. "I think the good side is that people are interested in owning newspapers and news media and that's always positive," said Hinds, CEO of News Media Canada, an advocacy group for daily and com- munity media outlets. "I think it does put paid to the idea that we're a dinosaur media when entrepreneurial business people want to take over and ac- cept the challenge." WHAT'S IN STORE FOR TORSTAR? ADAM MARTIN-ROBBINS amartinrobbins@yrmg.com WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS PART OF DEAL TO TAKE COMPANY PRIVATE See 'LOCAL', page 4 THURSDAY JUNE 4, 2020 www.carstaroakville.com 916 Winston Churchill Blvd. 905-845-7579 2212 Wyecroft Rd. 905-847-2595 Insurance Darryl Demille CFP, Agent 515 Dundas St. W., Suite 203 Oakville 905-842-1020 Bundle your home and auto for better savings Get a Quote We are here for you Darryl Demille CFP, Agent 515 Dundas St. W., Suite 203 Oakville 905-842-1020 darryl@darryldemille.com APPLIANCE SALES AND SERVICE FEATURINGTHE BEST NAMES IN THE BUSINESS ® 476 KERR ST.,OAKVILLE JUST SOUTH OF SPEERS ROAD 905.845.2933 CURBSIDEPICKUPAVAILABLE FIND UP-TO-DATE LOCAL COVID-19 NEWS ONLINE THANK YOU FOR MAKING US YOUR TRUSTED SOURCE OF INFORMATION IN S ID EH A LT O N .C O M /C O R O N A V IR U S Firefighters carry Sparky to safety after the three-year-old golden retriever and his owner got stuck part way down a steep embankment along the Sixteen Mile Creek Trail Saturday morning. Graham Paine/Torstar TO THE RESCUE