The first issue of the Swan River Star appeared on 11 January 1900. W. H. Glendinning, in his “Salutatory” wrote: “It will be devoted to the interests of the Valley, will be independent of politics ... general news and editorials will always however be subordinated to the local.” The Swan Valley Times published its first issue in 1920, and that same year the two were amalgamated as the Star & Times. The paper has been designated as an MHS Centennial Business.
Period
Publisher
1900-1908
W. H. Glendinning
1908-1917
Andrew Wier
1917-1926
John Henry Noble (1872-1926)
1926-1929
Earl Thompson
1929-1958
H. B. Munro
1958-1973
James H. Bilton (1908-1988)
The Story of Manitoba’s Weekly Newspapers by Major A. M. Pratt, The Manitoba Weekly Newspapers Association, 1970.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 7 October 2017
