By: Jim Rosenberg Ken Koyama, publisher of The Tribune, Welland, Ontario, informed staffers yesterday that the paper was closing its pressroom.
Koyama said printing will move to parent company Sun Media's modern production plant in Islington, which can provide better print quality.
The move continues consolidation of production, back-office and some news services among Sun Media titles. The suburban-Toronto plant operates large manroland Colorman presses and pressroom automation print several newspapers and commercial jobs (E&P Online, May 16, 2006).
"Our staff for many years have done a great job of publishing our paper on presses that have seen better days," he told the paper. Operators of Welland's older Goss Urbanite press can apply for jobs in other Sun Media plants, according to the paper.
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