Editor:
What with technology and the internet, I am fearful for the future of all newspapers, especially now for the future of our little gem the Delta Optimist.
While reading the Aug. 1 edition I was drawn back to the half-page ad which alerted readers that no longer will they receive any flyer inserts. Instead, stated the ad, the newspaper is asking grocers and businesses to advertise. This is not a money-grab, this is yet another strategy on the newspaper’s part to try to get enough revenue to keep this newspaper in production.
One-by-one local-based newspapers have folded. The Optimist is one of the few remaining.
In it we read of news pertaining to our little part of the world be it local events, sports, or council news. This is to say nothing of the smiles so many of us have had over the years when we have seen photos and/or mention-of family, friends, neighbours. This newspaper is a community builder.
When we first moved to Ladner, every Wednesday and Friday a free newspaper was delivered to our door.
Then a few years back it became a weekly newspaper.
I confess to being a bit shocked when I first started seeing ads that asked readers to consider “subscribing” to a free newspaper.
It took me a while to understand the concept but now I am proud to say we are, and will continue to be, subscribers.
We look forward to hearing our mailbox open/close on Thursdays when our oh-so-reliable-long-time-carrier-family deposits the latest edition right to our door.
Eunice Getz
