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In Thunder Bay, there are only 2 options for posting obituaries: the classified section of the Chronicle Journal daily newspaper, and the daily in-memoriums on CKPR radio. The following are the deadlines and costs for each:
the Chronicle Journal Newspaper - delivered daily by 7:00 am 75 South Cumberland Street, Thunder Bay, P7B 1A3. 343-6222 or toll-free at 1-800-465-3914 FAX # 345-5991 Email at classifieds@chroniclejournal.com Website - www.chroniclejournal.com
Rates: Deaths - $.61 per word, $.49 per word for a second insertion. Cards of Thanks - $.61 per word. In Memoriums - $19.76 + $.48 per word. Birth Announcements - $.61 per word. Pictures - $20.60 Line Ad Rates - call for current information and details. ALL CLASSIFIED LISTINGS MUST BE PREPAID PRIOR TO PUBLICATION.
Deadlines: Deaths - 4:00pm day before publication; 11:00am Saturday for Sunday. Pending / Short Notices - your funeral director can normally make special arrangements up to 9:00pm. Other Ads - Generally 12:00 noon 2 days prior to publication. Holidays - please confirm deadlines as they fluctuate for holidays.
C.K.P.R. Radio - In-memoriums aired Monday through Saturday at 12:50 pm after the news. 87 North Hill Street, Thunder Bay, P7A 5V6. 807-345-1322. FAX # 345-4671.
Cost: None - an abreviated obituary is aired once only as a public service.
Deadlines: Monday to Friday - by 11:00 the day of announcement Saturday - by 9:30 am for that day's announcement
Out-Of-Town Newspapers - At Everest of Thunder Bay, we have listings of most all the daily and weeklay newspapers in Canada. For those elsewhere we can access the information from long-distance directory assistance. Your funeral director can and will make arrangements for you to have obituaries placed in any newspaper you wish.
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