Vancouver Magazine

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Vancouver Magazine
Editor-in-ChiefStacey McLachlan
Art DirectorStesha Ho
VP of ContentAnicka Quin
Readership137,500
CategoriesLifestyle magazine
Frequency8 yearly
Circulation25,000
Founded1967
CompanyCanada Wide Media Limited
CountryCanada
Based inVancouver
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.vanmag.com
ISSN0380-9552

Vancouver Magazine is an English-language lifestyle magazine focused on Vancouver, British Columbia and the Lower Mainland. Vancouver Magazine describes its mission as helping readers discover the "experiences, people, and stories that make this city come alive."[1] The main areas of coverage are restaurants, culture, city issues, real estate, drinking, fashion and travel.

Vancouver Magazine is published eight times a year[2], including the tourist-focused CityGuide annual. The magazine is owned by the Canada Wide Media, and shares an editorial staff with sister publication Western Living.

History and profile

Founded in 1967, the magazine started its life as Dick McLean's Greater Vancouver Greeter Guide.[3] In 1973 it became known as Vancouver's Leisure Magazine, when editor Mac Parry took over, though over the course of a few months it was retitled as simply Vancouver.[4] Parry would go on to be editor for 16 years.

Yellow Pages acquired Vancouver Magazine and Western Living from Transcontinental in 2015. Canada Wide Media[5]acquired the two publications from Yellow Pages in 2018, adding Vancouver Magazine and Western Living to a roster of publications that included BCBusiness and TV Week. Canada Wide Media was then acquired by Alive Publishing Group[6] in 2023.

In 2012, it won Magazine of the Year, Western Canada, at the Western Magazine Awards.[7] In 2016, it was nominated for Best Service and Lifestyle Magazine in Canada at the National Magazine Awards. [8]

Vancouver Magazine is available for purchase from newsstands across British Columbia.[9] However, since 2025, annual subscriptions [10] have been free.

References

  1. "About Us". Retrieved 22 June 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Digital editions on Issuu". Retrieved 22 June 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "A Year in 5 Minutes". Spacing. 21 June 2010. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  4. "A rouge's life: Mac Parry spills the beans". Vancouver Sun. 19 June 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  5. "Canada Wide Media acquires Western Living and Vancouver magazines". 11 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Breaking: Alive Publishing Group purchases Canada Wide Media". BCBusiness. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Winners of 2012 Western Magazine Awards announced". J-Source. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  8. "2025 Nominees". National Media Awards. 1 March 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Where to Find Us". Retrieved 22 June 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "Subscribe to Vancouver Magazine". Retrieved 22 June 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)