The Hamilton Spectator

The Hamilton Spectator newspaper and its website, www.thespec.com, services Hamilton, Burlington and surrounding communities. The Hamilton Spectator was first published July 15, 1846, and since that date has been the voice of Hamilton and the surrounding area. The newspaper is part of Torstar Corporation, which also publishes the Toronto Star, regional daily newspapers and news sites, Metroland community news sites and other media properties. The Spectator is published six days a week in the morning and has an average daily readership of nearly 230,400 adults. The Spectator is involved in numerous community partnerships with organizations that include Joseph Brant Hospital, United Way of Hamilton & Burlington, The Art Gallery of Hamilton, St. Josephs Hospital, Mohawk College and McMaster University, YMCA, Hamilton & Burlington, The Burlington Arts Centre, The Hamilton and Burlington Community Foundation, and The YWCA. The newspaper also contributes to the community by donating...