Torstar shutting down Hamilton Spectator presses and looking to sell building

The Hamilton Spectator is closing its printing and mailroom operations and exploring selling its building at 44 Frid St., Torstar Corp. has announced.
The move is effective Aug. 24 and means approximately 73 full-time and 105 part-time staff will be laid off, the announcement said.

Printing work will be transferred to TC Transcontinental Printing, other Torstar-owned facilities and external printers. Torstar has extended its printing arrangements with TC Transcontinental Printing to 2024.

Column on this by editor Paul Berton