Fireside Publishing House

Lindsay Advocate.

A monthly publication rooted in Lindsay, Ontario. Telling the stories that shape life in the community, one issue at a time.

Format Print & Digital

Cadence Monthly

Region Lindsay, ON

Focus Community Storytelling

Meet the Advocate

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What It Is

A magazine for the people of Lindsay. Thoughtfully crafted, deeply local, and built to last on the coffee table.

The Lindsay Advocate is a monthly print and digital publication dedicated to the people, places, and stories that define life in Lindsay, Ontario. It is not a news ticker or a social feed. It is a magazine that takes its time, believes in its subjects, and trusts its readers to care deeply about where they live.

Every issue is curated with editorial care: feature writing, photography, profiles, and community coverage that feels as considered as the city it represents. From the historic streets of downtown Lindsay to the neighbourhoods and faces that make it home. The Advocate is where those stories belong.

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Publication Type

Monthly Magazine

Coverage Area

Lindsay, Ontario

Established

Fireside Publishing

Available

Print & Digital

Distribution & Reach

In homes, businesses, and hands
across Lindsay every month.

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Monthly Readership

40^,000

Readers across print and digital editions, including shared copies in cafés and shared spaces.

Distribution Points

60⁺

Cafés, shops, libraries, and community locations for pick-up.

Issues Per Year

Published monthly, year-round without exception.

* Figures are representative estimates. Audited data available upon request.

Who It's For

People who are proud
to call Lindsay home.

"The reader who picks up the Advocate already cares. Our job is simply to be worthy of that care."

Longtime residents. New families putting down roots. Business owners. Artists. Volunteers. Anyone who believes local stories deserve a proper home.

What We Cover

Every issue, a new chapter
of the same ongoing story.

The Advocate covers the full texture of life in Lindsay , the people behind the storefronts, the events that bring the community together, the debates that matter, and the quiet stories that rarely make the news but always make a place feel like home.

People & Profiles

In-depth portraits of the residents, makers, leaders, and characters who give Lindsay its distinct personality. Stories told with depth and warmth.

Feature Writing

Arts & Culture

Coverage of Lindsay's creative community , local artists, galleries, theatre, music, and cultural events that enrich life in the city year-round.

Arts Coverage

Community Features

Neighbourhood stories, community initiatives, local history, and the moments , big and small , that define what it means to belong here.

Community

Local Business & Economy

The stories behind the businesses that line our streets , the people who built them, the challenges they face, and the role they play in Lindsay's evolving economy.

Business

Why It Exists

Lindsay deserves more than a mention.

Lindsay is a city with a genuine character , a place with history, creative energy, civic pride, and people who care deeply about its future. For years, the kind of storytelling that city deserved was either absent or buried in content that didn't know how to hold it.

The Lindsay Advocate was created to change that. To give the community a publication that treats it with the editorial seriousness and creative investment it has always earned. A place where local stories get the space, care, and craft they deserve.

"There is no shortage of stories in Lindsay. There was only a shortage of a publication willing to tell them properly."

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Editorial Feel

Every page is a considered choice.

The visual identity of the Advocate reflects the quality of its journalism , thoughtfully designed, photography-forward, and built for a reader who appreciates the difference between a magazine and a flyer.

People & Portraits

Local Life

Kawartha Lakes Region

Community Events

"Stories that make you feel like you already know the people in them."

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Small Business

For Advertisers

Reach readers who are
already paying attention.

The Lindsay Advocate audience is self-selecting , these are readers who actively seek out quality local content. They choose to subscribe, pick it up, and read it with care. That kind of engaged attention is increasingly rare, and it is the foundation of every advertising partnership we build.

We work with businesses that share our commitment to Lindsay , not just to place an ad, but to be part of something the community genuinely values.

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Highly Engaged Local Readership

Readers who have chosen to invest in local media are more receptive, more loyal, and more likely to act on what they read.
Premium Editorial Environment

Your brand sits alongside respected, carefully crafted content , not surrounded by noise, feeds, and competing distractions.
Print & Digital Placement Options

Full-page, half-page, and digital formats available with flexible campaign structures across one or multiple issues.
Sponsored Content Opportunities

Go beyond display advertising with editorial-style sponsored features, business profiles, and community partnership content.

Part of Fireside Publishing House

One publication. One community.
One publishing house.

The Lindsay Advocate is published by Fireside Publishing House , an independent media company rooted in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario. Fireside exists to give this region the quality, independent publishing it deserves, across multiple titles that each serve a distinct audience and purpose.

The Advocate works alongside its sister publications to cover the full depth of life in the region , each title distinct, each one essential.

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conversation.

Whether you want to read it, advertise in it, or contribute to it , there is a place for you in the pages of the Lindsay Advocate.

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Lindsay Advocate.

In homes, businesses, and handsacross Lindsay every month.

People who are proudto call Lindsay home.

Every issue, a new chapterof the same ongoing story.