TheLocalBuzz Durham — Local Social Media Paper
10,000 Copies.
30,000+ Readers Every Month.
Buy Local Social Media Paper ads across Durham Region with clear rates, sizes and deadlines. TheLocalBuzz prints 10,000 copies monthly, averaging 2.9 readers per copy and more than 30,000 readers across seven communities.
A division of Addison Marketing Solutions
Local Social Media Paper Advertising & Reach
Circulation Is The Print Run. Readership Is The Audience.
Most print quotes stop at the number of copies. Community print is shared — read at home, passed around the shop, left on the counter at the café. Independent readership studies put an average of 2.9 readers on every community copy, which is how 10,000 copies becomes a monthly audience of 30,000+.
10,000
Copies Printed Monthly
Every issue is printed and hand-placed across Durham Region — not mailed, not left in a driveway.
2.9x
Readers Per Copy
Community print is shared. Waiting rooms, staff rooms, coffee shops and kitchen tables all pass it along.
30,000+
Readers Every Month
That is the real number your ad is measured against — a monthly audience, not a one-day flyer drop.
200+
Distribution Points
Grocery, pharmacy, mass merchandise, restaurants, pubs, cafés, community centres, libraries and high-traffic retail.
What That Means In Cost
A full page at the monthly rate works out to roughly $40 per thousand readers reached — before the social media mention, website directory spot and other support that come with the buy. Very little local media reaches a Durham household for less.
Who Reads It
An Audience That Still Spends Locally.
32 to 55 Is The Core
75% of readers sit in the 32–55 bracket. A further 25% are 55+ — the two groups that still spend locally, in person, every week.
Mid To Upper Income
Educated spenders who entertain, dine out, travel and shop for goods and services weekly.
Positive News Only
100% community content — events, people, businesses and happenings. Your ad sits beside stories people actually want to read.
Boundaries & Distribution
Local Community Connection For Your Business.
More than 200 points of distribution across Durham Region — grocery, drug and mass merchandise stores, restaurants, pubs and coffee shops, community centres, libraries and other high-traffic retail.
Local advertisers can build recognition in specific Durham towns and suburbs, including Oshawa, Whitby, Brooklin, Ajax, Pickering, Courtice and Bowmanville—not just across a broad “community” audience.
Durham coverage areas: Oshawa, Clarington, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Brooklin and Bowmanville.
Issue Archive
Every Issue. Every Cover.
TheLocalBuzz has been telling Durham's positive local stories issue after issue. Flip through the archive to see where your business could appear — each cover opens the full issue on thelocalbuzz.ca.
2026 · Vol. 12August 2026
2026 · Vol. 11July 2026
2026 · Vol. 10June 2026
2026 · Vol. 9May 2026
2026 · Vol. 8April 2026
2026 · Vol. 7March 2026
2026 · Vol. 6February 2026
2025 · Vol. 5November 2025
2025 · Vol. 4October 2025
2025 · Vol. 3September 2025
Covers are shown from TheLocalBuzz's own issue archive at thelocalbuzz.ca/buzz-issues.
What Every Advertiser Gets
You Are Buying A Presence, Not A Box On A Page.
Buy an ad and your business is mentioned on our social channels, given a spot in our website directory, and your events are mentioned on our socials and calendar — with potential event coverage where possible.
Social Media Mention
With every ad you buy, your business is mentioned and your advertising re-posted on our social channels — extending reach well past the printed page.
Website Directory Spot
Your ad includes a spot for your business in TheLocalBuzz online business directory.
Event Mentions
Your events are mentioned on our social channels and listed on the online community calendar.
Potential Event Coverage
Where the schedule and the opportunity allow, your events may also be covered — coverage is possible, not promised.
Print Advertising Rates
Commit Longer. Get More Included.
Rates are per month, in Canadian dollars. Choose a 6- or 12-month term and you keep the 3-month monthly rate, with social media business feature posts about your business on TheLocalBuzz social channels included — one with a 6-month term, two with 12 months. All insertions must run within the 12 months following the first.
| Size | Monthly | 3 Months | 6 Months | 12 Months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eighth Page | $300 | $275 | $275 | $275 |
| Quarter Page | $500 | $475 | $475 | $475 |
| Half Page | $750 | $700 | $700 | $700 |
| Full Page | $1,200 | $1,100 | $1,100 | $1,100 |
| Front Cover Banner | $2,000 | $1,900 | $1,900 | $1,900 |
| Full Page, Inside Front Cover | $1,700 | $1,600 | $1,600 | $1,600 |
| Full Page, Inside Back Cover | $1,300 | $1,200 | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| Full Page, Outside Back Cover | $2,000 | $1,900 | $1,900 | $1,900 |
Rates in Canadian dollars, per insertion per month, plus applicable taxes. 6-month terms include 1 social media business feature post; 12-month terms include 2. Position is subject to availability.
Advertisement Sizes
Artwork at 300 dpi in .ai, .psd, .eps, .tiff or .pdf. JPGs must be saved with no compression. RGB images are converted to CMYK, so minor colour shifts can occur.
2026/27 Material Deadlines
Material is due by the 21st of the month for most editions. Insertion cannot be guaranteed for artwork received after the deadline.
Booked Through Addison Marketing Solutions
A Broker Beside You, Not A Rep Across The Table.
The Right Size, Not The Biggest
We recommend the size and term that fits the budget and the goal — and say so when a smaller repeating ad will out-perform one full page.
Print Plus Everything Else
Local print works hardest next to search, social and a website that converts. Your broker looks at the whole investment, not one line item.
Accountability Monthly
Calls, leads and results are reviewed in your portal alongside every other channel you run with us.
Book Your Space
Let's Get You In The Next Issue.
Tell us the community you want, the budget you have and the months that matter. We will come back with the size, term and added-value package that makes the most of it.
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