{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox newspaper | name = Westman Journal | logo = WestmanJournal.png | type = Weekly newspaper | founder = Bruce Penton | publisher = Nancy Johnson | editor = Brandi Pollock | founded = April 2002 | ceased_publication = April 2019 | publishing_city = Brandon, Manitoba | publishing_country = Canada }}
The '''''Westman Journal''''', previously known as the '''''Wheat City Journal''''', was a weekly community newspaper printed in Brandon, Manitoba. Its founder and former publisher is Bruce Penton. It provided Brandon-based, people-oriented news and sports.
== History == The paper's first issue was released on April 25, 2002, under the name ''Wheat City Journal''. In 2004, the ''Wheat City Journal'' was purchased by Glacier Media. In 2009, the paper's name was changed to the ''Westman Journal''. It ceased its operations on April 29, 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.brandonsun.com/local/westman-journal-shuts-down-operations-509251662.html |title=Westman Journal shuts down operations |first=Melissa|last=Verge |date=April 30, 2019 |access-date=May 30, 2020 |work=The Brandon Sun |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501061434/https://www.brandonsun.com/local/westman-journal-shuts-down-operations-509251662.html |archive-date=May 1, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.wheatcityjournal.ca/ ''Westman Journal'']
Category:Weekly newspapers published in Manitoba Category:Mass media in Brandon, Manitoba Category:Newspapers established in 2002 Category:2002 establishments in Manitoba Category:Defunct newspapers published in Manitoba Category:Defunct weekly newspapers Category:Newspapers disestablished in 2019 Category:2019 disestablishments in Manitoba
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