Publishing and Printing
Stern Partners has been actively involved in the publishing and printing industries for over 20 years. Our early involvement was with magazine publications in Western Canada and pre-press graphics services. This has evolved into newspaper publishing and specialty printing businesses today.
Newspaper Publishing
FP Newspapers Inc.
FP Canadian Newspapers Limited Partnership owns the Winnipeg Free Press, the Brandon Sun, and their related businesses, as well as the Canstar Community News division, the publisher of community and special interest newspapers in the Winnipeg region, and the Carillon in Steinbach with its related commercial printing operations. Based in Winnipeg, the business employs over 570 people on a full-time basis in Winnipeg, Brandon and Steinbach, Manitoba.
Founded in 1872, the Winnipeg Free Press is the major metropolitan daily newspaper serving Winnipeg and the rest of the Province of Manitoba.
The Brandon Sun, the daily newspaper serving the City of Brandon and surrounding regions, was founded in 1882.
Canstar Community News publishes eight community and special interest newspapers in the Winnipeg region.
FP Newspapers Inc., trading under the symbol "FP" on the Toronto Stock Exchange, owns securities entitling it to 49% of the distributable cash of FP Canadian Newspapers Limited Partnership. A portion of FP Newspapers Inc. and 51% of the Limited Partnership are owned by Stern Partners members.
Canstar Publications Limited
Canstar Publications Limited (CPL) is the holding company for the group's newspaper publishing interests, and in past years was involved in feature film and multimedia gaming production, financing and production services. CPL holds an interest in FP Canadian Newspapers Limited Partnership.