Below are links to our most requested departments and how to contact them. If you cannot find an appropriate contact name or number below, you can send an email to our
webmaster and it will be directed to the most appropriate person upon receipt.
EDITORIAL/NEWSROOM
The main newsroom phone number is (902) 422-6278
Editor Kyle Shaw
Arts Editor Stephanie Johns
News Editor Tim Bousquet
The individual departments within Editorial/Newsroom are listed below:
Letters To The Editor Selections from online comments may be printed in the newspaper.
Submitting a news or On Patrol tip, or general news release
If you have a news tip, call our News Editor at 902-422-6278 ex.113 or send via email to
timb@thecoast.ca. News releases should be sent, if possible, to the editor responsible for that type of coverage (i.e. entertainment, news, food, etc.) Please see Editorial Departments/Sections below.
Submitting a ShopTalk tip
If you have a ShopTalk tip, email to
shoptalk@thecoast.ca
Submitting an article
Stories, commentaries or opinion pieces should be submitted to the section of The Coast to which they're best suited. Sections and their editors are listed below. Alternatively, they can be sent by fax to 902-425-0013 or email to
coast@thecoast.ca. Hard copies can be mailed to a specific section of the paper or the Editorial Department at 5567 Cunard Street, Halifax, NS B3K 1C5
Editorial Departments/Sections
News/OnPatrol/Environmental
Editor: Tim Bousquet
Phone: 902-422-6278 ex.113
Fax: 902-425-0013
Email:
timb@thecoast.ca
Music/Arts/Theatre/Books/Fashion
Editor: Stephanie Johns
Phone: 902-422-6278 ex.116
Fax: 902-425-0013
Email:
arts@thecoast.ca
Life/Food
Editor:Allison Saunders
Phone: 902-422-6278 ex.128
Fax: 902-425-0013
Email:
life@thecoast.ca
Listings
Editor: Lindsay Raining Bird
Phone: 902-422-6278 ex.122
Fax: 902-425-0013
Email:
listings@thecoast.ca
Photography & Illustration
Senior Production Designer: Loukas Crowther
Email:
loukasc@thecoast.ca
INTERNSHIPS
The Coast offers editorial internships to students who need to fulfill academic requirements. These unpaid internships are a minimum of 4 weeks and focus on reporting, writing, photography and design. Internships involve working closely with Coast editors as researchers and assistants. Assignments for the paper or the web will be assigned. Please note that we cannot accommodate volunteers or short-term placements.
Potential interns should send a cover letter, samples of work and intern requirements (length of placement, editorial focus) to:
The Coast Internship Program
5567 Cunard Street
Halifax, NS
B3K 1C5
DISTRIBUTION
Distribution Manager: Jessica Tasker
Phone: 902-422-6278 ex.500
Fax: 902-425-0013
Email:
distribution@thecoast.ca
To be added to our delivery route, for delivery problems or other customer service matters, please call before Thursday delivery.
Verified Audit Circulation
CLASSIFIED ADS
For information or how to use our free online classifieds
click here.
ADVERTISING
Advertising Director: Bethany Stout
Phone: 902-422-6278 ex.114
Fax: 902-425-0013
Email:
bethanys@thecoast.ca
The advertising department can be contacted by phone at 902-422-6278 or by email at
sales@thecoast.ca.
Click here for more advertising queries.
PRODUCTION
Production Manager: Megan Fildes
Phone: 902-422-6278 ex.120
Fax: 902-425-0013
Email:
meganf@thecoast.ca
Click here for more production specs for our different products.
GENERAL OFFICE
Office Manager: Audra McKenna
Phone: 902-422-6278 ex.123
Fax: 902-425-0013
Email:
audram@thecoast.ca
ONLINE
Email:
webeditor@thecoast.ca
ARCHIVES
For information on reprinting articles, photos and other content, please contact
christineo@thecoast.ca.
COMMUNICATIONS
For public/media relations inquiries about The Coast, please contact Christine Oreskovich at 902-422-6278 or via email at
christineo@thecoast.ca
PUBLISHER'S OFFICE
For publishing and corporate affairs please contact:
Publisher: Christine Oreskovich
Phone: 902-422-6278 ex.111
Fax: 902-425-0013
Email:
christineo@thecoast.ca
President: Catherine Salisbury
Email:
cathsalis@thecoast.ca