This year’s National Newspaper Week (October 5-11, 2025) was its 85th celebration. Since 1940, the week-long promotion of the newspaper industry has offered Canadians across the country an opportunity to acknowledge the journalism that touches their communities. This year, The Manitoulan Expositor earned special callout from Ontario Premier Doug Ford. “That’s what I love about these community newspapers; they have everything in them,” he said, holding a copy of the October 8 edition.