Heritage Society has deemed the building architecturally notable for its "characteristics of the Late Modern style including its pre-cast concrete panels, exposed aggregate stucco cladding [...] and its full-height central entryway with rounded pre-cast concrete walls." In 1998, Southam Newspapers bought the Times Colonist. Two years later, it was sold again to CanWest Publications. On July 13, 2010, the Postmedia Network acquired CanWest Publications and all of its assets, including the Times Colonist. On October 18, 2011, the Postmedia Network announced it would sell the Times Colonist, Nanaimo Daily News and Alberni Valley Times, as well as 20 weekly and bi-weekly community papers, to Glacier Media for $86.5 million. In 2017, the Victoria Press Building was sold to Merchant House Capital. In 2018, the newspaper announced it would no longer print its own paper, allowing staff to focus on the content and distribution of the newspaper. Since Oct. 1, 2018, the newspaper has been printed by Black Press in Ladysmith. The newspaper offices were moved in 2020 to Upper Harbour Place, a mixed-used residential and office building on Tyee Road in Victoria West. In June 2019, it was announced the first 122 years of the British Colonist (later, the Daily Colonist) would be available online, with free access, through the efforts of the Times Colonist, the University of Victoria and other funding partners. The digitized newspaper collection is reported to be one of the most popular database on the university's website. On May 28, 2022, the Times Colonist reported its former building would reopen that summer — new tenants include a brewery and commercial kitchen space. The newspaper will not be returning to the building as a tenant when it reopens. Circulation The Times Colonist has seen a decline in print circulation in the last decade. Its total circulation dropped by percent to 58,297 copies daily from 2009 to 2015. From 2016 to present, the average press run was below 31,000 copies daily. Daily average See also List of newspapers in Canada References External links The British Colonist 1858-1980 Mass media in Victoria, British Columbia Publications established in 1980 Daily newspapers published in British Columbia 1980 establishments in British Columbia