Municipal newsletter nixed

The Sarnia Citizen is dead. Council has spiked the city hall newsletter mailed twice annually to homes following a report that concluded it’s an expensive and ineffective way to inform residents about municipal business.

The Sarnia Citizen is dead.

Council has spiked the city hall newsletter mailed twice annually to homes following a report that concluded it’s an expensive and ineffective way to inform residents about municipal business.

A recent survey found that most people currently get their information on city issues from radio and newspapers, and that social media would be a more effective method than a newsletter.

The Sarnia Citizen will be replaced with an online publication spotlighting not-for-profit organizations, council decisions, initiatives and upcoming events.

Its cancellation will save about $15,000 a year in printing and mailing costs, although the city is also planning to hire a communications person at some future date.