The Terrace Standard is a community newspaper based in Terrace, British Columbia, serving northwest British Columbia. The paper was established in 1988 and is owned by Black Press.
The Terrace Standard began publishing in 1988. Rod Link served as the paper's editor from its inception and added the title of publisher in 1991. He remained editor and publisher until his retirement in 2017.
Bert Husband joined the Terrace Standard in 2002 and was appointed publisher in 2017, succeeding Link, with the appointment announced by then-Black Press B.C. North president Lorie Williston. Husband also served as advertising sales manager as part of the appointment.
In late 2022, Black Press Media reported that Husband retired as publisher after five years at the helm (2017âÂÂ2022). Sales duties were reported as transferring to Dan McGuire, while publishing duties were reported as being assumed by then-Black Press Media B.C. North president Mary Kemmis.
In 2022, the newspaper introduced a digital subscription program.
The Terrace Standard covers Terrace and communities across northwest British Columbia, including reporting relevant to the Nisga'a Nation. In an interview published by The Discourse, Rod Link discussed the constraints (newsroom size, budget, and travel distance) that influenced the paper's ability to cover Nisga'a legislative proceedings regularly.
Black Press Media advertising media kits list print circulation, monthly page views, and combined social-media followers for the Terrace Standard:
Industry and association circulation documents have also reported figures for the Terrace Standard within BCYCNA âÂÂNXâ circulation categories, including totals of 9,298 (2020), 8,759 (2021), and 8,759 (2023).
The Terrace Standard and its staff have received recognition at the B.C. and Yukon community newspaper awards (Ma Murray Awards) and related industry competitions, including:
Rod Link has also been cited in industry contexts outside the newspaper's own awards, including work on a Canadian Association of Journalists discussion paper on âÂÂunpublishing,â authored with Kathy English and Tim Currie and submitted to the CAJ board in 2010.
The Terrace Standard is a member of the British Columbia and Yukon Community Newspaper Association (BCYCNA). It is also listed as part of the Local News Collective.