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Joseph E. Atkinson 1865-1948
Photos by Myno Van Dyke - Posted September, 2012
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Plaque Location
The Region of Durham
The Municipality of Clarington
In Newcastle, in Joseph Atkinson Parkette
on the grounds of the Newcastle Branch
of the Clarington Public Library
on King Street East, a block and a half east of Mill Street
Coordinates: N 43 55.099 W 78 35.165 |
Plaque Text
One of Canada's leading publishers, Joseph Atkinson was born here in Clarke Township and, at eighteen, began his journalistic career with the Port Hope Times. He subsequently moved to Toronto where he was employed first with the World and later the Globe. Following a period with the Montreal Herald, Atkinson in 1899 became editor and manager of the Toronto Evening Star. He changed the name to the Toronto Daily Star (1900) and published it until his death. In 1910 he founded the Star Weekly, established radio station CFCA in 1922 and built The Star into Canada's largest daily newspaper with a stated policy of supporting the "little man". He died in 1948 leaving most of his considerable wealth to The Atkinson Charitable Foundation.
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