The following is required for Client provided advertisements and deadlines

  1. Ads must be in correct CN size and format. CN ad frame examples are shown below with links to download.
    Standard ad size is 2” high  and 3” wide
    Premium ad size is 4″ high and 3″ wide
  2. Ads must be grayscale/black and white; no CMYK or RGB elements
  3. Ads must adhere to the copyrighted Coffee News rounded corner format, as in the templates below.
  4. Graphic elements can break side borders by up to one eighth of an inch; top and bottom borders CANNOT be broken by graphic elements
  5. Final artwork should be supplied WITHOUT the external black border
  6. Graphic elements should be 300 dpi
  7. Text content should be kept ¼ inch clear of external border
  8. Strongly preferred file format is print quality PDF (all fonts must be converted to curves). Other acceptable formats: Corel Draw 2023 or lower (with fonts converted to curves); EPS; TIFF; JPEG.

Standard ad size – 2” high  and 3” wide

Download PDF Template for Single Ad Space

Premium ad size – 4″ high and 3″ wide

Download PDF Template for Double Ad Space

Deadlines

Northern Rural Alberta

Approved Art deadline (5PM)          Production date (9 AM)          Delivery Start                Issues

Feb 25                                                    Feb 26                                         Mar 5                                 Mar 10/17/24/31
Mar 25                                                   Mar 26                                         Apr 2                                 Apr 7/14/21/28
Apr 22                                                    Apr 23                                         Apr 30                               May 5/12/19/26
May 20                                                  May 21                                         May 28                              Jun 2/9/16/23
Jun 17                                                    Jun 18                                          Jun 25                               Jun 30/July 7/14/21
Jul 15                                                     Jul 16                                            Jul 23                                Jul 28 Aug 4/11/18

Edmonton and Area

Approved Art deadline (5PM)          Production date (9 AM)          Delivery Start                Issues

Feb 11                                                     Feb 12                                            Feb 19                           Feb 24 Mar 3/10/17
Mar 11                                                    Mar 12                                            Mar 19                          Mar 24/31 Apr 7/14
Apr 8                                                       Apr 9                                             Apr 16                           Apr 21/28 May 5/12
May 6                                                      May 7                                            May 14                          May 19/26 Jun 2/9
Jun 3                                                       Jun 4                                             Jun 11                           Jun 16/23/30 July 7
Jul 1                                                         Jul 2                                              Jul 9                              Jul 14/21/28 Aug 4

Calgary

Approved Art deadline (5PM)          Production date (9 AM)          Delivery Start                Issues

Feb 25                                                    Feb 26                                         Mar 5                                 Mar 10/17/24/31
Mar 25                                                   Mar 26                                         Apr 2                                 Apr 7/14/21/28
Apr 22                                                    Apr 23                                         Apr 30                               May 5/12/19/26
May 20                                                   May 21                                        May 28                              Jun 2/9/16/23
Jun 16                                                    Jun 17                                          Jun 25                               Jun 30/July 7/14/21
Jul 14                                                     Jul 15                                            Jul 22                                Jul 28 Aug 4/11/18

Airdrie/Cochrane/Olds/Crossfield

Approved Art deadline (5PM)          Production date (9 AM)          Delivery Start                Issues

Mar 5                                                     Mar 5                                          Mar 12                           Mar 17/24/31 Apr 7
Apr 2                                                      Apr 3                                          Apr 9                              Apr 14/21/28 May 5
Apr 30                                                   May 1                                          May 7                             May 12/19/26 Jun 2
May 28                                                  May 29                                       June 4                            Jun 9/16/23/30
Jun 25                                                   Jun 26                                        Jul 2                               Jul 7/14/21/28
Jul 23                                                    Jul 24                                         Jul 30                             Aug 4/11/28 Sept 1

Lethbridge and Area

Approved Art deadline (5PM)          Production date (9 AM)          Delivery Start                Issues

Feb 19                                                 Feb 20                                           Feb 26                            Mar 3/10/17/24
Mar 19                                                Mar 20                                          Mar 27                            Mar 31 Apr 7/14/21
Apr 16                                                 Apr 17                                            Apr 24                            Apr 28 May 5/12/19
May 14                                                May 15                                           May 22                           May 26 Jun 2/9/16
Jun 11                                                 Jun 12                                            Jun 18                             Jun 23/30 Jul 7/14
Jul 9                                                    Jul 10                                            Jul 23                               Jul 21/28 Aug 4/11

Rocky Mountain House/Red Deer and Area – Tuesdays (weekly)

Approved Art deadline (5PM)          Production date (9 AM)                Delivery Start                      Issues

Mondays                                                Tuesdays                                    Following Wednesday     Next Monday

 

(Subject to Adjustments)