The following is required for Coffee News advertisements
- Ads must be in correct CN size and format, approx. 3” wide x 2” high for a single ad or 3″ wide x 4″ high for a double ad. CN ad frame examples are shown below with links to download.
- Ads must be grayscale/black and white; no CMYK or RGB elements
- Ads must adhere to the copyrighted Coffee News rounded corner format, as in the templates below.
- Graphic elements can break side borders by up to one eighth of an inch; top and bottom borders CANNOT be broken by graphic elements
- Final artwork should be supplied WITHOUT the external black border
- Graphic elements should be 300 dpi
- Text content should be kept ¼ inch clear of external border
- 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.
Single Ad Space – approximately 3 inches wide by 2 inches high
Download PDF Template for Single Ad Space
Double Ad Space – approximately 3 inches wide by 4 inches high
Deadlines 2024
Northern Rural Alberta
Approved Art deadline (5PM) Production date (9 AM) Delivery Start Issues
Feb 27 Feb 28 Mar 6 Mar 11/18/25 Apr 1
Mar 26 Mar 27 Apr 3 Apr 8/15/22/29
Apr 23 Apr 24 May 1 May 6/13/20/27
May 21 May 22 May 29 June 3/10/17/24
Jun 18 June 19 Jun 26 July 1/8/15/22
Jul 16 Jul 27 Jul 24 Jul 29 Aug 5/12/19
Aug 13 Aug 14 Aug 21 Aug 26 Sep 2/9/16
Sept 10 Sep 11 Sept 18 Sep 23/30 Oct 7/14
Oct 8 Oct 9 Oct 16 Oct 21/28 Nov 4/11
Nov 5 Nov 6 Nov 13 Nov 18/25 Dec 2/9
Dec 3 Dec 4 Dec 11 Dec 16/23/30 Jan 7
Edmonton and Area
Approved Art deadline (5PM) Production date (9 AM) Delivery Start Issues
Feb 13 Feb 14 Feb 21 Feb 26/Mar 4/11/18
Mar 12 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 25/ Apr 1/8/15
Apr 9 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 22/29 May 6/13
May 7 May 8 May 15 May 20/27 June 3/10
June 4 June 5 June 12 Jun 17/24 July 1/8
July 2 July 3 July 10 July 15/22/29 Aug 5
July 30 July 31 Aug 7 Aug 12/19/26 Sept 2
Aug 27 Aug 28 Sept 4 Sept 9/16/23/30
Sept 24 Sept 25 Oct 2 Oct 7/14/21/28
Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 30 Nov 4/11/18/25
Nov 19 Nov 20 Nov 27 Dec 2/9/16/23
Calgary
Approved Art deadline (5PM) Production date (9 AM) Delivery Start Issues
Feb 26 Feb 27 Mar 6 Mar 11/18/25 Apr 1
Mar 25 Mar 26 Apr 3 Apr 8/15/22/29
Apr 22 Apr 23 May 1 May 6/13/20/27
May 20 May 21 May 29 June 3/10/17/22
Jun 17 June 18 Jun 26 July 1/8/15/22
Jul 15 Jul 26 Jul 24 Jul 29 Aug 5/12/19
Aug 12 Aug 13 Aug 21 Aug 26 Sep 2/9/16
Sept 9 Sep 10 Sept 18 Sep 23/30 Oct 7/14
Oct 7 Oct 8 Oct 16 Oct 21/28 Nov 4/11
Nov 4 Nov 5 Nov 13 Nov 18/25 Dec 2/9
Dec 2 Dec 3 Dec 11 Dec 16/23/30 Jan 7
Airdrie/Cochrane/Olds/Crossfield
Approved Art deadline (5PM) Production date (9 AM) Delivery Start Issues
Apr 3 Apr 4 Apr 10 Apr 15/22/29 & May 6
May 1 May 2 May 8 May 13/20/27 & June 3
May 29 May 30 Jun 5 June 10/17/24 July 1
Jun 26 Jun 27 Jul 3 Jul 8/15/22/29
Jul 24 Jul 25 Jul 31 Aug 5/12/19/26
Aug 21 Aug 22 Aug 28 Sep 2/9/16/23
Sep 18 Sep 19 Sep 25 Sep 30 Oct 7/14/21
Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct 23 Oct 28 Nov 4/11/18
Nov 13 Nov 14 Nov 20 Nov 25 Dec 2/9/16
Dec 11 Dec 12 Dec 18 Dec 23/30 Jan 7/14
Rocky Mountain House – Tuesdays (weekly)
Approved Art deadline (5PM) Production date (9 AM) Delivery Start Issues
April 1 Apr 2 Apr 11 April 15
(Subject to Adjustments)