With the Canada Post strike ongoing, the team at TROT Magazine has issued the following statement regarding its special 50th Anniversary issue printed for December.
Although at TROT, we’re pleased and proud to say that our special 50th Anniversary Issue of the magazine has been printed, and is ready for you, the ongoing labour dispute at Canada Post has thrown a small wrench into our plans to deliver it.
In an effort to remedy this, we’ve printed approximately 1,200 extra copies of this special issue, and have sent the majority of them, via courier, nationwide, to help put the magazine into your hands as soon as possible.
Our December Holiday Issue is the favourite edition of many, thanks to things like the annual touching stories on retiring 14-year-olds, and the many beautiful personalized ads from you, our horsepeople. This year’s issue — our largest ever at 172 pages — is no different, and includes some other special pieces as well, themed around our 50th Anniversary.
I’d like to thank all of our advertisers, as well as everyone who took part in the many great features we have for you, and assure you that we’re doing everything possible to distribute the magazine, despite the postal strike.
While the thousands of regular copies sit, waiting to be mailed, this is what we can tell you now, in regard to the distribution of the December issue of TROT, and where you can get a free magazine:
CENTURY MILE:
- Magazines will be found in the paddock, race office and the grandstand.
CLASSY LANE & FIRST LINE TRAINING CENTRES:
- Magazines will be distributed around both facilities.
FLAMBORO DOWNS:
- Magazines will be found in the paddock.
FRASER DOWNS:
- Magazines will be found in the HRBC office and the track kitchen.
RED SHORES CHARLOTTETOWN:
- Magazines will be found in the race office, paddock, driver’s room, grandstand, and at the ‘Top Of The Park’.
RED SHORES SUMMERSIDE:
- Magazines will be found at the entrance to the West End Bar & Grill.
RIDEAU CARLETON RACEWAY:
- Magazines will be found in the paddock, race office and grandstand.
STANDARDBRED CANADA HEAD OFFICE (2150 Meadowvale Blvd. Mississauga):
- Magazines will be available at reception during regular office hours (Monday-Friday; 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.).
TACKMASTER EQUIPMENT (Campbellville, ON):
- Magazines will be found at the front counter.
THE RACEWAY AT THE WESTERN FAIR DISTRICT:
- Magazines will be found in both the paddock and the grandstand.
UNITED STATES:
- The postal strike does NOT affect the copies mailed to our U.S. subscribers monthly, as those are always driven across the border and delivered by the U.S. Postal Service. They’re in the mail now.
We’ve also shipped extra boxes to The Meadowlands, where they’ll be available in the paddock, and to Hoosier Park, where they’ll be available in the track kitchen and race office.
WOODBINE MOHAWK PARK:
- Magazines will be found in the paddock, race office, paddock kitchen, grandstand, dining room and driver’s room.
A note to advertisers: All December TROT ads will also be posted online, in a piece on the Standardbred Canada website in the coming days.
NOTE: Most of the above deliveries have now been made, but due to recent snowstorms and the resulting missed connections, the magazines bound for Fraser Downs, Flamboro Downs and Western Fair may not be available for a few more days.
We thank you all, our loyal readers and advertisers, for the important role you’ve all played in helping TROT Magazine reach its 50th birthday. We hope you enjoy our special Anniversary Issue, and we look forward to the next 50 years!
Dan Fisher
Managing Director
TROT Magazine