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124</head>
125<body class="wp-singular page-template page-template-page-about page-template-page-about-php page page-id-11 wp-theme-thelocal">
126
127
128
129
130
131
132<!-- New Flyout Menu Styling -->
133<style>
134	/* Optional ACF image logo. GIF loop count is controlled by the uploaded GIF itself. */
135	#site-title.site-title--image {margin-top:0;height:33px;}
136	#site-title.site-title--image h1 {height:33px;}
137	#site-title.site-title--image a {display:block;width:193px;height:33px;line-height:0;}
138	.site-logo-images {display:block;position:relative;width:193px;height:33px;}
139	.site-logo-image {display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:193px;height:33px;object-fit:contain;}
140	.site-logo-image--light {display:none;}
141	.light-nav.color-revert:not(.mobile-open) .site-logo-image--dark {display:none;}
142	.light-nav.color-revert:not(.mobile-open) .site-logo-image--light {display:block;}
143
144	.desktop-primary-nav, .flyout-nav-desktop {display:none;}
145	.flyout-nav-mobile, .flyout-nav-desktop {visibility:hidden;}
146	.mobile-open .flyout-nav-mobile, .mobile-open .flyout-nav-desktop {visibility:visible;}
147	.toggle {cursor: pointer;right:0;top:2px;}
148	.menu-float {position:relative;}
149	
150	.search-link.mobile {display:none;}
151	
152	/* Open & Closed Flyout States */
153		.flyout-nav {background: white;width: 100%;height: calc(100vh - 46px);height: calc(100dvh - 46px);overflow-y:scroll;position: fixed;left: 100vw;transition: all 0.2s ease;z-index: 1002;margin-top: 46px;top: 0;text-align:right;padding:35px 12px;display:grid;}
154		.mobile-open {border-bottom:1px solid #bababa;z-index: 1002;}
155		/* .mobile-open .h-pad {border-bottom:none !important;} */
156		.mobile-open .flyout-nav {margin-left: -100%;left: 100vw;opacity: 1;}
157		.mobile-open #menu {padding:0;background:transparent;border-bottom:none}
158		.mobile-open-body {overflow:hidden;}
159		.mobile-open-body .flyout-nav-overlay {z-index: 1000;width: 100%;height: 100%;background: black;opacity: 60%;position: fixed;}
160		/* .main-nav.mobile-open {border-bottom:1px solid #bababa} */
161				
162
163	/* Flyout styling */
164		.flyout-nav h3 {font-size: 24px;height:auto;font-weight: 900;line-height: 1.25em;font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;}
165		.flyout-nav-mobile h3 a, .flyout-nav-desktop h3 a {color:black;}
166		.flyout-nav .flyout-nav-mobile h3:not(:first-of-type) {padding-top:35px;}
167		.flyout-nav-mobile {display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-end;}
168		.desktop-primary-nav .button-style a {margin-top:5px;margin-right:0;}
169
170		/* List item styling */
171			.flyout-nav ul {width:100%;}
172			.flyout-nav ul li {padding:0px;margin-right:0px !important;margin-left:0px !important;margin-top:18px !important;letter-spacing:unset !important;border:none !important;float:unset !important;line-height:1 !important;}
173			.flyout-nav ul li a {width:auto;padding:0;margin:0;color: #666;text-decoration:none;font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif !important;text-transform: capitalize !important;letter-spacing:unset !important;border:none !important;line-height:1 !important;font-size: 18px !important;text-align:right;}
174			.flyout-nav ul li a:hover {border:none;text-decoration:underline !important;color: #666;}
175			.flyout-nav ul:last-of-type li a {text-transform:none !important;}
176
177		/* Social Media + CTA */
178			.flyout-nav .mobile-social {margin-right:0 !important;float:unset !important;display:flex;grid-column-gap:10px;justify-content:flex-end;align-items: center;margin-top:18px;}
179			.flyout-nav .mobile-social>* {margin:0 !important;}
180			.flyout-support-cta {display:block;padding:10px;background:#d64000;color:white;font-size:18px;font-family: 'toronto_subwaybold';text-transform: uppercase;width:fit-content;margin-top:35px;text-decoration:none;border:3px solid #d64000;}
181			.flyout-support-cta:hover {background:white;background: #fff;color: #d64000;border:3px solid #d64000;text-decoration:none;}
182
183
184	/* Full width Colour Revert navs */
185		.light-nav.color-revert .desktop-primary-nav li:not(:last-child) a, .light-nav.color-revert .mobile-support a {color:white !important;}
186		.light-nav.color-revert .desktop-primary-nav li:not(:last-child) a, .light-nav.color-revert .mobile-support a:hover {border-bottom: 2px solid white;}
187		.mobile-open-body .light-nav.color-revert .flyout-nav ul li a, .mobile-open-body .dark-nav.color-revert .flyout-menu .flyout-nav ul li a {color:#666 !important;text-decoration:underline;}
188		.mobile-open-body .light-nav.color-revert.mobile-open, .mobile-open-body .dark-nav.color-revert.mobile-open {background:#fff !important;border-bottom:1px solid #bababa;}
189
190		.mobile-open-body .dark-nav.color-revert.mobile-open .mobile-support a, .mobile-open-body .light-nav.color-revert.mobile-open .mobile-support a {color:#d64000 !important;}
191		.mobile-open-body .dark-nav.color-revert.mobile-open .mobile-support a:hover, .mobile-open-body .light-nav.color-revert.mobile-open .mobile-support a:hover {border-bottom: 2px solid #d64000;}
192
193		/* .dark-nav.color-revert #menu li:not(:last-child) a, .dark-nav.color-revert .mobile-support a */
194		
195		
196		
197		.mobile-open-body .video-scrub-animation #header {border-bottom:1px solid #bababa;}
198		
199		/* Gravity Form */
200		.the-form .gform_heading {display:none;}
201		.ginput_container.ginput_container_email input {margin-top: 25px !important;padding: 13px 15px !important;
202			border: 1px solid #bababa !important;
203			width: 100% !important;
204			margin-right: 0 !important;
205			color: #666 !important;
206			font-size: 18px !important;	font-family: inherit !important;}
207		.gform-footer.gform_footer.top_label {padding: 0 !important;
208			margin: 0 !important;}
209		
210	@media screen and (max-width:420px) {
211		.mobile-support {display:none;}
212	}
213
214	@media screen and (min-width:320px) {
215		.mobile-support {margin-right:0;}
216	}
217
218	@media screen and (max-width:520px) {
219		.menu-float {display:flex;align-items:center;height:28px;}
220		/* Mobile Nav Bar Styling */
221		.search-link.mobile {display:block;margin-right: 48px;margin-left: 20px;margin-top: -1px;height:22px;}
222		.search-link.mobile svg {width:22px;}
223		.mobile-support {margin-right:0px;margin-top:2px;}
224	}
225	
226	@media screen and (max-width:400px) {
227		#site-title {height:28px;}
228		#site-title.site-title--image, #site-title.site-title--image h1 {height:33px;}
229		#site-title a {font-size:26px;}
230		#site-title.site-title--image a {width:193px;height:33px;}
231	
232		.search-link.mobile {display:block;margin-right: 45px;margin-left: 15px;margin-top: -1px;height:22px;}
233	}
234	
235	@media screen and (max-width:374px) { 
236	
237		/* Mobile Nav Styling */
238			#site-title a {font-size:20px;}
239			#site-title.site-title--image, #site-title.site-title--image h1, #site-title.site-title--image a {height:33px;}
240		
241			.search-link.mobile {display:block;margin-right: 35px;margin-left: 10px;
241margin-top: 1px;height:20px;}
242			.search-link.mobile svg {width:20px;}
243			/* .mobile-support {margin:0px;} */
244	
245			/* Mobile Menu Toggle */
246				.toggle {width:26px;height:22px;top:5px;}
247				.toggle .nav-bar {height:3px;}
248				.toggle .bar-3 {bottom:3px;}
249				.mobile-off .bar-1 {top:9px;}
250				.mobile-off .bar-3 {bottom:10px;}
251	}
252
253	
254	@media screen and (min-width:375px) { 
255		.flyout-nav {margin-top: 47px;height: calc(100vh - 47px);height: calc(100dvh - 47px);}
256	}
257
258	@media screen and (min-width:521px) {
259		.flyout-nav {max-width:521px;}
260		.mobile-open .flyout-nav {margin-left: -521px;}
261		.mobile-open-body .flyout-nav-overlay {top:47px;}
262		.flyout-nav-mobile {display:none;}
263		.flyout-nav-desktop {display:flex;justify-content:space-between;}
264		.flyout-nav-desktop ul li, .flyout-nav-desktop h3, .flyout-nav ul li a {text-align:left !important;}
265		.flyout-nav-desktop .flyout-nav-col2 h3:not(:first-of-type), .flyout-nav-desktop .flyout-nav-col1 h3:not(:first-of-type) {padding-top:35px;}
266		.flyout-nav .mobile-social {justify-content:flex-start;}
267	}
268
269	@media screen and (min-width:781px) {
270		.toggle, .desktop-primary-nav {display: block;}
271		.mobile-open {border-bottom:none;}
272		/* .mobile-open .h-pad {border-bottom:1px solid #bababa !important;} */
273		.mobile-open #menu {padding-top:5px;}
274		.toggle {top: unset; margin-bottom: -9px;}
275		.search-link {margin-top: 10px;}
276		.flyout-nav {margin-top: 68px;height: calc(100vh - 68px);height: calc(100dvh - 68px);padding: 35px 20px;}
277		.mobile-open-body .flyout-nav-overlay {top:68px;}
278		.menu-float {padding-right: 50px;display:flex;align-items:center;margin-top:-12px;}
279		.desktop-primary-nav ul li, .twitter-link, .rss-link, .search-link {margin-left:16px !important;}
280		#menu .button-style a {margin-top:0;}
281		.desktop-primary-nav ul {display:flex;align-items:center;}
282
283		
284		.flyout-nav-desktop .flyout-support-cta, .flyout-nav-desktop .mobile-social {display:none;visibility:hidden;}
285
286
287
288		/* Full width Colour reverts */
289			#header.remove-border {border-bottom:none !important;}
290			#header.remove-border .add-border {border-bottom: 1px solid #bababa !important;}
291			#header.full-width-header {border-bottom: 1px solid #bababa !important;}
292			#header.full-width-header .h-pad {border-bottom:none !important;}
293
294			#header.remove-border.mobile-open, #header.full-width-header.mobile-open {border-bottom: 1px solid #bababa !important;}
295			#header.remove-border.mobile-open .add-border,  #header.full-width-header.mobile-open .h-pad {border-bottom:none !important;}
296	}
297
298	@media screen and (min-width:800px) {
299		.desktop-primary-nav ul li, .twitter-link, .rss-link, .search-link {margin-left:20px !important;}
300	}
301
302
303	@media screen and (min-width:1700px) {
304		.flyout-nav {padding: 35px 0 35px 35px;max-width: 100%;}
305		.flyout-nav-desktop {max-width:481px;}
306		.mobile-open .flyout-nav {margin-left:calc(-50vw + 310px);}
307		.flyout-nav:after {content: "";position: absolute; left: 521px; width: 1000px; height: calc(100vh - 68px);height: calc(100dvh - 68px); background: white;display: block;top: 0;clear:unset;}
308	}
309</style>
310
311<div class="flyout-nav-overlay"></div>
312
313<div id="wrapper" class="hfeed  ">
314
315	<div class="nav-Promo-Popup-Overlay" style="display:none;"></div>	
316
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704
705				
706
707			</div>
708
709			<div class="menu-close"></div>
710			<div class="menu-toggle"></div>
711
712
713		</div>
714
715	</div>
716
717</header>
718
719<div class="nav-spacer"></div>
720
721
722<style>
723	body.popUp{overflow:hidden;}
724	.nav-Promo-Popup-Overlay {z-index: 1001;width: 100%;height:100%;background:black;opacity:90%;position: fixed;top: 50%;left: 50%; transform: translate(-50%, -50%);}
725
726	#nav-Promo-Banner-Display {position:relative;width:100%;height:100%;}
727	
728	.nav-Promo-Banner {padding:0 10px;z-index: 1001;position: fixed;top: 50%;left: 50%; transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
728height:100vh;width:100%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;}
729	.nav-Promo-Banner.dark .nav-Promo-Banner-Contents .support-box {background: #333;color:#fff;}
730	.nav-Promo-Banner.light .nav-Promo-Banner-Contents .support-box {background: #fff;color: #333;}
731
732	.nav-Promo-Banner-Contents {position:relative;max-width:400px;overflow: hidden;max-height: 550px;grid-template-rows: 1fr 1fr;display: grid;}
733	.nav-Promo-Banner-Contents figure {height: auto;overflow:hidden;}
734	.nav-Promo-Banner-Contents img {width:100%;height: 100%;object-fit: cover;object-position: center;}
735
736	.nav-Promo-Banner .support-side {width:100%;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;position:relative;}
737	.nav-Promo-Banner .support-intro{height:100%;display:flex;align-items:center;}
738	.nav-Promo-Banner .support-intro .support-text {text-align: left;padding:25px;}
739	.nav-Promo-Banner .support-intro .support-text h3 {padding-bottom:25px;}
740	.nav-Promo-Banner .support-intro p {font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif;margin:0 auto;font-size:17px;line-height: 1.5;padding-right: 20px}
741	.nav-Promo-Banner .support-intro p strong {font-weight:600;}
742
743	/* Close Button */
744		.nav-Promo-Banner.light #nav-Promo-Banner-Close .close-Bar {background:#333;}
745		.nav-Promo-Banner.dark #nav-Promo-Banner-Close .close-Bar {background:#fff;}
746		#nav-Promo-Banner-Close {position: absolute;right:15px;top:15px;width:20px;height:20px;background:transparent;border:none;cursor:pointer;}
747		.nav-Promo-Banner .close-Bar {height:3px;width:100%;position:absolute;left:0;}
748		.nav-Promo-Banner .close-Grave {transform: rotate(45deg); top: 11px;}
749		.nav-Promo-Banner .close-Aigu {transform: rotate(-45deg); top: 11px;}
750
751	/* Promo button */
752		.nav-Promo-Banner a.nav-Promo-Banner-Link, .nav-Promo-Banner-Contents form .gform_footer #gform_submit_button_4 {background: #d64000;color: #fff;font-size: 1.125em;font-family: 'toronto_subwaybold';text-transform: uppercase;padding: 10px;margin-top: 25px;display: inline-block;border: 3px solid #d64000;letter-spacing: 0.05em;}
753		.nav-Promo-Banner a.nav-Promo-Banner-Link:hover, .nav-Promo-Banner-Contents form .gform_footer #gform_submit_button_4:hover {text-decoration: none;background: #fff;color: #d64000;}
754
755	/* Email Subscription Form */
756		.nav-Promo-Banner-Contents .gform_anchor {display:none;}
757		.nav-Promo-Banner-Contents form #field_4_1 .gfield_label {display:none;}
758		.nav-Promo-Banner-Contents .gfield_contains_required.field_sublabel_below.field_description_below {margin-top:0}
759		/* .nav-Promo-Banner-Contents form #field_2_1 .ginput_container.ginput_container_email {margin-top:25px;} */
760		.nav-Promo-Banner-Contents form #field_4_1 .ginput_container.ginput_container_email input{padding: 13px 15px;border: 1px solid #bababa;width: 100% !important;margin-right: 0; color: #666;font-size: 18px;max-width: 400px;}
761
762		.nav-Promo-Banner-Contents form .gform_footer {margin-top:0;padding:0;}
763
764		.nav-Promo-Banner-Contents form .gform_footer #gform_submit_button_4 {margin-bottom:0px;cursor:pointer;}
765		.nav-Promo-Banner-Contents .gform_legacy_markup_wrapper {margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:25px;}
766		
767	/* Modal Subscription Pop-up */
768		.modal-popup {position:unset !important;margin-top:18px;height:unset !important;width:unset !important;right:unset !important;padding:0!important;text-decoration:underline;}
769		.nav-Promo-Banner.light .modal-popup {color:#333 !important;}
770		.nav-Promo-Banner.dark .modal-popup, .nav-Promo-Banner.dark .modal-popup:hover {color:white !important;}
771		.nav-Promo-Banner.light .modal-popup:hover {color:#d64000 !important;}
772		.modal-popup p {padding-right:0 !important;}
773
774	@media screen and (min-width:781px) {
775		.nav-Promo-Banner {padding:0 20px;}
776		.nav-Promo-Banner-Contents{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;grid-template-rows:auto;align-items:center;max-width:700px;min-height:340px;max-height:100%;}
777	}
778
779	@media screen and (max-height: 600px) {
780		.nav-Promo-Banner-Contents {max-height:400px;overflow-y:scroll;}
781		.nav-Promo-Banner-Contents figure {height: 100%;overflow:initial;}
782	}
783
784</style>
785
786<div id="container">
787	
788		
789		
790		
791		
792		
793		<div id="nav-Promo-Banner-Display" class="h-pad group" style="display:none;">
794
795			<div class="nav-Promo-Banner dark" style="display:none;">
796
797				<div class="nav-Promo-Banner-Contents">
798
799					<div class="support-intro support-box article-support-box footer-meta-item support-box-hide">
800
801						<div class="support-text support-side">
802
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811                <div class='gf_browser_chrome gform_wrapper gform-theme gform-theme--foundation gform-theme--framework gform-theme--orbital' data-form-theme='orbital' data-form-index='0' id='gform_wrapper_4' ><style>#gform_wrapper_4[data-form-index="0"].gform-theme,[data-parent-form="4_0"]{--gf-color-primary: #204ce5;--gf-color-primary-rgb: 32, 76, 229;--gf-color-primary-contrast: #fff;--gf-color-primary-contrast-rgb: 255, 255, 255;--gf-color-primary-darker: #001AB3;--gf-color-primary-lighter: #527EFF;--gf-color-secondary: #fff;--gf-color-secondary-rgb: 255, 255, 255;--gf-color-secondary-contrast: #112337;--gf-color-secondary-contrast-rgb: 17, 35, 55;--gf-color-secondary-darker: #F5F5F5;--gf-color-secondary-lighter: #FFFFFF;--gf-color-out-ctrl-light: rgba(17, 35, 55, 0.1);--gf-color-out-ctrl-light-rgb: 17, 35, 55;--gf-color-out-ctrl-light-darker: rgba(104, 110, 119, 0.35);--gf-color-out-ctrl-light-lighter: #F5F5F5;--gf-color-out-ctrl-dark: #585e6a;--gf-color-out-ctrl-dark-rgb: 88, 94, 106;--gf-color-out-ctrl-dark-darker: #112337;--gf-color-out-ctrl-dark-lighter: rgba(17, 35, 55, 0.65);--gf-color-in-ctrl: #fff;--gf-color-in-ctrl-rgb: 255, 255, 255;--gf-color-in-ctrl-contrast: #112337;--gf-color-in-ctrl-contrast-rgb: 17, 35, 55;--gf-color-in-ctrl-darker: #F5F5F5;--gf-color-in-ctrl-lighter: #FFFFFF;--gf-color-in-ctrl-primary: #204ce5;--gf-color-in-ctrl-primary-rgb: 32, 76, 229;--gf-color-in-ctrl-primary-contrast: #fff;--gf-color-in-ctrl-primary-contrast-rgb: 255, 255, 255;--gf-color-in-ctrl-primary-darker: #001AB3;--gf-color-in-ctrl-primary-lighter: #527EFF;--gf-color-in-ctrl-light: rgba(17, 35, 55, 0.1);--gf-color-in-ctrl-light-rgb: 17, 35, 55;--gf-color-in-ctrl-light-darker: rgba(104, 110, 119, 0.35);--gf-color-in-ctrl-light-lighter: #F5F5F5;--gf-color-in-ctrl-dark: #585e6a;--gf-color-in-ctrl-dark-rgb: 88, 94, 106;--gf-color-in-ctrl-dark-darker: #112337;--gf-color-in-ctrl-dark-lighter: rgba(17, 35, 55, 0.65);--gf-radius: 3px;--gf-font-size-secondary: 14px;--gf-font-size-tertiary: 13px;--gf-icon-ctrl-number: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='8' height='14' viewBox='0 0 8 14' fill='none' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cpath fill-rule='evenodd' clip-rule='evenodd' d='M4 0C4.26522 5.96046e-08 4.51957 0.105357 4.70711 0.292893L7.70711 3.29289C8.09763 3.68342 8.09763 4.31658 7.70711 4.70711C7.31658 5.09763 6.68342 5.09763 6.29289 4.70711L4 2.41421L1.70711 4.70711C1.31658 5.09763 0.683417 5.09763 0.292893 4.70711C-0.0976311 4.31658 -0.097631 3.68342 0.292893 3.29289L3.29289 0.292893
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816                            <input name='input_1' id='input_4_1' type='email' value='' class='medium' tabindex='12'  placeholder='email address' aria-required="true" aria-invalid="false"  />
817                        </div></div><div id="field_4_2" class="gfield gfield--type-honeypot gform_validation_container field_sublabel_below gfield--has-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible"  data-js-reload="field_4_2" ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_4_2'>Name</label><div class='ginput_container'><input name='input_2' id='input_4_2' type='text' value='' autocomplete='new-password'/></div><div class='gfield_description' id='gfield_description_4_2'>This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.</div></div></div></div>
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819            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_submission_method' data-js='gform_submission_method_4' value='iframe' />
820            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_theme' data-js='gform_theme_4' id='gform_theme_4' value='orbital' />
821            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_style_settings' data-js='gform_style_settings_4' id='gform_style_settings_4' value='' />
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823            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_submit' value='4' />
824            
825            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_unique_id' value='' />
826            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='state_4' value='WyJbXSIsImEwNDQ2N2VhZjdhOGY2MGIwY2MyZDIzYjI1NDllNmE1Il0=' />
827            <input type='hidden' autocomplete='off' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_target_page_number_4' id='gform_target_page_number_4' value='0' />
828            <input type='hidden' autocomplete='off' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_source_page_number_4' id='gform_source_page_number_4' value='1' />
829            <input type='hidden' name='gform_field_values' value='' />
830            
831        </div>
832                        </form>
833                        </div>
834		                <iframe style='display:none;width:0px;height:0px;' src='about:blank' name='gform_ajax_frame_4' id='gform_ajax_frame_4' title='This iframe contains the logic required to handle Ajax powered Gravity Forms.'></iframe>
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837</script>
837
838								</div>
839								
840														
841							<button class="modal-popup" id="nav-Promo-Banner-Close">
842								<p><em>I'm already subscribed</em></p>
843							</button>
844
845							
846						</div>
847
848					</div>
849
850					<figure>
851						<img src="https://thelocal.to/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Pop-up-1.png" alt="" />
852					</figure>
853				
854					<!-- <button id="nav-Promo-Banner-Close">
855						<div class="close-Bar close-Grave"></div>
856						<div class="close-Bar close-Aigu"></div>
857					</button> -->
858
859				</div>
860
861			</div>
862
863			
863<script>
864
865				(function($) {
866					
867					var cookieBannerCheck = document.cookie.indexOf('promoBannerClosed20260927');
868
869					if(cookieBannerCheck == -1){ //check if banner cookie has already been set
870						$(document).ready(function() {
871							
872							setTimeout(function() {
873								$('#nav-Promo-Banner-Display').css('display','block');
874								$('.nav-Promo-Banner').fadeIn(300);
875								$('.nav-Promo-Popup-Overlay').fadeIn(300);
876								$('body').addClass('popUp');
877							}, 7000);
878							
879							
880						});
881						
882					}
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884					$(document).on("click", function(e) {
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934						$('.nav-Promo-Popup-Overlay').css('display','none');
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1009
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1028			<div class="mh-pad">
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1030				<div class="meta-spacer"></div>
1031
1032				<div class="title-intrusion">
1033
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1035					
1036							<div class="top-tab">
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1047					
1048					<div class="half-line-ht"></div>
1049
1050					<h1 class="padded-multi-line">About</h1>
1051
1052					
1053
1054				</div>
1055
1056				<div class="post-meta">
1057
1058					
1059						
1060						<span class="media-type"> </span>
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1062
1063						
1064					
1065					<div class="sub-headline">
1066
1067						
1068					</div>
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1073
1074						<button class="social-share-trigger">
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1076							<h3>Share</h3>
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1078
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1088									</svg>
1089									<span>Copy Link</span>
1090								</button>
1091							</li>
1092
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1094								<a href="mailto:?subject=Shared from The Local: About&body=From The Local Magazine:%0D%0A%0D%0AAbout%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttps://thelocal.to/about/">
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1098									<span>Email</span>
1099								</a>
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1101
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1103								<a target="_blank" href="https://bsky.app/intent/compose?text=About - https://thelocal.to/about/">
1104									<svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
1105										<rect width="18" height="18" rx="2" fill="#D64000"/>
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1108									<span>Bluesky</span>
1109								</a>
1110							</li>
1111
1112							<li>
1113								<a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet/?text=About&url=https://thelocal.to/about/&via=TheLocal_TO" target="_blank" class="tw fb-share">
1114									<svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
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1116									</svg>
1117									<span>X (Twitter)<span>
1118								</a>
1119							</li>
1120
1121							<li>
1122								<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https://thelocal.to/about/" target="_blank">
1123									<svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
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1126									<span>LinkedIn</span>
1127								</a>
1128							</li>
1129
1130							<li>
1131								<a target="_blank" href="https://reddit.com/submit?url=https://thelocal.to/about/&title=About">
1132									<svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
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1135									<span>Reddit</span>
1136								</a>
1137							</li>
1138
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1140								<a target="_blank" href="https://wa.me/?text=About - https://thelocal.to/about/">
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1144									<span>Whatsapp</span>
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1282						<p><em>The Local</em> is a non-profit online magazine covering urban health and social issues in the greater Toronto area.</p>
1283<p>We report from corners of the city that are often ignored or misunderstood, with bylines as <a href="https://thelocal.to/race-representation-and-equity-commitment/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">diverse</a> as the city itself. We aim to fill a role that traditional media neglects—turning complex policy issues into compelling narratives, and addressing problems that are systemic and ongoing, even if they don’t have a news hook.</p>
1284<p>We publish four quarterly issues a year, as well as regular one-off features and investigations tackling a range of topics—from housing and transit to climate, education, labour, and urban health.</p>
1285<p><em>The Local</em>’s journalism has reached every corner of the city, landed on important desks in Queen’s Park and City Hall, and <a href="https://thelocal.to/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/The-Local_Impact-Report-2025_final.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">impacted</a> city life in numerous ways.</p>
1286<p><em>The Local</em> has won 27 national awards over the last six years, including seven <a href="https://magazine-awards.com/en/2025winners/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National Magazine Awards</a>, 15 <a href="https://digitalpublishingawards.ca/2025winners/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Publishing Awards</a>, two Canadian Association of Journalists Awards, the <a href="https://cjf-fjc.ca/cjf-jackman-award-excellence-journalism/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Canadian Journalism Foundation&#8217;s Jackman Award for Excellence in Journalism</a>, and the <a href="https://worldpressfreedomcanada.ca/world-press-freedom-canada-announces-2022-press-freedom-award-winners/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Press Freedom Award</a>. Most notably, <em>The Local</em> has been awarded the prestigious <a href="https://digitalpublishingawards.ca/2025winners/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">General Excellence in Digital Publishing (Small Publication)</a> prize four of the past five years (2021, 2022, 2023, and 2025).</p>
1287<p><em>The Local</em> (formally The Local TO Publishing) is a <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/charities-giving/other-organizations-that-issue-donation-receipts-qualified-donees/other-qualified-donees-listings/list-registered-journalism-organizations.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Registered Journalism Organization</a> (#711980086RR0001), and a member of <a href="https://press-forward.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Press Forward.</a></p>
1288<h3>Newsroom</h3>
1289<p><strong>Editor-in-Chief: </strong><a href="http://thelocal.to/contributor/tai-huynh/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tai Huynh</a><br />
1290<strong>Executive Editor: </strong><a href="http://thelocal.to/contributor/nicholas-hune-brown/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nicholas Hune-Brown</a><br />
1291<strong>Features Editor: </strong><a href="https://thelocal.to/contributor/inori-roy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Inori Roy</a><br />
1292<strong>Visuals Editor:</strong> <a href="https://thelocal.to/contributor/chloe-ellingson/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chloë Ellingson</a><br />
1293<strong>Senior Reporter: </strong><a href="https://thelocal.to/contributor/wency-leung/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wency Leung</a><br />
1294<strong>Peel Reporter: </strong><a href="https://thelocal.to/contributor/prarthana-pathak/">Prarthana Pathak</a><br />
1295<strong>Manager of Operations: </strong><a href="http://thelocal.to/contributor/craig-madho/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Craig Madho</a><br />
1296<strong>Local Journalism Fellows:</strong> <a href="https://thelocal.to/introducing-the-2026-local-fellows/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Victoria Hincapie Gomez, Nic Hotchkiss, Jessica Kim, and Gabrielle McMann</a></p>
1297<h3>Board of Directors</h3>
1298<p><strong>Chair:</strong> Laura Quinn<br />
1299<strong>Directors: </strong>Sagal Ali, Adnaan Bhyat, Rachel Chen, Amirah El-Safty, David Gildiner, Danielle Griffin, Nora Gorman, Ellie Marshall, Michael Torres</p>
1300<h3>Our History</h3>
1301<p><em>The Local</em> began as a hyper-local storytelling project at UHN OpenLab, a design and innovation studio, in 2017. It was spun off as an independent not-for-profit organization in 2019, with initial financial support from Wellesley Institute, United Way Greater Toronto, Toronto Foundation, and YMCA of Greater Toronto.</p>
1302<h3>Our Supporters</h3>
1303<p>As a non-profit, we rely on various <a href="https://thelocal.to/our-ethics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
1303sources of revenue</a> to pay our staff and contributors, and to offer high-quality content that is freely accessible to everyone. Vital to keeping <em>The Local</em> operating as an ad- and paywall-free magazine is our growing community of financial supporters. They include philanthropic foundations and individual readers like you.</p>
1304<p><em>The Local</em> makes public all <a href="https://thelocal.to/our-ethics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sources of funding</a> above $5,000 per year as part of our <a href="https://thelocal.to/our-ethics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">code of ethics</a>. In addition to these major financial contributors, <em>The Local</em> is supported by hundreds of individual readers who have generously donated various amounts—one-time, monthly, or yearly.</p>
1305<p>Interested in supporting our work? Check out the various <a href="https://thelocal.to/ways-to-give-old/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ways to give</a>. <em>The Local</em> is a Registered Journalism Organization, which means supporters get a charitable tax receipt.</p>
1306<p>Have questions? Contact us at <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank" rel="noopener">[email protected]</a></p>
1307<p>&nbsp;</p>
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1706                        Placeholders.enable();
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1708
1709<script>
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1711
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