The way people shop has changed dramatically in the five years since LouLou launched, says publisher Marie-José Desmarais, and so must the magazine.

March 2010 LouLou

General manager of MagNet Barbara Zatyko says this year’s event will offer a good mix of big-picture discussions and practical, informative sessions for magazine professionals.

Featuring a 20-page opening photo section and reports from 12 on-site journalists, Maclean’s has published a commemorative issue highlighting the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games.

The Maclean's Commemorative Olympic issue

The debut issue of Canadian Cycling Magazine hits newsstands this month, following its launch at the Toronto International Bicycle Show last week. “Our objective is to create a magazine for people who are interested in cycling as a sport,” says Publisher Sam Cohen. He says Canadian magazine racks are full of U.S. “spillover” cycling magazines and lack the presence of a strong Canadian title. This magazine will fill that void, he says.

Launch issue of Canadian Cycling Magazine

Reader’s Digest site Plaisirssanté.ca has partnered with Sympatico.ca to provide the French Health and Fitness section of the portal. The plan to launch the partnership was fast-tracked following the success of Best Health’s collaboration with Sympatico which launched last September, says Reader’s Digest  vice-president, digital media and strategic partnerships for Canada and Latin America Yann Paquet. “The readers and advertisers were asking for it,” he says. “All the conditions were there to make it a success.”

Plaisirssante.ca partnering with Sympatico.ca

Anderson: iPad Will Solve Magazines' Business Problem [Media Week]:
In this article from Media Week, Wired editor in chief Chris Anderson says the iPad will do what online magazines have not been able to, and will be mainstream within 10 years.

Apple sets iPad launch date, global plans [The Globe and Mail]:
Mark your calendars for late April, that is when the iPad will hit Canadian shelves, says this article from The Globe and Mail.

Samir “Mr. Magazine” Husni spoke to a sell-out industry crowd at the CDS Global annual Strategic Partner Seminar yesterday on the future of print publications, and what companies need to do to survive.

Samir "Mr. Magazine" Husni

THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED: Six people were laid off this week at Chatelaine, Rogers senior director brand communications Suneel Khanna confirmed. “These decisions were extremely difficult to make and are absolutely no reflection on the commitment and contribution of those affected,” he said in an e-mail statement.

Montréal and Toronto-based Digital marketing and communications agency Twist Image president and author of Six Pixels of Separation, Mitch Joel spoke to the crowd at CDS’s annual Strategic Partnership Seminar yesterday about the importance of online.

Mitch Joel at the CDS Strategic Partnership Seminar

The March issue of Profit is the launch of a new look and expanded subject base for the business magazine that has been dedicated to small and mid-sized business owners since 1982.

March issue of Profit