West End Phoenix

Founded in 2017 by a group of Toronto artists living in the west end of the city, West End Phoenix (WEP) is a periodical community newspaper focused on sharing the stories of Toronto.  WEP aims to provide a platform and voice for photographers, illustrators, and writers throughout Toronto, and over its four-year history has published a number of issues focused on Black and Indigenous communities. The stories and illustrations in each issue share a variety of perspectives on Toronto’s cultural heritage. They also touch on issues of environmental heritage and include stories about the structure and structures of the city – both literally and figuratively.

Originally produced for Toronto’s west end, the paper has grown a readership of 12,000.  It is hand-delivered across Toronto by a team of volunteers, and hundred of copies are mailed to national and international readers.