2025 OCNA Independent Publishers' Retreat 

The OCNA invites you to join us for our annual Independent Publisher’s Retreat on Friday, April 11 and Saturday, April 12 at the beautiful Queen's Landing Hotel in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.

This will be a great opportunity to network with your peers, share experiences and learn about topics and resources that might impact your business.

The event will begin with sessions on Friday afternoon, followed by an awards dinner recognizing the 2024 BNC Awards winners and the 2025 Hall of Fame Inductees. Things will pickup again on Saturday morning with more sessions and a farewell lunch. We will hold our Annual General Meeting on Friday at 12:30 p.m., prior to the start of sessions.

We are working on a full, fun agenda. We will update as sessions are confirmed, but as always, we will include:

• Updates from News Media Canada – What’s going on with the federal government, Google and Canada Post.
• Best Practices and Idea Sharing Session –  What’s working, what’s not and what should/could you be doing differently.
• Round Table Discussions – Come with your questions for the group and leave with fresh ideas on how to improve every aspect of your newspaper.
• ​Updates from OCNA, Ad*Reach and AdCanada – What have we been up to and how can we serve you better.
• lots of time for networking.

Friday, April 11

12:30 p.m. - OCNA & OCNF Annual General Meeting

1:00 p.m. - Sessions

6:00 p.m. - Awards Dinner

Saturday, April 12

8:00 a.m. - Breakfast

9:00 a.m. - Sessions

12:30 p.m. - Lunch 

Registration fee includes all educational sessions, dinner and overnight accommodations on Friday and breakfast and lunch on Saturday. Double occupancy includes all meals and sessions for second attendee staying in the same room. Should your additional attendee not wish to join for meals and sessions, or you have questions or concerns about the agenda or registration process, please contact Karen Shardlow at k.shardlow@ocna.org. 

Register by Friday, February 21, 2025.  Rates will go up as of Saturday February 22nd.

Single Occupancy             $525  (non-member $575)

Double Occupancy           $825  (non-member $905)

Additional room Thursday night (no meals included) 

Single & Double Occupancy         $285   (non-member $314.00)

Additional room Saturday night (no meals included)

Single & Double Occupancy         $345   (non-member $380.00)

Additional Guest Friday Dinner     $130    (non-member $143.00)

All prices subject to HST.

Note: Additional room nights are based on availability at the resort and cannot be guaranteed. If unavailable upon booking, credit will be issued.

Cancellation policy:

No refund will be given if cancelled after Sunday, March 9.

To register, click on the appropriate button below (OCNA member or non-member) to be taken to the registration page. When you’re finished, select 'Add to Cart' and then 'Checkout' for payment options.