The Pioneer

The Pioneer is published three times a year and is produced by volunteers. It is distributed throughout the River John area, including West Branch.

Mission Statement: The Pioneer community newspaper’s mission is to be a voice for River John and area. We report on current and historic events and news, while being mindful of the fact that River John is situated on the unceded land of the Mi’kmaw people.

We reserve the right to edit letters and articles for clarity and brevity.
We reserve the right to refuse to print letters. Profanity will not be tolerated.

Please follow the guidelines below when submitting items for publication:

• Maximum of 1200 words per article and 450 words per obituary.
• Articles and photos should be submitted together at the same time.
• Articles in plain text, MSWord format (.doc, .docx, or .odt) and photos in .jpg format.
• Author’s name should be included below the title of the article.
  Captions for photos should be added below the article.
• Do not embed photos and images into the text document.
• We usually limit the number of photos to 1 or 2 per article, so please do not be offended if you send more and they are not published.
• Please check for accuracy and spelling, particularly names.

All content should be emailed to: [email protected]