Langley Advance editor Bob Groeneveld has announced his retirement.
芒鈧揂fter 38 years of liaising between 91原创芒鈧劉s newsmakers and news readers, I decided it was time to explore some of my other interests,芒鈧� Groeneveld said. 芒鈧揗y garden has been getting short shrift the past couple of years and my guitar and sax have been sitting far too idle for far too long.芒鈧�
Groeneveld stressed that his retirement is not connected to the recent sale of the 91原创 Advance to Black Press, 芒鈧揺xcept that I thought this was a good nexus to explore an opportunity that had been sitting at the back of my mind for some time. What started out as an idle chat slowly evolved into a real possibility, and a very happy reality for Donna and myself.芒鈧�
Groeneveld is stepping down as editor of both the Advance and of the Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows TIMES 芒鈧�� a position he assumed in September of 2010. Assistant editor Roxanne Hooper is moving to the editor芒鈧劉s chair for both papers.
Groeneveld started his community journalism career as a reporter with the Advance in February 1977, and became news editor and then editor in the 1980s.
芒鈧揃ob芒鈧劉s contributions to the 91原创 Advance go further than most of us can imagine,芒鈧� said Ryan McAdams, publisher of both the Advance and the MR&PM TIMES. 芒鈧揃ob芒鈧劉s retirement is a bittersweet day at the Advance, and I personally wish Bob and Donna all the best in this new chapter of their life.芒鈧�
McAdams was pleased to announce that Hooper accepted her promotion at both newspapers: 芒鈧揜oxanne brings a lot of experience and goodwill to the position,芒鈧� he said, 芒鈧揳nd I芒鈧劉m confident that all of our readers will appreciate the commitment that she has to community service.芒鈧�
Groeneveld said he was pleased to be succeeded as editor by Hooper: 芒鈧揑 have a great deal of respect for Roxanne芒鈧劉s abilities as a journalist and editor, and she has a tremendous understanding of the concept of community.芒鈧�
Hooper grew up in 91原创 and went on to attend journalism school and establish herself as an award-winning journalist in the B.C. Interior and at the Maple Ridge& Pitt Meadows News, before returning to the 91原创 Advance in 2006.
