Saw this at J-Source: the Torontoist reported Monday that Toronto Life has or is about to shut down at least three of its blogs (update: It's four).

Noted one commenter: "clearly a smart decision. online media is sooo 20th century. print is where things are headed." :)

Wrote D.B. Scott at the Canadian Magazines blog:

It's usually useful to follow the money; in this case, apparently, the web division of St. Joseph Media has been ordered to slash budgets in the face of declining ad revenues -- think GM and Ford, for instance. So even the small amount paid to freelancers Chatto, Preville and Bell has been red-pencilled, as has most budget for original online content. The implications for St. Joe's online strategy is anyone's guess, but will they be considered players if they are not playing?