1=Our heartfelt thanks to

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3=Stages

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Our heartfelt thanks to Mr. Toma Belichki

who gave the newspaper its name

as well as to all advertisers and friends

who help Zornica shine on!

On the photo (from the right): Mr. Toma Belichki, Mr. Ignat Kanev, Ambassador Branimir Zaimov, Mrs. Iva Belichka

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The pilot issue of the first Bulgarian newspaper in Montreal, Zornica, was published on December 20, 2001. It is the name of the star known also as the Morning Star  it rises first at dawn and sets last at night, just like the Hope we should never give up on!

This is the newspaper's vocation: to rise in the sky of Montreal

and unite all Bulgarians in the city

to re-establish the connection

which had been somehow broken during the past decade or so.

This was the newspapers first and foremost goal

and it was achieved wonderfully even as early as throughout the first few months!

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STAGES

Stage 1: The pilot issue

On Dec. 20, 2001 the newspaper consisted only of two pages, as an appendix to the Russian Montreal-Toronto newspaper.

Stage 2: Issue # 16

On November 5, 2002 Zornica came out as a separate, independent eight-page newspaper, featuring the colors of the Bulgarian national flag: white, green and red.

Stage 3: Issue # 31

Since March 30, 2004 Zornica has evolved to a 16-page newspaper.