Edmonton Street News

Edmonton Street News (ESN) is an independent monthly newspaper produced and managed by volunteers and sold by vendors on the street in Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Edmonton Street News is distributed on the streets by homeless, handicapped and underemployed vendors to earn or supplement incomes. The paper is sold by an average of 25 vendors in Edmonton and Calgary, usually in downtown and central areas. Vendors pay 50 cents for each paper and receive whatever amount their customers wish to donate in payment. Subscriptions are available for $30 per year; subscription revenue helps keeps the wholesale cost of ESN at a level vendors can afford.