It successfully hedged out daily competition, such as the former Independent, to become the sole daily in the city today. A former weekly The Sun which published for 39 years prior to going daily; was absorbed by the Columbian and for a time the paper was published as The Vancouver Columbian and the Sun. It has been owned by the Campbell family since 1921; current president and publisher Ben Campbell is the fourth generation of the family to run the paper.
It outmaneuvered daily competitors, such as the former Independent, to become the sole daily in the city at present. A weekly The Sun that had operated for 39 years before switching to a daily schedule; was absorbed by the Columbian and for a time published under both names. It has been family-controlled since 1921; current president and publisher Ben Campbell is the fourth generation of the family to oversee the paper.