Class 1011 - Circulation up to 1,249

Best All-Round Newspaper

1st - Sicamous (BC) Eagle Valley News
2nd - Fort Simpson (NT) Deh Cho Drum
3rd - Whitewood (SK) Herald

Best Editorial Page

1st - Whitewood (SK) Herald
2nd - Nanton (AB) News
3rd - Sicamous (BC) Eagle Valley News

Best Front Page

1st - Sicamous (BC) Eagle Valley News
2nd - Whitewood (SK) Herald
3rd - Clearwater (BC) North Thompson Times

Blue Ribbon Recipients

Bashaw (AB) Star
Clearwater (BC) North Thompson Times
Fort Simpson (NT) Deh Cho Drum
Nanton (AB) News
Sicamous (BC) Eagle Valley News
Whitewood (SK) Herald

Class 1012 - Circulation 1,250 to 1,999

Best All-Round Newspaper

1st - Fort Macleod (AB) Gazette
2nd - Jasper (AB) Booster
3rd - Rankin Inlet/Nunavut (NU) Kivalliq News

Best Editorial Page

1st - Norwich (ON) Gazette
2nd - Bridgetown/Middleton (NS) Monitor-Examiner
3rd - Viking (AB) Weekly Review

Best Front Page

1st - Delhi (ON) News-Record
2nd - Inuvik (NT) Drum
3rd - Annapolis Royal (NS) Spectator

Blue Ribbon Recipients

Annapolis Royal (NS) Spectator
Bridgetown/Middleton (NS) Monitor-Examiner
Carlyle (SK) Observer
Delhi (ON) News-Record
Fort Macleod (AB) Gazette
Inuvik (NT) Drum
Jasper (AB) Booster
Norwich (ON) Gazette
Rankin Inlet/Nunavut (NU) Kivalliq News
Tofield (AB) Mercury
Viking (AB) Weekly Review

Class 1013 - Circulation 2,000 to 2,999

Best All-Round Newspaper

1st - Banff (AB) Crag & Canyon
2nd - Ladysmith/Chemainus (BC) Chronicle
3rd - Corner Brook (NL) Humber Log

Best Editorial Page

1st - Banff (AB) Crag & Canyon
2nd - Ladysmith/Chemainus (BC) Chronicle
3rd - Corner Brook (NL) Humber Log

Best Front Page

1st - Ladysmith/Chemainus (BC) Chronicle
2nd - Banff (AB) Crag & Canyon
3rd - Edson (AB) Leader

Blue Ribbon Recipients

Banff (AB) Crag & Canyon
Corner Brook (NL) Humber Log
Edson (AB) Leader
Happy Valley-Goose Bay (NL) Labradorian
Harbour Breton (NL) Coaster
High River (AB) Times
Hinton (AB) Parklander
Ingersoll (ON) Times
Invermere (BC) Valley Echo
Labrador City (NL) Aurora
Lacombe (AB) Globe
Ladysmith/Chemainus (BC) Chronicle
Minden (ON) Times
Port Hardy (BC) North Island Gazette
Summerland (BC) Review

Class 1014 - Circulation 3,000 to 3,999

Best All-Round Newspaper

1st - Taber (AB) Times
2nd - Powell River (BC) Peak
3rd - Squamish (BC) Chief

Best Editorial Page

1st - Powell River (BC) Peak
2nd - Squamish (BC) Chief
3rd - Salmon Arm (BC) Observer

Best Front Page

1st - Taber (AB) Times
2nd - Powell River (BC) Peak
3rd - Stonewall (MB) Argus & Teulon Times

Blue Ribbon Recipients

100 Mile House (BC) Free Press
Canmore (AB) Leader
Grand Falls-Windsor (NL) Advertiser
Meadow Lake (SK) Progress
Pictou (NS) Advocate
Powell River (BC) Peak
Salmon Arm (BC) Observer
Squamish (BC) Chief
Stonewall (MB) Argus & Teulon Times
Strathmore (AB) Standard
Taber (AB) Times
Westlock (AB) News

Class 1015 - Circulation 4,000 to 6,499

Best All-Round Newspaper

1st - Kentville (NS) Advertiser
2nd - Salt Spring Island (BC) Gulf Islands Driftwood
3rd - Yellowknife (NT) Yellowknifer

Best Editorial Page

1st - Stouffville (ON) Sun/Tribune
2nd - Salt Spring Island (BC) Gulf Islands Driftwood
3rd - Goderich (ON) Signal-Star

Best Front Page

1st - Salt Spring Island (BC) Gulf Islands Driftwood
2nd - Williams Lake (BC) Tribune
3rd - Carbonear (NL) The Compass

Blue Ribbon Recipients

Carbonear (NL) The Compass
Collingwood (ON) Enterprise-Bulletin
Goderich (ON) Signal-Star
Haliburton (ON) County Echo
Kentville (NS) Advertiser
Salt Spring Island (BC) Gulf Islands Driftwood
Stouffville (ON) Sun/Tribune
Whitehorse/Yukon Territory (YT) Yukon News
Williams Lake (BC) Tribune
Yellowknife (NT) Yellowknifer

Class 1016 - Circulation 6,500 to 12,499

Best All-Round Newspaper

1st - Whistler (BC) Question
2nd - Nunavut/Nunavik (NU) Nunatsiaq News
3rd - Oak Bay (BC) News

Best Editorial Page

1st - Oak Bay (BC) News
2nd - Nunavut/Nunavik (NU) Nunatsiaq News
3rd - Whistler (BC) Question

Best Front Page

1st - Whistler (BC) Question
2nd - Oak Bay (BC) News
3rd - Port Perry (ON) This Week

Blue Ribbon Recipients

Airdire (AB) Echo
Bridgewater (NS) Bulletin
Nunavik/Iqaluit (NU) Nunatsiaq News
Oak Bay (BC) News
Port Perry (ON) This Week
Whistler (BC) Question

Class 1017 - Circulation 12,500 to 24,999

Best All-Round Newspaper

1st - Sechelt/Gibsons (BC) Coast Reporter
2nd - Duncan (BC) Cowichan News Leader
3rd - Stoney Creek (ON) News

Best Editorial Page

1st - Stoney Creek (ON) News
2nd - Duncan (BC) Cowichan News Leader
3rd - Sechelt/Gibsons (BC) Coast Reporter

Best Front Page

1st - Oakville (ON) Beaver
2nd - Sechelt/Gibsons (BC) Coast Reporter
3rd - Duncan (BC) Cowichan News Leader

Blue Ribbon Recipients

Campbell River (BC) Mirror
Courtenay (BC) Comox Valley Record
Delta (BC) Optimist
Duncan (BC) Cowichan News Leader
Duncan (BC) Pictorial
Georgetown/Acton (ON) Independent/Free Press
New Westminster (BC) Record
Oakville (ON) Beaver
Sechelt/Gibsons (BC) Coast Reporter
Stoney Creek (ON) News

Class 1018 - Circulation 25,000 and over

Best All-Round Newspaper

1st - Abbotsford (BC) News
2nd - North Vancouver/West Vancouver (BC) North Shore News
3rd - Nanaimo (BC) News Bulletin

Best Editorial Page

1st - Kelowna (BC) Capital News
2nd - Ajax/Pickering (ON) News Advertiser
3rd - Richmond (BC) Review

Best Front Page

1st - Surrey/North Delta/White Rock (BC) The Now Newspaper
2nd - Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows (BC) News
3rd - Oshawa/Whitby (ON) This Week

Blue Ribbon Recipients

Abbotsford (BC) News
Ajax/Pickering (ON) News Advertiser
Coquitlam (BC) Tri City News
Kelowna (BC) Capital News
Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows (BC) Times
Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows (BC) News
Markham (ON) Economist & Sun
Nanaimo (BC) News Bulletin
North Vancouver/West Vancouver (BC) North Shore News
Oshawa/Whitby (ON) This Week
Richmond (BC) Review
St. Albert (AB) Gazette
Surrey/North Delta (BC) Leader
Surrey/North Delta/White Rock (BC) The Now Newspaper
Vernon (BC) Morning Star

Environmental Writing

Class 2011 - Circ. under 10,000

1st - Chris Fell, Meaford (ON) Express
2nd - Lillian Simmons & Bill Bowman, Carbonear (NL) The Compass
3rd - Chad Anderson & Lyle Aspinall, Lacombe (AB) Globe

Class 2012 - Circ. over 10,000

1st - Jim Mosher, Gimli/Arborg (MB) Interlake Spectator
2nd - Mike Adler, Markham (ON) Economist & Sun
3rd - Richard Leitner, Ancaster (ON) News

Rural Secretariat Award for Excellence in Rural Reporting
Sponsored by Rural Secretariat

Class 2021 - Open

1st - Amanda Stephenson, Moosomin (SK) World-Spectator
2nd - Spencer Osberg, St. Anthony (NL) Northern Pen
3rd - Adrienne Fox-Keesic, Sioux Lookout (ON) Wawatay News

Best Local Cartoon
Sponsored by Tim Hortons

Class 2031 - Circ. under 10,000

1st - Ellen Wise, Nanton (AB) News
2nd - Deke Hammell, Jasper (AB) Booster
3rd - Casey Edge, Oak Bay (BC) News

Class 2032 - Circ. over 10,000

1st - Tim Dolighan, Peterborough (ON) This Week
2nd - Steve Nease, Burlington (ON) Post
3rd - Patrick Lamontagne, Canmore/Kananaskis/Banff/Lake Louise (AB) Rocky Mountain Outlook

Best Agricultural Edition

Class 2041 - Circ. under 10,000

1st - Strathmore (AB) Standard
2nd - Aylmer (ON) Express
3rd - Montague (PE) Eastern Graphic

Class 2042 - Circ. over 10,000

1st - St. Albert (AB) Gazette
2nd - Camrose (AB) Canadian
3rd - Langley (BC) Times

Outstanding Columnist
Sponsored by the Cadogan Foundation Inc.

Class 2051 - Open

1st - Paul MacNeill, Montague (PE) Eastern Graphic
2nd - David Teetzel, Richmond Hill/Thornhill (ON) Liberal
3rd - Bill Phillips, Williams Lake (BC) Tribune

Outstanding Community Service
Sponsored by CARDonline

Class 2061 - Circ. under 10,000

1st - Clarenville (NL) Packet
2nd - Bridgewater (NS) Bulletin
3rd - Alliston (ON) Herald

Class 2062 - Circ. over 10,000

1st - Scarborough (ON) Mirror
2nd - Oshawa/Whitby (ON) This Week
3rd - Montreal's West Island (QC) Chronicle

Outstanding Reporter Initiative
Esso Journalism Award
Sponsored by Imperial Oil Limited

Class 2071 - Circ. under 10,000

1st - Michael Hale, Whitehorse/Yukon Territory (YT) Yukon News
2nd - Paul MacNeill, Montague (PE) Eastern Graphic
3rd - Thomas Winterhoff, Oak Bay (BC) News

Class 2072 - Circ. over 10,000

1st - Kevin Diakiw & Evan Seal, Surrey/North Delta (BC) Leader
2nd - John Miller, Brighton/East Northumberland (ON) Independent
3rd - Stephen Shaw, Oshawa/Whitby (ON) This Week

Best National Editorial
Charles Hawkins Memorial Trophy
Sponsored by the Manitoba Community Newspapers Association

Class 2081 - Circ. under 10,000

1st – Michael Behan, Fort Frances (ON) Times
2nd – Sharon McCully, Sherbrooke (QC) The Record
3rd – Ed Doering, Roblin (MB) Review

Class 2082 - Circ. over 10,000

1st - Alan Shackleton, Scarborough (ON) Mirror
2nd - Jim Barber, Collingwood/Wasaga (ON) Connection
3rd - Andrew Holota, Surrey/North Delta (BC) Leader

Best Local Editorial
Sponsored by CARDonline

Class 2091 - Circ. under 10,000

1st - Chris Fell, Meaford (ON) Express
2nd - Joan Plaxton, Valleyview (AB) Valley Views
3rd - Paul Banks, Gander (NL) Beacon

Class 2092 - Circ. over 10,000

1st - Carol Picard, Canmore/Kananaskis/Banff/Lake Louise (AB) Rocky Mountain Outlook
2nd - Andrew Holota, Surrey/North Delta (BC) Leader
3rd - Fred Ryan, Aylmer (QC) Bulletin d'Aylmer

Best News Story
Sponsored by Metroland Printing Publishing & Distributing

Class 2101 - Circ. under 10,000

1st - David Burke, Nicole Fitzgerald, Kim Thompson, Whistler (BC) Question
2nd - Richard Mostyn, Whitehorse/Yukon Territory (YT) Yukon News
3rd - Kathy Bockus, St. Stephen (NB) Saint Croix Courier

Class 2102 - Circ. over 10,000

1st - Stephen Shaw, Oshawa/Whitby (ON) This Week
2nd - Anthony Kovats, Wetaskiwin (AB) Times Advertiser
3rd - Laval (QC) Chomedey News

Best House Ad
Metro Creative Graphics Trophy
Sponsored by Metro Creative Graphics

Class 2111 - Circ. under 10,000

1st - Haliburton (ON) County Echo
2nd - Provost (AB) News
3rd - Hinton (AB) Parklander

Class 2112 - Circ. over 10,000

1st - St. Albert (AB) Gazette
2nd - Surrey/North Delta (BC) Leader
3rd - Scarborough (ON) Mirror

Best Business Writing Award
CN Trophy
Sponsored by CN

Class 2121 - Circ. under 10,000

1st - Cathy Carnahan, Miramichi (NB) Leader
2nd - Kate Peardon, Montague (PE) Eastern Graphic
3rd - Richard Mostyn, Whitehorse/Yukon Territory (YT) Yukon News

Class 2122 - Circ. over 10,000

1st - Steven Addison, White Rock/South Surrey (BC) Peace Arch News
2nd - David Carrigg, Vancouver (BC) Courier - East Side
3rd - Jeff Mitchell, Newmarket/Aurora (ON) Era-Banner

Best Coverage of the Arts

Class 2131 - Circ. under 10,000

1st - Whistler (BC) Question
2nd - Salmon Arm (BC) Observer
3rd - Nunavut/Nunavik (NU) Nunatsiaq News

Class 2132 - Circ. over 10,000

1st - Victoria (BC) Weekend Edition
2nd - Langley (BC) Times
3rd - Richmond Hill/Thornhill (ON) Liberal

Best Blooper Award

Class 2141 - Circ. under 10,000

1st - Listowel (ON) Banner
2nd - Spruce Grove (AB) Examiner
3rd - High Prairie (AB) South Peace News

Class 2142 - Circ. over 10,000

1st - Victoria (BC) News
2nd - Saanich (BC) News
3rd - Langley (BC) Advance News

SPECIAL COMPETITIONS

Best Spot News Photo
Sponsored by Canon Canada Inc.

Class 3011 - circ. under 4,000

1st - Cody Todd, Taber (AB) Times
2nd - Pam Doyle, Canmore (AB) Leader
3rd - Adam Yoring, Banff (AB) Crag & Canyon

Class 3012 - circ. 4,000 to 12,499

1st - Carl Ferencz, Port Perry (ON) This Week
2nd - Craig Douce, Canmore/Kananaskis/Banff/Lake Louise (AB) Rocky Mountain Outlook
3rd - Kirk Starratt, Kentville (NS) Advertiser

Class 3013 - circ. 12,500 and over

1st - Ron Kuzyk, Burlington (ON) Post
2nd - John Gordon, Langley (BC) Times
3rd - Dave Eagles, Kamloops (BC) This Week

Best Feature Photo
Sponsored by Canon Canada Inc.

Class 3021 - circ. under 4,000

1st - James Murray, Salmon Arm (BC) Observer
2nd - Pam Doyle, Canmore (AB) Leader
3rd - Jason Halstead, Stonewall (MB) Argus & Teulon Times

Class 3022 - circ. 4,000 to 12,499

1st - Mike Thomas, Whitehorse/Yukon Territory (YT) Yukon News
2nd - Bonny Makarewicz, Whistler (BC) Question
3rd - Celia Klemenz, Port Perry (ON) This Week

Class 3023 - circ. 12,500 and over

1st - Jason Liebregts, Ajax/Pickering (ON) News Advertiser
2nd - Peter McCabe, Montreal's West Island (QC) Chronicle
3rd - Rob Mooy, Kingston (ON) This Week/Weekend

Best Sports Photo

Class 3031 - circ. under 4,000

1st - Pam Doyle, Canmore (AB) Leader
2nd - Arthur Veitch, Grande Cache (AB) Mountaineer
3rd - Ken MacPherson, Bridgetown/Middleton (NS) Monitor-Examiner

Class 3032 - circ. 4,000 to 12,499

1st - John Decoste, Kentville (NS) Advertiser
2nd - Hugo Rodrigues, Elmira-Woolwich (ON) Observer
3rd - Bonny Makarewicz, Whistler (BC) Question

Class 3033 - circ. 12,500 and over

1st - Chuck Ruff, St. Albert (AB) Gazette
2nd - Sean Rooney, Lloydminster (AB) Meridian Booster
3rd - Jill Kitchener, North York (ON) Mirror

Best Photo Essay
Canada Post Trophy
Sponsored by Canada Post

Class 3041 - circ. under 4,000

1st - Darren Lum, Minden (ON) Times
2nd - Rich Holmes & Brett Holmes, Provost (AB) News
3rd - Jason Halstead, Stonewall (MB) Argus & Teulon Times

Class 3042 - circ. 4,000 to 12,499

1st - Staff Photographers, Whistler (BC) Question
2nd - Casey Lessard, Elmira-Woolwich (ON) Observer
3rd - Darren Lum, Haliburton (ON) County Echo

Class 3043 - circ. 12,500 and over

1st - Rick Collins, Chilliwack (BC) Progress
2nd - Steve Somerville, Richmond Hill/Thornhill (ON) Liberal
3rd - Evan Seal, Surrey/North Delta (BC) Leader

Best Photo Illustration
George Holmes Memorial Trophy
Sponsored by the Holmes Family, Alberta

Class 3051 - Open

1st - Cathy Olliffe (Darren Lum photos), Haliburton (ON) County Echo
2nd - Beth Scott & Gord Miller, Courtenay Comox Valley (BC) Record
3rd - Gord Bazzana, Kelowna (BC) Capital News

Best Holiday Edition
Black Press Trophy
Sponsored by Black Press Ltd.

Class 3061 - circ. under 4,000

1st - Alliston (ON) Herald
2nd - High Prairie (AB) South Peace News
3rd - Port Hardy (BC) North Island Gazette

Class 3062 - circ. 4,000 to 12,499

1st - Haliburton (ON) County Echo
2nd - Bridgewater (NS) Bulletin
3rd - Williams Lake (BC) Tribune

Class 3063 - circ. 12,500 and over

1st - White Rock/South Surrey (BC) Peace Arch News
2nd - Chilliwack (BC) Progress
3rd - Knowlton (QC) Brome County News

Sponsored by
Black Press Ltd.

Best Sports Pages
Sponsored by Tembec Paper Group

Class 3071 - circ. under 4,000

1st - Gananoque (ON) Reporter
2nd - Taber (AB) Times
3rd - Fort Macleod (AB) Gazette

Class 3072 - circ. 4,000 to 12,499

1st - Wetaskiwin (AB) Times Advertiser
2nd - Goderich (ON) Signal-Star
3rd - Fort Frances (ON) Times

Class 3073 - circ. 12,500 and over

1st - Oshawa/Whitby (ON) This Week
2nd - St. Albert (AB) Gazette
3rd - Richmond Hill/Thornhill (ON) Liberal

Moosomin World-Spectator Trophy
Best Feature Story
Sponsored by Moosomin World-Spectator, Moosomin, Sask.

Class 3081 - circ. under 4,000

1st - Darrell Greer, Rankin Inlet/Nunavut (NU) Kivalliq News
2nd - Pieta Goudron, Hay River (NT) Hub
3rd - Kathy Bockus, St. Stephen (NB) Courier Weekend

Class 3082 - circ. 4,000 to 12,499

1st - Carla Victor, Olds (AB) Albertan
2nd - Crystal Crimi, Port Perry (ON) This Week
3rd - Juliann Fraser, Whitehorse/Yukon Territory (YT) Yukon News

Class 3083 - circ. 12,500 and over

1st - Karin Mark, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows (BC) News
2nd - Virginia McDonald, Guelph (ON) Tribune
3rd - Michael Kissinger, Vancouver (BC) Courier - East Side

Best Feature Series
Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association Trophy
Sponsored by the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association

Class 3091 - circ. under 4,000

1st - Bill Clarke, Annapolis Royal (NS) Spectator
2nd - Ian Cobb, Invermere (BC) Valley Echo
3rd - Isabelle Southcott, Powell River (BC) Peak

Class 3092 - circ. 4,000 to 12,499

1st - Michael Hale, Whitehorse/Yukon Territory (YT) Yukon News
2nd - Tina Comeau, Yarmouth (NS) Vanguard
3rd - Judi Dupont, Merritt (BC) News

Class 3093 - circ. 12,500 and over

1st - Kevin Diakiw, Evan Seal, Julia Caranci, Surrey/North Delta (BC) Leader
2nd - John Miller, Brighton/East Northumberland (ON) Independent
3rd - Vikki Hopes, Abbotsford (BC) News

Best Historical Story

Class 3101 - circ. under 4,000

1st - Mitch Wright, Ladysmith/Chemainus (BC) Chronicle
2nd - Martha Perkins, Minden (ON) Times
3rd - Isabelle Southcott, Powell River (BC) Peak

Class 3102 - circ. 4,000 to 12,499

1st - Hugo Rodrigues, Elmira-Woolwich (ON) Observer
2nd - Martha Perkins, Haliburton (ON) County Echo
3rd - Thomas Winterhoff, Oak Bay (BC) News

Class 3103 - circ. 12,500 and over

1st - Susan Jones, St. Albert (AB) Gazette
2nd - David Carrigg, Vancouver (BC) Courier - East Side
3rd - Chris Vernon, Etobicoke (ON) Guardian

Best Ad Design
Sponsored by Multi-Ad

Class 3111 - circ. under 4,000

1st - Invermere (BC) Valley Echo
2nd - Wainwright (AB) Star Chronicle
3rd - Stettler (AB) Independent

Class 3112 - circ. 4,000 to 12,499

1st - Merritt (BC) News
2nd - Collingwood (ON) Enterprise-Bulletin
3rd - Salt Spring Island (BC) Gulf Islands Driftwood

Class 3113 - circ. 12,500 and over

1st - Oakville (ON) Beaver
2nd - Langley (BC) Advance News
3rd - Surrey/North Delta (BC) Leader

Best Newspaper Promotion
Charles H. Nolan Trophy

Class 3121 - circ. under 4,000

1st - Stonewall (MB) Argus & Teulon Times
2nd - Stephenville (NL) Georgian
3rd - Harbour Breton (NL) Coaster

Class 3122 - circ. 4,000 to 12,499

1st - Merritt (BC) News
2nd - Fort Frances (ON) Times
3rd - Ponoka (AB) News

Class 3123 - circ. 12,500 and over

1st - Surrey/North Delta (BC) Leader
2nd - St. Albert (AB) Gazette
3rd - Oakville (ON) Beaver

Best Special Section
Transcontinental Media, Newspaper Group Trophy
Sponsorship by Transcontinental Media, Newspaper Group

Class 3131 - circ. under 6,500

1st - Minden (ON) Times
2nd - Summerland (BC) Review
3rd - Merritt (BC) News

Class 3132 - circ. 6,500 and over

1st - N.W.T./Nunavut (NU) News/North
2nd - Brampton (ON) Guardian
3rd - St. Albert (AB) Gazette

Best Canadian Forces Base Newspaper

Class 4011 - Open

1st - CFB Halifax (NS) Maritime Forces Atlantic Trident
2nd - CFB Esquimalt (BC) Lookout
3rd - CFB Greenwood (NS) Aurora Newspaper