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The stars that took centre stage
at the
Canadian
Pacific Railway/CCNA 2003 Better Newspapers Competition
WINNERS
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of the 2003 BNC Winners Book
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General Excellence
Sponsored by the Department of Canadian Heritage
Class 1011 - Circulation
up to 1999
Best All-Round
1 - Thorold (ON) News
2 - Merritt (BC) Herald
3 - Delhi (ON) News-Record
Best Front Page
1 - Thorold (ON) News
2 - Jasper (AB) Booster
3 - Delhi (ON) News-Record
Best Editorial
1 - Thorold (ON) News
2 - Merritt (BC) Herald
3 - Delhi (ON) News-Record
Blue Ribbon Winners
· Boissevain (MB)
Recorder
· Claresholm (AB) Local Press
· Delhi (ON) News-Record
· Foam Lake (SK) Review
· Fort Qu'Appelle (SK) Times
· Glenboro (MB) Gazette
· Golden (BC) Star
· High Prairie (AB) South Peace News
· Houston (BC) Today
· Jasper (AB) Booster
· La Ronge (SK) Northerner
· Lumsden (SK) The New Waterfront Press
· Markdale (ON) Standard
· Merritt (BC) Herald
· Middleton (NS) Mirror-Examiner
· Norwich (ON) Gazette
· Palmerston (ON) Minto Express
· Placentia (NL) The Charter
· Rankin Inlet/Nunavut (NU) Kivalliq News
· Shaunavon (SK) Standard
· Springhill/Parrsboro (NS) Record
· Thorold (ON) News
· Wakefield/Gatineau Hills (QC) Low Down
To Hull & Back News
Class 1012 - Circulation
2000 to 3499
Overall Excellence
1 - Minden (ON) Times
2 - Taber (AB) Times
3 - High River (AB) Times
Best Front Page
1 - Alliston (ON) Herald
2 - Shawville (QC) The Equity
3 - Hanover (ON) Post
Best Editorial Page
1 - Alliston (ON) Herald
2 - Revelstoke (BC) Times-Review
3 - Taber (AB) Times
Blue Ribbon Winners
· Alberton (PE)
West Prince Graphic
· Alliston (ON) Herald
· Barry's Bay/Bancroft (ON) This Week
· Corner Brook (NL) Humber Log
· Estevan (SK) Mercury
· Gananoque (ON) Reporter
· Hanover (ON) Post
· High River (AB) Times
· Hinton (AB) Parklander
· Kahnawake (QC) Eastern Door
· Killarney (MB) Guide
· Lacombe (AB) Globe
· Ladysmith/Chemainus (BC) Chronicle
· Melfort (SK) Journal
· Melville (SK) Advance
· Minden (ON) Times
· Port Aux Basques (NL) The Gulf News
· Port Hardy (BC) North Island Gazette
· Quebec (QC) Chronicle-Telegraph
· Revelstoke (BC) Times-Review
· Shawville (QC) The Equity
· Stanstead (QC) Journal
· Taber (AB) Times
· Treherne (MB) Times
· Virden (MB) Empire-Advance
Class 1013 - Circulation 3500
to 6499
Best All-Round Newspaper
1 - Salmon Arm (BC) Observer
2 - Whitehorse/Yukon Territory (YT) Yukon News
3 - Montague (PE) Eastern Graphic
Best Front Page
1 - Salmon Arm (BC) Observer
2 - Whitehorse/Yukon Territory (YT) Yukon News
3 - Huntsville (ON) Forester
Best Editorial Page
1 - Montague (PE) Eastern Graphic
2 - Sherbrooke (QC) The Record
3 - Clarenville (NL) Packet
Blue Ribbon Winners
· Carman (MB) Valley
Leader
· Clarenville (NL) Packet
· Dauphin (MB) Herald
· Goderich (ON) Signal-Star
· Gulf Islands (BC) Driftwood
· Haliburton (ON) County Echo
· Huntsville (ON) Forester
· James Bay (QC) The Nation
· Lewisporte (NL) Pilot
· Meadow Lake (SK) Northern Pride
· Montague (PE) Eastern Graphic
· Nipawin (SK) Journal
· Salmon Arm (BC) Observer
· Sherbrooke (QC) The Record
· Stettler (AB) Independent
· Stouffville (ON) Sun/Tribune
· Swan River (MB) Star & Times
· Whitehorse/Yukon Territory (YT) Yukon
News
· Winchester (ON) Press
· Yellowknife (NT) Yellowknifer
· Yorkton (SK) This Week
Class 1014 - Circulation 6500
to 12499
Best All-Round Newspaper
1 - Whistler (BC) Question
2 - Port Perry (ON) This Week
3 - Uxbridge (ON) Times-Journal
Best Front Page
1 - Whistler (BC) Question
2 - Miramichi (NB) Miramichi Weekend
3 - Port Perry (ON) This Week
Best Editorial Page
1 - Uxbridge (ON) Times-Journal
2 - Port Perry (ON) This Week
3 - Whistler (BC) Question
Blue Ribbon Winners
· Ancaster (ON)
News
· Beausejour (MB) The Clipper Weekly
· Bridgewater (NS) Bulletin
· Dundas (ON) Star News
· Elmira-Woolwich (ON) Observer
· Hudson (QC) Gazette
· Iqaluit (NU) Nunatsiaq News
· Miramichi (NB) Leader
· Miramichi (NB) Miramichi Weekend
· Oak Bay (BC) News
· Okotoks (AB) Western Wheel
· Port Perry (ON) This Week
· Steinbach (MB) The Carillon
· Terrace (BC) Standard
· Uxbridge (ON) Times-Journal
· Westmount (QC) Examiner
· Wetaskiwin (AB) Times Advertiser
· Weyburn (SK) This Week
· Whistler (BC) Question
· Winkler (MB) Times
Class 1015 - Circulation 12500
to 24999
Best All-Round
1 - Campbell River (BC) Mirror
2 - Duncan (BC) Cowichan News Leader
3 - St. Albert & Sturgeon (AB) Gazette
Best Front Page
1 - Duncan (BC) Cowichan News
Leader
2 - Campbell River (BC) Mirror
3 - Selkirk (MB) Journal
Best Editorial
1 - Stoney Creek (ON) News
2 - Duncan (BC) Cowichan News Leader
3 - Campbell River (BC) Mirror
Blue Ribbon Winners
· Campbell River
(BC) Mirror
· Camrose (AB) Canadian
· Duncan (BC) Cowichan News Leader
· Georgetown/Acton (ON) Independent/Free
Press
· Gimli/Arborg (MB) Interlake Spectator
· Keswick (ON) Georgina Advocate
· Kindersley (SK) West Central Crossroads
· Knowlton (QC) Brome County News
· Leduc (AB) Representative
· Lloydminster (AB) Meridian Booster
· Milton (ON) Canadian Champion
· New Westminster (BC) Record
· Selkirk (MB) Journal
· Simcoe (ON) Tuesday Times Reformer
· St. Albert & Sturgeon (AB) Gazette
· Stoney Creek (ON) News
· Swift Current and South West Sask. (SK)
Prairie Post
Class 1016 - Circulation 25000
and over
Best All-Round Newspaper
1 - North Vancouver/West Vancouver
(BC) North Shore News
2 - Newmarket - Aurora (ON) Era-Banner
3 - Oshawa/Whitby (ON) This Week
Best Front Page
1 - Newmarket - Aurora (ON) Era-Banner
2 - Abbotsford (BC) Times
3 - Oshawa/Whitby (ON) This Week
Best Editorial Page
1 - Oshawa/Whitby (ON) This Week
2 - Newmarket - Aurora (ON) Era-Banner
3 - Abbotsford (BC) Times
Blue Ribbon Winners
· Abbotsford (BC)
Times
· Ajax/Pickering (ON) News Advertiser
· Brampton (ON) Guardian
· Laval (QC) Chomedey News
· Newmarket - Aurora (ON) Era-Banner
· North Vancouver/West Vancouver (BC)
North Shore News
· Oakville (ON) Beaver
· Oshawa/Whitby (ON) This Week
· Pointe Claire/West Island (QC) Chronicle
· Prince Albert (SK) Rural Roots
· Richmond Hill/Thornhill (ON) Liberal
· St. John's (NL) The Express
· Surrey/North Delta/White Rock (BC) The
Now Newspaper
· Winnipeg (MB) the Herald
· Winnipeg (MB) the Lance
· Winnipeg (MB) the Metro
Environment Canada Awards
for Excellence in Environmental Writing
Sponsored by Environment Canada
Class 2011 - Circulation up to
9999
1 - Haliburton (ON) County Echo
- Martha Perkins
2 - Provost (AB) News - Staff writers
3 - Whitehorse/Yukon Territory (YT) Yukon News - Peter
Lesniak
Class 2012 - Circulation 10000
and over
1 - Port Perry (ON) This Week
- Tim Foran, Jacquie McInnes
2 - Markham (ON) Economist & Sun - Mike Adler
3 - Morinville (AB) Free Press - Juanita Krause
Best Local Cartoon
Sponsored by Tim Hortons
Class 2031 - Circulation up to
9999
1 - Whistler (BC) Question - Glenn
Rodgers
2 - Oak Bay (BC) News - Casey Edge
3 - Whitehorse/Yukon Territory (YT) Yukon News - Wyatt
Tremblay
Class 2032 - Circulation 10000
and over
1 - Oshawa/Whitby (ON) This Week
- Tim Dolighan
2 - Oakville (ON) Beaver - Steve Nease
3 - Red Deer (AB) Express - Nelson Dewey
Allan Caldwell Awards
for Best Agricultural Edition
Sponsored by Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Class 2041 - Circulation up to
9999
1 - Aylmer (ON) Express
2 - Sherbrooke (QC) The Record
3 - Montague (PE) Eastern Graphic
Class 2042 - Circulation 10000
and over
1 - Camrose (AB) Canadian
2 - Vernon (BC) Morning Star
3 - Brooks & County (AB) Chronicle
George Cadogan Memorial
Outstanding Columnist Award
Sponsored by Cadogan Foundation Inc.
Class 2051 - Circulation open
1 - St. John's (NL) The Express
- Mark Critch
2 - Montague (PE) Eastern Graphic - Paul MacNeill
3 - Ajax/Pickering (ON) News Advertiser - Martin Derbyshire
Outstanding Community
Service
Sponsored by CARDonline
Class 2061 - Circulation up to
9999
1 - Revelstoke (BC) Times-Review
2 - Alliston (ON) Herald
3 - Squamish (BC) Chief
Class 2062 - Circulation 10000
and over
1 - Chilliwack (BC) Progress
2 - Langley (BC) Times - John Gordon
3 - Oshawa/Whitby (ON) This Week
Outstanding Reporter Initiative
Esso Journalism Awards
Sponsored by Imperial Oil Limited
Class 2071 - Circulation up to
9999
1 - Gulf Islands (BC) Driftwood
- Susan Lundy, Mitchell Sherrin
2 - Clarenville (NL) Packet - Barbara Dean-Simmons
3 - Edson (AB) Leader - Dan Macpherson
Class 2072 - Circulation 10000
and over
1 - Hamilton (ON) Mountain News
- Richard Leitner
2 - Bowmanville (ON) Canadian Statesman/This Week -
Jacquie McInnes
3 - St. John's (NL) The Express - Stephanie Porter
Best National Editorial
Charles Hawkins Memorial Trophies
Sponsored by Manitoba Community Newspapers Association
Class 2081 - Circulation up to
9999
1 - Barry's Bay/Bancroft (ON)
This Week - Lois Tuffin
2 - Gulf Islands (BC) Driftwood - Tony Richards
3 - Invermere (BC) Valley Echo - Ian Cobb
Class 2082 - Circulation 10000
and over
1 - Langley (BC) Times - Frank
Bucholtz
2 - Colwood (BC) Goldstream News Gazette - Keith Norbury
3 - St. John's (NL) The Express - Stephanie Porter
Best Local Editorial
Sponsored by CARDonline
Class 2091 - Circulation up to
9999
1 - Sherbrooke (QC) The Record
- Sharon McCully
2 - Yellowknife (NT) Yellowknifer - Leslie Campbell
3 - Listowel (ON) Banner - Marion Duke
Class 2092 - Circulation 10000
and over
1 - Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows (BC)
News - Tom Fletcher
2 - Port Perry (ON) This Week - Bruce Froude
3 - Gimli/Arborg (MB) Interlake Spectator - Jim Mosher1
- Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows (BC) News - Tom Fletcher
Best News Story
Nando Canada Trophies
Sponsored by Nando Canada
Class 2101 - Circulation up to
9999
1 - Sherbrooke (QC) The Record
- Rita Legault
2 - Fort Macleod (AB) Gazette - Frank McTighe
3 - Bridgewater (NS) Bulletin - Lisa Brown, Robert Hirtle
Class 2102 - Circulation 10000
and over
1 - Oshawa/Whitby (ON) This Week
- Stephen Shaw
2 - Chilliwack (BC) Times - Melissa Shaw
3 - Vancouver (BC) Courier - Downtown - Mike Howell
Best House Ad
Metro Creative Graphics Trophies
Sponsored by Metro Creative Graphics
Class 2111 - Circulation up to
9999
1 - Bridgewater (NS) Bulletin
2 - Rankin Inlet/Nunavut (NU) Kivalliq News
3 - Airdrie (AB) Echo
Class 2112 - Circulation 10000
and over
1 - Orleans (ON) Star
2 - Scarborough (ON) Mirror
3 - Chilliwack (BC) Progress
Best Business Writing
Canadian National Trophies
Sponsored by Canadian National
Class 2121 - Circulation up to
9999
1 - Canmore (AB) Leader - Ben
Smailes
2 - Collingwood (ON) Enterprise-Bulletin - Morgan Ian
Adams
3 - Terrace (BC) Standard - Jeff Nagel
Class 2122 - Circulation 10000
and over
1 - Vancouver (BC) Courier - Downtown
- Mike Howell
2 - Richmond Hill/Thornhill (ON) Liberal - Jeff Mitchell
3 - Newmarket - Aurora (ON) Era-Banner - Jeff Mitchell
Best Coverage of the Arts
Sponsored by Coast Paper
Class 2131 - Circulation up to
9999
1 - Salmon Arm (BC) Observer
2 - Whistler (BC) Question
3 - Haliburton (ON) County Echo
Class 2132 - Circulation 10000
and over
1 - Newmarket - Aurora (ON) Era-Banner
2 - Langley (BC) Times
3 - St. John's (NL) The Express
Best Blooper Awards
Class 2141 - Circulation up to
9999
1 - Norwich (ON) Gazette
2 - Powell River (BC) Peak
3 - Edson (AB) Leader
Class 2142 - Circulation 10000
and over
1 - Sechelt/Gibsons (BC) Coast
Reporter
2 - Gimli/Arborg (MB) Interlake Spectator
3 - Ottawa (ON) News South
Best Spot News Photo
Sponsored by Canon Canada Inc.
Class 3011 - Circulation up to
3999
1 - Carleton Place (ON) Canadian
- Phil Ambroziak
2 - Alliston (ON) Herald - Craig Widdlefield
3 - Fort Macleod (AB) Gazette - Frank McTighe
Class 3012 - Circulation 4000
to 12499
1 - Whitehorse/Yukon Territory
(YT) Yukon News - Mike Thomas
2 - Brooks & County (AB) Chronicle - Hugo Brees
3 - Yarmouth (NS) Vanguard - Belle Hatfield
Class 3013 - Circulation 12500
and over
1 - Oakville (ON) Beaver - Barrie
Erskine
2 - Kamloops (BC) This Week - Dave Eagles
3 - North York (ON) Mirror - Andrew Palamarchuk
Best Feature Photo
Sponsored by Canon Canada Inc.
Class 3021 - Circulation up to
3999
1 - Fort Macleod (AB) Gazette
- Frank McTighe
2 - Didsbury (AB) Review - Richard Westlund
3 - Minden (ON) Times - Darren Lum
Class 3022 - Circulation 4000
to 12499
1 - Whitehorse/Yukon Territory
(YT) Yukon News - Mike Thomas
2 - Olds (AB) Albertan - Carla Victor
3 - Oak Bay (BC) News - Sharon Tiffin
Class 3023 - Circulation 12500
and over
1 - Milton (ON) Canadian Champion
- Graham Paine
2 - Peterborough (ON) This Week - Kyle Griffin
3 - Oshawa/Whitby (ON) This Week - A.J. Groen
Best Sports Photo
Optipress Trophies
Sponsored by Optipress Inc.
Class 3031 - Circulation up to
3999
1 - Viking (AB) Weekly Review
- Patricia Harcourt
2 - Mount Forest (ON) Confederate - Kris Svela
3 - Salmon Arm (BC) Observer - James Murray
Class 3032 - Circulation 4000
to 12499
1 - Whitehorse/Yukon Territory
(YT) Yukon News - Mike Thomas
2 - Haliburton (ON) County Echo - Darren Lum
3 - N.W.T./Nunavut (NT) News North - Robert Dall
Class 3033 - Circulation 12500
and over
1 - Oshawa/Whitby (ON) This Week
- Ron Pietroniro
2 - Burlington (ON) Post - Ron Kuzyk
3 - Abbotsford (BC) News - John Van Putten
Best Photo Essay
Canada Post Trophy
Sponsored by Canada Post
Class 3041 - Circulation up to
3999
1 - Corner Brook (NL) Humber Log
- Troy Turner
2 - Biggar (SK) Independent - Kevin Brautigam
3 - Minden (ON) Times - Darren Lum
Class 3042 - Circulation 4000
to 12499
1 - Clarenville (NL) Packet -
Cpl. Lou Penny
2 - Steinbach (MB) The Carillon - Tim Plett, Frank Froese,
Michelle LaBelle
3 - Goderich (ON) Signal-Star - Blair Gable
Class 3043 - Circulation 12500
and over
1 - Oshawa/Whitby (ON) This Week
- Ron Pietroniro, Jason Liebregts, Walter Passarella
2 - Chilliwack (BC) Progress - Rick Collins
3 - Toronto (ON) Bloor West Villager/Annex Guardian
- Ian Kelso
Best Photo Illustration
George Holmes Memorial Trophy
Sponsored by The Holmes Family, Alberta
Class 3051 - Circulation open
1 - N.W.T./Nunavut (NT) News North
- Merle Robillard
2 - St. John's (NL) The Express - John Andrews
3 - Kelowna (BC) Capital News - Gordon Bazzana
Best Christmas Edition
Black Press Trophy
Sponsored by Black Press
Class 3061 - Circulation up to
3999
1 - Lacombe (AB) Globe
2 - New Hamburg (ON) Independent
3 - Happy Valley-Goose Bay (NL) Labradorian
Class 3062 - Circulation 4000
to 12499
1 - Haliburton (ON) County Echo
2 - Bridgewater (NS) Bulletin
3 - Collingwood (ON) Enterprise-Bulletin
Class 3063 - Circulation 12500
and over
1 - Oakville (ON) Beaver
2 - Chilliwack (BC) Progress
3 - White Rock/South Surrey (BC) Peace Arch News
Best Sports Pages
Sponsored by Tembec Paper Group
Class 3071 - Circulation up to
3999
1 - Taber (AB) Times
2 - Elmira (ON) Independent
3 - St. Paul (AB) Journal
Class 3072 - Circulation 4000
to 12499
1 - Wetaskiwin (AB) Times Advertiser
2 - Tillsonburg (ON) News
3 - Bridgewater (NS) Bulletin
Class 3073 - Circulation 12500
and over
1 - Coquitlam (BC) Tri City News
2 - Vernon (BC) Morning Star
3 - St. Albert & Sturgeon (AB) Gazette
Best Feature Story
Moosomin World-Spectator Trophies
Sponsored by the Moosomin World-Spectator, Moosomin,
Sask.
Class 3081 - Circulation up to
3999
1 - Ladysmith/Chemainus (BC) Chronicle
- Mitch Wright
2 - Minden (ON) Times - Allison Taylor
3 - Stonewall (MB) Argus & Teulon Times - Adam Clayton
Class 3082 - Circulation 4000
to 12499
1 - Sherbrooke (QC) The Record
- Kate Shingler
2 - Whitehorse/Yukon Territory (YT) Yukon News - Julian
Fraser
3 - Olds (AB) Albertan - Carla Victor
Class 3083 - Circulation 12500
and over
1 - Coquitlam (BC) Now - Simone
Blais
2 - Oshawa/Whitby (ON) This Week - Martin Derbyshire
3 - Vernon (BC) Morning Star - Glenn Mitchell
Best Feature Series
Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association Trophies
Sponsored by SWNA
Class 3091 - Circulation up to
3999
1 - Placentia (NL) The Charter
- Priscilla Corcoran-Mooney
2 - Kahnawake (QC) Eastern Door - Ross Montour
3 - Gulf Islands (BC) Driftwood - Susan Lundy, Mitchell
Sherrin
Class 3092 - Circulation 4000
to 12499
1 - Olds (AB) Albertan - Carla
Victor
2 - Whistler (BC) Question - Patricia Wheeler
3 - Carbonear (NL) The Compass - Dennis Flynn
Class 3093 - Circulation 12500
and over
1 - Richmond Hill/Thornhill (ON)
Liberal - Mitchell Brown, Linda Johnson, Roger Varley,
Jerome Watt
2 - Newmarket - Aurora (ON) Era-Banner - Lisa Queen,
Jeff Mitchell, Mike Adler
3 - Peterborough (ON) This Week - Lance Anderson
Best Historical Story
Canada Post Trophies
Sponsored by Canada Post
Class 3101 - Circulation up to
3999
1 - Minden (ON) Times - Allison
Taylor
2 - Canmore (AB) Leader - Ben Smailes
3 - Didsbury (AB) Review - Richard Westlund
Class 3102 - Circulation 4000
to 12499
1 - Yellowknife (NT) Yellowknifer
- Mike W. Bryant
2 - Haliburton (ON) County Echo - Martha Perkins
3 - Terrace (BC) Standard - Jeff Nagel
Class 3103 - Circulation 12500
and over
1 - St. Albert & Sturgeon
(AB) Gazette - Susan Jones
2 - Burnaby/New Westminster (BC) News Leader - Wanda
Chow
3 - Duncan (BC) Cowichan News Leader - Jennifer McLarty
Best Ad Design
Sponsored by Multi-Ad Services of Canada Ltd.
Class 3111 - Circulation up to
3999
1 - Wainwright (AB) Star Chronicle
2 - Gulf Islands (BC) Driftwood
3 - Alliston (ON) Herald
Class 3112 - Circulation 4000
to 12499
1 - Merritt (BC) News
2 - Elmira-Woolwich (ON) Observer
3 - Sherbrooke (QC) The Record
Class 3113 - Circulation 12500
and over
1 - St. John's (NL) The Express
2 - Langley (BC) Advance News
3 - Kamloops (BC) This Week
Best Newspaper Promotion
Charles H. Nolan Trophies
Sponsored by Metroland Printing, Publishing &
Distributing Ltd., Mississauga, Ont.
Class 3121 - Circulation up to
3999
1 - Gulf Islands (BC) Driftwood
2 - Viking (AB) Weekly Review
3 - Port Perry (ON) Star
Class 3122 - Circulation 4000
to 12499
1 - Haliburton (ON) County Echo
2 - Quesnel (BC) Cariboo Observer
3 - Williams Lake (BC) Tribune
Class 3123 - Circulation 12500
and over
1 - Chilliwack (BC) Progress
2 - Pointe Claire/West Island (QC) Chronicle
3 - Midland/Penetanguishene (ON) Mirror
Best Special Section
Transcontinental Weeklies Trophies
Sponsored by Transcontinental Weeklies
Class 3131 - Circulation up to
6499
1 - Merritt (BC) News
2 - Fort Simpson (NT) Deh Cho Drum
3 - Invermere (BC) Valley Echo
Class 3132 - Circulation over
6499
1 - N.W.T./Nunavut (NT) News North
2 - Victoria (BC) News
3 - Guelph (ON) Tribune
Best Canadian Forces Base
Paper
Sponsored by the Department of National Defence
Class 4011 - Circulation open
1 - CFB Esquimalt (BC) Lookout
2 - CFB Greenwood (NS) Aurora Newspaper
3 - CFB Halifax (NS) Maritime Forces Atlantic Trident
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