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Black Press nominated for B.C. & Yukon Community Newspapers Association awards

The awards honour community newspaper and digital excellence across B.C. and Yukon
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More than 20 Black Press newspapers are up for this yearÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s Ma Murray awards.

Hosted by the BCYCNA, the honours celebrate the work of community journalists across the province for advertising, photography, writing in print and overall newspaper excellence. This yearÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s awards include a new category focussing on multimedia storytelling in the digital medium.

Winners will be announced on April 28, at the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond.

Black Press paper nominations:

NEWSPAPER EXCELLENCE AWARD, CATEGORY A

Haida Gwaii Observer

Clearwater Times

NEWSPAPER EXCELLENCE AWARD, CATEGORY B

Hope Standard

North Island Gazette

Revelstoke Review

NEWSPAPER EXCELLENCE AWARD, CATEGORY C

Salmon Arm Observer

NEWSPAPER EXCELLENCE AWARD, CATEGORY E

Parksville/Qualicum Beach News

Yukon News

NEWSPAPER EXCELLENCE AWARD, CATEGORY F

Langley Times

Penticton Western News

The Chilliwack Progress

NEWSPAPER EXCELLENCE AWARD, CATEGORY G

Vernon Morning Star

Photo awards:

FEATURE PHOTO AWARD, COLOUR OR BLACK & WHITE, UNDER 25,000

Yukon News, Joel Krahn - Bird Eclipse

Yukon News, Crystal Schick - Super Moon

Yukon News, Mike Thomas - Have Canoe Will Travel

PHOTO ESSAY AWARD

Parksville/Qualicum Beach News, Peter McCully - Day in the Life of Parksville

Yukon News, Joel Krahn - Muskrat Jamboree

PORTRAIT/PERSONALITY PHOTO AWARD

Yukon News, Crystal Schick - African Music Festival

SPORTS PHOTO AWARD, UNDER 25,000

Oak Bay News, Keri Coles - FlyinÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™ high

Salmon Arm Observer, Lachlan Labere - Politician versus pugilist, a mayoral one-two

Yukon News, Crystal Schick - Butterfly Swimmer

SPOT NEWS PHOTO AWARD, OVER 25,000

Abbotsford News, Vikki Hopes - Gang violence claims another life

The Chilliwack Progress, Paul Henderson - Overdose

SPOT NEWS PHOTO AWARD, UNDER 25,000

North Island Gazette, Tyson Whitney - Firefighter/house fire

Revelstoke Review, Marissa Tiel Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ Standoff

Terrace Standard, Quinn Bender - Train versus pedestrian

Writing awards:

ARTS & CULTURE WRITING AWARD

, Mike Davies - Hope is such a precious commodity

COLUMNIST AWARD

, John White - Conversation with a moose / Bullying leaves deep scars behind

, Brenda Anderson - Taking Canada-US relations to the next level / Familiar name among the numbers

ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE AWARD

, Andrew Hudson - Deer Zero

, Andrew Bailey - Clayoquot Cleanup

ENVIRONMENTAL WRITING AWARD

, Tom Zytaruk - Trashed, a three-part series

, Lori Fox - GwichÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™in prepare for another battle to stop drilling in caribou calving grounds

FEATURE ARTICLE AWARD, OVER 25,000

, Tamara Cunningham - Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district taking initial steps to reconciliation

Nanaimo News Bulletin, Karl Yu - Nanaimo parent advocates for support

FEATURE ARTICLE AWARD, UNDER 25,000

, Flavio Sachett Nienow - Wildlife traps concern dog owners

FEATURE SERIES AWARD

Grace Kennedy - Life after the RCMP

, Grace Kennedy - Making the Merge

JOHN COLLISON MEMORIAL AWARD FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM

, Matthew Claxton -

NEVILLE SHANKS MEMORIAL AWARD FOR HISTORICAL WRITING

Comox Valley Echo, Judy Hagen- Hunt for History Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ The man behind the letter Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥˜QÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™

SPORTS WRITING AWARD

, Travis Paterson -

, Eric Welsh - A soccer starÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s tale of two worlds

ERIC DUNNING AWARD FOR DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY

Don Kendall, Black Press Media

MA MURRAY COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD

, Evan Fentiman & Deb Theoret - Butt Out

, Karen Hill & Kevin Parnell - Get Involved

, Roxanne Hooper - Throwback ThursdayÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¦ Way back!

SPECIAL SECTION AWARD, UNDER 25,000

, Christine van Reeuwyk, Janet Gairdner & Lyn Quan - Women in Business

, Grant Harris, Nick Briere & Laura Millsip - Mining Week 2017

Digital awards:

BREAKING NEWS VIDEO AWARD

, Barry Gerding & Jen Zielinski -

, The Northern View, Shannon Lough - A stand of defiance

FEATURE VIDEO AWARD

, The Northern View, Quinn Bender, Keili Bartlett, Shannon Lough & Todd Hamilton -

, Crystal Schick -

MULTIMEDIA SERIES AWARD

, The Northern View, Shannon Lough -

, Ashley Wadhwani, Katya Slepian, Karly Blatts -

, Angie Mindus -

SINGLE MULTIMEDIA BREAKING NEWS STORY

, Dustin Godfrey, Jen Zielinski & Staff - Firefighters battling fire on West Bench

Penticton Western News, Staff -

, Travis Paterson -

SINGLE MULTIMEDIA FEATURE STORY AWARD

, Kendra Wong - What is it like to be part of the Canadian Armed Forces?

, Keri Coles - WWII veteran united with family of fallen soldier after decades-long search

Advertising awards:

AD CAMPAIGN AWARD

Mission City Record, Karen Murtagh - English Tarts

AD CAMPAIGN AWARD, COLLABORATIVE

Victoria News, Cara Robbins & Nick Waddington - Footloose Shoes

AD DESIGN AWARD, COLLABORATIVE, OVER 25,000

Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News, Maryn Goms & Maggie Prince - MarkÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s

AD DESIGN AWARD, COLLABORATIVE, UNDER 25,000

Nelson Star, Sandy Leonard, Adam Mandseth & Marc-Andre Hamelin - Burger Week

AD DESIGN AWARD, OVER 25,000

Goldstream News Gazette, Rebecca Wilde - BuckyÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s Taphouse

Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News, Maryn Goms & Jackie Brittain - P&L Speedprint

AD DESIGN AWARD, UNDER 25,000

100 Mile House Free Press, Evan Fentiman & Martina Dopf - Shop Local



About the Author: Ashley Wadhwani-Smith

I began my journalistic journey at Black Press Media as a community reporter in my hometown of Maple Ridge, B.C.
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