More than 20 Black Press Media community newspapers are up for this yearB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Ma Murray awards.

Hosted by the the BC & Yukon Community B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ· Media Association, the awards honour and celebrate the work of community journalists across the province for advertising, photography, writing and overall newspaper excellence.

For a second year, the awards include a category focusing on multimedia digital storytelling.

Winners will be announced on Apr. 27 at the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond.

Black Press Media paper nominations:

NEWSPAPER EXCELLENCE AWARD, CATEGORY A

• Eagle Valley B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·
• Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·

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

• Peninsula B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ· Review
• Yukon B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·

NEWSPAPER EXCELLENCE AWARD, CATEGORY F

• Cowichan Valley Citizen
• Vernon Morning Star

NEWSPAPER EXCELLENCE AWARD, CATEGORY G

• Peace Arch B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·

Photo awards:

FEATURE PHOTO AWARD, OVER 25,000

• Peace Arch B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Aaron Hinks - Friends extol train victim B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·˜he was a giftB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™

FEATURE PHOTO AWARD, UNDER 25,000

• Oak Bay B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Keri Coles - Graduation glee
• Salmon Arm Observer, Lachlan Labere - ItB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s a hit
• Yukon B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Jackie Hong - Cavewoman

PHOTO ESSAY AWARD

• Parksville/Qualicum Beach B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Peter McCully & team - Day in the Life of Parksville
• Yukon B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Crystal Schick - Rendezvous

PORTRAIT/PERSONALITY PHOTO AWARD

• Penticton Western B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Mark D. Brett - Christmas on the streets

SPORTS PHOTO AWARD, UNDER 25,000

• Prince Rupert, The Northern View, Matthew Allen - Three-way tie for runners racing to the finish line
• Terrace Standard, Quinn Bender - Mountain Rush - Wild Descent Packhorse Race
• Yukon B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Crystal Schick - Water Rodeo

SPORTS PHOTO AWARD, OVER 25,000

• Peace Arch B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Aaron Hinks - Point of contact
• Penticton Western B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Mark D. Brett - Tigers the little team that could

SPOT NEWS PHOTO AWARD, OVER 25,000

• Peace Arch B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Aaron Hinks - White Rock pier split in two in storm of century
• Peninsula B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ· Review, Arnold Lim - Province gives B.C. homeless campers deadline to leave provincial park
• Surrey Now-Leader, Curtis Kreklau - Smokey silhouette

SPOT NEWS PHOTO AWARD, UNDER 25,000

• Grand Forks Gazette, Kathleen Saylors - B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·˜CatastrophicB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™ flooding will echo for years

B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·¢ Smithers, Interior B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Chris Gareau B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Jessica Comes Home

Writing awards:

ARTS & CULTURE WRITING AWARD

• Nanaimo B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ· Bulletin, Josef Jacobson - Breast cancer survivor exhibits her experience

BUSINESS WRITING AWARD

• Prince Rupert, The Northern View, Matthew Allen - Death of Retail series

COLUMNIST AWARD

• Campbell River Mirror, Mike Chouinard - Wise Cracks
• Chilliwack Progress, Greg Knill - Complacency is never the right response / Chilliwack school trustees should lead by example

EDITORIAL AWARD

• Chilliwack Progress, Greg Knill - CanB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™t we just lighten up?

ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE AWARD

• Revelstoke Review, Liam Harrap - Brewery creates bread beer from food waste
• Surrey Now-Leader, Amy Reid - Turning food to fuel

ENVIRONMENTAL WRITING AWARD

• Keremeos, The Review, Tara Bowie - Rattlesnakes in parts of South OK could be hissss-tory

FEATURE ARTICLE AWARD, OVER 25,000

• Kelowna Capital B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Carli Berry - Emerging from a history of homelessness
• Kelowna Capital B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Kathy Michaels - For the first time in my life I am me

FEATURE ARTICLE AWARD, UNDER 25,000

• Nelson Star, Tyler Harper - The pieces of Darwin Greyeyes
• Yukon B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Jackie Hong - A behind-the-scenes glimpse at Environment YukonB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s necropsy lab

FEATURE SERIES AWARD

• Abbotsford B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Dustin Godfrey - Finding A Way Home
• North Delta Reporter, Grace Kennedy - Finding success

JOHN COLLISON MEMORIAL AWARD FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM

• Abbotsford B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Tyler Olsen - Skipping the bill
• Langley Advance, Matthew Claxton - Developer Gone Bad
• Oak Bay B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Keri Coles - When parents kill

NEVILLE SHANKS MEMORIAL AWARD FOR HISTORICAL WRITING

• Trail Times, Sheri Regnier - Appraisers tasked with putting a value on a communityB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s history
• Yukon B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Jackie Hong - Yukon Archives project aims to identify First Nations individuals in historical photos

TINKHORN CREEK VINEYARDS OUTDOOR RECREATION WRITING AWARD

• Abbotsford B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Tyler Olsen - How Sumas MountainB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s trails were saved
• Cowichan Valley Citizen, Sarah Simpson - Neighbours aim to oust gun club from park
• Nelson Star, Tyler Harper - Giving Kootenay Lake back to special needs swimmers

SPORTS WRITING AWARD

• Surrey Now-Leader, Ryan-Alexander McLeod - Flag football carries deeper meaning for inner city kids

SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS AWARD, OVER 25,000

• Peninsula B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ· Review, Penny Sakamoto, Susan Lundy, Dale Naftel & Lily Chan - Pearl Magazine

SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS AWARD, UNDER 25,000

• Nelson Star, Greg Nesteroff & team - Nelson Adventure Magazine

BC CARE PROVIDERS ASSOCIATION SPECIAL SECTION AWARD, OVER 25,000

• Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Michael Hall, Lisa Prophet-Craik & Multi Media Sales Consultant - Locally Owned 2018
• Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Lisa Prophet-Craik, Michael Hall, Multi Media Consultants & Editorial Staff - A-list 2018

SPECIAL SECTION AWARD, UNDER 25,000

• Nelson Star, Katelyn Hurley, Marc-Andre Hamelin & team - Indulge Nelson

COAST CAPITAL SAVINGS NEW JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

• Cloverdale Reporter, Grace Kennedy
• Oak Bay B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Keri Coles

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

• Black Press Media, Lorie Williston

Digital awards:

BREAKING NEWS VIDEO AWARD

• Goldstream B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ· Gazette, Arnold Lim - Only tent city residents allowed into Goldstream Park campsites
• Oak Bay B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Keri Coles - Injured hiker rescued after fall on steep terrain in Highlands

FEATURE VIDEO AWARD

• Hope Standard, Ashley Wadhwani - From (hydroponic) farm to table: A look inside a cannabis production facility
• Sooke B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ· Mirror, Arnold Lim & Dawn Gibson - A letter to my former self

MULTIMEDIA SERIES AWARD

• Victoria B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Nicole Crescenzi & Arnold Lim - Learning the ropes, police style

SINGLE MULTIMEDIA BREAKING NEWS STORY

• Peace Arch B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Aaron Hinks & Tracy Holmes - Pier split in two in storm of century
• Prince Rupert, The Northern View, Shannon Lough - Ottawa apologizes to Japanese family in B.C. after chopping historic cherry trees

Advertising awards:

AD DESIGN AWARD

• Nelson Star, Katelyn Hurley B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Kootenai Moon
• Nelson Star, Sandy Leonard B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Nelson Brewing Company
• Yukon B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Heidi Miller - Earls Burger Challenge

AD DESIGN AWARD, COLLABORATIVE, OVER 25,000

• Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Vipan Aulakh & Maryn Goms - True Light Building & Development
• Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Karen Derosia - The Chopped Leaf - Feel good after you eat!

AD DESIGN AWARD, COLLABORATIVE, UNDER 25,000

• Cloverdale Reporter, Cynthia Dunsmore - Experience the amazing world of the honey bee

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