More than 20 Black Press newspapers are up for this yearB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™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 yearB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™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 B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·
Yukon B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·
NEWSPAPER EXCELLENCE AWARD, CATEGORY F
Langley Times
Penticton Western B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·
The Chilliwack Progress
NEWSPAPER EXCELLENCE AWARD, CATEGORY G
Vernon Morning Star
Photo awards:
FEATURE PHOTO AWARD, COLOUR OR BLACK & WHITE, UNDER 25,000
Yukon B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Joel Krahn - Bird Eclipse
Yukon B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Crystal Schick - Super Moon
Yukon B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Mike Thomas - Have Canoe Will Travel
PHOTO ESSAY AWARD
Parksville/Qualicum Beach B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Peter McCully - Day in the Life of Parksville
Yukon B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Joel Krahn - Muskrat Jamboree
PORTRAIT/PERSONALITY PHOTO AWARD
Yukon B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Crystal Schick - African Music Festival
SPORTS PHOTO AWARD, UNDER 25,000
Oak Bay B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Keri Coles - FlyinB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™ high
Salmon Arm Observer, Lachlan Labere - Politician versus pugilist, a mayoral one-two
Yukon B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Crystal Schick - Butterfly Swimmer
SPOT NEWS PHOTO AWARD, OVER 25,000
Abbotsford B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, 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 B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ 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 - GwichB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™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 B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ· 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 B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ The man behind the letter B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·˜QB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™
SPORTS WRITING AWARD
, Travis Paterson -
, Eric Welsh - A soccer starB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™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 ThursdayB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·¦ 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 B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Staff -
, Travis Paterson -
SINGLE MULTIMEDIA FEATURE STORY AWARD
Goldstream B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ· Gazette, 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 B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Cara Robbins & Nick Waddington - Footloose Shoes
AD DESIGN AWARD, COLLABORATIVE, OVER 25,000
Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Maryn Goms & Maggie Prince - MarkB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™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 B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ· Gazette, Rebecca Wilde - BuckyB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Taphouse
Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Maryn Goms & Jackie Brittain - P&L Speedprint
AD DESIGN AWARD, UNDER 25,000
100 Mile House Free Press, Evan Fentiman & Martina Dopf - Shop Local