Canadian
Pacific Railway
2002 Better Newspapers Competition
WINNERS
To view the BNC scores in PDF
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CANADIAN HERITAGE GENERAL
EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Class 1011 - General Excellence,
Circulation under 2,000
Best All-Round Newspaper
1 - Thorold (ON) News
2 - Cobden (ON) Sun
3 - Merritt (BC) Herald
Best Front Page
1 - Cobden (ON) Sun
2 - Fort Smith (NT) Slave River Journal
3 - Whitewood (SK) Herald
Best Editorial Page
1 - Thorold (ON) News
2 - Merritt (BC) Herald
3 - Cobden (ON) Sun
Class 1012 - General Excellence, Circulation 2,000 to 3,499
Best All-Round Newspaper
1 - Banff (AB) Crag &
Canyon
2 - Corner Brook (NF) Humber Log
3 - Melfort (SK) Journal
Best Front Page
1 - Alliston (ON) Herald
2 - Corner Brook (NF) Humber Log
3 - Melfort (SK) Journal
Best Editorial Page
1 - Melfort (SK) Journal
2 - Banff (AB) Crag & Canyon
3 - Corner Brook (NF) Humber Log
Class 1013 - General Excellence,
Circulation 3,500 to 6,499
Best All-Round Newspaper
1 - Whistler (BC) Question
2 - Williams Lake (BC) Tribune
3 - Estevan (SK) Mercury
Best Front Page
1 - Estevan (SK) Mercury
2 - Whistler (BC) Question
3 - Port Elgin (ON) Shoreline Beacon
Best Editorial Page
1 - Whistler (BC) Question
2 - Williams Lake (BC) Tribune
3 - Gander (NF) Beacon
Class 1014 - General Excellence, Circulation 6,500 to 12,499
Best All-Round Newspaper
1 - Bridgewater (NS) Bulletin
2 - Spruce Grove (AB) Examiner
3 - Milton (ON) Canadian Champion
Best Front Page
1 - Stouffville (ON) Tribune
2 - Milton (ON) Canadian Champion
3 - Bridgewater (NS) Bulletin
Best Editorial Page
1 - Bridgewater (NS) Bulletin
2 - Dundas (ON) Star News
2 - Westmount (QC) Examiner
Class 1015 - General Excellence, Circulation 12,500 to 24,999
Best All-Round Newspaper
1 - St. Albert & Sturgeon
(AB) Gazette
2 - Duncan (BC) Cowichan News Leader
3 - Lloydminster (AB) Meridian Booster
Best Front Page
1 - Duncan (BC) Cowichan
News Leader
2 - St. Albert & Sturgeon (AB) Gazette
3 - Stoney Creek (ON) News
Best Editorial Page
1 - Duncan (BC) Cowichan
News Leader
2 - St. Albert & Sturgeon (AB) Gazette
3 - Sechelt/Gibsons (BC) Coast Reporter
Class 1016 - General Excellence, Circulation 25,000 and over
Best All-Round Newspaper
1 - N. & W. Vancouver
(BC) North Shore News
2 - Newmarket - Aurora (ON) Era-Banner
3 - Abbotsford (BC) Times
Best Front Page
1 - N. & W. Vancouver
(BC) North Shore News
2 - Oakville (ON) Beaver
3 - Newmarket - Aurora (ON) Era-Banner
Best Editorial Page
1 - Newmarket - Aurora (ON)
Era-Banner
2 - N. & W. Vancouver (BC) North Shore News
3 - St. John's (NF) The Express
PREMIER AWARDS
Class 2011 - Environmental Writing, Circulation under 10,000
Environment Canada Award for Excellence in Environmental Writing,
sponsored by Environment Canada
1 - Doug Draper, Thorold
(ON) News
2 - Michael Hale, Whitehorse/Yukon Territory (YT) Yukon News
3 - Jeff Nagel, Terrace (BC) Standard
Class 2012 - Environmental
Writing, Circulation 10,000 and over
Environment Canada Award for Excellence in Environmental Writing,
sponsored by Environment Canada
1 - Jacquie McInnes &
Susan O'Neill, Ajax/Pickering (ON) News Advertiser
2 - Jeff Solmundson, Selkirk (MB) Journal
3 - Trudy Beyak, Abbotsford (BC) News
Class 2031 - Best Local
Cartoon, Circulation under 10,000
QCNA Trophy, sponsored by QCNA, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC
1 - Glenn Rogers, Whistler
(BC) Question
2 - Walt Radda, Port Perry (ON) Star
3 - Bob Muirhead, Salmon Arm (BC) Observer
Class 2032 - Best Local
Cartoon, Circulation 10,000 and over
The Barrhead Leader Trophy, sponsored by the Barrhead Leader,
Alberta
1 - Tim Dolighan, Oshawa/Whitby
(ON) This Week
2 - Steve Nease, Oakville (ON) Beaver
3 - Chris Murray, Saanich (BC) News
Class 2041 - Best Agricultural
Edition, Circulation under 10,000
Allan Caldwell Award for Best Agricultural Edition, sponsored
by Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
1 - Williams Lake (BC) Tribune
2 - Listowel (ON) Banner
3 - Aylmer (ON) Express
Class 2042 - Best Agricultural
Edition, Circulation 10,000 and over
Allan Caldwell Award for Best Agricultural Edition, sponsored
by Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
1 - Camrose (AB) Canadian
2 - Selkirk (MB) Journal
3 - Chilliwack (BC) Progress
Class 2051 - Outstanding
Columnist
George Cadogan Memorial Award, sponsored by Cadogan Foundation
Inc., Miramichi, N.B.
1 - Lynn Rees Lambert, Kingston
(ON) This Week/Weekend
2 - David Teetzel, Richmond Hill/Thornhill (ON) Liberal
3 - Lesley Hughes, Winnipeg (MB) the Metro
Class 2061 - Outstanding
Community Service, Circulation under 10,000
Sponsored by Serge Lavoie, Executive Director, CCNA
1 - Mildmay (ON) Town &
Country Crier
2 - Elmira (ON) Independent
3 - Ladysmith/Chemainus (BC) Chronicle
Class 2062 - Outstanding
Community Service, Circulation 10,000 and over
Woodstock Bugle Trophy, sponsored by The Bugle, Woodstock,
N.B.
1 - Oshawa/Whitby (ON) This
Week
2 - Pointe Claire/West Island (QC) Chronicle
3 - Nanaimo (BC) News Bulletin
Class 2071 - Outstanding
Reporter Initiative, Circulation under 10,000
Esso Journalism Award, sponsored by Imperial Oil Limited
1 - Tim Foran, Uxbridge
(ON) Times-Journal
2 - Paul MacNeill, Montague (PE) Eastern Graphic
3 - Erin Fletcher, Ladysmith/Chemainus (BC) Chronicle
Class 2072 - Outstanding
Reporter Initiative, Circulation 10,000 and over
Esso Journalism Award, sponsored by Imperial Oil Limited
1 - Tara Norton, St. Albert
& Sturgeon (AB) Gazette
2 - Judy Reimche, Sidney (BC) Peninsula News Review
3 - Lois Tuffin, Peterborough (ON) This Week
Class 2081 - Best National
Editorial, Circulation under 10,000
AWNA Trophy, sponsored by the Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association
1 - Jim Bell, Iqaluit-Eastern
Arctic (NT) Nunatsiaq News
2 - Ross Murray, Stanstead (QC) Journal
3 - Steve Galea, Haliburton (ON) County Echo
Class 2082 - Best National
Editorial, Circulation 10,000 and over
Charles Hawkins Memorial Trophy, sponsored by the Manitoba
Community Newspapers Association
1 - Rick Johnson, Winnipeg
(MB) the Lance
2 - Andrew Holota, Surrey/North Delta (BC) Leader
3 - Michael O'Keefe, Ancaster (ON) News
Class 2091 - Best Local
Editorial, Circulation under 10,000
ACNA Trophy, sponsored by the Atlantic Community Newspapers
Association
1 - Michelle Hicks, Grand
Falls-Windsor (NF) Advertiser
2 - Bill Phillips, Williams Lake (BC) Tribune
3 - Thomas Winterhoff, Oak Bay (BC) News
Class 2092 - Best Local
Editorial, Circulation 10,000 and over
Werden Leavens Memorial Trophy, sponsored by the Ontario Community
Newspapers Association
1 - Paul Rudan, Campbell
River (BC) North Island Weekender
2 - Andrew Holota, Surrey/North Delta (BC) Leader
3 - Rob Demone, White Rock/South Surrey (BC) Peace Arch News
Class 2101 - Best News Story,
Circulation under 10,000
NAA Trophy, sponsored by the Newspaper Association of America
1 - R.Hunter, K.Martin,
L.Herbert, R.McKinley, Athabasca (AB) Advocate
2 - Susan Corkum-Greek, Bridgewater (NS) Bulletin
3 - Cathy Ellis & Sherri Zickefoose, Banff (AB) Crag &
Canyon
Class 2102 - Best News Story,
Circulation 10,000 and over
NAA Trophy, sponsored by the Newspaper Association of America
1 - Paula Carlson, Surrey/North
Delta (BC) Leader
2 - Naoibh O'Connor, Vancouver (BC) Courier - West Side
3 - Stephanie Porter, St. John's (NF) The Express
Class 2111 - Best House
Ad, Circulation under 10,000
Metro Creative Graphics Trophy, sponsored by Metro Creative
Graphics
1 - Yellowknife (NT) Yellowknifer
2 - Bridgewater (NS) Bulletin
3 - Provost (AB) News
Class 2112 - Best House
Ad, Circulation 10,000 and over
Metro Creative Graphics Trophy, sponsored by Metro Creative
Graphics
1 - St. Albert & Sturgeon
(AB) Gazette
2 - Surrey/North Delta (BC) Leader
3 - Scarborough (ON) Mirror
Class 2121 - Best Business
Writing Award, Circulation under 10,000
Canadian National Trophy, sponsored by Canadian National
1 - Mike Hale, Whitehorse/Yukon
Territory (YT) Yukon News
2 - Paul MacNeill, Montague (PE) Eastern Graphic
3 - Jeff Nagel, Terrace (BC) Standard
Class 2122 - Best Business
Writing Award, Circulation 10,000 and over
Canadian National Trophy, sponsored by Canadian National
1 - Jack Danylchuk, N.W.T./Nunavut
(NT) News North
2 - Keith Gilligan, Ajax/Pickering (ON) News Advertiser
3 - Naoibh O'Connor, Vancouver (BC) Courier - West Side
Class 2131 - Best Coverage
of the Arts, Circulation under 10,000
TV Media Inc. Trophy, sponsored by TV Media Inc.
1 - Sherbrooke (QC) The
Record
2 - Haliburton (ON) County Echo
3 - Yorkton (SK) This Week
Class 2132 - Best Coverage
of the Arts, Circulation 10,000 and over
TV Media Inc. Trophy, sponsored by TV Media Inc.
1 - N.W.T./Nunavut (NT)
News North
2 - N. & W. Vancouver (BC) North Shore News
3 - Peterborough (ON) This Week
Class 2141 - Best Blooper
Award, Circulation under 10,000
TV Media Inc. Trophy, sponsored by TV Media Inc.
1 - Coronation (AB) Review
2 - Pictou (NS) Advocate
3 - Port Aux Basques (NF) The Gulf News
Class 2142 - Best Blooper
Award, Circulation 10,000 and over
TV Media Inc. Trophy, sponsored by TV Media Inc.
1 - Brooks & County
(AB) Chronicle
2 - Orleans (ON) Star
3 - Courtenay Comox Valley (BC) Record
SPECIAL COMPETITIONS
Class 3011 - Best Spot News Photo, Circulation under 4,000
Okotoks Western Wheel Trophy, sponsored by Western Wheel Publishing,
Alta.
1 - Michael Jiggins, Napanee
(ON) Beaver
2 - Ryland Coyne, Smiths Falls (ON) Record News
3 - James Murray, Salmon Arm (BC) Observer
Class 3012 - Best Spot News
Photo, Circulation 4,000 to 12,499
Weyburn Review Trophy, sponsored by the Weyburn Review, Weyburn,
Sask.
1 - Tanya Chapman, Williams
Lake (BC) Tribune
2 - O.R. Sheddy, Drumheller (AB) Mail
3 - Jason Halstead, Portage La Prairie (MB) Herald Leader
Press
Class 3013 - Best Spot News
Photo, Circulation 12,500 and over
Canadian Circulations Audit Board Trophy, sponsored by CCAB,
a division of BPA International
1 - Boaz Joseph, Surrey/North
Delta (BC) Leader
2 - April Bartlett, St. Albert & Sturgeon (AB) Gazette
3 - Ron Kuzyk, Oakville (ON) Beaver
Class 3021 - Best Feature
Photo, Circulation under 4,000
Yorkton This Week Trophy, sponsored by Yorkton This Week,
Yorkton, Sask.
1 - James Murray, Salmon
Arm (BC) Observer
2 - Richard Holmes, Provost (AB) News
3 - Shari Narine, Pincher Creek (AB) Echo
Class 3022 - Best Feature
Photo, Circulation 4,000 to 12,499
Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association Trophy, sponsored
by SWNA
1 - Kirsten Murphy, N.W.T./Nunavut
(NT) News North
2 - Heather Hutchinson, Calgary (AB) Rocky View Times
3 - Mark Simkins, Bridgewater (NS) Bulletin
Class 3023 - Best Feature
Photo, Circulation 12,500 and over
Port Perry Star Trophy, sponsored by Port Perry Star, Port
Perry, ON
1 - Barrie Erskine, Oakville
(ON) Beaver
2 - Scott Van Seggelen, Red Deer (AB) Express
3 - A. J. Groen, Oshawa/Whitby (ON) This Week
Class 3031 - Best Sports
Photo, Circulation under 4,000
Brabant Newspapers Trophy, sponsored by Brabant Newspapers,
serving the Greater Hamilton Area
1 - Sandy Poitras, Alliston
(ON) Herald
2 - Bonny Makarewicz, Whistler (BC) Question
3 - Pam Doyle, Canmore (AB) Leader
Class 3032 - Best Sports
Photo, Circulation 4,000 to 12,499
The Advance Trophy, sponsored by The Advance, Liverpool, N.S.,
a Cameron publication
1 - Tanya Chapman, Williams
Lake (BC) Tribune
2 - Derrick Lundy, Gulf Islands (BC) Driftwood
3 - Allison Kennedy, Collingwood (ON) Enterprise-Bulletin
*Class
3033 - Best Sports Photo, Circulation 12,500 and over
Robinson-Blackmore Publishing Trophy, sponsored by Robinson-Blackmore
Printing and Publishing, Nfld.
1 - John Gordon, Langley
(BC) Times
2 - Barrie Erskine, Oakville (ON) Beaver
3 - John Van Putten, Abbotsford (BC) News
*The three listed
above have been verified as the correct winners in this category.
The winners listed in the BNC book in this category are incorrect.
The Canadian Community Newspaper Association apologizes for
the error.
Class 3041 - Best Photo
Essay, Circulation under 4,000
1 - Oliver Montour/Chester
Goodleaf, Kahnawake (QC) Eastern Door
2 - Grant Warkentin/Clarise Klassen, Hinton (AB) Parklander
3 - Pablo Richard Fernandez, Invermere (BC) Valley Echo
Class 3042 - Best Photo
Essay, Circulation 4,000 to 12,499
Bernice Carmichael Trophy, sponsored by The Valleyview Valley
Views, Valleyview, AB
1 - Mike Thomas, Whitehorse/Yukon
Territory (YT) Yukon News
2 - Jason Halstead, Portage La Prairie (MB) Herald Leader
Press
3 - Celia Bronkhorst, Port Perry (ON) This Week
Class 3043 - Best Photo
Essay, Circulation 12,500 and over
Williams Lake Tribune Trophy, sponsored by the Williams Lake
Tribune, Williams Lake, B.C.
1 - Kyle Griffin, Peterborough
(ON) This Week
2 - Brian Howell, New Westminster (BC) Record
3 - Mike Berezowsky & Marc Britten, St. Albert (AB) Saint
City News
Class 3051 - Best Photo
Illustration
George Holmes Memorial Trophy, sponsored by The Holmes Family,
Alberta
1 - Merle Robillard, N.W.T./Nunavut
(NT) News North
2 - Chris Horobin, Mississauga (ON) News
3 - John Andrews, St. John's (NF) The Express
Class 3061 - Best Christmas
Edition, Circulation under 4,000
Lighthouse Trophy, sponsored by Lighthouse Publishing, Bridgewater,
N.S.
1 - Ladysmith/Chemainus
(BC) Chronicle
2 - Strathmore (AB) Standard
3 - Rosthern (SK) Saskatchewan Valley News
Class 3062 - Best Christmas
Edition, Circulation 4,000 to 12,499
Rocky Mountain House Mountaineer Trophy, sponsored by the
Rocky Mountain House Mountaineer, Alta.
1 - Bridgewater (NS) Bulletin
2 - Williams Lake (BC) Tribune
3 - Miramichi (NB) Miramichi Weekend
Class 3063 - Best Christmas
Edition, Circulation 12,500 and over
Noel and Lois Edey Memorial Trophy, sponsored by the Grande
Cache Mountaineer, Alta.
1 - Parksville/Qualicum
Beach (BC) The News
2 - Langley (BC) Times
3 - Prince George (BC) Free Press
Class 3071 - Best Sports
Pages, Circulation under 4,000
Yellowknifer Trophy, sponsored by the Yellowknife Yellowknifer,
N.W.T.
1 - Taber (AB) Times
2 - Corner Brook (NF) Humber Log
3 - Estevan (SK) Mercury
Class 3072 - Best Sports
Pages, Circulation 4,000 to 12,499
Taber Times Trophy, sponsored by the Taber Times, Taber, Alberta
1 - Tillsonburg (ON) News
2 - Whitehorse/Yukon Territory (YT) Yukon News
3 - Alexandria (ON) Glengarry News
Class 3073 - Best Sports
Pages, Circulation 12,500 and over
John H. Vopni Memorial Trophy, sponsored by Ian A. MacKenzie
1 - Abbotsford (BC) News
2 - Pointe Claire/West Island (QC) Chronicle
3 - Mississauga (ON) News
Class 3081 - Best Feature
Story, Circulation under 4,000
Carillon Trophy, sponsored by The Carillon, Steinbach, Manitoba
1 - Staff, Enfield (NS)
Weekly Press
2 - Kim Reid, Stephenville (NF) Georgian
3 - Sara Keddy, Berwick (NS) Register
Class 3082 - Best Feature
Story, Circulation 4,000 to 12,499
Dulcie Wenger Memorial Trophy, sponsored by Barry and Robert
Wenger, Wingham and Listowel, Ontario
1 - Peter Clarke, Gulf Islands
(BC) Driftwood
2 - Richard Mostyn, Whitehorse/Yukon Territory (YT) Yukon
News
3 - Cathy Olliffe, Haliburton (ON) County Echo
Class 3083 - Best Feature
Story, Circulation 12,500 and over
Moosomin World-Spectator Trophy, sponsored by the Moosomin
World-Spectator, Moosomin, Sask.
1 - Judie Steeves, Kelowna
(BC) Capital News
2 - Wanda Chow, Burnaby/New Westminster (BC) News Leader
3 - Katharine Sealey, Brampton (ON) Guardian
Class 3091 - Best Feature
Series, Circulation under 4,000
Pictou Advocate Trophy, sponsored by the Pictou Advocate,
N.S.
1 - Christine Trott, Alliston
(ON) Herald
2 - Karen Blackmore, Troy Turner, Happy Valley-Goose Bay (NF)
Labradorian
3 - Darrell Greer, Rankin Inlet/Nunavut (NT) Kivalliq News
Class 3092 - Best Feature
Series, Circulation 4,000 to 12,499
Abbotsford News Trophy, sponsored by the Abbotsford News,
Abbotsford, B.C.
1 - Lisa Brown, Bridgewater
(NS) Bulletin
2 - Morgan Ian Adams, Collingwood (ON) Enterprise-Bulletin
3 - Carla Victor, Olds (AB) Albertan
Class 3093 - Best Feature
Series, Circulation 12,500 and over
The North Star Trophy, sponsored by The Parry Sound North
Star, Parry Sound, Ont.
1 - Trudy Beyak, Abbotsford
(BC) News
2 - Natalie Miller, Peterborough (ON) This Week
3 - Tim Whitnell, Burlington (ON) Post
Class 3101 - Best Historical
Story, Circulation under 4,000
Transcontinental Weeklies Trophy, sponsored by Transcontinental
Weeklies, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1 - Fred Ilott, Powell River
(BC) Peak
2 - Wendy Fraser, Lillooet (BC) Bridge River Lillooet News
3 - Ross Montour, Kahnawake (QC) Eastern Door
Class 3102 - Best Historical
Story, Circulation 4,000 to 12,499
1 - Jane George, Iqaluit-Eastern
Arctic (NT) Nunatsiaq News
2 - Michele LeTourneau, N.W.T./Nunavut (NT) News North
3 - Neil Horner, Quesnel (BC) Cariboo Observer
Class 3103 - Best Historical
Story, Circulation 12,500 and over
Sherbrooke Record Trophy, sponsored by the Sherbrooke Record,
Sherbrooke, QC
1 - Wanda Chow, Burnaby/New
Westminster (BC) News Leader
2 - John Stewart, Mississauga (ON) News
3 - Lisa Smedman, Vancouver (BC) Courier - West Side
Class 3111 - Best Ad Design,
Circulation under 4,000
1 - Fort Smith (NT) Slave
River Journal
2 - Port Perry (ON) Star
3 - Invermere (BC) Valley Echo
Class 3112 - Best Ad Design,
Circulation 4,000 to 12,499
1 - Elmira-Woolwich (ON)
Observer
2 - Nipawin (SK) Journal
3 - Collingwood (ON) Enterprise-Bulletin
Class 3113 - Best Ad Design,
Circulation 12,500 and over
1 - New Westminster (BC)
Record
2 - N. & W. Vancouver (BC) North Shore News
3 - Oakville (ON) Beaver
Class 3121 - Best Newspaper
Promotion, Circulation under 4,000
St. Albert Gazette Trophy, sponsored by the St. Albert Gazette,
St. Albert, Alta.
1 - Ladysmith/Chemainus
(BC) Chronicle
2 - Kahnawake (QC) Eastern Door
3 - Coronation (AB) Review
Class 3122 - Best Newspaper
Promotion, Circulation 4,000 to 12,499
Chas. H. Nolan Trophy, sponsored by Metroland Printing, Publishing
and Distributing Ltd., Mississauga, Ont.
1 - Bridgewater (NS) Bulletin
2 - Gulf Islands (BC) Driftwood
3 - Elmira (ON) Independent
Class 3123 - Best Newspaper
Promotion, Circulation 12,500 and over
British Columbia & Yukon Community Newspapers Association
Trophy, sponsored by BCYCNA
1 - Oakville (ON) Beaver
2 - Chilliwack (BC) Progress
3 - St. Albert (AB) Saint City News
Class 3131 - Best Special
Section, Circulation under 6,500
Metro Creative Graphics Trophy, sponsored by Metro Creative
Graphics
1 - Alliston (ON) Herald
2 - New Liskeard (ON) Temiskaming Speaker
3 - Williams Lake (BC) Tribune
Class 3132 - Best Special
Section, Circulation 6,500 and over
Goderich Signal-Star Trophy, sponsored by the Goderich Signal-Star
1 - N.W.T./Nunavut (NT)
News North
2 - Victoria (BC) News
3 - Pointe Claire/West Island (QC) Chronicle
CANADIAN FORCES BASE NEWSPAPERS
Class 4011 - Best Canadian
Forces Base Paper
Sponsored by Brian Garagan, C.D., Winnipeg, Man.
1 - CFB Halifax (NS) Maritime
Forces Atlantic Trident
2 - CFB Esquimalt (BC) Lookout
3 - CFB Greenwood (NS) Aurora Newspaper
