ANNOUNCING THE FINALISTS for the 2015 BCYCNA Ma Murray Community Newspaper Awards Presented by Coast Capital Savings

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1 ANNOUNCING THE FINALISTS for the 2015 BCYCNA Ma Murray Community Newspaper Awards Presented by Coast Capital Savings Here s to another fantastic year of entries from the BCYCNA papers. We were once again bombarded with submissions from almost all of our members, and judges from across the country praised our association for the fine work coming out of BC and Yukon. We have collected all the results and are very excited to announce the finalists here. The award categories are listed below by category division: Newspaper Excellence, Advertising, Photography, Writing, and Other, in that order. The deserving finalists for each category are then listed in alphabetical order by newspaper name. Congratulations to all finalists and thank you so much to everyone who entered. We hope to see you at the Ma Murray Awards Gala on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond. Registration details will be announced shortly. See you there!

2 NEWSPAPER EXCELLENCE AWARDS Newspaper Excellence: Category A Clearwater, North Thompson Times, Staff Rocky Mountain Goat, Laura Keil, Korie Marshall, Alison Kubbos, Chris Parker The Northern Sentinel, Cameron Orr, Louisa Genzale Newspaper Excellence: Category B Hope Standard, Kerrie- Ann Schoenit, Pattie Desjardins, Janice McDonald, Carly Ferguson North Island Gazette, J.R. Rardon, Aidan O'Toole, Sandy Grenier Lisa Harrison Revelstoke Times Review, Staff Newspaper Excellence: Category C Gulf Islands Driftwood, Staff The Squamish Chief, Darren Roberts and Staff Whistler Question, Sarah Strother, Alyssa Noel and Staff Newspaper Excellence: Category D 100 Mile House Free Press, Staff Coast Reporter, Ian Jacques and Staff Pique News Magazine, Sarah Strother, Clare Ogilvie and Staff Newspaper Excellence: Category E New Westminster Record, Staff Parksville/Qualicum Beach News, Staff Yukon News, Yukon News Staff

3 Newspaper Excellence: Category F Comox Valley Record, Staff Nanaimo News Bulletin, Staff The Chilliwack Progress, Staff Newspaper Excellence: Category G Kamloops This Week, Christopher Foulds, Kelly Hall Surrey Now, Beau Simpson, Gary Hollick Vernon Morning Star, Staff ADVERTISING AWARDS Ad Campaign Award Abbotsford News, Susan McMurchy, Yvonne Dods - Ronald Allan Annual Clearance Sale Maple Ridge- Pitt Meadows News, Maggie Prince, Carly Moir, Lisa Prophet, Jim Coulter - For the love of... The ACT Maple Ridge- Pitt Meadows News, Lisa Prophet, Colleen Flanagan, Carly Moir, Jim Coulter - FUND RUN - Lace Up! Ad Campaign Award, Collaborative Maple Ridge- Pitt Meadows News, Jim Coulter, Lisa Prophet, Carly Moir - Thanksgiving Campaign - Province- wide Maple Ridge- Pitt Meadows News, Annette Waterbeek, Lisa Prophet - West Coast Ford Animal Series New Westminster NewsLeader, Matt Blair - You're Welcome Ad Design Award, Collaborative, Over 25,000 Abbotsford News, Gerrad Zandetti, Anne Williams - Dignity Memorial Maple Ridge- Pitt Meadows News, Brittany Haqq, Annie Sarazin - Cloud Nine Nail Bar Surrey, North Delta Leader, Shelly Foster, Ann Robinson - Valley Yarn is Having a Yarn Sale

4 Ad Design Award, Collaborative, Under 25,000 Alberni Valley News, Teresa Bird, Elizabeth Leon- Guerrero - Home Hardware Summer Clearance Pique News Magazine, Claire Ryan - Olives Market The Squamish Chief, Louise Dewar - Curves Ad Design Award, Over 25,000 Abbotsford News, Cristine MacDonald, Don Barbeau - The Fraser Valley Automall Annual Food Bank Drive Burnaby NewsLeader, Matt Blair - Destination - Black Dot Burnaby NewsLeader, Leslie McQueen - Save On Foods - Congratulations Ad Design Award, Under 25,000 Pique News Magazine, Claire Ryan - WORCA Whistler Question, Lindsey Ataya - Canadian Avalanche Foundation Whistler Question, Louise Stevens - RMOW FireSmart Classifieds Award Coast Reporter, Shelley Alleyne Pique News Magazine, Karl Partington, Susan Hutchinson, Tina Masterson and Staff Yukon News, Heidi Neufeld PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS Feature Photo Award, Black & White North Thompson Star/Journal, Jill Hayward - Teenage raptor Oak Bay News, Don Denton - Framing the moment Yukon News, Jesse Winter - Rescue Dive

5 Feature Photo Award, Colour, Over 25,000 Nanaimo Daily News, Aaron Hinks - Super Moon The Chilliwack Progress, Jenna Hauck - Powwow silhouette Victoria News, Don Denton - Pie Eyed Feature Photo Award, Colour, Under 25,000 Alaska Highway Daily News, Matt Lamers - Challenge filed Columbia Valley Pioneer, Dan Walton - Toby Creek enchantment Salmon Arm Observer, James Murray - Wide- eyed Photo Essay Award Chilliwack Times, Greg Laychak - Down on the Farm The Chilliwack Progress, Jenna Hauck - Military helicopter training Tri- Cities Now, Lisa King - The story of a birth Portrait/Personality Photo Award Salmon Arm Observer, Lachlan Labere - Make your move Vancouver Courier, Rebecca Blissett - The men who would be King Yukon News, Alistair Maitland - A Better Life Sports Photo Award, Over 25,000 Goldstream News Gazette, Arnold Lim - ARC gives Canadian players more higher- level experience North Shore News, Mike Wakefield - Parents rally to save Swangard Penticton Western News, Mark D. Brett - Girls squad peaking Sports Photo Award, Under 25,000 Lakeshore News, Howard Vangool - A day at the Rodeo Tumbler Ridge News, Trent Ernst - New Mountain Biking Area (Mind the Gap) Yukon News, Alistair Maitland - One Foot Kick

6 Spot News Photo Award, Over 25,000 Langley Advance, Matthew Claxton - Pets saved from burning home: "Sheldon Bemister was re- united..." Nanaimo News Bulletin, Chris Bush - One man dead after boating incident Surrey, North Delta Leader, Boaz Joseph - Son charged in fatal shooting of father Spot News Photo Award, Under 25,000 The Interior News, Chris Gareau - Truck up a Creek The Similkameen Spotlight, Margaret Fraser - Wildfire threatens town Williams Lake Tribune, Angie Mindus - Crews respond to house fire WRITING AWARDS Arts & Culture Writing Award Goldstream News Gazette, Angela Cowan - Telling memorable stories a craft all its own Kamloops This Week, Andrea Klassen - Rivers swims ashore New Westminster Record, Julie MacLellan - State of the Arts: A special report Business Writing Award Kelowna Capital News, Kathy Michaels - A Tale of Two Markets Pique News Magazine, Braden Dupuis, Alison Taylor, Brandon Barrett, Clare Ogilvie - Temporary Foreign Workers Vancouver Courier, Wanyee Li - Young tenants energize Chinatown Columnist Award Abbotsford News, Andrew Holota - Use of force debate misses the point; Months to think instead of a moment Langley Advance, Matthew Claxton - Painful Truth Yukon News, Keith Halliday - Yukonomist

7 Editorial Award Cowichan Valley Citizen, Andrea Rondeau - Province won't save life without cash in bank The Prince George Citizen, Neil Godbout - Matters deserved better Yukon News, John Thompson - Stupidity outbreak mars Harper's visit Environmental Initiative Award Parksville/Qualicum Beach News, Candace Wu - Identifying Deep Bay derelicts Pique News Magazine, Leslie Anthony, Clare Ogilvie - Guardians at the Gate Pique News Magazine, Vince Shuley, Clare Ogilvie - A quarter of a century of AWAREness Environmental Writing Award Gulf Islands Driftwood, Sean McIntyre, Elizabeth Nolan - Oceans Apart - Tracking Marine Policy in B.C. and Washington State Pique News Magazine, Brandon Barrett, Braden Dupuis, Jennifer Thuncher, Clare Ogilvie - Bear Conflicts The Northern View, Martina Perry - Trouble with the terminal Feature Article Award, Over 25,000 Saanich News, Kyle Slavin - Honouring Hannah Surrey, North Delta Leader, Kevin Diakiw - Fenced in Surrey Now, Tom Zytaruk - A Surrey family's dreams destroyed Feature Article Award, Under 25,000 Alaska Highway Daily News, David Dyck - Peaceful valley, turbulent past Pique News Magazine, Vince Shuley, Clare Ogilvie - Avalanche - Debunking the Human Factor Pique News Magazine, Alison Taylor - From Disasters to Deliveries Feature Series Award Vancouver Courier, Mike Howell - Civic Election 2014 Yukon News, Ashley Joannou - When the hospital is behind bars Yukon News, Jacqueline Ronson - Hope and survival in the wake of violence

8 John Collison Memorial Award for Investigative Journalism Alberni Valley News, Katya Slepian - 10th Avenue Crossing debate continues Surrey Now, Tom Zytaruk - Sobering statistics Vancouver Courier, Mike Howell - Marguerite Ford Apartments Neville Shanks Memorial Award for Historical Writing North Shore News, Jane Seyd - Queen Mary's regal rebirth Richmond News, Philip Raphael - When saying sorry is the hardest word Yukon News, Ashley Joannou - Finding those lost to a tragic history Outdoor Recreation Writing Award North Shore News, Andy Prest - Broken parts, strong machine Pique News Magazine, Vince Shuley, Clare Ogilvie - Home Grown Legacy Vancouver Courier, Andrew Fleming - Journey into darkness on Vancouver Island Sports Writing Award Kamloops This Week, Marty Hastings - To the brink and back The Chilliwack Progress, Eric Welsh - Soccer star copes with concussions Vancouver Courier, Jennifer Thuncher - Paralympic athletes face risky boost in competition OTHER AWARDS Cartoonist Award Powell River Peak, Wendy Brown - Mowat Bay Revelstoke Times Review, Rob Buchanan - Netflix vs the Roxy Theatre Vancouver Courier, Geoff Olson - This isn't how it looks

9 Ma Murray Community Service Award Maple Ridge- Pitt Meadows News, Carly Moir, Lisa Prophet - Maple Ridge Community Chest North Island Gazette, J.R. Rardon, Lacy Allen, Aidan O'Toole, Rachel Tam - Gazette Hamper Fund Tri- City News, Staff - Mossom Creek Hatchery Project Newspaper Promotion Award Abbotsford News, Cristine MacDonald, Andrew Franklin, Harvey Toews - The Next Generation Amateur Photographer of the Year Pique News Magazine, Louise Stevens - Valentine's Contest Vancouver Courier, Adrian Cunningham, Tara lalanne - Digital for Dentists Online Innovation Award Surrey Now, Amy Reid, Jacob Zinn - In Newton. And proud of it. The Prince George Citizen, Christine Hinzmann - Art a catalyst for positive change Vancouver Courier, Barry Link and team - Vancouver Votes Special Publications Award, Over 25,000 Nanaimo Daily News, Andrea Rosato- Taylor, Hugh Nicholson, Aaron Hinks - INDULGE 2014 North Shore News, Vicki Magnison - Local Food Guide Vancouver Courier, Tara Lalanne, Keshav Sharma - 17 Getaways from Vancouver Special Publications Award, Under 25,000 Pique News Magazine, John Magill, Alison Taylor, Kate Whitley, Sarah Strother - Crank'd Pique News Magazine, Karl Partington, Alison Taylor, Claire Ryan, Catherine Power- Chartrand - FAQ Whistler Question, Alyssa Noel, Louise Stevens, Susan Hutchinson - Wishes Wedding Magazine Special Section Award, Over 25,000 Chilliwack Times, Greg Laychak, Ken Goudswaard - Made of medal: Decorated veterans Comox Valley Record, Staff - Comox Valley Record- Options 2014 Maple Ridge- Pitt Meadows News, Michael Hall, Lisa Prophet, Carly Moir, and Creative, Sales, & Editorial Staff - Our Community. Our Paper.

10 Special Section Award, Under 25,000 Merritt Herald, Theresa Arnold and Team - Remembrance Day Merritt Herald, Dan Swedberg, Theresa Arnold, Emily Wessel, Michael Potestio - Aboriginal Day Pique News Magazine, Jon Parris, Clare Ogilvie, staff - Best of Pemberton