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Congratulations to the winners in the 2005
Better Newspapers Competition!
Winners were announced at the Better Newspapers Competition
(BNC) Banquet on June 4th, 2005 in Banff, Alberta, at the 86th
annual Canadian
Community Newspapers Association (CCNA) National Convention.
Members will soon be mailed the 2005 BNC Winners Book, which will
also be made available online in both PDF and browsable formats.
Are you a winner?
Winners are encouraged to display the 2005 BNC Winner logo and the Blue
Ribbon logo. To download the logo, you must log
in to the BNC Finalists' area.
General Excellence
Best All Round Newspaper
Class 1011 - Circulation
up to 1249
Best All-Round Newspaper
1. Whitewood (SK) Herald
2. Clearwater (BC) North Thompson Times
3. Jasper (AB) Booster
Best Editorial Page
1. Whitewood (SK) Herald
2. Clearwater (BC) North Thompson Times
3. Jasper (AB) Booster
Best Front Page
1. Jasper (AB) Booster
2. Whitewood (SK) Herald
3. Clearwater (BC) North Thompson Times
Blue Ribbon
Clearwater (BC) North Thompson Times
Coronation (AB) Coronation Review
Elk Point (AB) Review
Jasper (AB) Booster
Rainy River (ON) Record
Sicamous (BC) Eagle Valley News
Vauxhall (AB) Advance
Whitewood (SK) Herald
Class 1012 - Circulation
1250 to 1999
Best All-Round Newspaper
1. Annapolis Royal (NS) Spectator
2. Fort Chipewyan/Fort Smith (NT) Slave River Journal
3. Fort Simpson (NT) Deh Cho Drum
Best Editorial Page
1. Merritt (BC) Herald
2. Fort Chipewyan/Fort Smith (NT) Slave River Journal
3. Carlyle (SK) Observer
Best Front Page
1. Carlyle (SK) Observer
2. Fort Chipewyan/Fort Smith (NT) Slave River Journal
3. Inuvik (NT) Inuvik Drum
Blue Ribbon
Annapolis Royal (NS) Spectator
Carlyle (SK) Observer
Delhi (ON) News-Record
Fort Chipewyan/Fort Smith (NT) Slave River Journal
Fort Simpson (NT) Deh Cho Drum
Inuvik (NT) Inuvik Drum
Merritt (BC) Herald
Springhill/Parrsboro (NS) Record
Tofield (AB) Mercury
Class 1013 - Circulation
2000 to 2999
Best All-Round Newspaper
1. Lacombe (AB) Globe
2. Summerland (BC) Review
3. Minden (ON) Times
Best Editorial Page
1. Ingersoll (ON) Times
2. Revelstoke (BC) Times-Review
3. Edson (AB) Leader
Best Front Page
1. Ladysmith/Chemainus (BC) Chronicle
2. Taber (AB) Times
3. Summerland (BC) Review
Blue Ribbon
Edson (AB) Leader
Hay River (NT) Hub
Hinton (AB) Parklander
Ingersoll (ON) Times
Lacombe (AB) Globe
Ladysmith/Chemainus (BC) Chronicle
Minden (ON) Times
Port Hardy (BC) North Island Gazette
Revelstoke (BC) Times-Review
Summerland (BC) Review
Taber (AB) Times
Class 1014 - Circulation
3000 to 3999
Best All-Round Newspaper
1. Squamish (BC) Chief
2. Salmon Arm (BC) Observer
3. Powell River (BC) Peak
Best Editorial Page
1. Squamish (BC) Chief
2. Port Perry (ON) Star
3. Smithers (BC) Interior News
Best Front Page
1. Port Perry (ON) Star
2. Salmon Arm (BC) Observer
3. Grand Falls-Windsor (NL) Advertiser
Blue Ribbon
Grand Falls-Windsor (NL) Advertiser
Listowel (ON) Banner
Melfort (SK) Journal
Midland (ON) The Free Press
Port Aux Basques (NL) The Gulf News
Port Perry (ON) Star
Powell River (BC) Peak
Salmon Arm (BC) Observer
Smithers (BC) Interior News
Squamish (BC) Chief
Class 1015 - Circulation
4000 to 6499
Best All-Round Newspaper
1. Haliburton (ON) County Echo
2. Yarmouth (NS) Vanguard
3. Nunavut (NU) Nunavut News North
Best Editorial Page
1. Haliburton (ON) County Echo
2. Sussex (NB) Kings County Record
3. Gander (NL) Beacon
Best Front Page
1. Haliburton (ON) County Echo
2. Goderich (ON) Signal-Star
3. Whitehorse/Yukon Territory (YT) Yukon News
Blue Ribbon
Gander (NL) Beacon
Goderich (ON) Signal-Star
Haliburton (ON) County Echo
Marystown (NL) Southern Gazette
Merritt (BC) News
Nunavut (NU) Nunavut News North
Salt Spring Island (BC) Gulf Islands Driftwood
Sussex (NB) Kings County Record
Whitehorse/Yukon Territory (YT) Yukon News
Yarmouth (NS) Vanguard
Class 1016 - Circulation
6500 to 12499
Best All-Round Newspaper
1. Whistler (BC) Question
2. Canmore (AB) Leader
3. Stouffville (ON) Sun/Tribune
Best Editorial Page
1. Whistler (BC) Question
2. Canmore (AB) Leader
3. Waterdown (ON) Flamborough Review
Best Front Page
1. Whistler (BC) Question
2. Huntsville (ON) Huntsville Forester
3. Miramichi (NB) Miramichi Weekend
Blue Ribbon
Airdrie (AB) Airdrie Echo
Banff (AB) Crag & Canyon
Canmore (AB) Leader
Devon / Calmar (AB) Dispatch News
Elmira-Woolwich (ON) Observer
Esquimalt (BC) News
Huntsville (ON) Huntsville Forester
Nunavut/Nunavik (NU) Nunatsiaq News
Stouffville (ON) Sun/Tribune
Terrace (BC) The Terrace Standard
Waterdown (ON) Flamborough Review
Whistler (BC) Question
Class 1017 - Circulation
12500 to 24999
Best All-Round Newspaper
1. Sechelt/Gibsons (BC) Coast Reporter
2. Courtenay Comox Valley (BC) Record
3. New Westminster (BC) Record
Best Editorial Page
1. Duncan (BC) Cowichan News Leader
2. Dundas (ON) Dundas Star News
3. Sechelt/Gibsons (BC) Coast Reporter
Best Front Page
1. Delta (BC) Optimist
2. Sechelt/Gibsons (BC) Coast Reporter
3. Duncan (BC) Cowichan News Leader
Blue Ribbon
Bowmanville/Clarington (ON) Canadian Statesman/This Week
Campbell River (BC) Mirror
Canmore/Kananaskis/Banff/Lake Louise (AB) Rocky Mountain Outlook
Colwood (BC) Goldstream News Gazette
Courtenay Comox Valley (BC) Record
Delta (BC) Optimist
Duncan (BC) Cowichan News Leader
Dundas (ON) Dundas Star News
New Westminster (BC) Record
Penticton (BC) Penticton Western News
Sechelt/Gibsons (BC) Coast Reporter
Sidney (BC) Peninsula News Review
Toronto (ON) Beach/Riverdale Mirror
Victoria (BC) News
Class 1018 - Circulation
25000 and over
Best All-Round Newspaper
1. St. Albert (AB) Gazette
2. Abbotsford (BC) Times
3. Kelowna (BC) Capital News
Best Editorial Page
1. Guelph (ON) Tribune
2. Kelowna (BC) Capital News
3. Abbotsford (BC) Times
Best Front Page
1. Richmond (BC) News
2. Abbotsford (BC) Times
3. Surrey/North Delta (BC) Leader
Blue Ribbon
Abbotsford (BC) News
Abbotsford (BC) Times
Burlington (ON) Post
Burnaby/New Westminster (BC) News Leader
Chilliwack (BC) Progress
Chilliwack (BC) Times
Coquitlam (BC) Tri City News
Guelph (ON) Tribune
Kelowna (BC) Capital News
Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows (BC) News
Nanaimo (BC) News Bulletin
Niagara (ON) This Week
North Vancouver/West Vancouver (BC) North Shore News
Oshawa (ON) This Week
Richmond (BC) News
St. Albert (AB) Gazette
Surrey/North Delta (BC) Leader
Surrey/North Delta/White Rock (BC) The Now Regional Newspaper
Whitby (ON) This Week
White Rock/South Surrey (BC) Peace Arch News
Premier Awards
Best News Story
Class 2011 - Circulation
up to 9999
1. Dan Singleton, Sundre (AB) Round Up
2. Paul MacNeill, Montague (PE) Eastern Graphic
3. Claudia Villemaire & Rita Legault, Sherbrooke (QC) The Record
Class 2012 - Circulation
10000 and over
1. Trudy Beyak, Abbotsford (BC) News
2. Craig MacBride, Oakville (ON) Beaver
3. Bruce Hain & Tracy McLaughlin, Barrie (ON) Advance
Best Feature Story
Class 2021 - Circulation
up to 3999
1. Keri Dalman, Humboldt (SK) Journal
2. Bryan Alary, Lacombe (AB) Globe
3. Greg Davis, Corner Brook (NL) Humber Log
Class 2022 - Circulation
4000 to 12499
1. Barbara McLeod, Whitehorse/Yukon Territory (YT) Yukon News
2. Mitchell Sherrin, Salt Spring Island (BC) Gulf Islands Driftwood
3. Jeff Nagel, Terrace (BC) The Terrace Standard
Class 2023 - Circulation
12500 and over
1. Trudy Beyak, Abbotsford (BC) News
2. Mike Howell, Vancouver (BC) Courier - West Side
3. Marshall Jones, Kelowna (BC) Capital News
Best Feature Series
Class 2031 - Circulation
up to 3999
1. Kevin Weedmark, Moosomin (SK) World-Spectator
2. David Paul, Lac La Biche (AB) Post
3. Chris Hall, Port Perry (ON) Star
Class 2032 - Circulation
4000 to 12499
1. Vern Faulkner, Esquimalt (BC) News
2. Joyanne Pursaga, Quesnel (BC) Cariboo Observer
3. Adrienne Fox-Keesic, Sioux Lookout (ON) Wawatay News
Class 2033 - Circulation
12500 and over
1. Editorial Staff, Peterborough (ON) Peterborough This Week
2. Danielle Milley, Ajax/Pickering (ON) News Advertiser
3. Katherine Mortimer, Vernon (BC) Morning Star
Outstanding Columnist
Class 2041 - Circulation
Open
1. Mike Lacey, Peterborough (ON) Peterborough This Week
2. Bill Phillips, Williams Lake (BC) Tribune
3. Paula Carlson, Surrey/North Delta (BC) Leader
Outstanding Reporter Initiative
Class 2051 - Circulation
up to 9999
1. Wendy Johnson, Oliver (BC) Chronicle
2. Greg Younger-Lewis, Nunavut/Nunavik (NU) Nunatsiaq News
3. Barbara McLeod, Whitehorse/Yukon Territory (YT) Yukon News
Class 2052 - Circulation
10000 and over
1. Carly Foster, Oshawa (ON) This Week
2. Lance Anderson, Peterborough (ON) Peterborough This Week
3. Sandra Thomas, Vancouver (BC) Courier - West Side
Best National Editorial
Class 2061 - Circulation
up to 9999
1. Tom MacDougall, Castor (AB) Advance
2. Lucien Chouinard, Lumsden (SK) Waterfront Press (The New)
3. Keri Dalman, Humboldt (SK) Journal
Class 2062 - Circulation
10000 and over
1. Thomas Winterhoff, Saanich (BC) News
2. Sean McCann, Red Deer (AB) Red Deer Express
3. Christopher Foulds, Abbotsford (BC) News
Best Local Editorial
Class 2071 - Circulation
up to 9999
1. Susan Belliveau, Springhill/Parrsboro (NS) Record
2. Cathy Carnahan, Miramichi (NB) Leader
3. Bruce Froude, Port Perry (ON) Star
Class 2072 - Circulation
10000 and over
1. Alan Shackleton, Scarborough (ON) Mirror
2. Andrew Holota, Surrey/North Delta (BC) Leader
3. Steve Bartlett, St. John's (NL) The Express
Best Historical Story
Class 2081 - Circulation
up to 3999
1. Barb Brouwer, Salmon Arm (BC) Observer
2. Keri Dalman, Humboldt (SK) Journal
3. Amanda Stephenson, Moosomin (SK) World-Spectator
Class 2082 - Circulation
4000 to 12499
1. Jennifer Lang, Terrace (BC) The Terrace Standard
2. Martha Perkins, Haliburton (ON) County Echo
3. Glenn Kerr, Uxbridge (ON) Times-Journal
Class 2083 - Circulation
12500 and over
1. Bruce MacInnis, Courtenay Comox Valley (BC) Record
2. Thomas Winterhoff, Saanich (BC) News
3. Joan Ransberry, Markham (ON) Economist & Sun
Best Headline Writing
Class 2091 - Circulation
Open
1. Chilliwack (BC) Times
2. Stonewall (MB) Argus & Teulon Times
3. Richmond Hill/Thornhill (ON) Liberal
Best Local Cartoon
Class 2101 - Circulation
up to 9999
1. Bob Muirhead, Salmon Arm (BC) Observer
2. Norm Muffitt, Nunavut (NU) Nunavut News North
3. Tevin Hagstrom, Westlock (AB) News
Class 2102 - Circulation
10000 and over
1. Tim Dolighan, Winnipeg (MB) the Metro
2. Norisa Anderson, North Vancouver/West Vancouver (BC) North Shore News
3. Ole Heggen, Victoria (BC) News
Best Spot News Photo
Class 2111 - Circulation
up to 3999
1. Michelle Huley, St. Paul (AB) Journal
2. Vince MacKenzie, Grand Falls-Windsor (NL) Advertiser
3. Brian Lockhart, Alliston (ON) Herald
Class 2112 - Circulation
4000 to 12499
1. Amandah Hillton, Williams Lake (BC) Tribune
2. Carla Allen, Yarmouth (NS) Vanguard
3. Mike Thomas, Whitehorse/Yukon Territory (YT) Yukon News
Class 2113 - Circulation
12500 and over
1. Grant Warkentin, Campbell River (BC) Mirror
2. Barrie Erskine, Burlington (ON) Post
3. Jean Konda-Witte, Abbotsford (BC) Times
Best Feature Photo
Class 2121 - Circulation
up to 3999
1. James Murray, Salmon Arm (BC) Observer
2. Troy Turner, Corner Brook (NL) Humber Log
3. Susan Belliveau, Springhill/Parrsboro (NS) Record
Class 2122 - Circulation
4000 to 12499
1. Darren Lum, Haliburton (ON) County Echo
2. Vern Faulkner, Esquimalt (BC) News
3. Mike Thomas, Whitehorse/Yukon Territory (YT) Yukon News
Class 2123 - Circulation
12500 and over
1. Dave Stobbe, Canmore/Kananaskis/Banff/Lake Louise (AB) Rocky Mountain Outlook
2. Fred Loek, Mississauga (ON) News
3. Troy Landreville, Langley (BC) Advance News
Best Sports Photo
Class 2131 - Circulation
up to 3999
1. Sean Percy, Hay River (NT) Hub
2. Terry Myers, Deep River (ON) North Renfrew Times
3. Ken MacPherson, Bridgetown/Middleton (NS) Monitor-Examiner
Class 2132 - Circulation
4000 to 12499
1. Pam Doyle, Canmore (AB) Leader
2. Jillian Rogers, Whitehorse/Yukon Territory (YT) Yukon News
3. Jules S. Xavier, Wetaskiwin (AB) Times Advertiser
Class 2133 - Circulation
12500 and over
1. Ashlee Daye, Penticton (BC) Penticton Western News
2. Cindy Goodman, North Vancouver/West Vancouver (BC) North Shore News
3. Jason Franson, St. Albert (AB) Gazette
Best Photo Essay
Class 2141 - Circulation
up to 3999
1. James Murray, Salmon Arm (BC) Observer
2. Richard Holmes, Provost (AB) News
3. Kevin Brautigam, Biggar (SK) Independent
Class 2142 - Circulation
4000 to 12499
1. John Cameron, Derrick Lundy, Ken Sakamoto, Jen McFee, Peter McCully & Mitchell Sherrin, Salt Spring Island (BC) Gulf Islands Driftwood
2. Mike Thomas, Whitehorse/Yukon Territory (YT) Yukon News
3. Bonny Makarewicz, Whistler (BC) Question
Class 2143 - Circulation
12500 and over
1. Rob Beintema, Mississauga (ON) News
2. Evan Seal, Surrey/North Delta (BC) Leader
3. Rick Collins, Abbotsford (BC) Times
Best Photo Illustration
Class 2151 - Circulation
Open
1. Branka Hrgovich, Victoria (BC) Weekend Edition
2. Mario Bartel, Burnaby/New Westminster (BC) News Leader
3. Jennifer Kearns, Alliston (ON) Herald
Best In-House Ad Campaign
Class 2161 - Circulation
up to 9999
1. Collingwood (ON) Enterprise-Bulletin
2. Bridgewater (NS) Bulletin
3. Alliston (ON) Herald
Class 2162 - Circulation
10000 and over
1. St. Albert (AB) Saint City News
2. Mississauga (ON) News
3. Chilliwack (BC) Progress
Best Ad Design
Class 2171 - Circulation
up to 3999
1. Ladysmith/Chemainus (BC) Chronicle
2. Battlefords (SK) News Optimist (The)
3. Fort Simpson (NT) Deh Cho Drum
Class 2172 - Circulation
4000 to 12499
1. Sussex (NB) Kings County Record
2. Goderich (ON) Signal-Star
3. Whitehorse/Yukon Territory (YT) Yukon News
Class 2173 - Circulation
12500 and over
1. Surrey/North Delta (BC) Leader
2. Oakville (ON) Beaver
3. Niagara (ON) This Week
Best Newspaper Promotion
Class 2181 - Circulation
up to 3999
1. Powell River (BC) Peak
2. Barrhead (AB) Leader
3. Stettler (AB) Independent
Class 2182 - Circulation
4000 to 12499
1. Bridgewater (NS) Bulletin
2. Meadow Lake (SK) Northern Pride
3. Salt Spring Island (BC) Gulf Islands Driftwood
Class 2183 - Circulation
12500 and over
1. Chilliwack (BC) Progress
2. Oakville (ON) Beaver
3. Ajax/Pickering (ON) News Advertiser
Outstanding Community Service
Class 2191 - Circulation
up to 9999
1. Williams Lake (BC) Tribune
2. Grand Falls-Windsor (NL) Advertiser
3. Port Hardy (BC) North Island Gazette
Class 2192 - Circulation
10000 and over
1. Newmarket/Aurora (ON) Era-Banner
2. Abbotsford (BC) News
3. Sidney (BC) Peninsula News Review
Best Christmas Edition
Class 2201 - Circulation
up to 3999
1. High Prairie (AB) South Peace News
2. Kahnawake (QC) Eastern Door
3. Rosthern (SK) Sask Valley News
Class 2202 - Circulation
4000 to 12499
1. Haliburton (ON) County Echo
2. Williams Lake (BC) Tribune
3. Steinbach (MB) The Carillon
Class 2203 - Circulation
12500 and over
1. Burnaby/New Westminster (BC) News Leader
2. White Rock/South Surrey (BC) Peace Arch News
3. St. John's (NL) The Express
Best Coverage of the Arts
Class 2211 - Circulation
up to 9999
1. St. Anthony (NL) Northern Pen
2. Haliburton (ON) County Echo
3. Canmore (AB) Leader
Class 2212 - Circulation
10000 and over
1. St. Albert (AB) Gazette
2. Langley (BC) Times
3. Abbotsford (BC) News
Best Sports Pages
Class 2221 - Circulation
up to 3999
1. St. Marys (ON) Journal Argus
2. St. Paul (AB) Journal
3. Taber (AB) Times
Class 2222 - Circulation
4000 to 12499
1. Whistler (BC) Question
2. Wetaskiwin (AB) Times Advertiser
3. Fort Frances (ON) Times
Class 2223 - Circulation
12500 and over
1. Brampton (ON) Guardian
2. Campbell River (BC) Mirror
3. Kelowna (BC) Capital News
Best Special Section
Class 2231 - Circulation
up to 3999
1. Midland (ON) The Free Press
2. Powell River (BC) Peak
3. Taber (AB) Times
Class 2232 - Circulation
4000 to 12499
1. Northwest Territories (NT) NWT News North
2. Salt Spring Island (BC) Gulf Islands Driftwood
3. Nunavut (NU) Nunavut News North
Class 2233 - Circulation
12500 and over
1. Victoria (BC) News
2. Surrey/North Delta (BC) Leader
3. Whitby (ON) This Week
Best Web Site Design
Class 2241 - Circulation
up to 3999
1. Powell River (BC) Peak
www.prpeak.com
2. Strathmore (AB) Standard
www.strathmorestandard.com
3. Provost (AB) News
www.provostnews.ca
Class 2242 - Circulation
4000 to 12499
1. Salt Spring Island (BC) Gulf Islands Driftwood
www.gulfislands.net
2. Williams Lake (BC) Tribune
www.wltribune.com
3. Brooks (AB) Bulletin
www.brooksbulletin.com
Class 2243 - Circulation
12500 and over
1. Mississauga (ON) News
www.mississauga.com
2. Red Deer (AB) Red Deer Express
www.reddeerexpress.com
3. Langley (BC) Advance News
www.langleyadvance.com
Best Canadian Forces Base Newspaper
Class 2251 - Circulation
Open
1. CFB Halifax (NS) Maritime Forces Atlantic Trident
2. CFB Greenwood (NS) Aurora Newspaper
3. CFB Esquimalt (BC) Lookout
Special Competitions
Best Environmental Writing
Class 3011 - Circulation
up to 9999
1. Jane George, Nunavut/Nunavik (NU) Nunatsiaq News
2. Jamie Baker, Happy Valley-Goose Bay (NL) Labradorian
3. Edward Hill, Ladysmith/Chemainus (BC) Chronicle
Class 3012 - Circulation
10000 and over
1. Doug Draper & Paul Forsyth, Niagara (ON) This Week
2. Jim Mosher, Gimli (MB) Interlake Spectator
3. Don Bodger, Duncan (BC) Cowichan News Leader
Excellence in Rural Reporting
Class 3021 - Circulation
Open
1. Isabelle Southcott, Powell River (BC) Peak
2. Jacquie Nicholson, Swift Current (SK) Prairie Post
3. Crystal Crimi, Uxbridge (ON) Times-Journal
Best Business Writing Award
Class 3031 - Circulation
up to 9999
1. Darrell Hookey, Whitehorse/Yukon Territory (YT) Yukon News
2. David Loopstra, Brad Holden & Morgan Ian Adams, Collingwood (ON) Enterprise-Bulletin
3. Stephen Burnett, Northwest Territories (NT) NWT News North
Class 3032 - Circulation
10000 and over
1. Trudy Beyak, Vivian Ruskin, Vikki Hopes, Neil Corbett & Kevin Mills, Abbotsford (BC) News
2. Lance Anderson, Peterborough (ON) Peterborough This Week
3. Jennifer McLarty, Victoria (BC) News
Best Agricultural Edition
Class 3041 - Circulation
up to 9999
1. Strathmore (AB) Standard
2. Barrhead (AB) Leader
3. Swan River (MB) Star & Times
Class 3042 - Circulation
10000 and over
1. Camrose (AB) The Camrose Canadian
2. Swift Current (SK) Prairie Post
3. Chilliwack (BC) Progress
Best Agricultural Story
Class 3051 - Circulation
Open
1. David Nickle, Scarborough (ON) Mirror
2. Brian Zinchuk, Battlefords (SK) News Optimist (The)
3. Lyle Aspinall, Lacombe (AB) Globe
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