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OCNA is proud to recognize the outstanding quality of work produced each week by our member newspapers and showcase it to readers and advertisers.
Listed here are the winners in each category for the OCNA 2007 Better Newspaper Awards as presented at the 2008 OCNA Convention on April 5, 2008.
Congratulations to everyone.
General Excellence Awards
General Excellence Awards recognize overall achievement by circulation class in editorial, advertising and layout.
Class 1
1st - Delhi News Record
2nd - Dresden Leader
3rd - Belle River Lakeshore News
Class 2
1st - Minden times
2nd - New Hamburg Independent
3rd - St. Marys Journal Argus
Class 3
1st - Huntsville Forester
2nd - Haliburton County Echo
3rd - New Liskeard Temiskaming Speaker
Class 4
Sponsored by: Metro Creative Graphics
1st - Nunavut News/North
2nd - NWT News/North
3rd - Elmira-Woolwich Observer
Class 5
Sponsored by: CARDonline
1st - Clarington This Week
2nd - Milton Canadian Champion
3rd - Picton County Weekly News
Class 6
Sponsored by: Northern News Services
1st - Whitby This Week
2nd - Stoney Creek News
3rd - Waterloo Chronicle
Class 7
Sponsored by: CARDonline
1st - Oakville Beaver
2nd - Mississauga News
3rd - Burlington Post
Class 8
Sponsored by: Gaulin Media
1st - Algonquin College - Algonquin Times
2nd - Durham College - Durham Chronicle
3rd - Loyalist College - Loyalist Pioneer
Premier Awards
Premier Awards honour individual works in both editorial and advertising categories such as Best Editorial, Best Feature Photo, Best Front Page, Best Local Retail Layout, Best Original Advertising Idea, etc.
Student Photography
Sponsored by: Young Drivers of Canada
1st - Loyalist College - Vance Lester
2nd - Loyalist College - Daniel Hayduk
3rd - Loyalist College - Daria Perevenzentzev
Student News Writing
Sponsored by: Ontario Journalism Educators Association
1st - University of Waterloo - Andrew Abela
2nd - Algonquin College - Aedan Helmer
3rd - University of Waterloo - Margaret Clark
Honourable Mention - University of Waterloo - Suzanne Gardner
Student Feature Writing
1st - Loyalist Pioneer - Joel Wiebe
2nd - Algonquin Times - Erin Kristalyn
3rd - Loyalist Pioneer - Barbara-Ann MacEachern
Honourable Mention - Waterloo Imprint - Brendan Pinto
Arts & Entertainment
Sponsored by: Transcontinental Media
1st - New Hamburg Independent
2nd - Mississauga News
3rd - Ottawa City Journal
Best Business & Finance Story
1st - Haliburton County Echo
2nd - Alliston Herald
3rd - Sudbury Northern Life
Honourable Mention - Wasaga Sun
Best Editorial (circ over 10,000)
Sponsored by: Osprey Media
1st - Barrie Advance
2nd - Kanata Kourier-Standard
3rd - Burks Falls Almaguin Forester
Best Editorial (circ under 9,999)
Sponsored by: Osprey Media
1st - Nunavut News/North
2nd - Eganville Leader
3rd - Aylmer Express
Education Writing
Sponsored by: Ontario Journalism Educators Association
1st - Newmarket Era-Banner
2nd - Elmira-Woolwich Observer
3rd - Vaughn Today
Environment Ontario
Sponsored by: Osprey Media
1st - Parry Sound North Star
2nd - Dundas Star News
3rd - Manitoulin Expositor
Honourable Mention - Lindsay Post
Feature Writing (circ over 10,000)
Sponsored by: O'Donnell, Robertson & Sanfilippo
1st - Markham Economist & Sun
2nd - Oakville Beaver
3rd - Orillia Today
Honourable Mention - Elmira-Woolwich Observer
Feature Writing (circ under 9,999)
Sponsored by: O'Donnell, Robertson & Sanfilippo
1st - Burks Falls Almaguin News
2nd - Ingersoll Times
3rd - Fort Frances Times
Health & Wellness
Sponsored by: Hamilton Community News
1st - Vankleek Hill Review
2nd - Nunavut News/North
3rd - Wingham Advance Times
Honourable Mention - Oakville Beaver
Heritage
Sponsored by: Fort Frances Times
1st - Essex Free Press
2nd - Collingwood Enterprise-Bulletin
3rd - Guelph Tribune
Best Investigative News Story
Sponsored by: Sun Media
1st - Hamilton Mountain News
2nd - Niagara This Week (Niagara Falls Edition)
3rd - NWT News/North
Best News Story (circ over 10,000)
Sponsored by: Hydro One Networks Inc.
1st - Northumberland News
2nd - Newmarket Era-Banner
3rd - Cambridge Times
Honourable Mention - Scarborough Mirror, Milton Canadian Champion, Port Perry Star
Best News Story (circ under 9,999)
Sponsored by: Hydro One Networks Inc.
1st - Collingwood Enterprise-Bulletin
2nd - Meaford Express
3rd - Exeter Times Advocate
Best Rural Story (circ over 10,000)
Sponsored by: AdFarm
1st - Burks Falls Almaguin Forester
2nd - Sudbury Northern Life
3rd - Belleville Quinte Community Press
Best Rural Story (circ under 9,999)
Sponsored by: AdFarm
1st - Dunnville Chronicle
2nd - Barry's Bay This Week
3rd - Sioux Lookout Wawatay News
Best Feature/News Series (circ over 10,000)
Sponsored by: CARDonline
1st - Peterborough This Week
2nd - Niagara This Week (Niagara Falls Edition)
3rd - Niagara This Week (Port Colborne Edition)
Honourable Mention - Scarborough Mirror
Best Feature/News Series (under 9,999)
Sponsored by: CARDonline
1st - New Liskeard Temiskaming Speaker
2nd - Dunville Chronicle
3rd - Midland Free Press
Honourable Mention - Sioux Lookout Wawatay News
Sports & Recreation Story
Sponsored by: Osprey Media
1st - Oshawa This Week
2nd - Toronto Beach Riverdale Mirror
3rd - Peterborough This Week
Humour Columnist of the Year
1st - Haliburton County Echo - Steve Galea
2nd - Orillia Today - Frank Matys
3rd - Manotick Messenger - Jeffrey Morris
Columnist of the Year
Sponsored by: Osprey Media
1st - Ottawa City Journal - Mark Bourrie
2nd - Wallaceburg Courier Press - David Gough
3rd - Brampton Guardian - Peter Criscione
Stephen Shaw Award Reporter of the Year
Sponsored by: Ontario Power Generation
1st - Kingston This Week - Lynn Rees Lambert
2nd - Niagara This Week (Niagara Falls) - Paul Forsyth
3rd - Burlington Post - Jason Misner
Honourable Mention - Peterborough This Week - Lauren Gilchrist
Best Feature Photo (circ over 10,000)
Sponsored by: Kanata Kourier-Standard
1st - Kanata Kourier-Standard
2nd - North York Mirror
3rd - Clarington This Week
Honourable Mention - Georgina Advocate
Best Feature Photo (circ under 9,999)
Sponsored by: Kanata Kourier Standard
1st - Aylmer Express
2nd - Winchester Press
3rd - Parry Sound Beacon Star
Best Photo Layout
1st - Burlington Post
2nd - Peterborough This Week
3rd - Grand Bend Strip
Best Sports Photo
Sponsored by: Osprey Media
1st - Aylmer Express
2nd - St. Marys Journal Argus
3rd - Bracebridge Examiner
Honourable Mention - Milton Canadian Champion
Best Spot News Photo
Sponsored by: Metroland Media Group Ltd.
1st - North York Mirror
2nd - Wallaceburg Courier Press
3rd - Exeter Times Advocate
Honourable Mention - Eganville Leader
Best Technically Enhanced Photo
1st - Peterborough This Week
2nd - Manotick Messenger
3rd - Parry Sound North Star
Photographer of the Year
Sponsored by: Salam Toronto
1st - Milton Canadian Champion - Graham Paine
2nd - Grand Bend Strip - Casey Lessard
3rd - Burlington Post - Ron Kuzyk
Honourable Mention - Oakville Beaver
Cartoon of the Year (circ over 10,000)
1st - Picton County Weekly News
2nd - Burlington Post
3rd - Port Perry Scugog Standard
Cartoon of the Year (circ under 9,999)
1st - Parry Sound North Star
2nd - Nunavut News/North
3rd - Vankleek Hill Review
Honourable Mention - Haliburton County Echo
Community Service
1st - Oshawa This Week
2nd - Sudbury Northern Life
3rd - Whitby This Week
Honourable Mention - Kingston This Week
Best Vertical Product
1st - Oakville Beaver
2nd - Burlington Post
3rd - Vankleek Hill Review
Best Broadsheet Front Page
1st - Clarington Canadian Statesman
2nd - Eganville Leader
3rd - Tillsonburg News
Honourable Mention - Burks Falls Almaguin News
Best Tabloid Front Page (circ over 10,000)
Sponsored by: Laurentian Publishing
1st - Northumberland News
2nd - Peterborough This Week
3rd - Toronto City Centre Mirror
Best Tabloid Front Page (circ under 9,999)
Sponsored by: Laurentian Publishing
1st - Haliburton County Echo
2nd - Clinton News Record
3rd - Lasalle Post
Honourable Mention - Winchester Press, Smiths Falls Record News
Best Sports Section
Sponsored by: Metroland Media Group (SW Ontario)
1st - Clarington This Week
2nd - Whitby This Week
3rd - Fergus-Elora News Express
Honourable Mention - Oshawa This Week
Special Section (circ over 10,000)
Sponsored by: Metro Creative Graphics
1st - Georgetown/Acton Independent & Free Press
2nd - Whitby This Week
3rd - Grimsby Lincoln News
Special Section (circ under 9,999)
Sponsored by: Metro Creative Graphics
1st - Haliburton County Echo
2nd - New Hamburg Independent
3rd - Tillsonburg News
Best Creative Advertising (circ over 10,000)
Sponsored by: News-Net
1st - Richmond Hill Liberal
2nd - Elmira-Woolwich Observer
3rd - Collingwood/Wasaga Connection
Honourable Mention - Oakville Beaver
Best Creative Advertising (circ under 9,999)
Sponsored by: News-Net
1st - Collingwood Enterprise-Bulletin
2nd - Burks Falls Almaguin News
3rd - Goderich Signal Star
Honourable Mention - Creemore Echo
In House Promotion
Sponsored by: Tilbury Times
1st - NWT News/North
2nd - Smith Falls Record News
3rd - Barrie Advance
Local Retail Layout
1st - Dunnville Chronicle
2nd - Toronto Bloor W. Villager/Annex Guardian
3rd - Port Perry Scugog Standard
Original Advertising Idea (circ over 10,000)
SPonsored by: Parry Sound North Star
1st - Orillia Today
2nd - Picton County Weekly News
3rd - Midland/Penetanguishene Mirror
Honourable Mention - Burks Falls Almaguin Forester
Original Advertising Idea (circ under 9,999)
Sponsored by: Parry Sound North Star
1st - Goderich Signal Star
2nd - Parry Sound North Star
3rd - Nunavut News/North
Use of Process Colour
Sponsored by: Sun Media
1st - Vaughan Citizen
2nd - Georgetown/Acton Independent & Free Press
3rd - Nunavut News/North
Honourable Mention - Fort Frances Times
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