2011 BNC Finalists Announced

OCNA and Newspapers Canada have been working hard to bring you the 2012 INK+BEYOND Conference. 

 

Join us April 26-27 at the Fairmont Royal York hotel in downtown Toronto. 

 

To register visit: www.inkandbeyond.ca

 

The annual OCNA Better Newspaper Awards Gala will be held Friday, April 27th in the Imperial Ballroom. Reception, sponsored by OLG begins at 5PM. Dinner and awards, sponsored by OPG will begin at 6PM.

 

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BNC Finalists Announced:

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 below in alphabetical order are the finalists in each category of the 2011 OCNA Better Newspaper Awards. Winners will be recognized during OCNA's BNC Awards Gala.

Congratulations to the winners listed below and thanks to all OCNA members for participating!

General Excellence Awards

General Excellence Awards recognize overall achievement by circulation class in editorial, advertising and layout. 

Class 1 
Cobden Sun
Gravenhurst Banner
Minden Times

Class 2
Bracebridge Examiner
Haliburton County Echo
Winchester Press

 

Class 3
Fort Frances Times
Huntsville Forester
Nunavut News/North

Class 4
Sponsored by Metro Creative Graphics
Arnprior Chronicle-Guide
Innisfil Journal
Scugog Standard

 

Class 5
Elmira-Woolwich Observer
Niagara This Week - Fort Erie Post
Waterdown Flamborough Review

 

Class 6
Sponsored by Northern News Services
Clarington This Week
Milton Canadian Champion
Waterloo Chronicle

Class 7
Brantford, Brant News
Newmarket Era-Banner
Peterborough This Week

Class 8 
Algonquin College - Algonquin Times
Durham College - The Chronicle
Niagara College - Niagara News

College & University

College & University Awards recognize the outstanding work of Journalism students in Photography, News Writing, and Feature Writing.

Student Feature Writing
Sponsored by Ontario General Contractors Association
Algonquin College - Chantal Mack
Algonquin College - Michael Aubry
Niagara College - Anton Mwewa

Student News Writing
Sponsored by Ontario Journalism Educators Association
Durham College - Tara Hatherly
Niagara College - Sabine Dunac
Niagara College - Sarah Ferguson

 

Student Photography
Sponsored by the Journalists of Oshawa This Week
Loyalist College - Galit Rodan
Loyalist College - Hadas Parush
Loyalist College - Leah Myers

 

Best College/University Newspaper Website
Sponsored by Gaulin Media
Algonquin College
Centennial College
Loyalist College

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.

Arts & Entertainment
New Hamburg Independent
Toronto Beach/Riverdale Mirror
Vaughan Today

Best Business & Finance Story
Niagara This Week, Grimsby
Parry Sound North Star
Toronto Leaside Rosedale Town Crier

Best Editorial (circ 10,000+) 
Innisfil Journal
Newmarket Era-Banner
Oakville Today

Best Editorial (circ -9,999) 
Blue Mountains Courier-Herald
Nunavut News/North
Parry Sound Beacon Star

Education Writing
Sponsored by Ontario Journalism Educators Association
Caledon Enterprise
Guelph Tribune
Haliburton County Echo

Environment Ontario 
Burlington Post
Minden Times
Scarborough Mirror

Feature Writing (circ 10,000+)
Sponsored by O'Donnell, Robertson & Sanfilippo
Almonte/Carleton Place Canadian-Gazette
Newmarket Era-Banner
Oshawa This Week

Feature Writing (circ -9,999)
Sponsored by O'Donnell, Robertson & Sanfilippo
Cobden Sun
Haliburton County Echo
Vankleek Hill Review

Health & Wellness
Sponsored by SafetyCare Inc.
Richmond Hill/Thornhill Liberal
Toronto Forest Hill Town Crier
Toronto Leaside Rosedale Town Crier

Heritage
Sponsored by Fort Frances Times
Manitoulin Expositor
New Hamburg Independent
Nunavut News/North

 

Best Investigative News Story
Caledon Enterprise
Peterborough This Week
Waterdown Flamborough Review

Best News Story (circ 10,000+)
Sponsored by Hydro One Networks Inc.
Mississauga News
Peterborough This Week
Scarborough Mirror

Best News Story (circ -9,999)
Sponsored by Hydro One Networks Inc.
Blue Mountains Courier-Herald
Gravenhurst Banner
Listowel Banner

Best Rural Story (circ 10,000+)
Burlington Post
Georgetown/Acton Independent & Free Press
Ottawa This Week - South

Best Rural Story (circ -9,999)
Haliburton County Echo
New Hamburg Independent
Nunavut News/North

Best Feature/News Series (circ 10,000+)
Newmarket Era-Banner
Oshawa This Week
Peterborough This Week

Best Feature/News Series (circ -9,999)
Arnprior Chronicle-Guide
Huntsville Forester
Wasaga Sun

 

Sports & Recreation Story
Brighton/East Northumberland Independent
Burlington Post
Etobicoke Guardian

 

Humour Columnist of the Year
Haliburton County Echo
Lindsay Post
Uxbridge Standard

Columnist of the Year
Markham Economist & Sun
Oshawa This Week
Toronto Today

 

Reporter of the Year
Sponsored by Ontario Power Generation
Burlington Post
Huntsville Forester
Waterdown Flamborough Review

Best Feature Photo (circ 10,000+)
Northumberland News
Richmond Hill/Thornhill Liberal
Whitby This Week

Best Feature Photo (circ -9,999)
Bracebridge Examiner
Huntsville Forester
St. Marys Journal Argus

Best Photo Layout
Alexandria Glengarry News
Clarington This Week
Orangeville Banner

 

Best Sports Photo
Markham Economist & Sun
Oshawa This Week
Port Perry Star

Best Spot News Photo
Georgina Advocate
New Liskeard Temiskaming Speaker Weekender
Peterborough This Week

Best News Photo
Ajax/Pickering News Advertiser
Oakville Today
Oshawa This Week

Photographer of the Year 
Ajax/Pickering News Advertiser
Kingston/Frontenac This Week
Mississauga News

Cartoonist of the Year
Guelph Tribune
Hamilton Mountain News
Parry Sound North Star

Community Service
Sponsored by Young Drivers of Canada
Scugog Standard
Stoney Creek News
Vankleek Hill Review

Best Vertical Product
Barry's Bay, The Valley Gazette
Huntsville Forester
Parry Sound North Star

 

Best Front Page (circ 10,000+)
Sponsored by Laurentian Publishing
Midland Free Press
Newmarket Era-Banner
Oakville Today

 

Best Front Page (circ -9,999)
Sponsored by Laurentian Publishing
Bracebridge Examiner
Burks Falls Almaguin News
Gravenhurst Banner

Best Sports Section
Sponsored by Metroland Media Group Ltd., Southwestern Ontario Division
Elmira-Woolwich Observer
Oshawa This Week
Whitby This Week

 

Special Section (circ 10,000+)
Huntsville Forester
Listowel Banner
Midland Free Press

Special Section (circ -9,999) 
Bracebridge Examiner
Kincardine Independent
Parry Sound Beacon Star

Best Creative Ad
Sponsored by Centroid Training & Marketing
Listowel Banner
Midland/Penetanguishene Mirror
Thunder Bays Source

In House Promotion
Fergus-Elora News Express
Midland Free Press
Oshawa This Week

Local Retail Layout
Sponsored by Metro Creative Graphics
Burlington Post
Vaughan Citizen
Walkerton Herald Times

 

Original Advertising Idea (circ 10,000+)
Sponsored by JCY Associates
Alliston Herald
Burlington Post
Renfrew Mercury

Original Advertising Idea (circ -9,999)
Sponsored by JCY Associates
Fergus-Elora News Express
Listowel Banner
Nunavut News/North

Use of Process Colour
Belleville EMC
Kawartha Lakes/North Durham CAPS Community News
Vaughan Citizen

Best Community Newspaper Web Site
Sponsored by Giant Tiger Stores Limited
Alliston Herald
Mississauga News
Sudbury Northern Life

 

Surfer's Selection
Elmira-Woolwich Observer
Toronto Today
Vaughan Today