2008 BNC Awards Winners
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 2008 Better
Newspaper Awards as presented at the 2009 OCNA Convention on April 17.
Congratulations to everyone who participated.
General Excellence Awards
General Excellence Awards recognize overall achievement by circulation
class
in editorial, advertising and layout.
Class 1
1st - Belle River Lakeshore News
2nd - Seaforth Huron Expositor
3rd - Manotick Messenger
Class 2
1st - Collingwood Enterprise-Bulletin
2nd - New Hamburg Independent
3rd - Minden Times
Class 3
1st - New Liskeard Temiskaming Speaker
2nd - Haliburton County Echo
3rd - Parry Sound North Star
Class 4
Sponsored by: Metro Creative Graphics
1st - Innisfil Journal
2nd - Niagara This Week, Fort Erie Post
3rd - Port Perry Star
Class 5
1st - Clarington This Week
2nd - Milton Canadian Champion
3rd - Dundas Star News
Class 6
Sponsored by: Northern News Services
1st - Whitby This Week
2nd - Stoney Creek News
3rd - Niagara This Week, Niagara Falls
Class 7
1st - Oakville Beaver
2nd - Oshawa This Week
3rd - Burlington Post
Class 8
Sponsored by: Gaulin Media
1st - Loyalist College - The Pioneer
2nd - Algonquin College - Algonquin Times
3rd - Humber College - Humber Et Cetera
College & University
College & University Awards recognize the outstanding work of Journalism students in Photography, News Writing, and Feature Writing.
Student Photography
Sponsored by: Young Drivers of Canada
1st - Loyalist College - Jessica Darmanin
2nd - Loyalist College - Blake MacEwan
3rd - Centennial College - Laura Stanley
Student News Writing
Sponsored by: Ontario Journalism Educators Association
1st - Ryerson University - Sarah Boesveld
2nd - Sheridan College - Von Jeppesen & Adam Holmes
3rd - Niagara College - Monica Keyes
HM - Ryerson University - Adam Huras
Student Feature Writing
1st - University of Waterloo - Ashley Csanady
2nd - Ryerson University - Anthony Capuano & Nicolas Heffernan
3rd - Cambrian College - Chistine Girard
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
Sponsored by: Transcontinental Media
1st - NWT News/North
2nd - Dunnville Chronicle
3rd - Toronto Riverdale-East York Town Crier
Best Business & Finance Story
1st - Northumberland News
2nd - Renfrew Mercury
3rd - Mount Forest Confederate
HM - Haliburton County Echo
Best Editorial (circ over 10,000)
Sponsored by: Sun Media
1st - Peterborough This Week
2nd - Kanata Kourier-Standard
3rd - Barrhaven Independent
HM - Newmarket Era-Banner, Burlington Post
Best Editorial (circ under 9,999)
Sponsored by: Sun Media
1st - Grand Bend Strip
2nd - Bracebridge Examiner
3rd - Burks Falls Almaguin News
HM - Sioux Lookout Wawatay News
Education Writing
Sponsored by: Ontario Journalism Educators Association
1st - Kanata Kourier-Standard
2nd - Ajax/Pickering News Advertiser
3rd - Toronto Riverdale-East York Town Crier
Environment Ontario
Sponsored by: Sun Media
1st - Newmarket Era-Banner
2nd - Niagara This Week, Niagara Falls
3rd - Clarington This Week
Feature Writing (circ over 10,000)
Sponsored by: O'Donnell, Robertson & Sanfilippo
1st - Niagara This Week, St. Catharines
2nd - Elmira-Woolwich Observer
3rd - Burlington Post
Feature Writing (circ under 9,999)
Sponsored by: O'Donnell, Robertson & Sanfilippo
1st - Manitoulin Expositor
2nd - Minden Times
3rd - Tillsonburg News
Health & Wellness
Sponsored by: Hamilton Community News
1st - Elmira-Woolwich Observer
2nd - Stoney Creek News
3rd - Kanata Kourier-Standard
Heritage
Sponsored by: Fort Frances Times
1st - Burks Falls Almaguin News
2nd - Minden Times
3rd - Innisfil Journal
HM - Haliburton County Echo
Best Investigative News Story
Sponsored by: Sun Media
1st - Burlington Post
2nd - Mississauga News
3rd - Barrie Advance
Best News Story (circ over 10,000)
Sponsored by: Hydro One Networks Inc.
1st - Oshawa This Week
2nd - Niagara This Week, Welland
3rd - Vaughan Today
HM - Richmond Hill Liberal
Best News Story (circ under 9,999)
Sponsored by: Hydro One Networks Inc.
1st - Bracebridge Examiner
2nd - Kingsville Reporter
3rd - Arnprior Chronicle-Guide
Best Rural Story (circ over 10,000)
Sponsored by: AdFarm
1st - Kanata Kourier-Standard
2nd - Alliston Herald
3rd - Orangeville Banner
Best Rural Story (circ under 9,999)
Sponsored by: AdFarm
1st - Burks Falls Almaguin News
2nd - Nunavut News/North
3rd - NWT News/North
HM - Petrolia Topic, New Liskeard Temiskaming Speaker
Best Feature/News Series (circ over 10,000)
Sponsored by: CARDonline
1st - Whitby This Week
2nd - Burlington Post
3rd - Barrie Advance
Best Feature/News Series (under 9,999)
1st - Parry Sound North Star
2nd - Cobourg Daily Star
3rd - Minden Times
HM - Manitoulin Expositor
Sports & Recreation Story
Sponsored by: Sun Media
1st - Grand Bend Strip
2nd - Tillsonburg Independent News
3rd - Kingston Heritage EMC
Humour Columnist of the Year
1st - Minden Times, Greg Hoekstra
2nd - Stirling Community Press, Paula Cassidy
3rd - Haliburton County Echo, Steve Galea
Columnist of the Year
Sponsored by: Sun Media
1st - Manotick Messenger, Jeffrey Morris
2nd - Port Perry Scugog Standard, Tracey Coveart
3rd - Hamilton Mountain News, Mark Cripps,
HM - Newmarket Era-Banner, Debora Kelly
Stephen Shaw Award Reporter of the Year
Sponsored by: Ontario Power Generation
1st - Barrhaven Independent, Jeffrey Morris
2nd - Oshawa This Week, Jeff Mitchell
3rd - Northumberland News, Jennifer O'Meara
Best Feature Photo (circ over 10,000)
1st - Vaughan Citizen
2nd - Kingston This Week
3rd - Ottawa East Weekly Journal
HM - Peterborough This Week
Best Feature Photo (circ under 9,999)
Sponsored by: Kanata Kourier Standard
1st - Burks Falls Almaguin News
2nd - Vankleek Hill Review
3rd - Arnprior Chronicle-Guide
Best Photo Layout
1st - Whitby This Week
2nd - New Hamburg Independent
3rd - Minden Times
Best Sports Photo
Sponsored by: Sun Media
1st - Oshawa This Week
2nd - Ottawa East Weekly Journal
3rd - Clarington This Week
Best Spot News Photograph
Sponsored by: Metroland Media Group Ltd.
1st - Burlington Post
2nd - Peterborough This Week
3rd - Barrie Advance
HM - Paris Star
Best News Photo
1st - Mississauga News
2nd - Newmarket Era-Banner
3rd - Oakville Beaver
Photographer of the Year
Sponsored by: Salam Toronto
1st - Kingston This Week, Rob Mooy
2nd - Haliburton County Echo, Greg Hoekstra
3rd - Milton Canadian Champion, Graham Paine
Cartoon of the Year (circ over 10,000)
1st - Toronto Bayview-Mills Town Crier
2nd - Hamilton Mountain News
3rd - Picton County Weekly News
HM - Port Perry Scugog Standard
Cartoon of the Year (circ under 9,999)
1st - Nunavut News/North
2nd - Parry Sound North Star
3rd - Parry Sound Beacon Star
Community Service
1st - Dryden Observer
2nd - Vankleek Hill Review
3rd - Smith Falls This Week
HM - Port Perry Scugog Standard
Best Vertical Product
Sponsored by: Sun Media
1st - Sudbury Northern Life
2nd - Port Perry Scugog Standard
3rd - Georgetown/Acton Independent & Free Press
Best Broadsheet Front Page
1st - Midland Free Press
2nd - Lindsay Post
3rd - Dunnville Chronicle
HM - Vankleek Hill Review
Best Tabloid Front Page (circ over 10,000)
Sponsored by: Laurentian Publishing
1st - Guelph Tribune
2nd - York Guardian
3rd - Waterloo Chronicle
Best Tabloid Front Page (circ under 9,999)
Sponsored by: Laurentian Publishing
1st - Uxbridge Times-Journal
2nd - New Hamburg Independent
3rd - Paris Star
Best Sports Section
Sponsored by: Metroland Media Group (SW Ontario)
1st - Whitby This Week
2nd - Brampton Guardian
3rd - Oshawa This Week
Special Section (circ over 10,000)
Sponsored by: Metro Creative Graphics
1st - Ajax/Pickering News Advertiser
2nd - Simcoe Tuesday Times-Reformer
3rd - Nunavut News/North
HM - Northumberland News
Special Section (circ under 9,999)
Sponsored by: Metro Creative Graphics
1st - Kemptville Advance
2nd - Parry Sound North Star
3rd - Petrolia Topic
Best Creative Advertising (circ over 10,000)
Sponsored by: News-Net
1st - Guelph Tribune
2nd - Oshawa This Week
3rd - Milton Canadian Champion
HM - Port Perry Scugog Standard
Best Creative Advertising (circ under 9,999)
Sponsored by: News-Net
1st - Parry Sound Beacon Star
2nd - Grand Bend Strip
3rd - Collingwood Enterprise-Bulletin
HM - Thornhill Salam Toronto
In House Promotion
Sponsored by: Windsor-Essex Community Publishing
1st - Northumberland News
2nd - Haliburton County Echo
3rd - Thornhill Salam Toronto
HM - Huntsville Forester
Local Retail Layout
1st - Orangeville Banner
2nd - Port Perry Star
3rd - Fergus-Elora News Express
Original Advertising Idea (circ over 10,000)
1st - Orangeville Banner
2nd - Kingston Heritage EMC
3rd - Vaughan Citizen
Original Advertising Idea (circ under 9,999)
1st - Uxbridge Times-Journal
2nd - Barry's Bay This Week
3rd - Haliburton County Echo
Use of Process Colour
Sponsored by: Sun Media
1st - NWT News/North
2nd - Fort Frances Times
3rd - Fergus-Elora News Express
HM - Mount Forest Confederate
Best Community Newspaper Web Site
1st - Elmira-Woolwich Observer
2nd - Lakefield Herald
3rd - Sudbury Northern Life
Best Community Newspaper Web Portal
1st - Oshawa This Week
2nd - Newmarket Era-Banner
3rd - Peterborough This Week
Local Online Innovator of the Year
1st - Etobicoke Guardian
2nd - Oshawa This Week
3rd - Sioux Lookout Wawatay News
Surfer's Selection
1st - Vaughan Today
2nd - Elmira Woolwich-Observer
3rd - Oshawa This Week
