General excellence | class 6 Circulation 22,500 - 44,999
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fERGUS wELLINGTON AdVERTISER The Fergus Wellington Advertiser makes good use of the front page as well as in its general layout. It’s strong variety of local content and good use of photos also helped put this newspaper at the top of the list. Although the editorial page comes without a cartoon, it makes up for it with letters and opinion pieces. This paper packs in a lot of community news and has a little bit of everything that would appeal to broad readership. Congratulations.
Whitby This Week
Whitby This Week is an attractive paper that kept that small town community coverage intact. It is filled with community news and features as well as the category’s best sports coverage. Good photos, too. The overall layout made flipping the pages to get to the next story a pleasure. Well done.
Niagara This Week, Niagara Falls
Niagara This Week, Niagara Falls contains a good variety of local stories, including excellent news features and community stories that cover all the bases. The editorial page is clean and compelling, with an effective front page and a nice layout throughout.
Judges HONOURABLE MENTION
Guelph Mercury Tribune – The Guelph Mercury News is a strong local paper that could easily have made it into the top three, on the strength of its standout front pages, overall presentation, photos, and feature stories. Keep up the good work.
GENERAL COMMENT
With a lot of entries from the same chain featuring the same general design, judges read closely to try to determine which papers provide more to their readers. A lot of impactful layouts. The community news was covered capably and there was plenty of evidence of reporter initiative. A great year for papers - less so about the news they had to carry this year.
Anthony Bonaparte Features Editor The Suburban Montreal, QC
Rob Brown
Managing Editor Dawson Creek Mirror Dawson Creek, BC
Greg Sakaki
Editor Nanaimo News Bulletin, Nanaimo, BC
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2020 | BNC Awards Results
ONTARIO COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION
