General excellence | class 5 Circulation 12,500 - 22,499
10 ENTRIES
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Elmira-Woolwich Observer
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Ottawa Community Voice, Stittsville & Richmond
3
The Elmira-Woolwich Observer ran away with this class with an extremely well-balanced paper from start to finish, thanks to the strength of its extensive community coverage, its locally focused editorials, and its great design. This newspaper shows a wonderful representation of community news, arts, sports, advertising, and excellent photography. The design is bright, fresh, and modern. These issues were a pleasure to read.
The Ottawa Community Voice, Stittsville & Richmond edition obviously has a strong connection to its community. It clearly reflects what is going on its community. It has a great layout, with both strong writing and photography. The lack of sports and arts representation are the reasons this newspaper did not place first. Overall, an informative and entertaining newspaper to read, that seems to serve the local population well.
Ancaster News
A nice community newspaper. The Ancaster News is another strong entry with good photography, strong local reporting, well written articles, and powerful editorials.
Judges HONOURABLE MENTION
Waterdown Flamborough Review – The Waterdown Flamborough Review receives an honourable mention based on its strong community reporting. This newspaper obviously places a priority on local news, and it shows.
GENERAL COMMENT
It is clear looking through these newspapers that there are a lot of hardworking journalists trying to tell their communities’ stories. The top newspapers in this category are those that allowed their journalists the space to properly tell those stories. You all deserve a pat on the back. This isn’t an easy job, especially in these times. Well done.
Kimberley Kielley Assistant Editor Shilo Stag CFB Shilo, MB
Kevin Laird
Editor Sooke News Mirror Sooke, BC
Kevin Weedmark
Editor & Publisher The World-Spectator Moosomin, SK
ONTARIO COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION
2020 | BNC Awards Results
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