Class 7 - circ 45,000 & over

CIRCULATION 45,000 & OVER

12 ENTRIES

1

AjAx pICkERING NEwS AdVERTISER

The Ajax Pickering News Advertiser contained superior, impressive local news and features coverage, which moved it to the top of the category. A clean and newsy front page with a strong photo to go with the story. Well done.

2

OAkVILLE BEAVER

The Oakville Beaver has a nice crisp, clean layout of both advertising and editorial. The real strength of this particular publication is the photography. That’s what makes this paper stand out: lively, active photos. A solid package overall.

3

BURLINGTON pOST

The Burlington Post has a good local news section. Fabulous to see specific coverage of upcoming arts and entertainment events, which are all too often overlooked. A strong front page. You get the feeling the photographers are working to grab the reader’s attention.

GENERAL COMMENT

This category ended up being difficult to judge, not because of the quality of the entries but because of the uniformity of the entries, using the same layout and design and often some of the same content. Editorial design was clean and crisp for all of papers. Advertising content and design was strong and obviously shared throughout the regions. The newspapers that came out on top had subtle nuances that made their copies a little different from all the rest. These were more local than others, concentrating on hyperlocal human-interest stories, matters of regional civic politics or education.

Judges

John Kendle

Managing Editor Canstar Community News Winnipeg, MB

Alistair Taylor

Editor Campbell River Mirror, Campbell River, BC

Jules Xavier

Editor Shilo Stag CFB Shilo, MB