OCNA's 2015 Better Newspaper Competition Awards Results by Ontario Community Newspapers Association

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YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER TABLE of CONTENTS Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 4

GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS General Excellence - circ. 1,999 & under. . . . . . p 6 General Excellence - circ. 2,000 - 3,499. . . . . . p 7 General Excellence - circ. 3,500 - 6,499. . . . . . p 8 General Excellence - circ. 6,500 - 12,499 . . . . . p 9 General Excellence - circ. 12,500 - 22,499. . p 10 General Excellence - circ. 22,500 - 44,999. . p 11 General Excellence - circ. 45,000 & over. . . . p 12 General Excellence - College & University . . p 13

PREMIER AWARDS Arts & Entertainment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Best Business & Finance Story . . . . . . . . . . . . Education Writing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Best Editorial circ. 10,000+. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Best Editorial circ. -9,999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feature Writing circ. 10,000+. . . . . . . . . . . . . Feature Writing circ. -9,999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Environment Ontario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health & Wellness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heritage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Best Investigative News Story . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Best News Story circ. 10,000+. . . . . . . . . . . . p 26 Best News Story circ. -9,999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 27 Best Rural Story circ. 10,000+. . . . . . . . . . . . p 28 Best Rural Story circ. -9,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 29 Best Feature/News Series circ. 10,000+. . . . p 30 Best Feature/News Series circ. -9,999. . . . . . p 31 Sports & Recreation Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 32 Best Headline Writing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p 33 Humour Columnist of the Year. . . . . . . . . . . . p 34 Columnist of the Year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 35 Reporter of the Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 36 Editor of the Year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 37 Best Feature Photo circ. 10,000+ . . . . . . . . . p 38 Best Feature Photo circ. -9,999. . . . . . . . . . . . p 39 Best Photo Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 40 Best Sports Photo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 41 Best Spot News Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 42 Best News Photo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 43 Most Creative Grip and Grin Photo. . . . . . . . . . p44 Photographer of the Year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 45 Cartoonist of the Year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 46 Community Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 47 Best Front Page circ. 10,000+ . . . . . . . . . . . . p 48 Best Front Page circ. -9,999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 49

...anytime, anywhere anyone! Best Vertical Product. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Best Sports Section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Section circ. 10,000+. . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Section circ. -9,999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Best Creative Ad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In House Promotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Local Retail Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Original Ad Idea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Use of Process Colour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salesperson of the Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Best Community Website/Webportal circ. 10,000+. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Best Community Website/Webportal circ. -9,999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Online Special Project/Event/Breaking News Coverage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY AWARDS Student Feature Writing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p 64 Student News Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 65 Student Photography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 66 Best College/University Newspaper Website. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 67 2015 IBC Community Award. . . . . . . . . . . p 68 Insurance Bureau of Canada . . . . . . . . . . p 69 Newspaper Toolbox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p 70 Ontario Power Generation. . . . . . . . . . . . . p 71 General Excellence Judge Scoresheets. . p 72 General Excellence Judge Scoresheets. . p 73 Sponsor Acknowledgements. . . . . . . . . . p 74

PRESIDENT’S

MESSAGE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Spring temperatures have finally arrived. So too has the time to honour the great work of Ontario’s Community Newspapers. We received over 1,800 entries for the 2015 Better Newspapers Competition, showcasing the hard work that goes into every community newspaper. The publishers, editors, reporters, photographers and designers work diligently to hold their newspapers to the highest of standards. One look at the entries submitted, and you will no doubt agree that Ontario’s community newspapers have some very talented staff! Our competition added two new categories this year. Best Headline Writing was created to showcase the creativity and the impact a great headline has to engage the reader. While the second category, Most Creative Grip and Grin Photo seeks to award the creativity and originality of the ever present photograph of cheque presentations, ribbon cuttings and award ceremonies.

We have a lot of people to thank for the success of this awards program.

First, to the judges who after a full week of putting their paper to bed spend their evenings and weekends reading and re-reading entries, sharing their thoughts and wisdom to make our program the success it is. Next, to our sponsors for their generous donations allowing OCNA to offer a great program to highlight the accomplishments of our members. Thank you again for your continued support.

Congratulations to all the winners of the 2015 OCNA Better Newspapers Competition.

Dave Adsett President Ontario Community Newspapers Association

2015 BNC Awards Results

GENERAL EXCELLENCE classes 1 - 8

General Excellence Circulation 1,999 & UNDER

Class 1 10 ENTRIES

Minden Times

The Minden Times is a very strong paper throughout. There was no area they produce a poor product and presented the best overall package. Quite often when judging, it comes down to first impressions. Minden’s front page photos were the best, as was its photography throughout. Good photos command the reader’s attention. As usual with winners, the editorials were excellent. Many do a poor job, some don’t offer local editorials and insight which is disappointing. Local writers are a must in editorials. A crisp, clean layout.

Barry’s Bay, The Valley Gazette

This is a small-town newspaper that excelled in virtually every category. It earned particularly high marks for community news, presentation, advertising content, classified advertising, local features and production quality. It is a high-quality, easy-to-read publication that serves its readers in a vibrant, thorough fashion.

Blyth/Brussels Citizen

It might be prejudice on my behalf, but I love seeing smiling faces on the front page. It gives the reader a good feeling moving forward. The Citizen also has a wide variety of news coverage with good writing. This more than made up for the grey areas, which need to be broken up a bit with larger photos and/or graphics. Picture reproduction and/or printing is a small concern, but there are lots of photos to keep the reader interested. I find your cut line style interesting and very unique. My college instructor says as long as the style is consistent, never to delete points. One criticism: don’t put letters to the editor in the Sports section. However, with all that said, the news coverage more than compensates. A fine product.

GENERAL COMMENT The winners of this year’s OCNA competition have brought exceptional employees together, applied their talents and work ethic and produced papers that are the most informative and visually appealing. By and large, the newspapers in this category did a commendable job of delivering local information of note to their readers. Variances existed in the quality of design, ads and photography, but each newspaper had a certain charm and a clear intent to serve their communities. Compared to the rest of Canada, your papers use a lot more white space which is refreshing and easy to read. The winners of this year’s OCNA competition have brought exceptional employees together, applied their talents and work ethic and produced papers that are the most informative and visually appealing. Every community publication has its strengths and tries their best every day to bring their readers and viewers accredited local and regional coverage. By being the sources of record and integrity you maintain your community’s history and hence its future.

Judges Jonathon Naylor Editor The Reminder Flin Flon, MB 6 2015 BNC Awards Results

Grant Harris

Publisher & Sales Manager The Interior News Smithers, BC

Chris Clegg

Editor The South Peace News High Prairie, AB

General Excellence Circulation 2,000 - 3,499

Class 2 8 ENTRIES

Haliburton County Echo

The Haliburton County Echo is a wonderful example of what can be accomplished when all members of a team are pulling in the same direction. From writing and photography to page layout and print quality, the Echo demonstrates quality at every turn of the page. Readers get a great look into the community the newspaper serves. Solid reporting, insightful opinions, useful information, excellent photographs – I simply can’t find anything not to like about this newspaper.

Fort Frances Times

The Fort Frances Times seems to be connected to its community. It has a lot of local features, variety in sports, and a lot of photos. There were several letters to the editor in each issue, which demonstrates readers are engaged. It is also easy and enjoyable to read.

New Hamburg Independent

The New Hamburg Independent was chocked full of local news, offered a variety of voices on the opinion pages and showcased the community and advertisers in features, such as a minor hockey salute. The paper didn’t shy away from reporting the news of the day, a voyeur sentencing case, as well as features on a variety of topics of interest to readers in the community.

GENERAL COMMENT It was a pleasure to read through all of the entries in this category. Community newspapers in Ontario continue to excel in their role as the eyes and ears of towns and rural areas, and are truly the only reliable source of local information for readers. Long may these newspapers continue to fulfil this very important role. While some of the papers in this category would benefit from playing photos bigger, using larger headlines and offering a modular format – all offered solid editorial content, the basis of any community newspaper. People love reading about their family, friends, and neighbours. As always, it was a pleasure to judge. Thank you!

Judges Rob Vogt

Editor Claresholm Local Press Claresholm, AB

Lorne Eckersley Publisher, Reporter Creston Valley Advance Creston, BC

Peter McCully

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General Excellence Circulation 3,500 - 6,499

Class 3 7 ENTRIES

Niagara This Week, Town Crier

Niagara This Week, Town Crier is a newspaper that gets it right. The paper is willed with a mix of hard news and features, with the stories supported by strong photography. The paper also offers readers an interesting opinion section. The package is completed by lots of great-looking, effective ads. Readers get a wealth of information each week from this paper.

Eganville Leader

The Eganville Leader offers a clear window into the community. There were varied voices debating on the opinion page, local community news, a healthy sports section and a glimpse at the community past through a time capsule. It contains strong topics and writing, coupled with solid photography and production values that draw the reader into the paper.

Nunavut News/North

Nunavut News/North has an outstanding mix of hard news and features, which combine to make this newspaper an engaging and essential read for its community. The paper does a great job tackling the tough stories, but achieves great balance with quality features that go beyond routine reporting. A great job by the staff while dealing with the unique challenges presented by the North, and while working in two languages.

GENERAL COMMENT It was a pleasure to judge the entries in Class 3. The newspapers in this class are obviously â&#x20AC;&#x153;on the groundâ&#x20AC;? in their respective communities, covering local meetings, helping fundraisers and volunteers, gathering news and capturing sporting moments. The readers of the newspapers appear to be responding positively as shown with Letters to the Editor, Viewpoints and active Classifieds sections. Strong news coverage, excellence features, good photography, attractive ads and great design were hallmarks of these papers. They are strong representatives of the high quality work that is being done by community newspapers in Ontario.

Judges Frank McTighe Editor & Publisher The Macleod Gazette Fort Macleod, AB 8 2015 BNC Awards Results

Jordie Dwyer

Reporter & Photographer Ponoka News Ponoka, AB

Peter McCully

Publisher, Parksville Qualicum Beach News Parksville, BC

General Excellence Circulation 6,500 - 12,499

Class 4 14 ENTRIES

Niagara this Week, The Leader

Prominent photos and a clean front page, coupled with a wide-open second page and stimulating editorial pages, help Niagara This Week, The Leader, stand out among the crowd. Fonts used are crisp and pleasing to the eye, copy is lively and the bread-and-butter of our industry – local, local, local – is more than evident in the copious amount of community and sports coverage.

Huntsville Forester

The Huntsville Forester brings a wealth of quality local editorial content to its readers, paired with an easyreading layout and captivating photography to draw readers into the story. A strong editorial page with a number of letters from informed readers proves the influence of the publication within the community. A variety and good balance of sports coverage, local features and community news is essential to retaining a broad readership, and the Huntsville Forester seems to do a great job in each category.

Glanbrook Gazette

One of the Glanbrook Gazette’s strengths is its impeccable design, allowing for everything from small news briefs to full-page features to shine. The easy-to-read editorial mix is informative and very community minded. Ad features are attractively displayed, providing value to both readers and advertisers. This community is very well served by its newspaper.

GENERAL COMMENT In the digital age, breaking news is always just a click away, but the community newspapers in the general excellence competition showed the desire local journalists and their readers have to dig deeper into the story. There are many stories competing for shrinking space in newspapers these days, and figuring out how to divvy up this valuable real estate is a challenge. Newspapers need to keep readers front and foremost – not town councillors who want to see their comments quoted, or community groups that need help promoting an event. One truth remains: people like reading about other people. The papers that did well blended a mix of “things readers should know” and “things readers want to know.” Local advertising is just as important as local editorial content, and most of these newspapers have found a way to mix quality advertising content and editorial content to benefit their readers in every way.

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PREMIER AWARDS Editor of the Year

3 ENTRIES

Etobicoke Guardian | Grace Peacock

Keeping track of Grace Peacock’s numerous community undertakings is a little like counting kittens. Just when you think you’ve accounted for them all, another cute ball of fur emerges from under the couch. Grace scored highest in initiative and innovation because she did more than lend a helping hand, she led the parade, all in the service of her newspaper and her community. Also, she is excellent at her job. In fact, if there is a better word than “excellent,” this would be a good place to use it.

Scarborough Mirror | Al Shackleton

Barry’s Bay, The Valley Gazette | Christine Hudder

In a career that has spanned close to 30 years, Al Shackleton has embodied what it means to be a newspaper editor at the grassroots level. There is a quiet competence to his work, which is evident not only in the awards he has won for his newspaper, but in his involvement with numerous community activities. The word “humble” is often used to describe Al. Perhaps it’s time he stood to take a bow.

When you lead a small newsroom, you are more than just the editor. Add reporter, photographer, researcher, archivist, designer, social media director, and editorialist to the list. Christine Hudder does all these things, and does them with enthusiasm. It’s obvious from her work that she loves her community and takes pride in her newspaper. More than this award, she deserves a medal.

GENERAL COMMENT This is, I believe, the third year I have judged this category and I derive an enormous satisfaction from doing so. Every year, I am reminded that community journalism in Ontario is not just in capable hands, but in earnest, hard-working, and caring hands. The three winners this year are the personification of a most noble pursuit: serving their readers with the very best in community-based newspapering.

Judge Terry McConnell

Author, Columnist, Palm Springs, CA Terry McConnell has been a best-selling author, a high-profile columnist for one of Canada’s largest newspapers, and a president of OCNA. He grew up with community newspapers – his father was also an OCNA president – before he began his own career in Dundas in 1973. For 20 years, Terry was the publisher in Tilbury, Belle River and Tecumseh and during that time, his newspapers won more than 100 awards for newspaper excellence; Terry was also recognized nationally and provincially for his column and editorial writing. He served as president of OCNA in 1986 and of CCNA in 1993, and in 1990 was the recipient of the OCNA President’s Award for his contribution to the industry. Terry relocated to Alberta in 1995 and for 12 years was a columnist and editorial writer for the Edmonton Journal. In 2009, Key Porter Books published Terry’s first book, titled I’d Trade Him Again, a biography of Peter Pocklington. Today, Terry lives in Palm Springs, California, where he works as a communications advisor. 2015 BNC Awards Results

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Judge Darryl Holyk

Editor, The Minnedosa Tribune, Minnedosa, MB Darryl Holyk began working at The Minnedosa Tribune, in Minnedosa, MB as a reporter/photographer in 2001. Five years later, he was promoted to Editor and in 2008 purchased the historic newspaper becoming the ninth publisher since it was founded in 1883. Since 2009, Darryl has served as a director on the Manitoba Community Newspapers Association (MCNA) Board of Directors. Holyk’s photo of the arson of the Minnedosa United Church appeared in publications and other news media across the country and earned him a First Place Best Spot News Photo from MCNA in 2007. 38 2015 BNC Awards Results

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Security cameras are being installed in two east Mountain parks as part of a pilot project to curb graffiti and other vandalism. Ward 6 councillor Tom Jackson Darlene Wroe and city staff are meeting on site Speaker Reporter next week to determine the site for EARLTON -- A firm has been selected to deone camera at each park. termine the viability of a new future for the The move comes after numerEarlton-Timiskaming Regional Airport. ous complaints from residents living next to the parks about graffiti A committee of the Municipal Services Board, which has been overseeing the operation of the on the city side of their wooden airport, has now selected Explorer Solutions, fences. with the assistance of Tetra Tech team, to deResidents said they felt victimvelop a strategic business plan for the airport. ized twice because a city bylaw requires them to remove the paint or The strategic business plan would establish if a not-for-profit corporation could take over face a fine. the airport ownership and operation with a See page 7 clear vision for its future viability. Area municipalities have been funding the operation of the airport on a per capita basis, while Armstrong Township has been the owner. One of the board’s greatest interests in the By Kevin Wernerairport is its ability to provide a runway and serNews Staﬀvices for fixed-wing air ambulance airplanes. An ongoing goal also is to return scheduled Beating the heat was never more fun for dozens of children on Sunday afternoon in Earlton. The community’s It had been a personal projectair passenger service to the airport. new playground equipment was unveiled July 26 and organizers used the opportunity to late turnHamilton it into acouncillor fun POTENTIAL for the day of family activities. The fire department was on hand to create a special waterslide the hill next to Bernie on Morelli. The economic potential of the airport and the pool and the fun only intensified when the water cannon came out to hose down the proceedings. (Staff But after over a decade of dis-its assets is also of interest to board members. photo by Steven Larocque) cussion, debate and disappoint- Armstrong Township put forward the proment, Ward 4 councillor Samposal for the development of a not-for-profit Merulla ﬁnally got councillors tocorporation to be formed by area municipalapprove a proposal to provideities to own and manage the airport in the fufree parking for veterans. ture, and the strategic business plan is a step See page 10in determining the feasibility of that proposal. The per capita funding arrangement of operations means that the City of Temiskaming Shores is the lead investor in the management of the airport. The Town of Englehart is anTEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff/Spe- government said the funding will Integration Network as an “acute other major investor in the airport operation. cial) – Hospitals in Englehart and help hospitals improve patient community care community hosTemiskaming Shores Mayor Carman Kidd Kirkland Lake are getting a one care by reducing wait times, pro- pital,” not a “small hospital.” said in a press release that “invitations will be per cent boost in their base bud- viding staff with additional clinical It’s therefore ineligible for the going out shortly to business owners, academgets from the province. education, and expanding pro- one per cent increase, she said. ic, aviation stakeholders, and airport tenants, They’re among 56 small and grams in partnership with comTemiskaming Hospital “has been to attend consultation meetings on August rural hospitals that will receive $7 munity organizations. facing fiscal challenges for three 24 in Temiskaming Shores and on August 25 million. INELIGIBLE years now,” she continued. in Englehart, to listen to opinions, ideas and viEnglehart and District Hospital Temiskaming Hospital, however, Had it not made changes, she sions for our airport.” has been awarded an additional is not receiving an increase. said it would have faced a shortfall Mayor Kidd stated that data will also be col$54,500, and Kirkland and District In a statement, hospital CEO of about $1.4 million in 2015-16. lected on similar airports in Ontario. “Further Hospital, $191,600. Margaret Beatty said it’s classified See “Increased funding for Englehart, consultations will follow with municipal counIn a news release, the provincial by the North East Local Health Kirkland Lake hospitals” on 5a cil representatives before a final report is released early in January.”

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TemSAR (Temiskaming Search and Rescue) member Matt Duke was well tethered in as he perched on the edge of the Hercules’ open loading ramp high in the air to film the parachute jump of two SARtech (Search and Rescue technicians) in a training flight Sunday, April 12. For more pictures and story see this week’s C-Front. (Staff photo by Darlene Wroe)

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EARLTON – Chicks and calves, goats and lambs, and thousands of two-legged visitors took in this year’s farm show in Earlton. The two-day Earlton Farm Show drew an estimated 3,000 visitors, which is up about 500 from last year. “Everybody seemed really happy,” said Norm Koch, president of the Temiskaming Federation of Agriculture and chair of the event’s

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On the educational side, students from Englehart Public, Holy Family, Kerns Public and École Catholique Assomption paid visits, some with agriculture-related assignments in hand, on April 10. In addition to the trade show, visitors could take in educational sessions. They included a proposal to expand beef herd numbers in the North, information about sheep handling systems, and farm insurance needs.

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by Giovanni Capriotti PROVIDENCE BAY—The night is still dark at the Providence Bay marina. A family of rabbits lines up on the dusty roadside to quickly disappear in the bush when a car goes by. The Purvis, the namesake boat in the Purvis Fisheries fleet, a gill net boat lays alone in the water surrounded by the sounds of the lake. Meanwhile, the dawn lights begin to break through the night when a truck driven by the captain parks on the pier beside the boat. Shortly after, the vessel’s engine overwhelms the peace of the bay. On the main deck, all the lights are on when another vehicle delivering two brothers belonging to the crew approaches the marina. A pot of coffee boils in the smoky cabin. In a matter of seconds the boat heads toward Lake Huron’s open waters, surrounded by the seagulls. “This week, we’ll probably be out six days except Sunday. The weather looks promising, “ the captain says. The youngest of the crewmembers gets some cigarettes out of a pack and places them on a messy table along with his steel watch. Then he fills his coffee mug and heads out to open the side of the fish tug. The morning breeze blows over the lake while the operations to retrieve the nets begins in the methodical routine established over the years. The whole crew is looking at the water to spot the floater, signalling where the nets lie beneath. As soon as the buoy is located, the captain approaches the spot and promptly the younger brother grabs the pole and the machine to retreive the nets starts up. A couple of huge lake trout show up immediately, get untangled and are thrown in a blue basket. “We are mostly after whitefish. That’s what we aim for. Lake trout is fine, though,” says the younger brother while cleaning one of the trout. The operations continue and as the boat rolls on the water, the sun gets higher and warmer. Every net, once cleared of its catch, is placed in a basket and moved to the back of the vessel. The seagulls are constant company, flying over the crew and vessel waiting for their share of fish. The older of the two siblings smokes his cigarettes while keeping busy with the onboard duties. He is the portrait of a fisherman. His hands appear to be heavily scarred by his profession while his silhouette contrasts with the blue water and sky. “I don’t like to be in pictures. My face isn’t good enough,” he says, smiling at the only words he has pronounced since the beginning of the shift. Life onboard is meant for hardy folk.. Frigid temperatures or intense heat, paired with early shifts, render this tough job. Yet fishing has always been one of the most relevant resources for Manitoulin Island. It provides both occupation and food for its inhabitants. The baskets get filled mainly with lake trout and some white-

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Manitoulin Expositor Wow, some of Giovanni Capriotti’s photos are like paintings. The composition, light and colour are so rich. With a little better layout, this would have been the winner.

Honourable Mention Oakville Beaver – There is so much joy and colour in this photo feature, it deserves an honourable mention. King Connection – Nice variety of photos well laid out. Milton Canadian Champion – I love Justin Greaves’ photos in this feature and the layout is fine. Only problem is the readers needed a full page of these wonderful pix. Orangeville Banner – This feature is so bright – great faces, great colours, nice layout and typography.

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A massive range of quality characterized this category. From the impact, artistry and craft shown in the top three, to the sometimes powerful photos among the honourable mentions hampered by space or layout, to the throw-a-bunch-of-photos-on-a-page at the low, low end of the category. A few notes to those who want to do better: Get rid of ovals. And funky fonts. And wonky cut-outs.

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Sabrian Byrnes took a wonderful photo with excellent composition and impact, then someone decided it would be a good idea to drop the credit and cutline on the pic. As impactful as the pic is, the type is distracting -- the difference between 2nd and 3rd place. Oliver Jung from Canada tried to break through the Dominican Republic defenders during men's handball at the 2015 Toronto Pan Am Games at Exhibition Centre. Canada beat the Dominican 28-25.

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Great to outstanding photos outnumbered the average in this category. Unfortunately, in many cases, good photos were played poorly and/or ruined by excessive use of type -- heds, kickers, cuts, etc. – over them. If it’s your paper’s style to use these elements on pix, perhaps you should change that and let good photos bring impact to your pages. Think about this: When some huge international event happens and we see front pages from the best papers around the world, how many times are those pages amazing because of the type and how many because of kickass photos? Got good pix? Let them sing.

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(June 1), police arrested Bradley Est. 1978 Charges By-law 46–2015 on the 10th day of September, 2015 under Section 2 of the Our door always open… to answer your questions and assist you in making the right Development Charges Act, 1997 (theis “Act”). Christopher Cox, 36, of no fixed Septic systems with a difference Bedrock, Clay, High Water Tables, Small Lots decisions for you and your familys’ insurance needs. address. Waterloo Bioﬁlter, Fast, Bionest Septic Systems & Conventional Systems - Auto - Home - Cottage - Business - Farm - to GIC’s Life - Disability - Travel AND TAKE NOTICE that any person or organization may appeal the- Ontario Municipal He is charged with attempted Board under Section 14 of the Act, in respect of the Development Charges By-law 361 Bay Street, Beaverton Licenced Septic Inspector (the “By-law”), by filing with the Clerk of The Regional Municipality of Peel on or before the murder using a restricted firearm, 426-7306 Toll Free: 1-888-461-0318 20th day of October 2015 a notice of appeal setting out the objection to the By-law and the email: info@tibl.ca • website: www.tibl.ca possession of a firearm contrary to a reasons supporting the objection. A notice of appeal can be mailed to the attention of the prohibition order and unauthorized Regional Clerk at the address set out below, or faxed to 905-791-1693 and must be received prior to 4:30 p.m. on October 20th, 2015. possession of a firearm. Emergency crews responded to a structure fire at 79 Short Ave. in He will appear in court on June 9 The By-law Lindsay late Wednesday afternoon. Crews were able to contain the imposes development charges against land to pay for increased capital costs required because of increased needs for services arising from development of the area to for a bail hearing. flames before they could spread to the rest of the home. which the By-law applies. By-law 46-2015 applies to all lands within the Region of Peel,

above the rest with excellent layout allowing holding up the revolver, the photo shouts, it to dominate the page. Good cropping “Got it!” This entry would have scored and composition shows the magnitude of the even higher had it not been placed on destruction. Great photo by Scott Howard! a page with another spot news photo; Summer’s Almost Here, is Your Car Ready? a run-of-the-mill fire; which reduced the Dexo’s Oil Change visual dominanceSemi-annual of this extremely unique multi-point inspection; Including a free 4ltr jug of Delco Optikleen windshield washer fluid. picture. (and story) deserved 150 Angeline St. This N. Lindsayimage (705) 324-2148 • www.lindsaygm.ca/service • WE ARE YOUR FULL SERVICE COMMUNITY DEALER FOR OVER 40 YEARS! ownership of the front page, and even slightly tighter cropping.

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More than two dozen firefighters, including a and caused upwards of $1.5 million worth of Brock Township firefighters were called to the property -- known locally as the Hewitt two-man tanker crew from Uxbridge, responded damage. “It’s a huge place,” Mr. Ward said, noting farm -- on Sideroad 18, north of Concession 5, and remained at the property for more than 12 the “footprint” of the home measures roughly hours. around 6 a.m. “We got the fire under control around 2 p.m. 12,000-square-feet. “It was well advanced when we got here,” The owners of the home are receiving Mr. Ward said, adding that all occupants of the but didn’t clear the scene until 7:15 p.m.,” Mr. assistance from the Canadian Red Cross until Ward said. home escaped unharmed. Notice of the Passing of the Development Charges By-Law The blaze levelled practically all of the home alternative living arrangements are found. “The garage is basically all that’s left.”

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OPP divers recovered a .357 calibre handgun from the Scugog River on Friday, the day after Brian Eley, 46, was shot twice at the Carew Park Apartments in Lindsay. Mr. Eley is recovering in hospital. Bradley Christopher Cox, 36, of no fixed address, was arrested on Monday and is charged with attempted murder. HARRISON PERKINS/SPECIAL TO THIS WEEK

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the video crew in the shot adds to the curiosity. An entry refreshingly different from car accidents and fires. Nice job by Rob Beintema!

Peel Regional Police were called to Vedeete Drive in the Derry and Airport Roads area Saturday morning for traffic control after concerns fire retardant foam leaking from an airport hangar could spill onto the roadway. Police were called to the scene at about 8:40 a.m. to assist with traffic, but found the large body of foam was mostly contained on airport property and not threatening to interfere with traffic on the main roads. According to a Greater Toronto Airports Authority spokesperson, the chemical was leaking from the fire suppression system in an Air Transat hangar. The white fluffy-looking foam floating out of the airport property hangar had no “environmental impact and no impact to commercial schedules,” the GTAA said, noting it is 98 per cent water. Air Transat confirmed there was no fire in the hangar, which was empty at the time. “The situation is under investigation. We don’t know at this time what happened,” Air Transat Spokesperson Debbie Cabana said Saturday morning. Cabana did not know how much of the chemical was released by the fire suppression system, but said it posed no environmental or safety threat. “Since it’s foam, this will become liquid in a few hours, so there’s no action taken at this point to remove it because it’s just going to become liquid a remove by itself,” she said.

Honourable Mention Barry’s Bay, The Valley Gazette – This is a good photo by Christine Hudder, with a great dynamic, as a police officer and fireman walk past a major blaze, seemingly disinterested. The image would have scored higher had it been given dominant play. Unfortunately, it was visually buried on the page by four other photos from the same fire, all of which were standard fire pics. In page design, more is usually not better.

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Crayola sale triumphs again for United Way

he United Way for the City of Kawartha came out to pick up some incredible products Lakes’ 2014-15 campaign took a big leap at extremely reduced prices. “This year’s sale was very good,” stated forward courtesy of Crayola Canada. Recently, staff gathered to officially present Crayola Canada finance manager John DeBois. representatives from the United Way with a “We had an increase in shoppers over the two cheque for $42,963.10; a combination of payroll days, looking for those great Crayola deals.” The generosity of the Lindsay-based company deductions and the $39,882.10 raised from the continues to help the United Way commit to 26th annual Crayola Sale and gift basket raffle. Tuesday, August 25, 2015 7 work in the community, noted its important Shoppers braved the inclement weather and

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executive director Penny Barton Dyke. “Crayola and its employees continue to be remarkable leaders. We feel very privileged to have such ongoing support from them and the Lindsay Agricultural Society,” stated Ms Barton Dyke. “This year, we saw shoppers from across Ontario, many of them attending the event for the first time. It was a great success.” The Lindsay Agricultural Society has also been a big supporter of the sale for many years, generously donating the use of the Lindsay

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Whitby This Week | Ryan Pfeiffer

Nearly all Ryan Pfeiffer’s photos told a story. This photographer made expert use of depth of field, shutter speed and composition to achieve his aims. The photos contained movement and/or passion. The sports photo received highest marks from the expression on the celebrating player’s face to the defeated catcher on the ground to the helmet flying mid-air and the fellow player racing into the frame, the photo tells a full story and is very engaging. The photo covering a fire of a firefighter at the top of a ladder with shallow depth of field showed ingenuity and shifted the focus of the story from the house fire to the equipment used to fight it. The photo of the girl at a dairy farm facing a tagged and collared cow (looking less happy) told the story of a PR event without becoming PR itself.

Peterborough This Week | Lance Anderson

Lance Anderson excels at capturing fleeting moments, with appropriate composition, shutter speed and depth of field. The photo of the children chasing a goose with the goose flying across the frame in semi-silhouette was a great accompaniment to a story about the future of parks management – a topic that some might otherwise have found boring and simply glossed over while reading. The news photo of the protesters facing off contains emotion, conflict and tells a story. The sports photo is sharp with good composition, pulling us right into the action.

Haliburton County Echo | Darren Lum The feature photo of the girl looking up at her hair takes a potentially boring photo event and makes an irresistible photo. The sports photo is outstanding. I like that the kayaker’s paddle is in the air and not the water. It creates that arch in the kayaker’s arms and shows his incredible strength. His expression conveys his determination and viewers unfamiliar with kayakers can still infer that the kayaker is trying to pass between those two poles, completing the story. The photo of the election forum tells the story of this event, the older demographic, the woman whose hand rests on her chest as she speaks, the line-up of people whose heads poke out behind her. Great photos by Darren Lum!

Honourable Mention Waterloo Chronicle – James Jackson – James Jackson deserves an honourable mention for his excellent work. Several photos were outstanding. The Community Event photo took a potentially boring fundraising event and created a lean-in-closer photo that made me need to read the caption. The spot news photo contained passion and conflict and told a story. The feature photo was an effective portrait of not your average physicist; and made me want to know more.

GENERAL COMMENT

All submissions contained some exceptional work. The photos that stood out had many or all of the following elements: they contained passion and/or conflict (ie. a story); they made me smile, lean in closer, and read the caption; the longer I looked at them, the more I got of the story. Photos that took a potentially run-of-the-mill event and created a dynamic photo also received higher marks. While this didn’t make or break any entries, some of the supporting letters did not outline the community commitment of the photographer very well – they relied on naming previous awards and accolades. The letters that stood out to me were the ones that spoke to the character of the photographer and gave specific examples of how they go above and beyond and how they relate interpersonally to community members (ex. Their subjects).

Judge

Laura Keil

Publisher, The Rocky Mountain Goat New, Valemount BC Laura Keil holds a Masters of Journalism from Carleton University. She is co-founder and publisher of The Rocky Mountain Goat News, based in Valemount, BC. She is also a professional photographer. In the newspaper she combines her two loves of writing and photography.

2015 BNC Awards Results

PREMIER AWARDS Cartoonist of the Year

11 ENTRIES

Ottawa Hill Times | Michael de Adder

As always, Michael de Adder hits it out of the park! He tackles the political issues of the day with humour, style and a whole lot of talent! Each entry submitted was exceptional. Congratulations!

Dundas Star News | Mike Vukovich

Cornwall Seaway News | James Lapierre

Great cartoons by Mike Vukovich doing an impressive job of tackling important issues. Love the pole dancing politicians!

James Lapierre has a real knack for capturing public sentiment on the issues that matter. The intent and meaning of each submission was abundantly clear and the pieces were beautifully done!

Honourable Mention New Liskeard Temiskaming Speaker | Dave Dickerson â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Great talent Dave Dickerson! These cartoons are impressive in that they clearly and cleverly illustrate what is going on in a way that is understandable and recognizable to any reader.

GENERAL COMMENT

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learned a few things while judging the Cartoonist of the Year category! The fantastic newspapers served by the Ontario Community Newspaper Association have a number of amazingly talented artists/cartoonists who tell important stories in pictures with every newspaper edition. It was a delight to see cartoons ranging from national issues to local concerns with each and every newspaper. It is also evident from the work submitted that the cartoonists are passionate about what they do, and who they do it for: their readers. Each submission was truly a work of art which made it difficult to select three top winners. It is the opinion of this judge that every submission is deserving of praise for talent, topic and impact. The scores were all very close!

Judge Jackie Jardine

Editor, Pictou Advocate, Pictou, NS Jackie Jardine is the editor of The Advocate newspaper in Pictou and has been working in the publishing industry for 27 years as both a writer and an editor. She feels blessed to be working in a field where she gets paid to do what she loves every day: reading, writing and meeting new people. She loves to travel, especially to sunny, hot destinations. When not working, Jackie spends time editing books for other published writers. 46 2015 BNC Awards Results

PREMIER AWARDS Community Service

6 ENTRIES

Barrie Advance | Media for Young Minds

What an innovative, thoughtful and profound initiative! I really enjoyed the concept, stories and message. If helping our communities to prosper and fundraise is not part of what we do as a newspaper, I don’t know what is, but the Barrie Advance went above and beyond that, over 19 weeks. Wow! Amazing job!

Hamilton Mountain News | The warmth project

Parry Sound North Star | Adopt a Senior

To dedicate ad space and articles to such a wonderful project really warms the heart - excuse the pun. And by collecting over 1,000 items of clothing for the Mountain Kidz Klub, the Hamilton Mountain News took an important local issue into its own hands, with no financial benefit, to make a big difference in the community. And that’s what community newspapers are all about.

To get hundreds of donors and thousands of donations is no small task. Running Santa’s list, with items checked off as they come in each week, was brilliant! Who is more important to help than our elders, who often suffer in silence, too proud to ask for help? Bravo!

GENERAL COMMENT

This category was probably the easiest to judge in my many years doing so. There were clear winners (and not many entries), and the ones who didn’t place simply did not dedicate as many resources, articles, ads and awareness to a good cause. Their projects were and are still laudable and important, of course. But when you put a campaign that ran almost half the year and raised a whole lot of money against one that raised a little (or none), and dedicated 1/4 of the resources (especially in terms of free ad space) – picking who had more impact and staying power was not hard. Our newspaper runs various community initiatives over the course of a calendar year, and these wonderful projects gave me some really good ideas to help our community. One thing I wondered, however, was why there were only six entries? Community service is something all papers need to do. I really hope the low number of entries is because the other papers thought they wouldn’t win, and not an overall scope of where community newspapers are going. There were no losers in this category. Great job everyone!

Judge Steve Bonspiel

Editor & Owner, The Eastern Door, Kahnawake Mohawk Territory Steve Bonspiel is an award-winning journalist who owns and edits The Eastern Door newspaper in Kahnawake Mohawk Territory.

2015 BNC Awards Results

PREMIER AWARDS

Best Front Page CIRC. over 10,000

45 ENTRIES

Sudbury Northern Life

Everything about this cover works - the photograph is the visual anchor from which the eye circulates around the page at a leisurely pace. The wonderful vantage point of the photographer makes magic on the page and the quality of the stories and teaser for the inside content wraps it all up in a perfect package. Great job.

Alliston Herald

Waterloo Chronicle

Very even front page. Great work by the graphics department with integration of visuals. Interesting content and enough front page teasers to want to make me turn the page. Well done.

Wonderful page. Great balance between hard news, human interest photo, and headline puns (Library due...) Perfectly balanced. Bravo.

Honourable Mention Niagara this Week, Niagara Falls â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Love the juxtaposition of the large scale image balanced by the vertical column on the right. My only quibble is having a photo illustration in lieu of an actual news photo on the front page.

GENERAL COMMENT

As an editor, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an emotional experience for me to judge this category. I empathize as I know what goes into putting out a weekly paper and how crucial it is to have an engaging cover that makes people want to turn the page. The pride of workmanship is reflected in the finished product. Judging by the quality of the submissions, I know the province of Ontario is well-served by its community newspapers.

Judge Carmen Marie Fabio