The North Shore News is best in the west.
The paper received top honours for overall excellence in its circulation class - the largest among community newspapers in the province - at the Ma Murray Community Newspaper Awards.
Awards were presented Saturday in Vancouver by the British Columbia Yukon Community Newspapers Association.
The News also took home two golds, one silver and one bronze award.
Reporter Jane Seyd claimed gold in the Outdoor Recreation Writing category, for her feature story on Loutet Farm.
Judges noted the feature was "beautifully written, almost poetic," and said it would "certainly inspire many people to better appreciate locally grown food and perhaps take up community gardening."
Photographer Paul McGrath also collected a gold, winning the Spot News Photo Award for his page 1 photograph of a canyon rescue, which judges praised as "tight and dramatic."
Reporter Andy Prest was awarded silver in Sports Writing for his profile of leukemia survivor Brian Lau, which judges called a "superb feature and well written story."
Trixi Agrios and Deborah Foster were recognized with a bronze for Classifieds.
To see the award winning stories and photos, follow the links below:
Back to the garden by Jane Seyd
Lynn Canyon cliff jumper injures himlsef, photo by Paul McGrath
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