The North Shore News is a big winner in the 2016 annual Canadian Community Newspaper Awards.
Writers, photographers and ad designers have all been recognized in this year’s competition as among the best in Canada.
The North Shore News scored three first place finishes.
Writer Andy Prest was named winner of the George Cadogan Memorial Columnist Award for outstanding columnist for his regular column “Laugh All You Want” which appears every second Sunday on the opinion page.
Reporter Jane Seyd was recognized with a first place finish in the category of best environmental writing for newspapers with a circulation over 10,000 for her stories on water use during last year’s summer drought.
Photographer Cindy Goodman also won first place for best news feature photo in newspapers with a circulation of over 12,500 for her photograph Heat Wave depicting three children cooling off in the spray of John Lawson Park’s water feature.
Goodman was also recognized as a silver winner in the best photo essay contest for newspapers with a circulation over 12,500 for her feature Take a Hike exploring the trails, favourite swimming holes and natural beauty of Whyte Lake Park in West Vancouver.
In the display advertising department, Multimedia Sales Representative Alisha Stewart also took second place for advertising in newspapers with a circulation over 25,000 for her ad campaign for North Van Dental.
The North Shore News also picked up a bronze award for its team effort on the magazine North Shore Living, coming in third place among newspapers with a circulation 25,000 and over.
Writers and photographers at the North Shore News have also been named among the finalists for several categories of the B.C. Yukon Community Newspapers’ Ma Murray Awards for 2016 in the categories of sports photo, arts and culture writing, environmental initiative, feature series, outdoor recreation writing and special section writing. Winners are announced May 7.
