The North Shore News has received six nominations for this year’s Ma Murray Awards, the B.C. & Yukon Community News Media Association’s annual event that recognizes the best in community journalism.
Those nominations are for best Portrait/Personality Photo Award, Environmental Writing Award, Feature Article Award, Outdoor Recreation Writing Award and the John Collison Investigative Journalism Award.
The North Shore News is also in the running for the Newspaper General Excellence award, which recognizes the overall quality of the paper’s print edition.
Reporter Jane Seyd has bagged nominations in two categories. Her story Advanced Medical Team Brings Lifesaving Skills to the Backcountry, an in-depth look at how portable equipment is bringing ICU care to the mountains, is up for the Outdoor Recreation Writing Award. The feature was published in January last year as part of our special section on North Shore Rescue.
Another story of Seyd’s, North Van Special Unit Uses Science to Solve Crimes, is up for the Feature Article Award. Published in July 2023, this longform piece delves into the work a specialized RCMP unit does behind the scenes to analyze evidence and catch criminals.
Also up for two awards is reporter Brent Richter, with nominations for both the Environmental Writing Award and the John Collison Investigative Journalism Award.
Researchers Raise Alarm After Salmon Killed by Chemicals solves the mystery of the dozens of dead coho that were found washed up on the banks of Brothers Creek last year, while the Investigative award nomination acknowledges Richter’s efforts in putting together Evicted for Airbnb, North Shore Tenant Says the System is Failing, a piece on the hundreds of illegal short-term rentals that are operating on the North Shore.
North Shore News photographer Paul McGrath could be bringing home a Portrait/Personality Photo award, for his shot of Squamish Nation Elder Sam George, pictured above. The photograph was taken in May to accompany a feature on George’s recently released memoir on his experience at North Vancouver’s St. Paul’s residential school.
The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony scheduled for April 20 at North Vancouver's Polygon Gallery.
