Black Press Media is pleased to congratulate all of our winners in the 2018 Canadian Community 亚洲天堂paper Awards.

Winners in the prestigious general excellence category include the Eagle Valley 亚洲天堂, the Hope Standard, the Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly 亚洲天堂, the Lake Cowichan Gazette, the Salmon Arm Observer, the Sooke 亚洲天堂 Mirror, and the Victoria 亚洲天堂.

Victoria 亚洲天堂 reporter Kristyn Anthony earned first place for Best 亚洲天堂 Story in her circulation class for 鈥�,鈥� while editor Christine van Reeuwyk of the Oak Bay 亚洲天堂 picked up second place for 鈥�,鈥� and Mission Record editor Kevin Mills earned third for 鈥溾�� in their own classes.

For Best Feature Story in their circulation classes, Fernie Free Press editor Phil McLachlan won first for 鈥�,鈥� while Nelson Star reporter Tyler Harper earned second for 鈥�.鈥�

Our series on earned first place in the Multimedia Feature category, while second place went to Keri Coles of the Oak Bay 亚洲天堂 for 鈥�.鈥�

For Best Feature Series, the 100 Mile Free Press and the Ashcroft-Cache Creek Journal newsrooms won first place for their fantastic project 鈥� ,鈥� Amy Reid with the Surrey Now-Leader won first place for 鈥�,鈥� Martha Wickett of the Salmon Arm Observer won second place for 鈥�,鈥� and the Abbotsford 亚洲天堂鈥� Kelvin Gawley won second place for 鈥淢ea:ylexw,鈥� all in their respective circulation categories.

Matthew Claxton of the Langley Advance earned first place for Outstanding Reporter Initiative for 鈥淢urrayville House Debacle鈥� and Paul Henderson earned third for 鈥溾�� in their circulation category, while Monica Lamb-Yorski of the Williams Lake Tribune won third place in her class for 鈥�.鈥�

Second and third place for Outstanding Columnist went to reporter Sarah Simpson at the Cowichan Valley Citizen and editor Greg Knill of the Chilliwack Progress, respectively, in open circulation.

Bill Metcalfe of the Nelson Star nabbed third place for Best National Editorial in his class for 鈥�.鈥�

Recognition for Best Local Editorial went to Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye of the Bashaw Star, in first place in his circulation class, Chris Windeyer of the Yukon 亚洲天堂, in second place in his class, and the Surrey Now-Leader team in second place in its class.

Second place in her circulation class for Best Local Cartoon went to Elly Mossman of the Cowichan Valley Citizen.

Black Press Media cleaned up in the Best Headline Writing category. The Surrey Now-Leader earned first place for 鈥淛uicebox Heroes,鈥� the Nanaimo 亚洲天堂 Bulletin won second for 鈥淪uspects steal car, pirate costumes and cake,鈥� and the Peace Arch 亚洲天堂 grabbed third for 鈥淗igher power; Canine rules; Trudeau mania, Scheer enthusiasm,鈥� in open circulation.

In photography, Joel Krahn of the Yukon 亚洲天堂 won first in his circulation class for Best Spot 亚洲天堂 Photo Coverage, while Martha Wickett of the Salmon Arm Observer won third place in her class.

The and each won first place for Best 亚洲天堂 Feature Photo in their respective circulation classes.

For Best Feature Photo, Free Press editor Phil McLachlan won first, Jenna Hauck of the Chilliwack Progress grabbed first, the Salmon Arm Observer鈥檚 Lachlan Labere earned second place, and Colleen Flanagan of the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows 亚洲天堂 took home second, all in their own circulation classes.

More wins for the Hope Standard and the Yukon 亚洲天堂: They earned first place and third respectively in their circulation classes for Best Photo Essay. The Standard 鈥榮 Barry Stewart also picked up third place for Best Sports Photo, while the New鈥檚 Joel Krahn earned first in his class.

The Vernon Morning Star won second place in the Outstanding Community Service open-circulation class for their 鈥淐ommunity Leader Awards.鈥�

Finally, first place in the open-circulation Excellence in Rural Reporting category went to Sarah Simpson of the Cowichan Valley Citizen for 鈥�,鈥� first place in his class for Best Business Writing went to X. Y. Zeng of the Hope Standard for 鈥淭he people who support pipelines,鈥� second place in its class for Best Sports Coverage went to the Peace Arch 亚洲天堂, and The Yukon 亚洲天堂 won first place for Best Arts Coverage and second for Best Historical Story in its classes.

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