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Congratulations to all the winners of the QCNA Better Newspapers Contest!
Gatineau, July 20, 2021 - QCNA is proud to honour member newspapers through Better Newspaper Contest every year. We thank everyone who submitted their outstanding work for this contest. Winners are normally announced and presented during the Annual Gala which this year was held virtually on Friday July 16th.
We were thrilled to see the number of responses and the passion reflected in the work of every participant organization and individual in this profession. “Congratulations to all the finalists. This year presented unprecedented challenges, and we are so proud of each and every one of the 493 entries in this year’s contest,” says Lily Ryan, President of QCNA.
Winners for each category are listed below in order of Winner, First Runner up, and Second Runner up:
BEST OVERALL NEWSPAPER AWARDS
Best Overall Newspaper:
1. The Equity
2. The Low Down to Hull & Back News
3. The Eastern Door
Best Front Page:
1. The Equity
2. The Low Down to Hull & Back News
3. Nunatsiaq News
Best Editorial Page:
1. The Eastern Door
2. The Equity
3. The Suburban West Island
Best Feature Page:
1. The Equity
2. The Low Down to Hull & Back News
3. Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph
Best Sports Page(s):
1. The Suburban City
2. The Suburban West Island
3. The Low Down to Hull & Back News
Best Special Section:
1. Bulletin d'Aylmer
2. The Suburban City
3. The Eastern Door
Best Community Newspaper Promotion:
1. The 1019 Report
2. The Eastern Door
3. The Low Down to Hull & Back News
Best Ad:
1. The Low Down to Hull & Back News
2. Pontiac Journal
3. The Suburban City
Best Website:
1. Nunatsiaq News
2. Low Down to Hull & Back News
3. Bulletin d'Aylmer
WRITERS AWARDS
Best News Story:
1. Nunatsiaq News
Dustin Patar
2. The Suburban City
Beryl Wajsman, Chelsey St. Pierre
3. The Low Down to Hull & Back News
Stuart Benson
Best Feature Story:
1. Nunatsiaq News
Emma Tranter
2. Nunatsiaq News
Sarah Rogers
3. Quebec Farmers' Advocate
Andrew McClelland
Best Feature Series:
1. The Gleaner
Yvonne Lewis Langlois
2. The Eastern Door
Virginie Ann
3. The Suburban City
Mark Lidbetter
Best Business Story:
1. Pontiac Journal
Allyson Beauregard, Carl Hager
2. The Eastern Door
Marisela Amador
3. Quebec Farmers' Advocate
Andrew McClelland
Best Investigative Reporting:
1. The Suburban West Island
Chelsey St. Pierre
2. The Low Down to Hull & Back News
Hunter Cresswell
3. Nunatsiaq News
Sarah Rogers
Best Sports Story:
1. The Record
Michael Boriero
2. The Gleaner
Chantal Hortop
3. The Record
Gordon Lambie
Best Arts & Entertainment Story:
1. Nunatsiaq News
Corey Larocque
2. The Low Down to Hull & Back News
Hollie Davies
3. Iori : wase
Jordan Standup
Best Column Writing:
1. The Record
Ross Murray
2. The Eastern Door
Steve Bonspiel
3. The Suburban City
Mitch Shulman
Best Business Column or Feature:
1. The 1019 Report
Brenda O'Farrell
2. Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph
Peter Black, Jonathan Letellier-Black
3. The Equity
Emily Hsueh
Best Editorial (local affairs):
1. The Eastern Door
Callie Giaccone
2. The Eastern Door
Steve Bonspiel
3. Laval News
Renata Isopo
Bob Phillips Award for Best Editorial (general):
1. The Eastern Door
Callie Giaccone
2. Pontiac Journal
Allyson Beauregard
3. The Gleaner
Sarah Rennie
Best Headline Writing:
1. Low Down to Hull & Back News
Hunter Cresswell, Stuart Benson, Matt Harrison, Nikki Mantell
2. Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph
Shirley Nadeau, Lise Lafond
3. The Equity
Caleb Nickerson, Emily Hsueh, Stephen Riccio, Chris Lowrey, Breanna Adams
Best French-language News Story:
1. The Gleaner
Iris Delagrange
2. Pontiac Journal
Francis Carrier
3. Pontiac Journal
Fred Ryan
Best French-language Editorial/Column:
1. Pontiac Journal
Fred Ryan
2. Bulletin d'Aylmer
Didier Périès
3. Pontiac Journal
François Carrier
Best Education Story:
1. The Record
Gordon Lambie
2. The Eastern Door
Robin Della Corte
3. The Record
Matthew McCully
Best Agricultural Story:
1. Quebec Farmers' Advocate
Brenda O'Farrell
2. Low Down to Hull & Back News
Stuart Benson
3. The 1019 Report
Brenda O'Farrell
Best Environmental Story:
1. The Eastern Door
Laurence Brisson Dubreuil
2. Nunatsiaq News
Jane George
3. Low Down to Hull & Back News
Stuart Benson
Best Municipal / Civic Affairs Story:
1. The Gleaner
Sarah Rennie
2. The Record
Michael Boriero
3. The Eastern Door
Virginie Ann
Best Community Health Story:
1. The Eastern Door
Steve Bonspiel, Natalia Fedosieieva
2. The Eastern Door
Laurence Brisson Dubreuil
3. The Eastern Door
Marisela Amador
PHOTOGRAPHER AWARDS
Best News Photo:
1. The Suburban City
Pierre Albert Sevigny
2. Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph
Cassandra Kerwin
3. Low Down to Hull & Back News
Hunter Cresswell
Best Feature Photo:
1. The Eastern Door
Virginie Ann
2. The Gleaner
Chantal Hortop
3. Nunatsiaq News
Dustin Patar
Best Sports Photo:
1. The Equity
Caleb Nickerson
2. Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph
Cassandra Kerwin
3. The Suburban West Island
Rob Taussig
Best Photo Essay:
1. Low Down to Hull & Back News
Hunter Cresswell
2. Iori:wase
Greg Horn, Jasmine Dearhouse
3. Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph
Cassandra Kerwin, Cheryl Stabinski
BEST EDITORIAL CARTOON
Best Editorial Cartoon:
1. The 1019 Report
Frederic Serre
2. The Eastern Door
Megan Kanerahtenha:wi Whyte
3. The Suburban West Island
Anthony Bonaparte
BEST GRAPHIC DESIGN
Best Advertising Creation Large Format (1/2 page or larger):
1. Low Down to Hull & Back News
Aleks Gniazdowska
2. The Gleaner
Chantal Hortop
3. The 1019 Report
Isabel Liberatore
Best Advertising Creation Small Format (smaller than 1/2 page):
1. Laval News
Costa Hovris
2. Pontiac Journal
Jesse Clouthier
3. The Suburban City
Oliver Sutton
SPECIAL AWARDS
Lindsay Crysler Outstanding Achievement Award:
1. The 1019 Report
Brenda O’Farrell
2. The Gleaner
Hugh Maynard
3. Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph
Jay Ouellet
Correspondent Awards:
The Gleaner
Yvonne Lewis Langlois
Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph
Lorie Pierce and Luc Lang
Paul Dumont-Frenette Outstanding Journalism Award:
The 1019 Report & Quebec Farmers Advocate
Brenda O’Farrell
Outstanding Photojournalism Award:
Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph
Cassandra Kerwin
Joan Durnin Outstanding Salesperson Award:
1. The Gleaner
Lorelei Muller
2. Low Down to Hull & Back News
Aden Seaton
3. The 1019 Report
Marc Beaulieu
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