The 100 Mile House Free Press received some illustrious recognition at the Community Newspaper Association-B.C. Yukon (BCYNA) Ma Murray Awards Gala held in Richmond on April 25.
The Free Press won third place in a Newspaper Excellence category at the 2015 BCYNA Ma Murray Community Newspaper Awards.
It took the bronze in Newspaper Excellence Award-Category D, which placed the Free Press up against some stiff competition amongst circulations of up to 28,000, he notes.
In the finalist stage, the local community newspaper was up against Whistler’s Pique News Magazine (which took first place/gold) and the Sunshine Coast’s Coast Reporter (second place/silver).
Free Press publisher Chris Nickless, team leader for the entry, says it was very pleasing to be recognized at the prestigious annual Ma Murray Awards.
“We are extremely happy to be named as a Newspaper Excellence Award bronze recipient.
“It represents the team’s striving for the finest publication possible. We work extremely hard and everyone does their very best to produce an award-winning weekly newspaper that also shines as a top-quality publication in the community.”
BCNYA reports it was once again bombarded with submissions from almost all of its members, and judges from across the country expressed praise for the fine work coming out of British Columbia and Yukon.
The BCYNA has been hosting the Ma Murray Community Newspaper Awards for almost a century. Dedicated to celebrating excellence amongst its member newspapers, the accolades recognize all aspects of the newspaper industry, including production, publishing, reporting, editing, advertising, photography, website design and community contribution.
The awards Gala was hosted by Gloria Macarenko and Kevin Lim at the River Rock Casino
Resort.
The full list of award winners is online at http://bccommunitynews.com/ma-murray-2015-winners.
