Now-Leader wins three national awards

Now-Leader wins three national awards

Best Feature Series (First), Best Headline Writing (First) and Best Local Editorial (Second)

  • Jul. 16, 2018 12:00 a.m.

The Surrey Now-Leader has received three national journalism awards in the 2018 Canadian Community Newspaper Awards.

Reporter Amy Reid took first place in the Best Feature Series category for her four-part series, “Home Suite Home,” about Surrey residents facing an uncertain future in light of the city’s crackdown on illegal suites.

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The Now-Leader also won another first-place award in the Best Headline Writing category and second place for Best Local Editorial.

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