It's awards season again, not just for the movie, TV and music business but for journalism, too.
We've put forward our best work in 2016 for consideration to the B.C. Yukon Community Newspaper Association (Ma Murray Awards), the Canadian Community Newspaper Association (CCNA) awards and the National Newspaper Association awards (NNA).
Here are our submissions in the award categories (reporter/photographer name in brackets):
Ma Murrays
Arts: Canoe stirs up memories for carver (Christine Hinzmann)
Arts: The Alphabet Project (Frank Peebles)
Feature: Mother leaving PG for her son (Hinzmann)
Feature: Car crash victim saved by bystanders (Samantha Wright Allen)
Feature: Bear attack survivors (Peebles)
Outdoor Recreation: One-man sawmill operator in McBride (Hinzmann)
Online Innovation: PTSD survivor (Hinzmann)
Editorial: Commentary on a manslaughter case, a drunk-driving conviction and sentencing for child pornographers (Neil Godbout)
Feature Series: Syrian refugees (Wright Allen)
Historical writing: Same-sex couple looks back on advocacy (Wright Allen)
Historical writing: Why Connaught Hill became a city park (Arthur Williams)
Historical writing: David Mah memorials (Ted Clarke, Jason Peters, Godbout)
Investigative - Physio shortage across region (Wright Allen)
Business - Marriott hotel development (Wright Allen)
Sports: Former UNBC basketball star switches to wheelchair basketball (Peters)
Feature photo: Polar bear dip (James Doyle)
Feature photo: Woodpecker in bird bath (Brent Braaten)
Personality/Portrait photo: First Christmas in Canada for refugees (Braaten)
Spot news photo: Truck flips downtown (Braaten)
Community Service: The Alphabet Project
Community Service: Citizen Digital Archives
CCNA
Best News Story: Ness Lake Bible Camp controversy (Wright Allen)
Best News Story: Mah obituary (Clarke)
Best News Story: Marriott hotel development (Wright Allen)
Best Feature Story: Car crash victim saved by bystanders (Wright Allen)
Best Feature Story: Bear attack survivors (Peebles)
Best Feature Story: Mah memorial (Peters)
Best Feature Series: Syrian refugees (Wright Allen)
Best Feature Series: Physio shortage across region (Wright Allen)
Outstanding Reporter Initiative: The Alphabet Project (Peebles)
Best National Editorial: Mother's Day for Karla Homolka (Godbout)
Best Local Editorial: The tragic end of Destiny Tom's life (Godbout)
Best Historical Story: Prince George pioneer served at Vimy Ridge, Siberia (Williams)
Best Historical Story: Why Connaught Hill became a city park (Williams)
Best Historical Story: Same-sex couple looks back on advocacy (Wright Allen)
Best Headline Writing: 'These are the smiles we're looking for' (Williams)
Best Spot News Photo: Truck flips downtown (Braaten)
Best News Feature Photo: Syrian refugees (Braaten)
Best Feature Photo: Woodpecker in bird bath (Braaten)
Best Feature Photo: Polar bear dip (Doyle)
Best Photo Essay: First Christmas in Canada (Braaten)
Best Photo Illustration: Hypnocat! (Tyler Sabourin)
Outstanding Community Service: Citizen Digital Archives
Best Coverage of the Arts: The Alphabet Project (Peebles)
Best Multimedia Feature: PTSD survivor (Hinzmann)
Excellence in Rural Reporting: One-man sawmill operator in McBride (Hinzmann)
Excellence in Rural Reporting: Rural areas challenging for right to die access (Wright Allen)
NNA
Local reporting: Ness Lake Bible Camp controversy (Wright Allen), Physio shortage across region (Wright Allen)
Long feature: Sweat lodges helping PTSD victims (Wright Allen)
Editorials: Trump revolt, Karla Homolka, Destiny Tom (Godbout)
Explanatory: Marriott hotel development (Wright Allen)
Sports: Former UNBC basketball star switches to wheelchair basketball (Peters)
News feature photo: Syrian refugees (Brent Braaten)
-- Managing editor Neil Godbout
