The Tri-City News took home gold in three editorial categories at the 2019 Ma Murray Awards Saturday night.
The event to recognize the best in B.C. and Yukon newspapers honoured two Tri-City News editorial staff and recognized the design skills of employees in The News’ creative services department.
News’ photographer/reporter Mario Bartel won two awards for his photography.
He won gold in the portrait/personality category for a shot of crossfit athlete Amanda Smith working out with her two-year-old daughter Brooklyn, as she prepared to participate in last summer’s CanWest Games at Percy Perry Stadium.
His coverage of the Donkey Cross cyclocross bike race in Port Coquitlam’s Castle Park last October also won gold for best photo essay. The judges said they could almost feel the effort and mud of the racers on that cold, rainy day that opened the Lower Mainland cyclocross season last September 15.
As well, Diane Strandberg won gold for an opinion piece titled “Time to open up, Coquitlam” in the Black Family Editorial Award category.
The judges commented that the editorial was a pointed analysis of why all municipal committees need to be open and transparent.
The Tri-City News was also a finalist two advertising campaign awards.
Matt Blair and Mike Kingston were recognized for an attention-grabbing “Where Santa Shops” ad campaign, with a bronze finish, and publisher Shannon Mitchell and Matt Blair won silver for a Newspaper Promotion Award for their A-List 2018 Awards Reception ad.
The Ma Murray 2019 Community News Media Awards, organized by the BC and Yukon Newspaper Association, brought together representatives from dozens of new organizations and was held at the River Rock Casino Theatre in Richmond.
