The B.C. and Yukon Community Newspaper Association announced听Feb. 24 and the 麻豆传媒映画Courier is a finalist in 10 categories.
- Photographer Rebecca Blissett is a finalist for the Portrait/Personality Photo Award. She earned the nod for her work on Sandra Thomas' Elvis feature,听.
- Wanyee Li, a former 麻豆传媒映画Courier intern and a student in UBC's Graduate School of Journalism, is a finalist in the Business Writing category for her piece听.
- Longtime Courier reporter Mike Howell is a finalist in the Feature Writing Series category for his pieces published during Vancouver's 2014 civic election, including听,听, and a feature called听
- Howell is also a finalist for the John Collison Memorial Award for Investigative Journalism for his story on the Marguerite Ford apartments:听.
- Courier reporter Andrew Fleming is a finalist in the Outdoor Recreation category for his piece听.
- Former Courier intern Jennifer Thuncher, who now works for the听, is a finalist in the Sports writing category for her story听
- Geoff Olson is a finalist for the Cartoonist Award for his civic election-related editorial cartoon听.
- Art director Adrian Cunningham and Tara Lalanne, director of sales & marketing, are finalists in the newspaper promotion category for Digital Dentists.
- Courier editor Barry Link and his editorial team are finalists for the Online Innovation Award for their work on during the civic election.
- Tara Lalanne, director of sales & marketing, and Keshav Sharma, special projects manager, are finalists in the Special Publications category for听.
The winners will be announced at the Ma Murray Awards Gala at River Rock Casino Resort April 25.
