Awards
You won’t be surprised to hear that the Écho has won several awards in the past and some in the present. Although run by agroup of volunteers, overseen by another group of volunteers with more impressive titles, The Écho of Cantley is totally committed to quality.
We’ve never won a major newspaper award simply because of a conspiracy by large international newspaper conglomerates to prevent us from participating in their competitions and firmly routing them every year. That’s our best-formed conspiracy theory at least. You’ll find below a list of some of the awards we have, in fact, won:
Awards from l’Association des médias écrits communautaires du Québec (AMECQ)
2018
- First place : Cantley ajoute une corde à son arc – Chantal Turcotte – (February 2017, page 30)
- 3rd place :L’homme qui murmure à l’oreille des plantes – Kristina Jensen – (May 2017, page 1)
2017
- 3rd place :Un rêve réalisé – Kristina Jensen – (August 2016, page 10)
2015
- 2nd place – Review :L’Artiste: Un spectacle à voir ! – Joël Deschênes – (March 2014, page 22)
2014
- 2nd place – Point of view :Un jugement sans équivoque – Chantal Turcotte –(Decembre 2013, page 9)
2013
- First Place – Best Column :Chronique d’une maman : Le syndrome du pain à un mille – Chantal Turcotte – (Septembre 2012, page 15)
2012
- First Place – Best Column :Chronique d’une maman : Monsieur le docteur – Chantal Turcotte – (February 2011, page 33)
2011
- First Place Best – Column :Chronique d’une maman : À traction – Chantal Turcotte –(February 2010, page 31)
2008
- 3rd place – Best press photography – Philippa Judd
- Honourable Mention – Top Volunteer – Gustaaf Schoovaerts
2007
- 3rd place – Best Paper (out of 92 members)
- 2nd place – Top Factual Article – Isabelle Lessard
- 2nd place – Top Interview – Isabelle Lessard
- 2nd place – Top Opinion Piece – Chantal Turcotte
- 2nd place – Best Column – Gustaaf Schoovaerts
- 3rd place – Best Editorial Cartoon – Louise Laperrière
- Honourable Mention – Top Volunteer – Kristina Jensen
2006
- First Place – Best Ad Design – Josée Mainville
2004
- First Place – Best Column – Chantal Turcotte
Links
Should you be interested in finding out more about community newspapers – and who wouldn’t? – you’ll find a few links below that may be of interest to you. Consulting these links will provide you with endless discussion fodder for those awkward elevator moments after the topics of the weather and last night’s games have been thoroughly exhausted. The odd looks people give you will stem from amazement and awe. Trust us on that.