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59th Kenneth R. Wilson Awards

TORONTO, ON (June 4, 2013) – Canadian Business Press is proud to announce the winners of the 59th annual Kenneth R. Wilson Awards for Canadian business-to-business magazine publishing. From nearly 600 submissions nationwide, the KRW Award judges nominated 165 submissions from 63 different B2B publications. Gold, Silver and Honourable Mention awards were presented in 24 written, visual, digital and special categories this evening’s gala at the Grand Banking Hall at One King West in Toronto, presented by CDS Global, and hosted by Tom Gierasimczuk, vice-president, editorial content, at Canada Wide Media.
 

For a complete list of nominees and winners, click here [PDF].

Check out the
KRW digital Gold Book: Full text and spreads of all Gold winners, free for your computer or mobile device.
 

Magazines of the Year--Professional 

The winner of the 2012 Kenneth R. Wilson Award for Magazine of the Year—Professional is Up Here Business, published by Up Here Publishing: Marion Lavigne (publisher); Guy Quenneville (editor); Michael Ericsson (art director).

What the KRW Awards judges said about Up Here Business:

Up Here Business has proved once again that it is a must read not only for businesses in the North but in the rest of Canada as well. The content celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit, breaking down the challenges and highlighting the benefits in thoughtful, well-written stories and compelling photography. Its editorials strike a good balance between the celebratory and the critical. The storytelling is adept, and the magazine as a whole has a voice; its headlines and cut lines have wit. In every aspect, Up Here Business’s commitment to serving its audience is admirable.
 

 

Magazines of the Year--Trade 

The winner of the 2012 Kenneth R. Wilson Award for Magazine of the Year—Trade is Oilweek, published by JuneWarren-Nickle’s Energy Group, a division of Glacier Media Inc: Chaz Osburn (publisher); Dale Lunan (editor); Cath Ozubko (art director).

What the KRW Awards judges said about Oilweek:

Oilweek is outstanding in its comprehensive coverage of Canada’s oil and gas industry. The flow of its storytelling is impeccable; its columns are insightful and authoritative. The magazine’s design and commitment to a strong balance of photographs and graphics supply the reader with stimulating entry points to the content. Its front-of-book “Patch” and its ongoing coverage of the Northern Gateway pipeline project are especially noteworthy. Oilweek is a stunningly good publication.
 

Top Winning Magazines at the 59th Kenneth R. Wilson Awards:

Magazine

Gold

Silver

Honourable Mention

Marketing

3

2

9

CAmagazine

3

1

13

Up Here Business

2

0

4

OHS Canada

2

0

3

Conseiller

2

0

0

Les Affaires

1

2

6

Precedent

1

2

5

Le Coopérateur agricole

1

2

0

University Affairs

1

1

6

Alberta Oil

1

1

2

 

Also winning a Gold Award were Advisor’s Edge, Canadian Healthcare Network, Foodservice & Hospitality, Jobpostings Magazine, Listed, Oilsands Review, Oilweek and Premium.

Also winning a Silver Award were Benefits Canada, CMA magazine, Design Edge Canada, Graphic Monthly Canada, Plant and Professionally Speaking.

Best Cover

The Gold award for Best Cover of 2012 went to Oilsands Review, for their September 2012 cover, by Cath Ozubko, Joel Kadziolka and Deborah Jaremko.

The Silver award went to Precedent, for “Precedent Setter Awards” by Barb Woolley, Daniel Ehrenworth and Miki Arai.

Best Issue

The Gold award for Best Issue of 2012 went to Les Affaires, for the May 19, 2012 issue “Le pouvoir créatif."

The Silver award went to Marketing, for “Facebook Rules” from February 20, 2012.

Website of the Year

The award for Website of the Year went to lawandstyle.ca, the website of Precedent magazine, by Melissa Kluger, Christina Cheung, Rose Hendrie, Melanie Dziengo and ResIM.

Best New Journalist

The inaugural Kenneth R. Wilson Award for Best New Journalist went to Katie Keir for her article “When Good Partners go Bad” in Advisor’s Edge.

Art Direction of a Complete Issue

The Gold award for Best Art Direction of a Complete Issue went to Premium, for “Numéro 12,” art direction by Louise Rouleau.

The Silver award went to Precedent, for “Precedent Setter Awards” by Barb Woolley and Miki Arai.

Best Illustration

The Gold award for Best Illustration went to Sarah Tyson, for “Personal Financial Planning” in CAmagazine.

The Silver award went to Tara Hardy, for “Friends with Health Benefits” in Benefits Canada.

Best Photograph

The Gold award went to Ian McCausland, for “From Fired to Inspired” in Foodservice & Hospitality.

The Silver award went to Nigel Dickson, for “He knows the drill” in CAmagazine.

Best Art Direction of an Opening Spread / Complete Feature

Gold:   Underline Studio

            In Praise of Literature

            University Affairs

Silver: Jo-Anne Martin Grier, Michael Alberstat, Jacqueline Kovacs, Leata Lekushoff, Stephanie Saunders

            Supplies in Demand

            Professionally Speaking

Best Editorial

Gold:   Yves Bonneau

            Point de vue

            Conseiller

Silver: Joe Terrett

            Electro-Motive: The Greed Factor

            Plant

Best Feature Article—Professional

Gold:   Sophie Stival

            Liquidateur : un rôle crucial et délicat

            Conseiller

Silver: Naheed Mustafa

            The Trillion-Dollar Pie

            CMA magazine

Best Feature Article—Trade

Gold:   Jason Contant

            Lingering Shadows

            OHS Canada

Silver: Nicolas Mesly

            Au coeur de la Bourse de Chicago

            Le Coopérateur agricole

Best How-To Article or Series of How-To Articles

Gold:   David Tal

            Learning Super Skills

            Jobpostings Magazine

Silver: Marie-Ève Fournier

            Comment durer 100 ans en affaires

            Les Affaires

Best Industrial / Manufacturing Article

Gold:   Jason Contant

            Death by Design

            OHS Canada

Silver: Pierre Théroux

            La menace du patriotisme industriel

            Les Affaires

Best Merchandising / Marketing Article

Gold:   Kristin Laird

            Everybody Loves Target

            Marketing

Best News Coverage

Gold:   Nicolas Mesly

            La vie après la Commission canadienne du blé

            Le Coopérateur agricole

Silver: Rosanna Tamburri

            All about MOOCs

            University Affairs

Best One-of-a-Kind Article

Gold:   Guy Quenneville

            Devolution for Dummies

            Up Here Business

Silver: Alicia Androich, David Brown, Tom Gierasimczuk, Kristin Laird, Jeromy Lloyd, Russ Martin

            30 Under 30

            Marketing

Best Professional Article

Gold:   Mark Anderson

(tie)     The Changing Face of Risk Management

            Listed

Gold:   John Lorinc

(tie)     Waste Watchers

            CAmagazine

Best Profile of a Company

Gold:   Tom Gierasimczuk

            Vice Age

            Marketing

Silver: Nicolas Mesly

            Fonterra, la perle convoitée du Pacifique

            Le Coopérateur agricole

Best Profile of a Person

Gold:   Chris Powell

            Hot Potato

            Marketing

Silver: Jef Catapang

            Printer of the Year

            Graphic Monthly Canada

Best Regularly Featured Department or Column

Gold:   David Malamed

            Fraud

            CAmagazine

Silver: Jef Catapang, Nancy Kay Clark

            Case Study

            Design Edge Canada

Best Resource / Infrastructure Article

Gold:   Jeff Lewis

            The Nordic Way

            Alberta Oil

Silver: Darren Campbell

            Black Art

            Alberta Oil

Best Website Editorial Package

Gold:   Brandon Tenebaum, Brett Ruffell

            Brandon Tenebaum Blog

            Canadian Healthcare Network


 

For a complete list of nominees and winners, click here [PDF].

Check out the KRW digital Gold Book: Full text and spreads of all Gold winners, free for your computer or mobile device.


ABOUT THE KENNETH R. WILSON AWARDS

The 59th annual Kenneth R. Wilson Awards are produced by the Canadian Business Press. The KRW Awards recognizes the outstanding efforts of business-to-business magazine content and is supported in part by the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund of the Department of Canadian Heritage. The KRW Awards gratefully acknowledges its suppliers and its contributors who donated gifts in kind to support the awards program. We thank them for their generosity, interest and expertise.

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About the KRW Awards

The KRW Awards program is open to all specialized business-to-business media written and produced in Canada in either English and/or French, regardless of association membership. Editorial staff, contributors, freelancers, designers and people engaged in co-operative efforts with the publication may enter. They do not need to be full-time employees of the publication/or web site. 

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