Best Editorial

W1: A specific editorial or a series of editorials on the same topic. An editorial is a column or article that expresses the opinion of the publication carrying it.

Sponsored by:
Southam Magazine and Information Group
Southam Magazine Group is one of Canada's largest business-to-business magazine publishers.

Solid Waste & Recycling
Inside TCR
Guy Crittenden, Editor-in-Chief

Solid Waste & Recycling
Ontario Scrap Tire Fiasco
Guy Crittenden, Editor-in-Chief

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Article/Issue

Contributor

Marketing Magazine

Seize the opportunity? Nah

Stan Sutter, Editor

Mastehad

Culture vulture

Patrick Walsh, Editor

Quill & Quire

Just say no

Scott Anderson, Editor

 Best Merchandising/Marketing Article

W2: Describes product trends and the impact of a new product category on the merchandiser. Includes guidance and/or suggested sales techniques that show how the reader can capitalize on these new trends at the wholesale or retail level.

Sponsored by:
The Media Information Network
The Media Information Network publishes information in print and online for advertising and marketing proffesionals. CARD, its flagship directory, is a comprehensive, accurate and timely directory of media and related organizations. Other services include www.cardmedia.com.

Marketing
Totally Girl
Mikala Folb, Writer

Advisor's Edge
Wild About Wraps
Robin Kalbfleisch, Writer

Magazine

Article/Issue

Contributor

CAmagazine

Services secrets

René Lewandowski, Author; Christian Bellavance, Editor

Marketing

It isn't easy being three

Anita Lahey, Writer

Marketing

Pore Wars

Beth Hitchcock, Writer

 Best Industrial Article

W3: Deals with the industry methods, equipment, techniques or management practices in any industry.

Sponsored by:
General Printers
A division of Consolidated Graphics Canada Ltd. provides full service, sheet fed commercial/publication facilities, digital proofing, large format imagesetting, one-to-eight colour presses, full service bindery, mailing and fulfillment.

OHS Canada
In the event of an accident...
Mark Sabourin, Writing

Today's Trucking
Keeping score
Jim Park, Contributing Editor

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Article/Issue

Contributor

CIO Canada

Showtime for IT

David Carey, Managing Editor

Plant Engineering and Maintenance

Power Struggle: Ready or not, here comes electricity deregulation

Todd Phillips, Editor; Paul Challen, Managing Editor; Ken Bannister, Contributor

Today's Trucking

The containment conundrum

Mike Minnich, Managing Editor

 Best Technology Article

W4: Deals with the application of technology in any field.

Sponsored by:
ecMarket.com
ecMarket.com leverages Internet-based auction and exchange technology to create online business-to-business marketplaces. ecMarket provides a secure, efficient exchange system between buyers and sellers where commerce is dictated by market needs and dynamic pricing.

Automotive Parts and Technology
Facts and Friction
Stephen Mostad, Assistant Editor

Today's Trucking
Air condictioned
Mike Minnich, Managing Editor

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Article/Issue

Contributor

Broadcaster

ONTV news: you will believe your eyes

John Bugailiskis, Editor

Cabling Systems

Future proofing

Gerry Blackwell, Writer; Janine Strom, Editor

Graphic Monthly

The direct approach

Nancy Boomer, Wrtier; Filomena Tamburri, Editor

 Best Profile of a Company

W5: Emphasis is on the way a company, organization or trade/professional group is run and has met stated objectives. The objectives can relate to sales, marketing, PR, or the organization as a whole.

Sponsored by:
FSA/International Access
FSA/International Access is a full service fulfillment company offering mailing, data, e-commerce call center and product fulfillment services around the corner ... around the world.

Channel Business
King of the underworld
Alison Eastwood, Editor

Canadian Jeweller
Birks: Anatomy of a turnaround
Carol Besler, Editor

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Article/Issue

Contributor

Marketing

The Wal-Mart decade

Angela Kryhul, Editor at Large

Quill & Quire

Leaner, faster, stronger

John Lorinc, Contributing Editor

Quill & Quire

Random's new era

John Lorinc, Contributing Editor

 Best Profile of a Person

W6: Emphasis is on the unique leadership and colourful qualities of an individual that have helped the person to make a valuable contribution to his/her company, industry, trade or profession.

Sponsored by:
The Department of Canadian Heritage
The Canadian Heritage Portfolio was created in 1993 to consolidate policies and programs that maintain Canada's cultural sovereignty and promote Canadian identity. Its strategic approach is a) to enhance pride in Canada, b) to contribute to Canada's economic growth and prosperity, c) to protect Canada's heritage, d) to ensure access to Canadian voices and Canadian space, e) to encourage participation in and contribution to Canadian society, and f) to make the government more responsive.

Marketing
Geoffrey B. Roche: True grit
Lara Mills, Senior Writer

Oilweek
Murray Edwards: The Puritan work ethic in profitable action
Andrea Lorenz, Associate Editor

Magazine

Article/Issue

Contributor

CAmagazine

Guylaine Saucier: À la défense d'une profession

Christian Bellavance, Author

Canadian Occupational Safety

Paul Kells: Private grief and the public good

Sheldon Gordon, Writer; Michele Gault, Editor

Quill & Quire

Timothy Findley's public face and private space

Sandra Martin, Writer

 Best Regularly Featured Department or Column

W7: Three axamples of a single, regularly appearing department or column from three different issues. Not including editorials, guest editorials or listings.

Sponsored by:
The Cornerstone Group of Companies
The Cornerstone Group of Companies is one of Canada's leading suppliers of customer response management toolds. With divisions specializing in list brokerage, list management, date warehousing, data mining, product sampling and donation receipt fulfillment, Cornerstone helps organizations acquire new clients and communicate with existing ones.

Quill & Quire
Featured Review (Jul, Aug, Dec)
Sarah Ellis, Contributing Editor

CAmagazine
Perspectives économiques (Jan/Feb, Apr, Nov)
Marcel Côté, Author

Magazine

Article/Issue

Contributor

CGA Magazine

Tax Forum (Feb, Jun, Nov)

Don Goodison, Writer; Susan Reaney, Contributing Editor

Hazourdous Materials Management

Legal perspective (Feb/Mar, Apr/May, Dec/Jan)

Dianne Saxe, Writer

OHS Canada

Safety Purchasing (Jan/Feb, Apr/May, Jun)

Hayley Chandler, Writer; David Dehaas, Editor

 Best Single Article

W8: Any carefully researched in-depth feature dealing with subjects, events or developments of importance to the publication's readers and industry.

Sponsored by:
Rogers Media
Rogers Media, a division of Rogers Communications, is involved in publishing, broadcasting and new media. Included are publishing and related assets in media, industrial, medical, financial, business, travel and retail.

OHS Canada
Compensating for the Past
Jennifer McLaughlin, Writer

Marketing
The Canadian Way
Lara Mills, Senior Writer

Magazine

Article/Issue

Contributor

Hazardous Materials Management

On thin ice

Connie Vitello, Editor

National

Who needs a lawyer?

Jim Middlemiss, Writer; David Dehaas, Editor

Pharmacy Practice

A hard day's night

Gabrielle Bauer, Writer; Anne Bokma, Editorial Director

 Best News Coverage

W9: Breaking or timely coverage of an event or issue of importance to the publication's readers and industry. This can be one article or a series of related articles.

Sponsored by:
INDAS Limited
INDAS Limited is a fulfillment service bureau servicing both business-to-business and consumer clients, featuring a state-of-the-art inbound and outbound call centre.

The Medical Post
Quebec's Inuit plagued by high lead-blood levels
Mark Cardwell, Writer

Masthead
Now what?
Patrick Walsh, Editor

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Article/Issue

Contributor

The Medical Post

BP Guidelines Under Fire

Pippa Wysong, Senior Staff Writer

Truck News

La resistance

Carroll McCormick, Contributing Editor

Truck News

Pay up

John G. Smith, Editorial Director

 Best How-To Article/Series of Subject-Related How-To Articles

W10: Breaking or timely coverage of an event or issue of importance to the publication's readers and industry. This can be one article or a series of related articles.

Sponsored by:
Canada Post
Canada Post is in business to serve all Canadians, businesses and organizations through secure delivery of messages, information and packages to any address in Canada or the world, at a level and quality of value that makes customers want to repeat the experience.

OHS Canada
Precisely accurate
Heather McLeod, Writer

Your Convenience Manager
Cross-Promoting for Added Profits: An Eight-Step Approach
Donna Green, Writer

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Article/Issue

Contributor

Marketing

How to sellblush-worthy creative

Terry Bell, Writer; Margaret Nearing, Associate Editor

National

Asked & Answered: 10 questions about law office management

Janice Mucalov, Writer; Jordan Furlong, Editor-in-Chief

Sales Promotion

Public Relations

Nathan Mallett, Editor; David Morelli, Columnist

 Best One-of-Kind Article

W11: Any non-fiction magazine article not entered in any other category.

Sponsored by:
Annex Publishing and Print Inc.
Annex is a full service magazine printer, from film mailing, specializing in short run, sheet fed publications.

OHS Canada
Cam and Harold
Sandra Becker, Writer

The Medical Post
My brother's killer
Barry Dworkin, Writer

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Article/Issue

Contributor

Marketing

Last call

David Menzies, Writer

OHS Canada

Bad blood

Mark Sabourin, Writer

The Medical Post

Death teaches a lesson

Colin Woolf, Writer; Terry Murray, Handling Editor

 Best Art Direction for an Opening Spread or Complete Feature

V1

Sponsored by:
Dollco Printing
Dollco Printing provides digital proofing and computer-to-plate workflow, file management and data processing, heatset and coldset web and sheet fed printing for the magazine publishing industry. In addition, the company offers UV coating, saddlestitching, binding, laser personalization and in-line addressing (inkjet and label) for Canadian and US mailing, tip-on inserting and polybagging.

Style
Let there be light
Lydia Paniccia, Art Director; Doris Montanera, Editor; Arline Malakian, Photographer; Lisa D'Innocenzo, Assistant

Pharmacy Practice
Pediatric migraine
Shelley Frayer, Art Diretor; Stuart McClymont, Photographer; Anne Bokma, Editorial Director

Magazine

Article/Issue

Contributor

CAmagazine

Secret service

Sara Tyson, Illustrator; Bernadette Gillen, Art Director

Canadian Occupational Safety

Substance Abuse Unmasked

Nancy Douglas, Illustrator; Barbara Burrows, Art Director; Michelle Gault, Editor

Pharmacy Practice

Pump it up

Shelley Frayer, Art Director; Michael Zaharuk, Illustrator; Anne Bokma, Editorial Director

 Best Photograph

V2: Original work by by a Canadian-based photographer commissioned by the publication.

Sponsored by:
Kodak Canada Inc.
Established in 1899, Kodak is a major manufacturer of photographic products and a leading supplier of traditional and digital imaging products for consumer, healthcare, commercial and entertainment applications.

Marketing
True Grit
Christine Ager, Art Director; Nadia Molinari, Photographer

Advisor's Edge
Surfing for treasure
David Heath, Art Director; Corey Mihailiuk, Photographer; Marcelle Faucher, Digital Media Artist

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Article/Issue

Contributor

CAmagazine

The puck stops here

Brodylo and Morrow, Photographers; Bernadette Gillen, Art Director

CAmagazine

Lights, camera ... accountants!

Paul Ortenstein, Photographer; Bernadette Gillen, Art Director

Canadian Architect

Cinémathèque Québécoise

Eric Piché, Photographer; Marco Polo, Editor; Nyla Mtuk Assistant Editor, Sue Williamson, Graphic Design

 Best Illustration

V3: Original work by by a Canadian-based illustrator commissioned by the publication.

Sponsored by:
MARKETSPACE, the digital communications company
MARKETSPACE is a leader in the digital media development field and specializes in the creation of web sites, Internet marketing and multimedia solutions. It is dedicated to the development of the highest quality of innovative communications programs, within the digital media arena. Located in Toronto, MARKETSPACE has wholly owned operations in the United Kingdoms and South America.

Marketing
Marketing Awards
Jacques Laplante, Illustrator; Christine Ager, Art Director

Advisor's Edge
Vive la différence
David Heath, Art Director; Peter Ferguson, Illustrator

Magazine

Article/Issue

Contributor

CAmagazine

Secret service

Sara Tyson, Illustrator; Bernadette Gillen, Art Director

Masthead

Congrats & condolences

Monique Oyagi, Art Director; Jerzy Kolacz, Illustrator

The Nutrition Factor

Brain cravings

Glenn Ryan, Illustrator; Colin Leslie, Art Director

 Best Art Direction of a Complete Issue

V4

Sponsored by:
JJM Graphic Ltd.
JJM Graphic Ltd. is a graphic arts company providing all service aspects of electronic design and electronic prepress. Founded in 1969, the company has earned a reputation of providing high quality prepress to a variety of clients from carton packaging to publication industries.

Advisor's Edge
The 1999 RRSP Survival Guide
David Heath, Art Director; Aniko Toth, Assistant Art Director

Marketing
Marketing Awards
Christine Ager, Art Director; Jacques Laplante, Illustrator

Magazine

Article/Issue

Contributor

Advisor's Edge

The Internet Issue

David Heath, Art Director; Aniko Toth, Assistant Art Director; Carlone Nolan, Editor

Masthead

Congrats & condolences

Monique Oyagi, Art Director; Jerzy Kolacz, Illustrator

The Nutrition Factor

Brain cravings

Glenn Ryan, Illustrator; Colin Leslie, Art Director

 Best Cover

I1: Any single publication cover.

Sponsored by:
Quebecor World
Quebecor World specializes in the printing of magazines, retail inserts, books, catalogues, specialty printing, direct mail and directories. In addition, the company offers digital pre-media services CD-ROM mastering, e-commerce business and replicating.

Benefits Canada
The Face of Rage
David Heath, Art Director; Kevin Press, Editor

Advisor's Edge
Financial Planning for the Deaf
David Heath, Art Director; Caroline Nolan, Editor; Lisa Machado, Assistant Editor

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Article/Issue

Contributor

Cablecaster

access axis

Lisa Zambri, Art Director; Greg O'Brien, Editor

Canadian Architect

Urban Housing

Marco Polo, Editor; Nyla Matuk, Assistant Editor; Sue Williamson, Graphic Design; Derek Lepper, Photographer

Salon

Fall Forward

Jeff Hannaford, Art & Creative Direction; Alison McGill, Editor-in-Chief; Irvine Rusk, Photographer

 Best Issue

I2: The judges will consider the toal impact, usefulness and importance of one single issue of the publication in relation to its editorial mandate.

Sponsored by:
Transcontinental Printing
Transcontinental manages, prints and distributes special interest publications, catalogues and commercial products. Specializing in web printing, it is committed to providing a full spectrum of innovative processes, quality services and support for its core clientele.

CAmagazine
The Great Save
Christian Bellavance, Editor; Bernadette Gillen, Art Director

Style
March 1999
Doris Montanera, Editor; Lydia Paniccia, Art Director; Lisa D'Innocenzo, Writer

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Article/Issue

Contributor

Foodservice and Hospitality

September 1999

Michael Hewis, Graphic Designer; Rosanna Caira, Editor/Associate Publisher; Carolyn Cooper, Managing Editor

Marketing

Agency of the Year

Jim McElgunn, Managing Editor; Christine Ager, Art Director; Lesley Daw, Staff Writer; Peter Zaver, Assistant Art Director; Margaret Nearing, Associate Editor, Features & Reports

Today's Trucking

October 1999

Rolf Lockwood, Editorial Director; Stephen Petit, Editor; Mike minnich, Managing Editor