Canadian Magazine Industry News
2 June 2010,     TORONTO
Alberta Oil, CAMagazine big winners at KRW Awards
Hundreds of guests gathered at the Carlu in Toronto last night to celebrate the best in business press journalism at the 56th annual Kenneth R. Wilson Awards gala. This year’s event was co-produced by the Canadian Business Press and Magazines Canada.

 
Alberta Oil took home the KRW for Magazine of the Year
Alberta Oil took home the KRW for Magazine of the Year
 
Gold, silver and honourable mentions were given out in 21 categories from a field of 180 nominations from 68 Canadian B2B magazines. Magazine of the year, a new category in this years lineup was awarded to Alberta Oil. The judges noted the magazine “combines high-quality photography, illustration and graphics and in-depth coverage on the ‘business of energy’.”
 
Also new for the 56th annual KRWs was Website of the Year which was awarded to Advisor.ca, with Salon52.ca taking the Silver.
 
The third new category for the year, Best Issue went to CAMagazine, with Silver going to Precedent.
 
Taking home the most Gold awards was CAMagazine, with five and two Silvers. Following close behind was Marketing, with four Gold wins and Four Silvers.
 
Also awarded last night, the Harvey Southam Editorial Career Award was given to Harvey Botting, who began his career in publishing more than four decades ago at Maclean Hunter Limited and Rogers Media. 
 
For a complete list of nominees, visit Krwawards.com.

Here is a complete list of winners at the 56th annual KRW Awards:

Best Editorial:
Gold:
Yves Bonneau
La Paternite deficientendi FISF
Conseiller

Best Online-only Article or Series of Articles:
Gold:
Peggy Berkowitz, Tara Fraser, Phillip Todd
Career Resources
University Affairs

Silver:
Matt Semansky
Controversy Cubed
Marketing
 
Best Illustration:
Gold: 
Gerard Dubois
The Business Of Climate Change
CAmagazine

Silver:

Gerard Dubois
Containing Financial Contagion
CAmagazine

Best How-to Article or Series of How-to Articles:
Gold:
Tamar Satov
Tax Breaks
CAmagazine

Silver:

Peter Phillips
How to Justify a CMMS System Purchase
Machinery & Equipment MRO

Best Art Direction of a Complete Issue:

Gold:
Underline Studio
Fall
Precedent

Silver:

Bernadette Gillen
Weathering Climate Change
CAmagazine

Best Merchandising/Marketing Article:
Gold:
Andrew Sobchak
Getting a Grip on Social Media
Centre Magazine

Silver:

Angela Kryhul
Goodbye Paper
Meetings & Incentive Travel

Best News Coverage:

Gold:
Michel Dongois, Denis Methot
Euthanasie -- Les medecins bientot
a l'heure des choix
L'actualite medicale

Silver:
Mike King
Gangsta Rap
Canadian Lawyer

Art Direction of an Opening Spread or Complete Feature:

Gold:
Peter Zaver
Ballmer's Battle Plan
Marketing

Silver:

Leata Lekushoff
Gold Medal Learning
Professionally Speaking

Best One-Of-A-Kind Article:

Gold:
Paul McLaughlin
The Wine Sellers
CAmagazine

Silver:
Elenor Beaton, Annette Bourdeau,
Andy Holloway, Tony Martin, Jim McElgunn,
Ian Portsmouth, Kim Shiffman
Your Next Best Thing
Profit

Best Professional Article:
Gold:

Pierre Raeine
Le Conseiller des ames
Conseiller

Silver:

Isabelle Girard, Christian Leduc
Medicines alternatives et produits naturels
L'actualite medicale

Best Feature Article:

Gold:
Brendan Howley
Yes She Did
Marketing

Silver:
Gabrielle Bauer
In Character
Professionally Speaking

Best Profile of a Company:
Gold:
David Menzies
Girl Power
Canadian Technician

Heather Greenwood Davis
No Life Like It
National

Silver:
Alistair Kyte
Return of the Mac
Foodservice and Hospitality

Best Profile of a Person: 

Gold:
Yan Barcelo
Harmonie au sommet
CAmagazine

Silver: 
Matt Semansky
Brand Nash
Marketing

Best Regularly Featured Department or Column:
Gold:
Paul Caldwell, Shane Neilson
Spirit of Medicine
The Medical Post

Silver:
Philip Slayton
Legal Ethics
Canadian Lawyer

Best Cover:
Gold:
Ally Tripkovic, Peter Zaver
Hire Education
Marketing

Silver:
Ally Tripkovic, Peter Zaver
The O'Reilly Factor
Marketing

Best Resource/Infrastructure Article:
Gold:
Julia Kuzeljevich
Seeing Red
Canadian Transportation & Logistics

Silver:
Steve Bouchard
Ecokilometres
Transport Routier

Best Technology/Industrial/Manufacturing Article:
Gold:
Carroll McCormick
Navel Gazing
Machinery & Equipment MRO

Silver:

Deborah Arts
Up, Up & Away!
MM&D Magazine

Best Photograph:
Gold: 
Jeff Kirk
Steve Nash
Marketing

Silver:
Jeff Kirk
Paul Lavoie
Marketing

Best Issue: 
Gold:
Christian Bellavance, Bernadette Gillen
The Heat is On
CAmagazine

Silver:
Melissa Kluger, Underline Studio
Fall
Precedent

Website of the Year:
Gold:

Deanne Gage, Andrew Gregory, Steven Lamb,
Phil Porado, John Powell, Lisa Rene, Kanu Vashisht
Advisor.ca
Advisor.ca

Silver:
Morella Aguirre, Anupa Mistry, Guillermo Ohno
Salon52.ca
Salon Magazine













 
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