2021 Winners and Runners-up

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Beat Reporting (over 25,000 circulation)

Winner: Susan Clairmont, Hamilton Spectator

  • Runner-up: Maria Iqbal, Hamilton Spectator
  • Runner-up: Catherine Thompson, Waterloo Region Record

 

Beat Reporting (under 25,000 circulation)

Winner: Susan Gamble, Brantford Expositor

  • Runner-up: Elliot Ferguson, Kingston Whig-Standard
  • Runner-up: Joelle Kovach, Peterborough Examiner

 

Column/Opinion Writing

Winner: Mark McNeil, Hamilton Spectator

  • Runner-Up: Robin Baranyai, London Free Press
  • Runner-Up: Anam Latif, Waterloo Region Record

 

COVID-19 Writing

Winner: Jeff Outhit, Waterloo Region Record

  • Runners-up: Joanna Frketich, Maria Iqbal and Steve Buist, Hamilton Spectator
  • Runners-up: Grant LaFleche and Karena Walter, The St. Catharines Standard

 

Enterprise Reporting

Winner: Nicole O’Reilly, Hamilton Spectator

  • Runner-up: Susan Clairmont, Hamilton Spectator
  • Runner-up: Terry Pender, Waterloo Region Record

 

Feature Photography (over 25,000 circulation)

Winner: Dax Melmer, Windsor Star

  • Runner-up: Mike Hensen, London Free Press
  • Runner-up: Cory Smith, Stratford Beacon Herald/ Woodstock Sentinel Review

 

Feature Photography (under 25,000 circulation)

Winner: John Lappa, Sudbury Star

  • Runner-up: Elliot Ferguson, Kingston Whig-Standard
  • Runner-up: Clifford Skarstedt, Peterborough Examiner

 

Feature Writing (over 25,000 circulation)

Winner: Nicole O’Reilly, Hamilton Spectator

  • Runner-up: Sebastian Bron, Hamilton Spectator
  • Runner-up: Katrina Clarke, Hamilton Spectator

 

Feature Writing (under 25,000 circulation)

Winner: Cory Smith, Stratford Beacon Herald

  • Runner-up: Elliot Ferguson, Kingston Whig-Standard
  • Runner-up: Denis Langlois, Owen Sound Sun Times

 

General News Feature

Winner: Sebastian Bron, Hamilton Spectator

  • Runner-up: Joanna Frketich, Hamilton Spectator
  • Runner-up: Trevor Wilhelm, Windsor Star

 

Sports Photography (over 25,000 circulation)

Winner: Dan Janisse, Windsor Star

  • Runner-up: Mike Hensen, London Free Press
  • Runner-up: Cory Smith, Stratford Beacon Herald

 

Sports Photography (under 25,000 circulation)

Winner: Mark Malone, Chatham Daily News

  • Runner-up: Clifford Skarstedt, Peterborough Examiner
  • Runner-up: Elliot Ferguson, Kingston Whig-Standard

 

Sports Writing

Winner: Steve Milton, Hamilton Spectator 

  • Runner-up: Josh Brown, Waterloo Region Record
  • Runner-up: Cory Smith, Stratford Beacon Herald

 

Spot News Photography (over 25,000 circulation)

Winner: Nick Brancaccio, Windsor Star

  • Runner-up: Mike Hensen, London Free Press
  • Runner-up: Dan Janisse, Windsor Star

 

Spot News Photography (under 25,000 circulation)

Winner: Clifford Skarstedt, Peterborough Examiner

  • Runner-up: Brian Thompson, Brantford Expositor
  • Runner-up: Luke Hendry, Belleville Intelligencer

 

Spot News Writing (over 25,000 circulation)

Winner: London Free Press team entry, Patrick Maloney, Jonathan Juha, Jane Sims, Randy Richmond, Dale Carruthers, Jennifer Bieman, Norman De Bono and Heather Rivers

  • Runner-up: London Free Press team entry, Dan Brown, Calvi Leon, Dale Carruthers and Megan Stacey
  • Runner-up: Trevor Wilhelm, The Windsor Star

 

Spot News Writing (under 25,000 circulation)

Winner: Harold Carmichael, Sudbury Star

  • Runner-up: Galen Simmons, Stratford Beacon Herald
  • Runner-up: Luke Hendry, The Belleville Intelligencer

 

Video Production

Winner: Mike Hensen, London Free Press

  • Runner-up: Brad Demers, St. Catharines Standard