The Squamish Chief has been nominated for four BC & Yukon Community Newspaper Association (BCYCNA) Awards.
The Chief is one of three finalists for the Newspaper Excellence Award (Category C), a recognition of the best all-around community newspapers in the province.
Local reporter Megan Lalonde earned a feature writing nomination for her “Van Life” article on the trend in Squamish of residents abandoning traditional housing to live out of their vans.
Production manager Julie Gamache is nominated for the Ad Design Award, Under 25,000 for “8th annual open house.”
And The Chief’s publication Discover Squamish magazine is a finalist in Special Publications, Under 25,000.
Overall, 14 newspapers in the Glacier Media family were nominated a total of 59 times in 32 different categories, including eight different nominations for Newspaper Excellence Awards.
The winners will be announced at a gala at the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond on April 29.
