The Chief this week was judged the best all-around newspaper in Canada in its circulation category.
Squamish's community newspaper was named the winner for Best All-Around Newspaper among papers with circulations between 3,000 and 3,999 at the 2012 Canadian Community Newspaper Association (CCNA) awards gala in Toronto. Rounding out the three finalists in the category were The Fitzhugh (Jasper, Alta.) and the Gulf Islands Driftwood (Salt Spring Island).
The Chief also won the competition for Best Front Page in the same category, and finished second in the competition for Best Website in the 3,999 and under circulation category.
Chief reporter Rebecca Aldous captured a third-place award in the Best Feature Story (circulation up to 3,999) for a feature entitled Seeking safety, about the effort to find safe beds for wayward teens in Squamish.
The awards were announced just a week after The Chief was named winner of the Best All-Around Newspaper award in its circulation category at the B.C. and Yukon Community Newspaper Association competition.
