Category : Awards

Nominations are open for the Carol McGregor CLC Disability Rights Award

Written on Oct, 26, 2021 by in | Leave a comment

Dear Local Leaders, Nominations are open for the Carol McGregor CLC Disability Rights Award, which recognizes the outstanding contributions of a worker with a disability who has made a significant and lasting impact in their union and/or the community by promoting and defending the rights of persons with disabilities. Attached is the nomination form. You can also submit the form on the CLC website, …

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Nominations are now open for the Carol McGregor CLC Disability Rights Award

Written on Sep, 23, 2020 by in | Leave a comment

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Three Times Colonist reporters finalists for Jack Webster Awards

Written on Sep, 07, 2017 by in , , , | Leave a comment

Source: timescolonist.com Three Times Colonist reporters are finalists for two Jack Webster Awards, which recognize excellence in B.C. journalism. Katie DeRosa is nominated in the feature/enterprise reporting category for a story about a man living in a shed. The story highlighted the revolving door of the criminal justice system. Louise Dickson and Lindsay Kines are vying for the legal journalism award …

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Three Times Colonist reporters have been nominated for a National Newspaper Award

Written on Mar, 21, 2017 by in , | Leave a comment

Source – The Times Colonist Three Times Colonist reporters have been nominated for a National Newspaper Award for their five-day series on the fentanyl overdose crisis in Greater Victoria. Sarah Petrescu, Katie DeRosa and Louise Dickson were nominated in the project category in the annual awards that recognize excellence in Canadian journalism. The B.C. Coroners Service has reported that overdoses …

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2014 David Barr Award Deadline

Written on Oct, 31, 2013 by in | Leave a comment
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Labour Reporting award winners expose injustice of unpaid internships

Written on May, 06, 2013 by in | Leave a comment

Source: CWA|SCA Canada Three academics who documented the growing scourge of unpaid internships are this year’s winners of the Labour Reporting Award sponsored jointly by CWA Canada and the Canadian Association of Journalists. Martin O’Hanlon, Director of CWA Canada, said Interns Unite! (You have nothing to lose — literally), published in November by the “fiercely independent” Briarpatch magazine, is an …

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High School Grads – Apply for the Dreams of Jobs and Freedom Scholarship

Written on Apr, 05, 2013 by in , | Leave a comment

Union Privilege and the AFL-CIO have announced a new scholarship program to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. The one-time, $5,000 scholarships are for study for the academic year beginning in the fall of 2013 through summer 2014. They will be awarded to at least 50 talented high school seniors to help pay for the costs of …

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Union salutes members winning media, journalism awards

Written on Jun, 22, 2012 by in , | Leave a comment

Source: cwa-scacanada.ca CWA Canada extends congratulations to its members who are among the winners in this season of media awards. Claiming the country’s top honours for public service journalism is the Victoria Times Colonist, which secured the coveted Michener Award. Columnist Les Leyne, a member of the Victoria-Vancouver Island Newspaper Guild, accepted the award on behalf of the newspaper in a ceremony at …

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Times Colonist wins 2011 Michener Award

Written on Jun, 14, 2012 by in , | Leave a comment

Source: michenerawards.ca Ottawa, June 12, 2012. The Times Colonist in Victoria has won the 2011 Michener Award for its reporting on a B.C. government policy that reduced support for people with developmental disabilities, Russell Mills, President of the Michener Awards Foundation, announced today. The coveted Michener Award was presented to Les Leyne, columnist for the Times Colonist, by His Excellency, The Right Honourable David …

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CWA Canada and CAJ launch new journalism award for excellence in labour reporting

Written on Dec, 05, 2011 by in , , | Leave a comment

Source: cwa-scacanada.ca Has your journalism advanced the Canadian public’s understanding of a labour issue? Have you been creative in telling stories about workers and their unions? Has your story had an impact on policy or law? The Canadian Association of Journalists is pleased to announce there’s now an award for that — the CWA Canada / CAJ Award for Excellence in Labour …

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