Radio & Television News Directors Announce Winners of the RTDNA Canada Awards
RTDNA Canada, The Association of Electronic Journalists celebrated excellence in electronic journalism by announcing the winners of the RTDNA Canada Awards on Saturday, June 15, 2013. The Awards honour the very best in programming, stations and newsgathering organizations in radio, television and on digital platforms in Canada. All submissions must be produced by a licensed Canadian broadcaster or news service and broadcast between January 1st and December 31st, 2012. Entries are divided into ‘regional’ or ‘network’ categories. A network entry is one that was produced for broadcast in more than one market. If an entry is produced with the intent that it was to be broadcast in one market, but was subsequently broadcast in other markets, it qualifies as a regional entry. And the winners are… Read more 
AWNA Celebrates Award Winning Weekly Newspapers in Alberta
The Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association (AWNA) encourages excellence by sponsoring an annual provincial competition to celebrate the achievements of its member newspapers. Newspapers compete against other newspapers of similar circulation for special awards in such categories as editorial, photography, advertising and special promotion. The 2012 Better Newspapers Competition Awards of Excellence were presented by the AWNA at their annual general meeting and convention held in Edmonton on June 7, 2013. And the winners are… Read more
Alberta Newspaper: The Senior Lifetimes, written by seniors for seniors
The Senior Lifetimes newspaper has been published by Edmonton’s Town Hall Media since the fall of 2010. What makes Senior Lifetimes different from the Edmonton Senior, the only other Edmonton newspaper designed to appeal to the 60 + crowd is that all the articles are written by readers. The articles typically reflect the brighter side of life by readers sharing life experiences, memories and advice with others. Town Hall Media called it Senior Lifetimes “because it’s about the times in the lives of those of us who have the richest and deepest pool of memories to draw from.” They print 10,000 copies four times a year and circulate the newspaper for free at senior centers, legions, libraries, community and bingo halls, shopping centers, doctor’s offices and other high traffic areas. Advertisers can request a bundle of newspapers be delivered to a location of their choosing. Read more
Auditions for CBC’s Four Rooms in Calgary on Saturday, June 29 in Calgary
The producers of CBC’s new series Four Rooms are hitting the road to find Canada’s most unique and valuable objects. The cross – country audition tour, which kicked off earlier thi s month, is stopping in Calgary on Saturday, June 29 , followed by additional stops in Halifax, North Hatley, wrapping with a final stop in Toronto. If you have an item that you think may be worth big money, then come audition for the Four Rooms production team! From the producers of CBC’s Dragons’ Den, Four Rooms comes to CBC TV in January 2014.
Edmonton’s Theatre Community to Celebrate Excellence at the Sterling Awards on June 24
Edmonton’s professional theatres and sponsors & the 2013 Sterling Committee are proud to present the 26th Annual Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards, celebrating the professional theatre in Edmonton. The nominees for the 26th Annual Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards were announced Monday June 3rd, 2013 and are listed below. The Awards will be presented at a fabulous Gala at The Mayfield Dinner Theatre Monday June 24, 2013. Tickets now on saleat the Mayfield Dinner Theatre box office. Here’s the list of finalists announced on June 4: Read more
Pubic Records & Telus Offer Grants to Produce Music Videos this Summer
Public Records, supported by TELUS, is offering musicians and filmmakers across BC and Alberta up to $5,000 in grants to produce music videos this summer. The Summer 2013 Music Video Fund will also include a TELUS funded production education component that teaches artists the craft of music video production. The final music videos will appear on TELUS Optik Local through Optik’s TV on demand and online at TELUS.com/optiklocal. Artists will retain full rights to their content. Read more
Calgary Author and Giller Prize Winner Will Ferguson at Arden Theatre, St Albert on June 14
Meet Giller Prize-winner Will Ferguson at the Arden Theatre in St Albert on June 14, 2013 as he reads from his work and talks about his life as a writer. An award-winning novelist and travel writer, Will Ferguson is the author of more than a dozen books ranging from budget travel guides to works of literary fiction. In 2012 his novel 419 was awarded $50,000 along with the Scotiabank Giller Prize, Canada’s highest literary award. The novel was also the first selection for the new CityLine Book Club this spring. Read more
Mike Ganley, 2013 Alberta Magazine Editor of the Year
Editor of Alberta Venture since 2011, Mike Ganley engages with the issues facing Alberta’s business sector with immense energy. He has distinguished himself as a leader and collaborator, developing initiatives that have not only contributed to discussions in Alberta, but have launched them. Coming to Alberta via Ontario, Nova Scotia and the Northwest Territories, Mike possesses a deep understanding of national and regional issues, along with an exceptionally balanced outlook. He is a regular voice on business topics on television and radio, and is a respected contributor to Alberta Primetime, a current affairs television program on CTV Two Alberta, which addresses issues and ideas facing Alberta businesses, industries and leaders. Read more
Calgary-based BeauCoo.com Two Time Winner at the 2013 Digital Alberta Awards
Digital Alberta announced the winners for the 2013 Digital Alberta Awards at a gala event held at the Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton on Sunday, June 2. Now in its third year and the first time the awards were held in Edmonton, 16 winners from a pool of over 100 finalists for the 2013 awards were chosen. The Digital Alberta Awards ceremony honours digital industry experts in Alberta, ranging from philanthropy, film, software, community and education, television and gaming, mobile and start-ups, design and creative, to marketing and social media. A double award winner (and the only female award recipient!), was Victoria MacLean, co-developer of the mobile and web application BeauCoo.com, designed for women who love to shop and share fit, flatter and fashion ideas online. Read more
Alberta Film: “Oil Calling” a New Documentary by Edmonton’s Brandy Yanchyk
“Oil Calling”, is a new 23 minute documentary by Edmonton-based Brandy Yanchyk about new immigrants and Canada’s oil patch. The film follows five new immigrants from Nigeria, Eritrea, Northern Ireland, China, and Kyrgyzstan who have been chosen to participate in a highly competitive training program offered by the resettlement agency, the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society. For the last ten years the CCIS has been receiving up to four hundred applicants each year but can only select sixteen people to participate in the program. The film will show what happens to them on the course, why they want to work in the oil and gas industry and whether they are successful at getting jobs in the oil patch. Read more
Discovery Channel to Broadcast Nik Wallenda Tightrope Walking the Grand Canyon | June 23, 2013
It will be one of the most daring and captivating LIVE events in history – Nik Wallenda, known as “The King of the High Wire,” will traverse the majestic Grand Canyon, without using a harness. Discovery presents Skywire Live with Nik Wallenda on Sunday, June 23 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, capturing every thrilling moment of the nail-biting, play-by-play live event. Breathlessly capturing every nerve-wracking step of the 380-metre crossing, Discovery will present the entire wire walk without interruption. Read more
Women’s Words: Their Latest, Greatest, and Queerest with Sheri-D Wilson
Join award-winning authors Sheri-D Wilson and Valerie Mason-John for a free reading on Monday, June 3, from 5 to 6:30 pm, in the heart of downtown Edmonton at the Extension Gallery, main floor of Enterprise Square (10230 Jasper Avenue). Calgary-based Sheri-D Wilson is a spoken-word artist whose performances have had audiences on their feet from New York to South Africa and from Balzac to Barcelona. She founded and is the artistic director and producer of Calgary’s Spoken Word Festival and founded the Spoken Word Program at the Banff Centre. Read more
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