Premier Awards - Best Local Cartoon ( Circulation up to 1499,Circulation 1500 to 3999,Circulation 4000 to 6499,Circulation 6500 to 9999)
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Place Name:
First Place
Contestant Name:
Gulf Islands Driftwood (Salt Spring Island, BC)
Entry Title:
BC Ferries Sailing Schedule
Entry Credit:
Dennis Parker
Judge Comment:
Dennis Parker’s cartoon humorously captures the seeming capricious nature of the vital ferry service to and from Salt Spring Island. While islanders may not be laughing at the situation, they undoubtedly laughed at this well drawn and executed cartoon.
Place Name:
Second Place
Contestant Name:
Rocky Mountain Outlook (Canmore/Kananaskis/BanffAB
Entry Title:
Rocky Mountain Outlook – Best Local Cartoon – Sept. 7, 2023
Entry Credit:
Patrick LaMontagne
Judge Comment:
Patrick LaMontagne’s bright, colourful and inviting style captures readers attention as soon as they open the editorial page. His cartoon with the bear asking about how people how people would fare if they were dropped off away from the world they know pairs nicely with the editorial about black bears being relocated due to the careless actions of humans. It drives home that point that just like people, bears don’t always do well in unfamiliar environments.
Place Name:
Third Place
Contestant Name:
Rocky Mountain Outlook (Canmore/Kananaskis/BanffAB
Entry Title:
Rocky Mountain Outlook – Best Local Cartoon – May 4, 2023
Entry Credit:
Patrick LaMontagne
Judge Comment:
In his cartoon about Kananaskis Country’s park management strategy being out of date, Patrick LaMontagne does evoke the general idea through the use of several iconic Alberta items, but the caption “Signs your Alberta park is behind the times” makes the reader believe that it’s the park’s infrastructure, not plan that needs an update. That may be true too, but that’s not the thrust of the editorial it was meant to accompany.