Links and Awards
You won't be surprised to hear that the Écho has won
several awards in the past and some in the present. Although run by a group of volunteers,
overseen by another group of
volunteers with more impressive titles, The Écho of Cantley is
totally committed to quality.
We've never won a major newspaper award simply because of a conspiracy by large international newspaper conglomerates to prevent us from participating in their competitions and firmly routing them every year. That's our best-formed conspiracy theory at least. You'll find below a list of some of the awards we have, in fact, won:
From the Association des médias écrits du Québec:
2008
- 3rd place - Best press photography - Philippa Judd
- Honourable Mention - Top Volunteer - Gustaaf Schoovaerts
2007
- 3rd place - Best Paper (out of 92 members)
- 2nd place - Top Factual Article - Isabelle Lessard
- 2nd place - Top Interview - Isabelle Lessard
- 2nd place - Top Opinion Piece - Chantal Turcotte
- 2nd place - Best Column - Gustaaf Schoovaerts
- 3rd place - Best Editorial Cartoon - Louise Laperrière
- Honourable Mention - Top Volunteer - Kristina Jensen
2006
- First Place - Best Ad Design - Josée Mainville
2004
- First Place - Best Column - Chantal Turcotte
Links
Should you be interested in finding out more about community
newspapers - and who wouldn't? - you'll find a few links below that may
be of interest 
to you. Consulting these
links will provide you with endless discussion fodder for those awkward
elevator moments after the topics of the weather and last night's games
have been thoroughly exhausted. The odd looks people give you will stem
from amazement and awe. Trust us on that.
Association des médias écrits communautaires du Québec
Canadian Community Newspapers Association