Awards
2009
Gold Award, Best Table of Contents (design), Tabbie international business press awards for “Confederation Bridge” double-page spread, Volume 19, No. 5. By Atlantic Business Magazine’s Art Director, Jason Miller.
Gold Award, Best Commentary (any medium), Atlantic Journalism Awards, for “Is Atlantic Canada really on its own?”, a beautifully argued commentary that tackles the most significant issue on the social and economic radar of Atlantic Canada: Our own sense of regional self-worth. By Atlantic Business Magazine’s New Brunswick correspondent, Alec Bruce.
Gold Award, Atlantic Magazine – Best Profile, Atlantic Journalism Awards, for “Hail to the Chief”, a rare and poignant memoir of Melvin Woodward, a prominent but notoriously media-shy Newfoundland and Labrador businessman. By freelance contributor, Denise Flint.
Finalist, Atlantic Magazine – Best Profile, Atlantic Journalism Awards, for “The Book of John”, an entertaining and eloquent portrayal of Nova Scotia blueberry baron and communications mogul, John Bragg. By Atlantic Business Magazine’s Nova Scotia correspondent, Eleanor Beaton.
Honorable Mention, Best Profile Article, Tabbie international business press awards for “Strangers in a Strange Land”, an exposé of the trials and tribulations facing immigrants as they hunt for work in their new Atlantic Canadian home. By Atlantic Business Magazine’s New Brunswick correspondent, Alec Bruce.
2008
Gold Award, Atlantic Magazine – Best Profile, Atlantic Journalism Awards, for “What’s up with Mickey?”, a riveting personal profile of well-known Nova Scotia entrepreneur Mickey MacDonald. By Atlantic Business Magazine’s Nova Scotia correspondent, Eleanor Beaton.
Finalist, Atlantic Magazine – Best Article, Atlantic Journalism Awards, for “Big Deal”, a comprehensive and entertaining analysis of post-secondary education in Atlantic Canada. By Atlantic Business Magazine’s New Brunswick correspondent, Alec Bruce.
Finalist, Atlantic Magazine – Best Article, Atlantic Journalism Awards, for “Leaders & Legends”, a heavily-research report about Atlantic Canada’s top 20 most influential business leaders of all time. By Alec Bruce, Marjorie Doyle, Chris Flanagan, Pauline Furlong and Jack MacAndrew.
2007
Top 3 Finalist, Best Atlantic Magazine Profile, Atlantic Journalism Awards, for The Pie Man, a story about Bernard Imbeault, head of Pizza Delight Corporation and Atlantic Business Magazine’s CEO of the Year for 2006, by freelancer Janice Landry.
Top 10 Finalist, Best Profile of a Person, Kenneth R. Wilson Awards, for The Yoda of Canada’s Corporate Elite, an informative and fluid account of Purdy Crawford, by freelancer Alec Bruce.
2005
Top 3 Finalist, Best Atlantic Magazine Article, Atlantic Journalism Awards, for Urban vs. Rural, a cover story that explores the necessity of protecting rural areas in an increasingly urban world, by freelancer Sandra Phinney.
Top 3 Finalist, Best Atlantic Magazine Article, Atlantic Journalism Awards, for Newsmaker of the Year, a post-mortem report on life after Hurricane Juan, by Editor Dawn Chafe and freelancers Carol Dobson, Jerry Lockett and Kate Merlin.
Top 10 Finalist, Best Editorial in Canada, Kenneth R. Wilson Awards, for Proud to be a Female Dog, a scathing denouncement of those who would link editorial content to advertising, by Editor Dawn Chafe.
Honourable Mention, Best Editor’s Column, 2005 Tabbie Awards (international competition), for Proud to be a Female Dog, by Editor Dawn Chafe.
Top 5 Finalist, Best Cover in Canada, Kenneth R. Wilson Awards, for How-to for Explorers, for unique cover design that parodies the popular How-to… for Dummies series of books, by Art Director Jason Miller.
2004
Champion of the Year Award, Newfoundland and Labrador Organization for Women Entrepreneurs, won by Managing Editor Edwina Hutton for her support and encouragement of women in business.
Top 5 Finalist, Best Editorial in Canada, Kenneth R. Wilson Awards, for Circumcised, an editorial about people forced to relocate in search of work, by Editor Dawn Chafe.
Inductee, Newfoundland and Labrador Hockey Hall of Fame, Publisher Hubert Hutton
2003
Top 3 Finalist, Best Atlantic Magazine Article, Atlantic Journalism Awards, for Ordinary Man, Extraordinary Job: a profile of Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Roger Grimes, by Editor Dawn Chafe