Awards

Warren Barr and Lily Verney-Downey smile at the bar of their Pluvio Restaurant. (Westerly file photo)

Ucluelet’s Pluvio thrilled to be moving up Canada’s Top 100 restaurants list

Popular West Coast eatery lands at 33 and is the only Vancouver Island restaurant to crack the list

 

Ucluelet’s Marine Wild development took first place in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board’s Commercial Building Awards Multi-Family Townhome category. (Photo from www.lefevregroup.com)

Ucluelet ‘pocket neighbourhood’ wins building award

Marine Wild heralded as Island’s best multi-family townhome development north of the Malahat

 

Fiddelium members Norah Figueira, left, Ava Shaw, Ben Rainer and Olivia Crowhurst accepted the Young Performers of the Year award during the Canadian Folk Music Awards in Vancouver on April 1. (Submitted photo)

Nanaimo’s Fiddelium wins young performers’ honour at Canadian Folk Music Awards

Ensemble will perform year-end show at the Port Theatre later this month

 

B.C. Solicitor General Mike Farnworth helped award 48 recipients working in the correctional field in the province with the Corrections Exemplary Service Medals and Bars. (The News files)

B.C. correctional workers given prestigious provincial awards

48 people were given awards for 10 years, 20 years, and 30 years of service

B.C. Solicitor General Mike Farnworth helped award 48 recipients working in the correctional field in the province with the Corrections Exemplary Service Medals and Bars. (The News files)
Dirk Heydemann, the Nanaimo International Jazz Festival Association artistic director, accepts B.C. Touring Council’s inaugural Festival of the Year award from Julie Fowler, a founding member of BC Music Festival Collective, during Pacific Contact 2023 in New Westminster on Saturday, April 15. (Photo by Tom Landa)

Nanaimo International Jazz Festival wins provincial ‘Festival of the Year’ award

B.C. Touring Council presented the award during Pacific Contact conference April 15

Dirk Heydemann, the Nanaimo International Jazz Festival Association artistic director, accepts B.C. Touring Council’s inaugural Festival of the Year award from Julie Fowler, a founding member of BC Music Festival Collective, during Pacific Contact 2023 in New Westminster on Saturday, April 15. (Photo by Tom Landa)
Coldstream’s Dean Francks (left, with daughter Kristen after the pair won the B.C. Senior Girls AA Volleyball Championship in Merritt in December 2022) has been named a B.C. School Sports Citation of Excellence Award Winner for 2022-23. (Contributed)

Okanagan coach collects provincial honour

Dean Francks led Kal Lakers Sr. girls volleyball team to B.C. title and basketball team to provincials

Coldstream’s Dean Francks (left, with daughter Kristen after the pair won the B.C. Senior Girls AA Volleyball Championship in Merritt in December 2022) has been named a B.C. School Sports Citation of Excellence Award Winner for 2022-23. (Contributed)
Whale watching boat captain Rodrigo Menezes was presented with the Royal Lifesaving Society’s Silver Medal of Merit award for rescuing two men after their canoe capsized in Dodd Narrows. Menezes was recognized in his absence when he could not attend the event Saturday, April 1. (Photo submitted)

Island whale watch boat captain recognized for rescuing paddlers who flipped canoe

Rodrigo Menezes receives Lifesaving Society’s Silver Medal for Merit for rescue operation

Whale watching boat captain Rodrigo Menezes was presented with the Royal Lifesaving Society’s Silver Medal of Merit award for rescuing two men after their canoe capsized in Dodd Narrows. Menezes was recognized in his absence when he could not attend the event Saturday, April 1. (Photo submitted)
Dr. Jane Pegg and the Roots to Read program at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital have received an award from the B.C. Patient Safety and Quality Council. (News Bulletin file photo)

Nanaimo program promoting reading to newborns wins provincial honour

Roots to Read program at NRGH recognized by B.C. Patient Safety and Quality Council

Dr. Jane Pegg and the Roots to Read program at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital have received an award from the B.C. Patient Safety and Quality Council. (News Bulletin file photo)
Angelique Francis (seen here in concert with her sister, Kira, playing trombone) won the 2023 Juno for Blues Album of the Year on March 11. Francis and her family will be playing at Vancouver Island MusicFest this summer. Photo via Doug Cox

Vancouver Island MusicFest scheduled performers bring home Juno hardware

When Vancouver Island MusicFest executive director Doug Cox announced Angelique Francis as…

Angelique Francis (seen here in concert with her sister, Kira, playing trombone) won the 2023 Juno for Blues Album of the Year on March 11. Francis and her family will be playing at Vancouver Island MusicFest this summer. Photo via Doug Cox
Ladysmith athlete Mercedez Johnson is B.C. Baseball’s Rookie of the Year. (Photo submitted)

Ladysmith athlete chosen B.C. Baseball’s rookie of the year

15-year-old Mercedez Johnson described as a ‘hard-working’ player

Ladysmith athlete Mercedez Johnson is B.C. Baseball’s Rookie of the Year. (Photo submitted)
Avril Lavigne confronts a topless protester during the Junos on Monday, March 13, 2023. Casey Hatherly, 37, has appeared in Edmonton court on a charge of mischief.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Timothy Matwey

‘Just tell Avril I’m not mad,’ says topless B.C. Junos protester after being charged

Casey Hatherly facing mischief charge for jumping on stage to draw attention to environmental issues

Avril Lavigne confronts a topless protester during the Junos on Monday, March 13, 2023. Casey Hatherly, 37, has appeared in Edmonton court on a charge of mischief.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Timothy Matwey
Avril Lavigne confronts a topless protester as she presents during the Junos Monday, March 13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Timothy Matwey

Topless protester crashes Junos, as Weeknd wins 5th award with album of the year

Unexpected moment set tone for energetic Junos where Weeknd’s smash hit ‘Dawn FM’ took top honours

Avril Lavigne confronts a topless protester as she presents during the Junos Monday, March 13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Timothy Matwey
Vanessa Hudgens arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/John Locher)

‘Everything’ wins best picture, is everywhere at Oscars

Eccentric, anarchic tale about a Chinese immigrant family lauded for freshness, performances

Vanessa Hudgens arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Teen Daze, a.k.a. Jamison Isaak, in his home studio in Chilliwack on Feb. 6, 2023. Teen Daze won a Juno Award on Saturday for Electronic Album of the Year, for his release, Interior. (Paul Henderson/ Chilliwack Progress)

Chilliwack artist, Horsefly duo among B.C. winners at opening night of the Juno Awards

The 2023 Juno Awards officially kicked off Saturday night in Edmonton, Alta.…

Teen Daze, a.k.a. Jamison Isaak, in his home studio in Chilliwack on Feb. 6, 2023. Teen Daze won a Juno Award on Saturday for Electronic Album of the Year, for his release, Interior. (Paul Henderson/ Chilliwack Progress)
Simu Liu appears on stage at the JUNO Awards on Sunday, May 15, 2022, at the Budweiser Stage in Toronto. Some of Canada’s top music talents are headed to the Juno Awards in Edmonton this weekend. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arthur Mola-Invision-AP

Simu returns, Nickelback rocks: What to watch for at this weekend’s Juno Awards

Jessie Reyez, Tenille Townes and a 50th anniversary tribute to Canadian hip-hop among the highlights

Simu Liu appears on stage at the JUNO Awards on Sunday, May 15, 2022, at the Budweiser Stage in Toronto. Some of Canada’s top music talents are headed to the Juno Awards in Edmonton this weekend. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arthur Mola-Invision-AP
Jasmine Colette and A.W. Cardinal in their home studio with their four coveted Maple Blues Awards for 2023. (Photo courtesy Blue Moon Marquee)

Blue Moon Marquee feeling upbeat after Maple Blues Awards sweep

Duo now stationed in the Cowichan Valley gaining fans in droves

Jasmine Colette and A.W. Cardinal in their home studio with their four coveted Maple Blues Awards for 2023. (Photo courtesy Blue Moon Marquee)
Victoria firefighters rescue a man from the balcony of a multi-storey apartment building during a fire on April 28, 2022. Black Press Media’s Greater Victoria team was a finalist for three Canadian Online Publishing Awards, including a gold for best daily news coverage and a silver for photojournalism. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)

Victoria News honoured at Canadian Online Publishing Awards

Black Press Media’s Greater Victoria team gets gold for daily news coverage

Victoria firefighters rescue a man from the balcony of a multi-storey apartment building during a fire on April 28, 2022. Black Press Media’s Greater Victoria team was a finalist for three Canadian Online Publishing Awards, including a gold for best daily news coverage and a silver for photojournalism. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)
Harry Styles accepts the award for best pop vocal album for "Harry's House" at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

List of Grammy winners in top categories

Winners Sunday in the top categories at the 65th Grammy Awards: —…

Harry Styles accepts the award for best pop vocal album for "Harry's House" at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Lauren Spencer-Smith, seen performing in Toronto during last year’s Juno Awards broadcast, has been nominated for Artist of the Year and TikTok Juno Fan Choice for this year’s awards show in March. (iPhoto/CARAS photo)

Vancouver Island’s Lauren Spencer-Smith receives two Juno nominations

19-year-old pitted against Michael Bublé, The Weeknd, and Avril Lavigne for artist of the year

Lauren Spencer-Smith, seen performing in Toronto during last year’s Juno Awards broadcast, has been nominated for Artist of the Year and TikTok Juno Fan Choice for this year’s awards show in March. (iPhoto/CARAS photo)
BLK MKT by Avant won the 2022 Cannabis Brand of the Year Canada. (blk-mkt.ca)

High praise for Kelowna cannabis brand

BLK MKT won the 2022 Cannabis Brand of the Year by ADCANN

  • Jan 30, 2023
BLK MKT by Avant won the 2022 Cannabis Brand of the Year Canada. (blk-mkt.ca)