The Prince George Citizen was awarded several national awards Friday by Newspapers Canada.
In the general excellence category for the 2015 Canadian Community Newspaper Awards, the Citizen was declared the winner for the best front page for newspapers in its circulation category. The Alaska Highway News in Fort St. John, also owned by Glacier Media, took second place.
In the Great Ideas Awards for marketing and promotion, the Citizen took first in the Magazine - Daily Newspaper - Small Market - for the second year in a row for the Scene PG magazine. The Citizen also took the top prize in the Advertising - Print - Daily Newspaper - Small Market - category for an ad called Taking the Years Off for the local company Echo Esthetics.
In the Promotional Campaign - Daily Newspaper - Small Market, The Citizen took second and third place for the Outdoor Adventure Show and the Northern Taste Market, and finished third in the Special Section - Daily Newspaper - Small Market category for Northern Hardware 95th Anniversary publication.
