The results of the 2022 Ontario Newspaper Awards were announced last week, with multiple News Media Canada members being recognized for their incredible work over the past year.
Beat Reporting (over 25,000 circulation)
Winner: Trevor Wilhelm, Windsor Star
- Runner-up: Grant LaFleche, Hamilton Spectator
- Runners-up: Sebastian Bron and Katrina Clarke, Hamilton Spectator
Beat Reporting (under 25,000 circulation)
Winner: Elliot Ferguson, Kingston Whig-Standard
- Runner-up: Mary Katherine Keown, Sudbury Star
- Runner-up: Susan Gamble, Brantford Expositor
Column/Opinion Writing
Winner: Anne Jarvis, Windsor Star
- Runner-up: Susan Clairmont, Hamilton Spectator
- Runner-up: Mark McNeil, Hamilton Spectator
Enterprise Reporting
Winner: Susan Clairmont, Hamilton Spectator
- Runner-up: Grant LaFleche, Hamilton Spectator
- Runners-up: Nicole O’Reilly and Matthew Van Dongen, Hamilton Spectator
Feature Photography (under 25,000 circulation)
Winner: Bob Tymczyszyn, St. Catharines Standard
- Runner-up: Todd Hambleton, Cornwall Standard Freeholder
- Runner-up: Brian Thompson, Brantford Expositor
Feature Writing (over 25,000 circulation)
Winner: Jon Wells, Hamilton Spectator
- Runner-up: Cory Smith, Stratford Beacon-Herald
- Runner-up: Joanna Frketich, Hamilton Spectator
Feature Writing (under 25,000 circulation)
Winner: Cory Smith, Stratford Beacon-Herald
- Runner-up: Sabrina Bedford, Brockville Recorder and Times
- Runner-up: Scott Dunn, Owen Sound Sun Times
General News Feature
Winner: Joanna Frketich, Hamilton Spectator
- Runner-up: Jon Wells, Hamilton Spectator
- Runner-up: Nicole O’Reilly, Hamilton Spectator
Sports Photography
Winner: Dax Melmer, Windsor Star
- Runner-up: Bob Tymczyszyn, St. Catharines Standard
- Runner-up: Cory Smith, Stratford Beacon Herald
Spot News Photography (under 25,000 circulation)
Winner: Brian Thompson, Brantford Examiner
- Runner-up: Bob Tymczyszyn, St. Catharines Standard
- Runner-up: Elliot Ferguson, Kingston Whig-Standard
Spot News Writing (over 25,000 circulation)
Winner: Nicole O’Reilly, Hamilton Spectator
- Runners-up: Trevor Wilhelm, Dave Battagello, Taylor Campbell, Julie Kotsis and Kathleen Saylors, The Windsor Star
- Runner-up: Terry Bridge, Sarnia Observer
Congratulations to all the winners, runners-up and nominees for their fine work!
