Articles Written By: Julie Anne McRae

Recognize a newspaper staff member or publisher who exemplifies community volunteerism. Nominate an individual for the George Meyer Leadership Award, to be presented June 12 at the AWNA Annual Conference in Edmonton. Deadline…Read more →

The Lacombe Express, owned by Black Press Group Ltd., has been approved for membership in the AWNA. The Express’ membership becomes effective on April 25, 2015, in keeping with AWNA’s…Read more →

We've updated the AWNApedia with an article regarding Membership Dues and the BNC levy included in 2015 Dues are collected annually and paid to CCNA. AWNA members automatically become members…Read more →

The Valleyview Valley Views will be closing as of Friday, Feb 27th, with their last publication being Wednesday, February 25th, publisher Joan Plaxton has announced. The closure also affects some…Read more →

A birthday surprise on December 3rd for Controller Chrissie Hamblin includes cake and the usual office hijinx with balloons and decorations.Read more →

Symposium 2015 is open for registrations. Look who you'll miss if you're not there Kevin Slimp is best known for his work developing the PDF printing method in the 1990s…Read more →

Board meeting reports page has been updated to include the now approved minutes from the last meeting. This page is in our Members Only - Governance section. All members are…Read more →

Direct Energy and the Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association (AWNA) invite Albertans to help recognize our province's remarkable volunteer spirit with the annual Volunteer Citizen of the Year Award. The Volunteer…Read more →

Winners in the 2014 Canadian Community Newspaper Awards were announced. Full results here. Many AWNA members are among the winners, big circulations and small. Well deserved congratulations for you hard-work…Read more →