![](/uploads/thumbnails/F1.jpg.7928c574.jpg) Feature 1st PlaceOlds Institute celebrates 15th anniversary by Noel West, Olds Albertan
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![](/uploads/thumbnails/F2.jpg.eaa76ddb.jpg) Feature 2nd PlaceSymposium preserves Blackfoot language, culture by Tijana Martin, Westwind Weekly News
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![](/uploads/thumbnails/F3.jpg.9b220abe.jpg) Feature 3rd PlaceCowboys behind the bleachers by Britton Ledingham, Airdrie Echo
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![](/uploads/thumbnails/F4.jpg.7ba5fd80.jpg) Feature Honourable MentionPotato Heads by Frank McTighe, Fort Macleod Gazette
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![](/uploads/thumbnails/HI1.jpg.fe979998.jpg) Human Interest 1st PlaceCyclones become gridiron dynasty by Noel West, Innisfail Province
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![](/uploads/thumbnails/HI2.jpg.6d183137.jpg) Human Interest 2nd PlaceLegion honours fallen members by Tijana Martin, Westwind Weekly News
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![](/uploads/thumbnails/HI3.jpg.1c9d5652.jpg) Human Interest 3rd PlaceTerrifying memory by Chris Colbourne, St. Albert Gazette
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![](/uploads/thumbnails/HI4.jpg.fc1aa16c.jpg) Human Interest Honourable MentionMom loves raising daughter at the barns by Brent Calver, Okotoks Western Wheel
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![](/uploads/thumbnails/MP1.jpg.2310608f.jpg) Multi-photo 1st PlaceHometown Hockey by Chris Colbourne+Bryan Young, St. Albert Gazette
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![](/uploads/thumbnails/MP2.jpg.b09fc820.jpg) Multi-photo 2nd PlaceOn the highway by Joel Watson, Athabasca Advocate
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![](/uploads/thumbnails/MP3.jpg.c11aaf45.jpg) Multi-photo 3rd PlaceEquine sports growing by Britton Ledingham, Airdrie Echo
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![](/uploads/thumbnails/MP4.jpg.219d587b.jpg) Multi-photo Honourable MentionNothing gold can stay by Patrick Price, Cochrane Times
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![](/uploads/thumbnails/PI1.jpg.90edf8a9.jpg) Photo Illustration 1st PlaceDeathly delight by Pam Doyle, Bow Valley Crag and Canyon
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![](/uploads/thumbnails/PI2.jpg.02e62cb6.jpg) Photo Illustration 2nd PlaceBMX silhouette at dusk by Britton Ledingham, Airdrie Echo
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![](/uploads/thumbnails/PI3.jpg.72e73763.jpg) Photo Illustration 3rd PlaceIce fishing by Bryan Young, St. Albert Gazette
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![](/uploads/thumbnails/PI4.jpg.9260c05d.jpg) Photo Illustration Honourable MentionLighting the way by Pam Doyle, Bow Valley Crag and Canyon
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![](/uploads/thumbnails/S1.jpg.be6c1899.jpg) Sports Action 1st PlaceHitching a ride by Patrick Price, Cochrane Times
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![](/uploads/thumbnails/S2.jpg.2c67cc86.jpg) Sports Action 2nd PlaceHooping It Up by Chris Colbourne, St. Albert Gazette
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![](/uploads/thumbnails/S3.jpg.5de2abe3.jpg) Sports Action 3rd PlaceA Cowboy's Life by Bryan Young, St. Albert Gazette
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![](/uploads/thumbnails/S4.jpg.bce1206d.jpg) Sports Action Honourable MentionSticking it to them by Ryan McLeod, Cochrane Eagle
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![](/uploads/thumbnails/SN1.jpg.2aa8dff1.jpg) Spot News 1st PlaceCrews battle blaze near Big Rock by Brent Calver, Okotoks Western Wheel
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![](/uploads/thumbnails/SN2.jpg.b927775e.jpg) Spot News 2nd PlaceFatal Accident by Ryan McLeod, Cochrane Eagle
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![](/uploads/thumbnails/SN3.jpg.c8a2103b.jpg) Spot News 3rd PlaceRescue by Aryn Toombs, Rocky Mountain Outlook
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![](/uploads/thumbnails/SN4.jpg.2825e705.jpg) Spot News Honourable MentionLong road ahead by Joel Watson , Athabasca Advocate
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2016 Photographic Awards
Congratulations to the 2016 winners, as follows:
MULTI-PICTURE
- Hometown Hockey by Chris Colbourne, Bryan Young, St. Albert Gazette
- On the highway by Joel Watson, Athabasca Advocate
- Equine sports growing by Britton Ledingham, Airdrie Echo
Honourable Mention: Nothing gold can stay by Patrick Price, Cochrane Times
SPORTS ACTION
- Hitching a ride by Patrick Price, Cochrane Times
- Hooping It Up by Chris Colbourne, St. Albert Gazette
- A Cowboy's Life by Bryan Young, St. Albert Gazette
Honourable Mention: Sticking it to them by Ryan McLeod, Cochrane Eagle
SPOT NEWS
- Crews battle blaze near Big Rock by Brent Calver, Okotoks Western Wheel
- Fatal Accident by Ryan McLeod, Cochrane Eagle
- Rescue by Aryn Toombs, Rocky Mountain Outlook
Honourable Mention: Long road ahead by Joel Watson, Athabasca Advocate
FEATURE
- Olds Institute celebrates 15th anniversary by Noel West, Olds Albertan
- Symposium preserves Blackfoot language, culture by Tijana Martin, Westwind Weekly News
- Cowboys behind the bleachers by Britton Ledingham, Airdrie Echo
Honourable Mention: Potato Heads by Frank McTighe, Fort Macleod Gazette
HUMAN INTEREST
- Cyclones become gridiron dynasty by Noel West, Innisfail Province
- Legion honours fallen members by Tijana Martin, Westwind Weekly News
- Terrifying memory by Chris Colbourne, St. Albert Gazette
Honourable Mention: Mom loves raising daughter at the barns by Brent Calver, Okotoks Western Wheel
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION
- Deathly delight by Pam Doyle, Bow Valley Crag and Canyon
- BMX silhouette at dusk by Britton Ledingham, Airdrie Echo
- Ice fishing by Bryan Young, St. Albert Gazette
Honourable Mention: Lighting the way by Pam Doyle, Bow Valley Crag and Canyon