Better Newspaper Competition (BNC) General Excellence

This annual competition honours general excellence in Alberta weekly newspaper publishing.
Four categories are based on size of community, from under 1100 up to 10,000 and over. In each of these groups, awards are then presented for excellence in 

General Excellence,    Best Front Page,    Best Editorial Page    and Best Sports Page.

Independent publishers from outside of Alberta generally compose the judging committee and the awards are presented during the annual Convention held by the Association.