General Excellence Awards - 2025

presented June 2026

Class A- circulation under 2000

Best Overall

1. Fort Macleod Gazette
2. Rocky Mountain House Mountaineer
3. Lakeside Leader

Best Front Page

1. Fort Macleod Gazette
2. Rocky Mountain House Mountaineer
3. Town & Country News(Grande Prairie)

Best Editorial Page

1. Fort Macleod Gazette
2. Claresholm Local Press
3. South Peace News

Best Sports Page/Section

1. Lakeside Leader
2. Fort Macleod Gazette
3. Claresholm Local Press

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Class B- circulation 2000-9999

Best Overall

1. Rocky Mountain Outlook
2. Town and Country This Week
3. Sylvan Lake News

Best Front Page

1. Rocky Mountain Outlook
2. Sylvan Lake News
3. Town and Country This Week

Best Editorial Page

1. Lakeland This Week
2. Lacombe Express
3. Rocky Mountain Outlook

Best Sports Page/Section

1. Rocky Mountain Outlook
2. Wainwright EDGE
3. The Community Press (Flagstaff/Sedgewick)

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Class C - circulation 10,000 and over

Best Overall

1. Wetaskiwin Times
2. Rocky View Weekly
3. Okotoks Western Wheel

Best Front Page

1. Wetaskiwin Times
2. Lloydminster Meridian Source
3. Airdrie City View

Best Editorial Page

1. Okotoks Western Wheel
2. Rocky View Weekly
3. St. Albert Gazette

Best Sports Page/Section

1. Lloydminster Meridian Source
2. Okotoks Western Wheel
3. Wetaskiwin Times