CPRS National 2010 AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE WINNERS, And The Winners Are…

May 27, 2010


As the CPRS Annual Conference Gala dinner on June 15, 2010 in Regina, Saskatchewan is quickly approaching and as Ginny Jones, APR, co-chair of the 2010 awards committee puts it, ā€œThe Award of Excellence winners represent the ā€œbest of the bestā€ of public relations in Canada, these awards not only raise the profile of the finalists, but the PR profession as a whole. The winners and their different campaigns set the industry standard.ā€

2010 Awards of Excellence Winners

COMMUNICATION PROGRAMS
(EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS)

Communications Management:

  • Devon Group: ā€œToronto 2015 Pan / Parapan American Games Bidā€
  • Faye Clack Communications Inc.: ā€œCommunication Tools Touting the Benefits of Avocados from Mexicoā€
  • Fleishman-Hillard Canada: ā€œGroupe Aeroplan: Acquisition of Carlson Marketingā€
  • PR Media Strategic Communications: ā€œBuilding Patient Care in the Okanaganā€
  • The Regional Municipality of Halton: ā€œCommunicating Pandemic H1N1 Influenza Immunization Clinicsā€

Marketing Communications:

  • Faye Clack Communications Inc.: ā€œAvocados from Mexico: Come to life with Miss Ava Cadoā€
  • The Regional Municipality of Halton: ā€œHalton Region Physician Recruitment Campaign: The Best of Both Worldsā€

Community Relations:

  • Environics Communications Inc.: ā€œCanada’s Top Teen Philanthropistā€

Advocacy and Social Marketing:

  • Environics Communications Inc.: ā€œLoyaltyOne – A Commitment to our Planetā€
  • Environics Communications Inc.: ā€œWhite Ribbon Campaign Challenges Men to Walk a Mile in Her Shoesā€

Media Relations:

  • American Express Canada: ā€œAmerican Express Canadaā€
  • Argyle Communications: ā€œNestlĆ©: Our Fav*ritesā€
  • Faye Clack Communications Inc.: “Holy Guacamole!” Media Drive Ontarians to Try Avocados from Mexicoā€
  • Fleishman-Hillard Canada: ā€œAviva Community Fundā€
  • Toronto Hydro: ā€œToronto Hydro Trades School for Mediaā€
  • Veritas Communications Inc.: ā€œO’Clamato Claiming the Title of Canada’s National Cocktailā€

Issues/Crisis Management:

  • Argyle Communications: ā€œPeanuts in Crisis: An industry responds to North America’s largest food recallā€
  • FĆ©dĆ©ration des mĆ©decins spĆ©cialistes du QuĆ©bec: ā€œEuthanasie: Mourir dans la dignitĆ©ā€
  • Toronto Hydro: ā€œGet Smart Torontoā€

Government Relations:

  • Argyle Communications: ā€œFairness for Girls’ Hockey in Torontoā€
  • British Columbia Medical Association: ā€œTime to Hang Up – The BC Medical Association’s Campaign to ban cell phone use while driving in British Columbiaā€

Internal Communications:

  • Barrick Gold Corporation: ā€œDiscover Barrickā€
  • Ubisoft MontrĆ©al: ā€œAssemblĆ©e Annuelle 2009: Informer, mobiliser, inspirerā€

COMMUNICATION PROJECTS
(INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS)

Special Events:

  • Faye Clack Communications Inc.: ā€œMexican Fiesta Promotes Avocadosā€
  • Toronto Hydro: ā€œ”Straight from the Fridge” – A Toronto Hydro Pop Up Galleryā€

Multi-Media Projects:

  • The Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation: ā€œPlight of the Reaperā€

Print Projects:

  • Barrick Gold Corporation: ā€œBarrick News Improvement Projectā€
  • McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences: ā€œMD Thank You Cardsā€
  • SaskPower: ā€œHiLines Fall 2009ā€
  • SaskPower: ā€œSaskPower Career Fair Recruitment Brochuresā€
  • The Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation: ā€œNSLC Annual Report 2008/2009: The Faces of the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporationā€

Electronic and Social Media:

  • Faye Clack Communications Inc.: ā€œAvocados from Mexico: Spreading the Wordā€
  • Covenant House Vancouver: ā€œOn the Houseā€
  • Saskatchewan Gaming Corporation: ā€œEmployee Communication. It’s our gameā€
  • Toronto Hydro: ā€œToronto Hydro Earth Hour 2009: How Low Can We Go T.O.?ā€

Writing:

  • Paradigm Public Relations Inc.: ā€œLucky in money, lucky in love? What your relationship says about your financesā€
  • Paradigm Public Relations Inc.: ā€œTD RRSP Boot Campā€

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