Better Newspapers Competition (BNC) 

General Excellence 2021

Class A - circulation under 1100

Best Overall

1. Fort Macleod Gazette
2. High Prairie South Peace News
3. Provost News

Best Editorial Page

1. Fort Macleod Gazette
2. High Prairie South Peace News
3. Vauxhall Advance

Best Front Page

1. Fort Macleod Gazette
2. High Prairie South Peace News
3. Slave Lake Lakeside Leader

Best Sports Page/Section

1. Fort Macleod Gazette
2. High Prairie South Peace News
3. Slave Lake Lakeside Leader

Class B - circulation 1100- 4999

Best Overall

1. Grande Prairie Town & Country News
2. Claresholm Local Press
3. Taber Times

Best Editorial Page

1. Claresholm Local Press
2. Drayton Valley District Free Press
3. Grande Prairie Town & Country News

Best Front Page

1. Grande Prairie Town & Country News
2. Claresholm Local Press
3. Rimbey Review

Best Sports Page/Section

1. Taber Times
2. Claresholm Local Press
3. Drayton Valley District Free Press

Class C - circulation 5000-9999

Best Overall

1. Rocky Mountain Outlook
2. Bow Valley Crag & Canyon
3. Lakeland This Week

Best Editorial Page

1. Lakeland This Week
2. Ponoka News
3. Rocky Mountain Outlook

Best Front Page

1. Rocky Mountain Outlook
2. Lakeland This Week
3. High River Times

Best Sports Page/Section

1. Rocky Mountain Outlook
2. Rocky Mountain House Mountaineer
3. High River Times

Class D

Best Overall

1. St. Albert Gazette
2. The Albertan
3. Okotoks Western Wheel

Best Editorial Page

1. St. Albert Gazette
2. Okotoks Western Wheel
3. The Albertan

Best Front Page

1. St. Albert Gazette
2. Okotoks Western Wheel
3. The Albertan

Best Sports Page/Section

1. Okotoks Western Wheel
2. The Albertan
3. St. Albert Gazette