Better Newspapers Competition (BNC) 

General Excellence 2022

Class A - circulation under 1100

Best Overall

1. Fort Macleod Gazette
2. Provost News
3. Pincher Creek Shootin' the Breeze

Best Editorial Page

1. Fort Macleod Gazette
2. Pincher Creek Shootin' the Breeze
3. High Prairie South Peace News

Best Front Page

1. Provost News
2. Fort Macleod Gazette
3. Pincher Creek Shootin' the Breeze

Best Sports Page/Section

1. Fort Macleod Gazette
2. Consort Enterprise
3. Slave Lake Lakeside Leader

Class B - circulation 1100-4999

Best Overall

1. Rocky Mountain House Mountaineer
2. Wainwright Star Edge
3. Coaldale Sunny South News

Best Editorial Page

1. Rocky Mountain House Mountaineer
2. Claresholm Local Press
3. Taber Times

Best Front Page

1. Rocky Mountain House Mountaineer
2. Wainwright Star Edge
3. Taber Times

Best Sports Page/Section

1. Rocky Mountain House Mountaineer
2. Taber Times
3. Wainwright Star Edge

Class C - circulation 5000-9999

Best Overall

1. Rocky Mountain Outlook
2. Town & Country This Week
3. Lakeland This Week

Best Editorial Page

1. Town & Country This Week
2. Rocky Mountain Outlook
3. Lakeland This Week

Best Front Page

1. Rocky Mountain Outlook
2. Lakeland This Week
3. Town & Country This Week

Best Sports Page/Section

1. Rocky Mountain Outlook
2. Town & Country This Week
3. Lakeland This Week

Class D - circulation 10000 and above

Best Overall

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

Best Editorial Page

1. Airdrie City View
2. Okotoks Western Wheel
3. St. Albert Gazette

Best Front Page

1. St. Albert Gazette
2. Strathmore Times
3. MVG The Albertan

Best Sports Page/Section

1. Okotoks Western Wheel
2. St. Albert Gazette
3. Airdrie City View