MAY 19, 2020 – The TMAC Awards Committee is both pleased and excited to announce the Top Finalists in each category. There were 395 entries altogether, which was a record, but in our mind, everyone is a winner!  At this time, we wish to thank the judges for their tireless efforts and collaboration to determine the finalists and the winners – Bruce Kemp, Dick Snyder, Peter Johansen, Benoit Legault, Dave Brosha and Freeman Patterson. 

As a result of the cancellation of this year’s Conference & AGM, we will be presenting the awards virtually at some time in the future. We are currently exploring options that will best showcase our winners and our sponsors. We will be revising the sponsorship package and hope to attract some new sponsors with this new format. More details to follow shortly.

The top finalists* (listed alphabetically) in each category are:

WRITTEN CATEGORIES

BEST ADVENTURE, SPORT OR RECREATION FEATURE
Jennifer Bain
Robin Karpan
Jessica Lockhart
Emma Yardley

BEST COVERAGE OF HOST DESTINATION
Jane Finn
Robin Karpan
Christina Newberry

BEST CULTURAL/HISTORICAL FEATURE 
Sydney Loney
Janice Mucalov
Yves Ouellet
Carol Patterson
Diane Selkirk

BEST FAMILY/PARTNERS FEATURE
Helen Earley
Heather Greenwood-Davis
Karan Smith

BEST FOOD/DRINK FEATURE 
Jennifer Bain
Darcy Rhyno
Amy Rosen
Mark Stevens
Laurie Wallace-Lynch

BEST OUTDOORS, WILDLIFE OR ENVIRONMENTAL/RESPONSIBLE FEATURE
Jennifer Bain
Robin Karpan
Zack Metcalfe
Kate Robertson

BEST SPIRIT OF CANADA FEATURE 
Lucas Aykroyd
Jennifer Bain
Heather Greenwood-Davis
Sandra Phinney
Darcy Rhyno

BEST TRAVEL COLUMNS OR BLOGS
Heather Greenwood-Davis
Christopher Mitchell
Carol Perehudoff
Jody Robbins
Gemma Taylor

VISUAL CATEGORIES


BEST LANDSCAPE OR EVOCATION OF PLACE PHOTO
Michael Cunningham
Robin Karpan
Leigh McAdam
Lindsay Nieminen
Gemma Taylor

BEST PEOPLE PHOTO
Gary Crallé
Sharon Matthews-Stevens
Debbie Olsen
Darcy Rhyno
Hans Tammemagi

PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Henk Geurts
Robin Karpan
Arlene Karpan
Jami Savage
Jenn Smith Nelson
Hans Tammemagi

WRITTEN + VISUAL CATEGORY

BEST ILLUSTRATED FEATURE
Jennifer Bain
Cinda Chavich
Tamara Elliott
Gerry Feehan

*Categories who do not list exactly five finalists means either that one member ranked twice or more in a specific category or judges did not award Honourable Mentions in that category or that there was an unbreakable tie.

Congratulations to everyone!

TMAC Awards Committee Members
Tracy Ford, Chair
Paule Bergeron
Michel Chicoine
Jenn Smith Nelson
Mark Stevens
Margaret Swaine