Beaver Sports best in Ontario The Oakville Beaver Sports Section earned top honours at the 2009 Ontario Community Newspaper Association's (OCNA) Better Newspapers competition. The award was presented at the OCNA's annual awards night in Toronto on Friday. The award was the result of a team effort by Oakville Beaver sports editor Jon Kuiperij and sports reporter Herb Garbutt. Judging of the sports section was based on an entry featuring two issues of the Beaver -- May 8, 2009 and Nov. 8, 2008. The Nov. 8 section featured extensive coverage of the high school basketball playoffs and the May 8 issue was dominated by a lead story "Diamond in the rough" about golfer Kaitlin Marrin, written by Garbutt. The Oakville Beaver was also presented with the Best Cartoonist award for three entries by freelance cartoonist Steve Nease. The entry included three 7 · Wednesday, May 19, 2010 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.oakvillebeaver.com PHOTO COURTESY OCNA OCNA AWARD: Oakville Beaver sports editor Jon Kuiperij (left) and sports reporter Herb Garbutt (right) receive their award from OCNA president Don MacLeod. submitted cartoons from March 6, (These days everybody's looking for a competitive edge), April 23 (Happy Earth Day), and July 17 (I'm just homesick). Earlier this year, the Earth Day cartoon earned Nease and the Beaver the top editorial cartoonist award in the CCNA (Canadian Community Newspapers Association) Better Newspapers competition. The OCNA is a non-profit industry association comprising more than 300 member newspapers located throughout the province. www.LandscapeStore.ca ® Landscape Supply Inc. Legends VISIT OUR HOUSE DISPLAY AT 10%OFF F All interlock orders over $1000 Not valid on sale items Precious Ston SATURDAY, MAY 22ND & SUNDAY, MAY 23RD 10AM-3PM es TM PRIZES · Small Bubbling Rock Kit & 1 skid of pavers (Valued up to $500) · Live Radio Broacast with The New Vinyl 95.3FM · DEMO on 2 Ways To Lay Interlocking Patio Stones · Pros On Site To Answer Questions · Face Painting · Balloons for the kids · Barbecue Waterdown Dundas Street ( y 5) (Hwy. ) Oakville Mainway Heritage Road Walkers Line Appleby Line 3 ACRES OF LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES 1150 Heritage Road, Burlington · 905-336-3369 (one street east of Walkers, off Mainway or North Service Rd.) one Legends Landscape Supply ¬ ® FedEx ¬ Hamilton North Se ce Road o t Service oad Q.E.W. Toronto ¬ www.LandscapeStore.ca