SAINT JOHN, NB, Feb. 14, 2014 /CNW/ - The New Brunswick-based Canadian Cable Systems Alliance (CCSA) is pleased to announce the shortlisted nominees for their I Heart Local Cable Awards - a national celebration of excellence in cable service delivery, community-mindedness, and content development.
"We were absolutely thrilled to receive more than 100 nominations from our members and their customers in every corner of our country," says Alyson Townsend, President and CEO. "The nominations highlighted amazing content, introduced us to the personalities that make local cable so special, and told us truly moving stories of customer service and community building. The I Heart Local Cable Awards are a celebration of all that."
And the shortlisted nominees are:
| Best customer service story / Meilleure expérience du service à la clientèle | SOURCE CABLE (Hamilton, ON) |
| YOURLINK INC. (Revelstoke, BC) | |
| NOVUS ENTERTAINMENT (Vancouver, BC) | |
| CABLE CABLE (Fenelon Falls, ON) | |
| Best public service/Community building effort / Meilleur projet de service public / de bienfaisance | SEASIDE COMMUNICATIONS (Reserve Mines, NS) |
| COOP DE CABLO DE L'ARRIERE-PAYS (Québec City, QC) | |
| ACCESS COMMUNICATIONS (Regina, SK) | |
| VALEMOUNT ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY (Valemount, BC) | |
| Best local programming - news/issue coverage / Meilleure programmation locale : actualités | MAX T. MOUSE Cable Cable (Fenelon Falls, ON) |
| THE FOUR Access Communications (Regina, SK) |
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| VU D'ICI Coop de cablo de l'arriere-pays (Québec City, QC) |
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| VCTV CHILI COOKOFF Valemount Entertainment Society (Valemount, BC) |
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| Best local programming - sports coverage / Meilleure programmation locale : événements sportifs | IN THE HUDDLE Access Communications (Regina, SK) |
| SCOTTIES TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS CURLING Westman Communications Group (Brandon, MB) |
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| TEMPS LIBRES Coop de cablo de l'arriere-pays (Québec City, QC) |
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| SPORTS ON CABLE 14 Source Cable (Hamilton, ON) |
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| Best local programming - entertainment / Meilleure programmation locale : divertissement | HAMILTON LIFE ON CABLE 14 Source Cable (Hamilton, ON) |
| GARAGE SALE SCAVENGER HUNT Northwestel (Whitehorse, YT) |
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| DISCOVER VALEMOUNT SERIES Valemount Entertainment Society (Valemount, BC) |
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| CITY LIGHTS Novus Entertainment (Vancouver, BC) |
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| Best local cable personality / Meilleur animateur / animatrice du câblo local | NATALIE LANGSTON Novus Entertainment (Vancouver, BC) |
| JOAN MCELMAN Bragg Communications (Halifax, NS) |
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| MAXIM BLOUDOV Northwestel Inc. (Whitehorse, YT) |
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| CHLOÉ PATRY-ROBITAILLE Coop de cablo de l'arriere-pays (Québec City, QC) |
Online voting begins today - which we've christened "I Heart Local Cable Day". Canadians can check out the nominees and vote at www.iheartlocalcable.com or www.jaimemoncablolocal.com until May 31, 2014.
"We hope Canada will embrace their local nominees and bring out the vote," says Townsend. "It should be a thrilling ride, so stay tuned."
The winner in each category will have $1,000 donated to the community charity of their choice.
About the CCSA:
The CCSA is the voice and vision of Canada's independent cable companies. We are a not-for-profit buying group connecting more than 100 independent cable operators and their subscribers with programming and equipment. By working co-operatively, members from Newfoundland to British Columbia to Nunavut remain competitive in all facets of the communications industry and are effectively represented before the CRTC and government. A list of our members is available at www.ccsa.cable.ca
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SOURCE: Canadian Cable Systems Alliance Inc.
Chris Edwards
Vice-President, Corporate & Regulatory Affairs
Canadian Cable Systems Alliance
Phone: 506-849-1334 ext. 211
Email: [email protected]
www.iheartlocalcable.com
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