February Clips Results 2023

Judges

Lars Hagberg – Freelance photojournalist – Kingston, ON
Phil Carpenter – Freelance photojournalist – Montreal, QC
Tim Krochak – Photojournalist at Chronicle Herald – Halifax, NS

Photographers- 17
Feature- 37
News- 22
Sports- 26
Spot News- 14
Portrait- 26
Multi-Photo- 14 entries/133 photos

FEATURE

1. Bernard Brault/Freelance

A man dressed as Chewbacca ski down the hill in Mont Sutton.

2. Steve Russell/The Toronto Star

Ontroerend Goed perform “Are we not drawn onward to new era” on the stage at the Bluma Appel Theatre in Toronto. February 9, 2023. The performance is playful and maybe a little brutal to listen to, but the end of the performance turns into a clear statement about how we threaten to destroy ourselves and our world. 

3. Michel Tremblay/Le Quotidien

The artists who sculpt the blocks of snow at the Saguenay en Neige Festival work despite the temperature of minus 30, to create their work.

NEWS

1. Steve Russell/The Toronto Star

Toronto Mayor John Tory steps down as Mayor after revealing that he had an affair with an employee who was part of his staff at City Hall in Toronto. February 10, 2023.

2. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

Members of Squamish Nation listen during the opening ceremony at the International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5), in Vancouver, on Friday, February 3, 2023. Federal politicians are expected to make a significant announcement on ocean protection during an international conference in Vancouver on how to take action on promises to protect the marine world made at recent global environment meetings.

3. Patrick Woodbury/Le Droit

Breaking ground for a future school in the Aylmer sector Gatineau Mayor France Bélisle, Member of Parliament for Hull Suzanne Tremblay, Quebec Minister of Education Bernard Drainville, Nadine Peterson Director General of the Center de services scolaire des Portages -de-l’Outaouais and André Fortin, MP for Pontiac. Le Droit, February 27, 2023, Gatineau, Quebec.

SPORTS

1. Evan Buhler/ Freelance

McGill Martlets guard Kristy Awikeh (10) and centre Amelie Rochon (2) grapple for possession of the ball with Concordia Stingers forward Angela Batrla (20) during first-half RSEQ action in Montreal on Saturday, February 11, 2023.

2. Christopher Pike/Freelance

Aryna Sabalenka reacts between games while playing against Barbora Krejcikova of Czech Republic during her women’s singles quarter-final match on day five of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium on February 23, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Sabalenka, who recently won the Australian Open, lost the match.

3. Steve Russell/The Toronto Star

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Jordie Benn (18) goes to background as the Toronto Maple Leafs take the subway to City Hall for their annual outdoor practice at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto. February 12, 2023.

H.M. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

New Brunswick lead Katie Forward, front left, and second Jillian Brothers sweep while playing Newfoundland and Labrador at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in Kamloops, B.C., on Wednesday, February 22, 2023.

PORTRAIT

1. Steve Russell/The Toronto Star

Toronto City Councillor Brad Bradford is assembling an Advisory Committee as he considers a campaign for the empty Mayor’s seat at City Hall in Toronto. February 28, 2023.

2. Marissa Tiel/The Globe and Mail

Lenya Wilks poses for a photo in Surrey, B.C. on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. She is the senior manager of the Surrey Local Immigration Partnership.

3. Michelle Berg/Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Press operator and shift supervisor Rodney Kayter compares the offset press that he helped install 24 years ago to a spaceship with a control room. “It’ll be a sad day, the last day” says Kayter, who has formed family-like friendships with his coworkers during his 36 years at The StarPhoenix. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Wednesday, Feb 1, 2023.

H.M. Kevin Light/ Freelance

Core member of the Victoria Symphony Emily Salmon poses for a portrait with her French-made Gustave Bernardel amber rosin violin in Victoria, British Columbia Canada on February 7th, 2023.

SPOT NEWS

Comments: Entries carried over from January.
1. Patrick Woodbury/Le Droit

Two people were seriously injured after an explosion caused by a gas leak in Ottawa’s east end. Le Droit, February 13, 2023, Ottawa, Ontario.

2. Evan Buhler/Reuters

The Laval city bus that crashed into the Garderie éducative Sainte-Rose remains in the building, in Laval, Quebec, Canada, February 8, 2023. Nine people were transported to hospital and the diver of the bus was arrested after the crash.

3. Patrick Woodbury/Le Droit

A squirrel investigates the Ottawa murder scene at the nearby house of a funeral monument company. Le Droit, February 21, 2023, Ottawa, Ontario.

MULTI-PHOTO

1. Bernard Brault/Freelance

Carlos Hebert plante from Montreal practices his favorite sport twelve months a year. Today, it was minus 26C and the water temperature was around +3c.
He wears two suits and after that, he jumps on his boogie board in the frigid water of the St-Lawrence river close to downtown Montreal. There is a standing wave behind Habitat 67 building build for the universal exhibition en 1967.

Carlos Hebert plante from Montreal practices his favorite sport twelve months a year. Today, it was minus 26C and the water temperature was around +3c.
He wears two suits and after that, he jumps on his boogie board in the frigid water of the St-Lawrence river close to downtown Montreal. There is a standing wave behind Habitat 67 building build for the universal exhibition en 1967.

Carlos Hebert plante from Montreal practices his favorite sport twelve months a year. Today, it was minus 26C and the water temperature was around +3c.
He wears two suits and after that, he jumps on his boogie board in the frigid water of the St-Lawrence river close to downtown Montreal. There is a standing wave behind Habitat 67 building build for the universal exhibition en 1967.

Carlos Hebert plante from Montreal practices his favorite sport twelve months a year. Today, it was minus 26C and the water temperature was around +3c.
He wears two suits and after that, he jumps on his boogie board in the frigid water of the St-Lawrence river close to downtown Montreal. There is a standing wave behind Habitat 67 building build for the universal exhibition en 1967.

Carlos Hebert plante from Montreal practices his favorite sport twelve months a year. Today, it was minus 26C and the water temperature was around +3c.
He wears two suits and after that, he jumps on his boogie board in the frigid water of the St-Lawrence river close to downtown Montreal. There is a standing wave behind Habitat 67 building build for the universal exhibition en 1967.

Carlos Hebert plante from Montreal practices his favorite sport twelve months a year. Today, it was minus 26C and the water temperature was around +3c.
He wears two suits and after that, he jumps on his boogie board in the frigid water of the St-Lawrence river close to downtown Montreal. There is a standing wave behind Habitat 67 building build for the universal exhibition en 1967.

Carlos Hebert plante from Montreal practices his favorite sport twelve months a year. Today, it was minus 26C and the water temperature was around +3c.
He wears two suits and after that, he jumps on his boogie board in the frigid water of the St-Lawrence river close to downtown Montreal. There is a standing wave behind Habitat 67 building build for the universal exhibition en 1967.

Carlos Hebert plante from Montreal practices his favorite sport twelve months a year. Today, it was minus 26C and the water temperature was around +3c.
He wears two suits and after that, he jumps on his boogie board in the frigid water of the St-Lawrence river close to downtown Montreal. There is a standing wave behind Habitat 67 building build for the universal exhibition en 1967.

Carlos Hebert plante from Montreal practices his favorite sport twelve months a year. Today, it was minus 26C and the water temperature was around +3c.
He wears two suits and after that, he jumps on his boogie board in the frigid water of the St-Lawrence river close to downtown Montreal. There is a standing wave behind Habitat 67 building build for the universal exhibition en 1967.

2. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

Northwest Territories third Margot Flemming, centre left, delivers a rock while playing Ontario at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in Kamloops, B.C., on Sunday, February 19, 2023.

Northern Ontario skip Krista McCarville watches her shot while playing Manitoba at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in Kamloops, B.C., on Saturday, February 18, 2023.

Team Canada second Shannon Birchard, front right, and third Val Sweeting sweep while playing Prince Edward Island at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in Kamloops, B.C., on Monday, February 20, 2023.

British Columbia skip Clancy Grandy watches the shot while playing Nunavut at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in Kamloops, B.C., on Tuesday, February 21, 2023.

Manitoba skip Jennifer Jones calls out to the sweepers while playing Northern Ontario at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in Kamloops, B.C., on Saturday, February 18, 2023.

Northwest Territories fourth Jo-Ann Rizzo, right, delivers a rock as third Margot Flemming prepares to sweep while playing Newfoundland and Labrador at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in Kamloops, B.C., on Monday, February 20, 2023.

Nova Scotia skip Christina Black reacts to her last rock shot while playing Northern Ontario in the playoffs at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in Kamloops, B.C., on Friday, February 24, 2023.

New Brunswick lead Katie Forward, front left, and second Jillian Brothers sweep while playing Newfoundland and Labrador at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in Kamloops, B.C., on Wednesday, February 22, 2023.

Team Canada skip Kerri Einarson watches the shot while playing Nova Scotia in the playoffs at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in Kamloops, B.C., on Saturday, February 25, 2023.

British Columbia skip Clancy Grandy delivers a rock while playing Team Wild Card 1 at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in Kamloops, B.C., on Wednesday, February 22, 2023.

Team Canada skip Kerri Einarson makes her way down the ice after delivering her last rock in the fourth while playing Saskatchewan at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in Kamloops, B.C., on Tuesday, February 21, 2023.

Northwest Territories third Margot Flemming delivers a rock while playing Ontario at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in Kamloops, B.C., on Sunday, February 19, 2023.

Team Canada skip Kerri Einarson, front left, reacts after delivering her second last rock in the 10th end as Alberta third Brittany Tran, back left, and lead Ashton Skrlik watch at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in Kamloops, B.C., on Thursday, February 23, 2023.

New Brunswick second Jillian Brothers wears a pendant of the four-heart design of the Tournament of Hearts logo as she sweeps while playing Newfoundland and Labrador at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in Kamloops, B.C., on Wednesday, February 22, 2023.

Manitoba skip Jennifer Jones celebrates after defeating Northern Ontario skip Krista McCarville, back right, in a playoff match to reach the final at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in Kamloops, B.C., on Saturday, February 25, 2023.

Team Canada skip Kerri Einarson delivers a rock while playing Manitoba in the playoffs at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in Kamloops, B.C., on Friday, February 24, 2023.

Team Wild Card 2 second Jessie Haughian, left, and lead Taylor McDonald cast shadows on the ice as they sweep while playing Manitoba at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in Kamloops, B.C., on Wednesday, February 22, 2023.

Moose are seen on Northern Ontario skip Krista McCarville’s broom as she places it on the ice as a target for a shot while playing Nova Scotia in the playoffs at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in Kamloops, B.C., on Friday, February 24, 2023.

Team Canada skip Kerri Einarson celebrates after defeating Northern Ontario during the semifinal at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in Kamloops, B.C., on Sunday, February 26, 2023.

Team Canada second Shannon Birchard, from left to right, third Val Sweeting, skip Kerri Einarson and lead Briane Harris, celebrate as Manitoba skip Jennifer Jones, back right, leaves the ice after Team Canada defeated Manitoba in the final at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in Kamloops, B.C., on Sunday, February 26, 2023.

Manitoba skip Jennifer Jones, from left to right, third Karlee Burgess and second Mackenzie Zacharias listen during a ceremony after losing to Team Canada in the final at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in Kamloops, B.C., on Sunday, February 26, 2023.

Team Canada skip Kerri Einarson, from left to right, third Val Sweeting, second Shannon Birchard and lead Briane Harris pose with their gold medals and the trophy after defeating Manitoba in the final at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, in Kamloops, B.C., on Sunday, February 26, 2023.

3. Michelle Berg/Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Press operator and shift supervisor Rodney Kayter compares the offset press that he helped install 24 years ago to a spaceship with a control room. “It’ll be a sad day, the last day” says Kayter, who has formed family-like friendships with his coworkers during his 36 years at The StarPhoenix. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Wednesday, Feb 1, 2023.

Lloyd Mawson, who started working at the paper in 1996, loads the press with a fresh roll of paper during its last week in operation. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Tuesday, Feb 7, 2023.

Lloyd Mawson started working at the paper in 1996 and quickly became the head mechanic, in charge of ordering parts and making repairs to the press. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Wednesday, Feb 1, 2023.

One of the last newspapers speeds through the the 10.7 metres tall, 24-year-old offset press at 204 Fifth Avenue North. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Tuesday, Feb 7, 2023.

Laird Macdonald has been with The StarPhoenix since 2015 and has worked in the industry since 1986. His colleague Michael Frank calls him a “mechanical genius”. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Wednesday, Feb 1, 2023.

Edward San Gaspar (left) and Michael Frank bring papers back and forth from the press to the control room, looking closely at the crosshairs, making adjustments to ensure all four colours align during the StarPhoenix’s final week of printing in Saskatoon. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Tuesday, Feb 7, 2023.

Michael Frank started working at The StarPhoenix in 1980, when he was just 12 years old. He still gets a rush bringing the press up to speed. “This was the original internet — printing. It all of a sudden informed people. To be part of the history of that is pretty cool.” Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Wednesday, Feb 1, 2023.

Edward San Gaspar has worked at The StarPhoenix for nearly 14 years. He says the crew is like family. “I’m so happy to be part of this and history,” he says. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Wednesday, Feb 1, 2023.

(from left) Rodney Kayter, Laird Macdonald, Michael Frank, Edward San Gaspar and Lloyd Mawson are the final five press operators to run the 10.7 metres tall, 24-year-old offset press at 204 Fifth Avenue North. The crew prepare for their final voyage — printing the last issue of The StarPhoenix in Saskatoon on February 10, 2023.

2023 STANDINGS…MONTH…TOTAL

1. Steve Russell/The Toronto Star…170…280
2. Bernard Brault/Freelance…100…220
3. Darryl Dyck/Freelance…90…210
4. Kevin Light/ Freelance…10…180
5. Patrick Woodbury/Le Droit…110…110
6. Michelle Berg/Saskatoon StarPhoenix…60…100
7. Evan Buhler/Freelance…90…90
8. Marie-France Coallier/Le Devoir…0…50
9. Marissa Tiel/Freelance…40…40
9. Christopher Pike/Freelance…40…40
11. Michel Tremblay/Le Quotidien…30…30
11. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press…0…30