Canadian Blog Awards 2008 and a strong Vancouver/BC contingent!
The results of the Canadian Blog Awards first round of voting for 2008 have been just published, and I’m very honored to be nominated in 3 categories: Best Blog, Best Local Blog and Best Personal Blog. Thank you all for the vote of confidence. Of course, I would be happy if you voted for me, but the nomination itself is pretty big in my books, and I’m really flattered.
I am also honored to be in great company this year. Last year, my friend Rebecca Bollwitt was nominated to the Canadian Blog Awards 2007 and won 3rd Best Local Blog (nation-wide). This year, she is nominated again, and a bunch of other colleagues and friends are in various other categories. I didn’t scan them in thorough detail, so if I’ve missed someone, please do let me know.
PARTIAL LIST OF METRO VANCOUVER NOMINEES FOR 2008 CANADIAN BLOG AWARDS
(If I’ve linked to a site once on the list, I won’t repeat the link, but I’ll mention the blog again – you can vote in each category by clicking on the name of the category and then voting on the Canadian Blog Awards website)
Miss604.com (Rebecca Bollwitt)
Hummingbird604.com (e.g. me)
Matthewgood.org
Noise to Signal
aka Rob Cottingham
Hummingbird604.com
Miss604.com
Tenth To The Fraser (New West-focused)
Frances Bula
VanCityBuzz
Kitsilano.ca
Best New Blog
VanCityBuzz
Hummingbird604.com
Letters Home to You ( written by Ian in Hamburg, but he is Canadian 
)
Matthew Good
CreamPuff Revolution
Choogle On With Uncle Weed
Ephemeral Feasthouse
Row Three
Best Professional/Career Blog
Get Elastic (Elastic Path)
My Name is Kate
A View from the Isle by Tris Hussey
TechVibes
DeSmogBlog
Of course, there were MANY really worthy and awesome blogs and podcasts in Vancouver that didn’t get nominated. Jodi mentioned on Twitter one that I am particularly fond of, Lip Gloss and Laptops. I was also shocked not to see Beyond Robson nominated in the Best Group Blog category. Sean Orr’s series (Morning Brew) SHOULD have been nominated. The Crazy Canucks‘ blog and podcast should have been nominated.
Many really awesome blogs and podcasts were deserving of a nomination, and I am truly grateful just by the fact that I’ve been nominated and I’m a finalist. Congratulations to my fellow nominees, and let’s hope that there are several categories were Metro Vancouverites are winners!
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- The 49th Parallel is seeking nominations to the Streamy Awards
- PopVox Awards 2009
- Best of 604 Awards
- Canadian elections results 2008 and poverty – Blog Action Day 2008
- BlogWorld 2008, strong Vancouver representation!
WOW nominated in 3 categories! Congratulations Raul. This is well deserved!
Congrats Raul on your nominations! Well deserved
Wow, very cool Raul, I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you!!!
Hey, Raul! Congrats on the THREE category noms!! Well done – definitely a testament to your great writing.
If you don’t mind a personal plug – my wife (and Vancouver denizen), Rosemary, also had her blog nominated in the personal category: CreampuffRevolution.com
Thanks for pulling this list together!
Hey there Raul,
I actually just noticed your blog when I was judging the Local category for the CBA’s. Pretty cool to find out there are so many Vancouver bloggers. I also live here, but I hadn’t known about your blog. That’s why the CBA’s are cool, because you find new blogs and new people.
Anyway, good luck in the CBA’s. Thanks for plugging the site.
Thanks for mentioning this ol’ Canuck marooned in Germany! I voted for yours in two out of three.
Ooo.. Raul! I forgot to mention that Vancouverite Rob Jones’ excellent music blog, The Delete Bin (http://clippernolan.wordpress.com/), was nominated in the Culture/Entertainment category.