CTV Winnipeg is the first recipient of the inaugural St. John Ambulance Media Award for Manitoba. The award was created to acknowledge exceptional news coverage of health and safety related issues in Manitoba.
“CTV has been a premiere source of news related directly to the quality of life of Manitobans. It is for this reason that CTV was chosen by the St. John Ambulance Board of Directors to be the first recipient of the St. John Ambulance Media Award,” said Robert H. Vanderwater, Chair of Board of Directors, St. John Ambulance.
“CTV news is dedicated to our community and bringing information to Manitobans that matters. Health and safety related issues are a primary concern for our News Department and we will continue to deliver in-depth reports on these issues on air and online,” said CTV News Director, Karen Mitchell. “We are pleased to be recognized for our dedication to these issues and honored to be the inaugural recipient of this award”.
Representatives from CTV News will receive the award at Government House in Winnipeg, on May 18, 2010 at the St. John Ambulance Investiture performed by the Honourable Philip S. Lee, C.M., O.M. Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba and Vice-Prior of the Order of St. John.
