The Edmonton Journal is a daily newspaper published in Edmonton , Alberta , Canada. It is part of the Postmedia Network .
15-2140: The Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award is awarded by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to "individuals who have contributed to the growth and development of the Canadian music industry ." It is given annually every Juno Awards ceremony and named after one of the founders of the awards. Recipients [ edit ] 1984 - J. Lyman Potts 1985 - A. Hugh Joseph 1986 - Jack Richardson 1987 - Bruce Allen 1989 - Sam Sniderman 1990 - Raffi 1991 - Mel Shaw 1992 - William Harold Moon 1993 - Brian Robertson 1994 - John Mills 1995 - Louis Applebaum 1996 - Ronnie Hawkins 1997 - Dan Gibson 1998 - Sam Feldman 1999 - Allan Waters 2000 - Emile Berliner 2001 - Daniel Caudeiron 2002 - Michael Cohl 2003 - Terry McBride 2004 - Walt Grealis 2005 - Allan Slaight 2006 - Bernie Finkelstein 2007 - Donald K. Tarlton 2008 - Moses Znaimer 2009 - Fred Sherratt 2010 - Ross Reynolds 2011 - Deane Cameron 2012 - Gary Slaight 2013 - Larry LeBlanc 2014 - Frank Davies 2015 - Ray Danniels 2016 - Rosalie Trombley 2017 - Randy Lennox 2018 - Denise Donlon 2019 - Duff Roman 2021 - Pegi Cecconi 2022 - Denise Jones 2023 - Ron Sakamoto See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Music portal [REDACTED] Canada portal Music of Canada References [ edit ] ^ "Juno Awards: Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award" . The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 2013-04-29 . ^ "CARAS: Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award" . The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . Retrieved 2013-04-29 . ^ "Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award 1993" . junoawards.ca . Retrieved June 28, 2018 . ^ "Renowned Music Executive Acknowledged for His Myriad Contributions to
30-671: A Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer then from 1952 as a Toronto city police officer. He entered the music industry in 1960 after leaving policing and trying various careers in the late 1950s. He founded Canadian music industry magazine RPM in February 1964, publishing weekly for most of its existence until November 2000. With partner Stan Klees, the Gold Leaf Awards were founded to honour Canadian music industry achievements. From 1964 to 1969, winners were announced in RPM at
45-562: A building on the corner of a lot on 102nd Avenue and 101st Street. Its present location at 101st Street and 100th Avenue was established in 1921, and Alberta's first radio station, CJCA , began broadcasting from the building a year later. In 1937, the Journal came into conflict with Alberta Premier William Aberhart 's attempt to pass the Accurate News and Information Act requiring newspapers to print government rebuttals to stories
60-453: A non-smoker, died at Klees' residence in 2004 following several years of lung cancer . Edmonton Journal The Journal was founded in 1903 by three local businessmen — John Macpherson, Arthur Moore and J.W. Cunningham — as a rival to Alberta 's first newspaper, the 23-year-old Edmonton Bulletin . Within a week, the Journal took over another newspaper, The Edmonton Post , and established an editorial policy supporting
75-636: The Edmonton Sun began publishing in 1978. Around 2020, the Journal ceased being a daily newspaper when it stopped publishing Sunday issues. In 1982, government officials under the Combines Investigation Act entered and searched the paper's offices under the suspicion that Southam Newspapers was violating federal legislation by engaging in unfair trading and anti-competitive business practices. The Alberta Court of Appeal ruled
90-665: The Conservative Party against the Bulletin' s stance for the Liberal Party . In 1912, the Journal was sold to the Southam family . It remained under Southam ownership until 1996, when it was acquired by Hollinger International . The Journal was subsequently sold to Canwest in 2000, and finally came under its current ownership, Postmedia Network Inc. , in 2010. In 1905, The Journal began operating from
105-836: The Alberta Youth Theatre Collective, and has partnerships with a number of arts organizations in Edmonton , including the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and the Alberta Ballet Company . It also supports community events such as the Canspell National Spelling Bee . The Journal has also begun operating under a new commitment to digital media in addition to traditional print. The Edmonton Journal has seen like most Canadian daily newspapers
120-645: The Canadian Music Industry" . CARAS. 29 January 2015 . Retrieved 19 September 2018 . ^ Eric Volmers, "Nickelback to enter Canadian Music Hall of Fame at 2023 Juno Awards" . Edmonton Journal , November 14, 2022. v t e Juno Awards Awards to individuals Artist of the Year Fan Choice Group of the Year Breakthrough Artist of
135-1065: The Year Breakthrough Group of the Year Producer Recording Engineer Songwriter Awards for recordings Album of the Year Adult Alternative Adult Contemporary Alternative Blues Children's Comedy Classical – Large Ensemble Classical – Small Ensemble Classical – Solo Classical Composition CCM/Gospel Contemporary Indigenous Artist Contemporary R&B/Soul Contemporary Roots Country Dance Electronic Francophone Global Music Heavy Metal Instrumental International Jazz – Solo Jazz – Group Jazz – Vocal Pop Rap Album/EP Rap Single Reggae Rock Single of
150-1765: The Year Traditional Indigenous Artist Traditional R&;B/Soul Traditional Roots Underground Dance Awards for technicality Music DVD Recording Package Video Discontinued categories Classical Album of the Year (1977–1985) Classical – Solo or Chamber Ensemble (1985–2021) Classical – Vocal or Choral Performance (1994–2021) Indigenous Artist or Group (1994–2021) Jazz Album (1977–1993) Jazz – Contemporary (1994–2014) Jazz – Traditional (1994–2014) Rap Recording (1991–2021) R&B/Soul Recording (1985–2020) Roots and Traditional Album (1989–1995) Roots & Traditional Album – Solo (1996–2015) Roots & Traditional Album – Group (1996–2015) Special awards Canadian Music Hall of Fame Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award Juno Humanitarian Award Years 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Leadership Walt Grealis Stan Klees Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Notes Due to
165-724: The end of each year. In 1970, this was expanded to a formal ceremonial event and renamed to Juno Awards later that year. Grealis was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1993. In 1999, Grealis was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame . At the Juno Awards of 2004 , he was posthumously honoured with the music industry achievement award named the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award . Grealis,
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#1732791636691180-480: The provincial cabinet deemed "inaccurate". After successfully fighting the law, the Journal became the first non-American newspaper to be honoured by the Pulitzer Prize committee, receiving a special bronze plaque in 1938 for defending the freedom of the press . After the Bulletin folded in 1951, the Journal was left for a time as Edmonton's only remaining daily newspaper. The monopoly continued until
195-540: The rescheduling of the ceremony from late fall to early spring, no ceremony was held in 1988. See also Music of Canada Polaris Music Prize Much Music Video Awards Félix Awards East Coast Music Awards Western Canadian Music Awards Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Walt_Grealis_Special_Achievement_Award&oldid=1233393006 " Category : Canadian music awards Walt Grealis Walter Grealis OC (18 February 1929 – 20 January 2004)
210-643: The search to be inconsistent with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms , a decision the Supreme Court of Canada upheld in Hunter v Southam Inc . Today, the Journal publishes six days a week, with regular sections including News (city, Canada, and world), Sports, Opinion, A&E, Life, and Business. The newspaper participated in the Critics and Awards Program for High School Students (Cappies), now called
225-465: Was a Canadian publisher and music industry leader. With partner Stan Klees , he co-founded Canada's national music honours, the Juno Awards . As an ardent supporter of Canadian music , Grealis is credited with coining the term CanCon . Walt Grealis was born in Toronto and attended Central High School of Commerce in that city until Grade 10. His initial career was in law enforcement, first as
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