Bringing Olympic light to Powell River

In lead up to the 2010 Winter Games our province hosted the launch of the 106-day nation-wide Olympic Torch Relay. Since October 30 the torch has showcased some of Canada’s diverse culture, accomplishments, beautiful landscapes and has been passed from one influential Canadian to another.

When the torch makes its way back to British Columbia one of our own British Columbia & Yukon Community Newspapers Association members Joyce Carlson, Publisher of the Powell River Peak, will have the honour of carrying the Olympic Torch through Powell River.

Throughout the years Joyce has contributed a great deal to the Powel River community and not just through the newspaper. Earlier this year she was a recipient of the BC Community Achievement Award. Due to her desire to build the community, she has contributed to Powell River hosting many events and festivals that have broadened and developed the city’s outlook and progress.

Watch out for Joyce with Olympic Torch in hand February 3, 2010. To view video footage and updates visit, www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-torch-relay.

No need to leave the office to enjoy the benefits of BCYCNA membership!

Once again BC & Yukon Community Newspapers Association members can take advantage of the discount with webinars from Kevin Slimp covering a variety of subjects useful to the newspaper industry.

Below is a list of the upcoming valuable webinars. Don’t forget to enter the association discount code, PRASSOC, when registering online at http://www.braincast.biz/association.html to receive the 15% discount off the $89 price. Webinars last 60 minutes and include time for participants to ask questions of Kevin near afterwards.

For more information, visit BrainCast.BIZ. To receive the 15% discount, go to http://www.braincast.biz/association.html and enter PRASSOC in the PROMO CODE area.

Upcoming topics include:

Intro to InDesign for New Users
Wednesday, November 11, 3 p.m. (Eastern)

Instructor: Kevin Slimp
I know. I know. It seems like everyone is using InDesign these days. But there are still plenty of newspaper designers out there who are just beginning. This session will provide a quick overview with enough information to start creating your own pages.

Register online at: https://www.telspan.com/Registration/AnonymousLandingPage.aspx?EventNo=4043

Intro to Flash: Creating Animated Ads for Websites
Friday, November 13, 12 noon (Eastern)

Instructor: Kevin Slimp
You probably already have the software. Now you need to learn how to use Flash to create animated ads for your newspaper website. In this fast-paced hour, you’ll learn the basics so you can start creating your own animated Flash files.

Register online at: https://www.telspan.com/Registration/AnonymousLandingPage.aspx?EventNo=4046

Creating the Perfect PDF File
Wednesday, November 18, 2 p.m. (Eastern)

Instructor: Kevin Slimp
This is the first class in Kevin’s PDF trilogy. Wouldn’t it be great if everyone created perfect PDF files. Well they don’t and you need to know how they should be creating them so you can detect problems in PDF files that you receive from others. Never create another bad PDF file.

Register online at: https://www.telspan.com/Registration/AnonymousLandingPage.aspx?EventNo=4048

Photoshop: Basics of Photo Editing & Color Correction
Thursday, Nov 19, 2 p.m. (Eastern)

Instructor: Kevin Slimp
Learn the basics of photo editing and some new tools to get better results with both black & white and color photos in your newspapers. Never create another bad PDF file.

https://www.telspan.com/Registration/AnonymousLandingPage.aspx?EventNo=4050