The CANPRO Award
CANPRO was the Canadian Television Program Festival that ran from 1974 to 1999.
Created to bring more exposure to local Canadian television programming, the
Festival sought to gather local programmers from across the country to discuss
program ideas, find solutions to production problems, and to exhibit their
programs in competition. The Festival averaged over 300 program and promotion
entries each year, reaching a total of almost 8,000 program entries over its
25 year lifespan.
The Founders of CANPRO were: Hal Crittenden and Bruce Cowie from CKCK-TV in Regina; Bill Elliott from BCTV in Vancouver; Wendell Wilks from CFAC-TV in Calgary; George Kidd from CFRN-TV in Edmonton; Don Brinton from CFQC-TV in Saskatoon; Jim Plant from CFPL-TV in London; Lee Hambleton from CFCF-TV in Montreal; Paul Chamberland from CFCM-TV in Quebec City; Fred Sherratt from CHUM Group in Toronto; and Ross McCreath from All-Canada Television in Toronto.
They created a non-profit organization supported through entry fees and by broadcasters, the independent sector and sponsors. Private broadcasters, specialty services, independent producers and educational institutions across Canada were among those who entered in the Festival competitions. Competition categories included news, drama, variety, comedy, sports, documentaries, kid's shows, animation and Public Service Announcements.
In the last years of its existence, CANPRO partnered with the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, and it was the CAB who donated the CANPRO Scroll of Honour Award to the Foundation's collection earlier this year. The award is distinctive because of the large red maple leaf at its crown. At the top of the base are two small plaques, one for the Western Association of Broadcasters and another for the Saskatchewan Association of Broadcasters. The maple leaf is supported by mirrored columns that sit atop a flat black marbled surface on a wooden base, with 20 brass plaques bearing the names of recipients. Among the names engraved on the brass plaques, are those of all the members of the CANPRO Founders Committee.
The Founders of CANPRO were: Hal Crittenden and Bruce Cowie from CKCK-TV in Regina; Bill Elliott from BCTV in Vancouver; Wendell Wilks from CFAC-TV in Calgary; George Kidd from CFRN-TV in Edmonton; Don Brinton from CFQC-TV in Saskatoon; Jim Plant from CFPL-TV in London; Lee Hambleton from CFCF-TV in Montreal; Paul Chamberland from CFCM-TV in Quebec City; Fred Sherratt from CHUM Group in Toronto; and Ross McCreath from All-Canada Television in Toronto.
They created a non-profit organization supported through entry fees and by broadcasters, the independent sector and sponsors. Private broadcasters, specialty services, independent producers and educational institutions across Canada were among those who entered in the Festival competitions. Competition categories included news, drama, variety, comedy, sports, documentaries, kid's shows, animation and Public Service Announcements.
In the last years of its existence, CANPRO partnered with the Canadian Association of Broadcasters, and it was the CAB who donated the CANPRO Scroll of Honour Award to the Foundation's collection earlier this year. The award is distinctive because of the large red maple leaf at its crown. At the top of the base are two small plaques, one for the Western Association of Broadcasters and another for the Saskatchewan Association of Broadcasters. The maple leaf is supported by mirrored columns that sit atop a flat black marbled surface on a wooden base, with 20 brass plaques bearing the names of recipients. Among the names engraved on the brass plaques, are those of all the members of the CANPRO Founders Committee.
