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Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre captures Two Theatre Nova Scotia Robert Merritt Awards

Apr 16, 2024 | Local News

Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre picked up a couple of awards at a gala in Halifax Monday Night.

Theatre Nova Scotia handed out its annual Robert Merritt Awards, recognizing excellence in professional theatre in Nova Scotia.

Bauer Theatre, home of Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre

“The New Candian Curling Club” which played last summer at the Bauer Theatre captured the award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble.

Diego Cavedon Dias received the award for Outstanding Costume Design for the Festival Antigonish children’s production “The Adventures of the Little Girl and the Wind”.

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Canadian Radio Awards: 989 XFM Small Market Station of The Year

Broadcast Dialogue has announced the winners of the inaugural Canadian Radio Awards, which we’ve dubbed “The Howards” after our publisher emeritus Howard Christensen.

When Howard, a radio veteran and one of the original Broadcast News anchors, founded Broadcast Dialogue in 1992, he saw a need for both timely delivery of Canadian broadcast industry news, but also recognized the importance of creating a sense of community.

989 XFM is very proud to be the winner of the 2020 Station of Year – Small Market award.