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October 17, 2005
The Montreal Press Club announces Canada's richest essay competition
The Montreal Press Club and its participating sponsors are pleased to announce the Robert Stewart Essay Competition for full-time undergraduates studying journalism, communications or public relations at an accredited Canadian university or community college.
With prizes of $2,000, $1,500 and $1,000, it is believed to be the richest essay competition available to Canadian students on an annual basis. The competition opens for submissions on November 1, 2005 and closes on January 31, 2006. Essays must be between 1,000 and 1,200 words in English or French. Winners will be announced on March 15, 2006. This yearís topic is "Responsibility". Contest rules and entry forms, can be found on the Montreal Press Club website at www.mpc-cjm.org.
The competition is intended to encourage the art of essay writing among a rising generation of communicators and to honour the memory of Robert Stewart - a much-loved member and long-serving officer of the Montreal Press Club who died in 2003. Stewart was a professional journalist, author and essayist whose work gained him widespread respect both inside and outside the journalistic community. But some of his best writing appeared in the Royal Bank Letter - a popular publication featuring brilliantly erudite essays on a broad range of topics which, at its zenith, reached some 450,000 readers every month in Canada and overseas. Examples of this work can be found on the RBC Financial Group website at rbc.com (news and information/publications/rbcletter).
The Robert Stewart Essay Competition is sponsored by the RBC Financial Group, the Railway Association of Canada, the Montreal Gazette and NATIONAL public relations.
September 2005
Bon voyage to our globetrotting president Vijay Singh who is off for two months in Georgia, on the Black Sea, where he will be helping to restructure their air navigation system.
Reviving our ìSpeakers Programî is still a priority since it is one activity, which has shown to increase membership interest and encourage student participation. The upstairs room at The Claddagh would be suitable and we can always rent a larger space if the occasion warranted it. Have a suggestion for a speaker, drop us a line or leave your suggestion at (514) 875-0964.
The idea of film nights (or afternoons) is still very much alive. The upstairs facilities at The Claddagh could be used. One proposal is a series of NFB films and documentaries as well as a selection of past Oscar winners and or nominees which may have been missed or forgotten. Drop us a note with your ideas or leave us a message at (514) 875-0964.
The Robert Stewart Essay Competition is moving along nicely. Brent Harlton and Kerry Ellard had worked feverishly to secure four prestigious sponsors: The Royal Bank of Canada, the Railway Association of Canada, The Gazette and National public relations. The competition will be launched Nov. 1, 2005 and be open to students in journalism, communications or public relations at accredited universities and colleges across Canada. Entries in French and English will be welcomed with judging tasks handled by a panel of members active in the communications field. Watch this website for more details.