2002	Best News Story - Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association (SWNA) Better Newspapers Competition - awarded for ongoing coverage of youth crime in the La Ronge area
2002	Best Recreation Story - SWNA Better Newspapers Competition - awarded for coverage of the revival of the Kitsaki Youth Club
2000	Best News Story (circulation under 10,000) - Canadian Community Newspapers Association Better Newspapers Competition - awarded for ongoing coverage of the Mallard forest fire
2000	Best Health Coverage - SWNA Better Newspapers Competition - awarded for coverage of a nursing shortage in the local health district
2000	Honourable Mention, Best Feature Story - SWNA Better Newspapers Competition - awarded for coverage of life with a travelling circus
2000	Honourable Mention, Best News Story - SWNA Better Newspapes Competition - awarded for ongoing coverage of the Mallard forest fire
1999	Best Front Page - SWNA Better Newspapers Competition - awarded for page featuring my article and photo from Hall Lake's Drug Awareness and Resistance Education (DARE) graduation
1999	Honourable Mention, Best Recreation Story - SWNA Better Newspapers Competition - awarded for coverage of a La Ronge canoeist's close encounter with a polar bear
1999	Honourable Mention, The Literacy Award - SWNA Better Newspapers Competition - awarded for coverage of a literacy program in Southend
1997	Regina Press Club Ted Davis Memorial Scholarship
1994	David Friesen Scholarship (academics and leadership)
1993	H.W. Redekopp Scholarship (theological studies)
1991	Bruce W. Bleakley Memorial Scholarship for Creative Writing

In order to be considered for the $1,000 Regina Press Club scholarship, Carmen had to provide news clippings, an essay called "On Being a Journalist", and a letter supporting her decision to pursue a journalism career.

Read Carmen's award-winning essay.

Read Carmen's scholarship support letter from La Ronge Northerner editor Scott Boyes, and find out what baseball and reporting for a weekly newspaper have in common.