City of Campbell River Website Wins Gold Recognition from AVA Digital Awards 

May 30, 2014

The City of Campbell River has won Gold recognition in the government website category of the 2014 AVA Digital Awards.

There were approximately 2,100 entries in more than 200 categories for the 2014 competition, and the gold award was presented to approximately 16% of entries, which were judged to exceed the high standards of the industry norm.

“The City of Campbell River website was evaluated on originality, innovation, design, functionality, site content, professionalism and effectiveness,” says Warren Kalyn, the City’s information services manager.

The City’s redesigned website was launched in Fall 2013, with updated content, a new look and layout, extensive use of images, enhanced mapping, a centralized document library, plus advanced search capabilities, translation into more than 70 languages, a full mobile version, an opinion poll and photo library.

Winners are listed at the AVA Awards website.