The CBC station in Windsor has been presented the president’s award for coping through layoffs while managing to integrate their newsroom.

The newsroom merged their radio, television and online resources into a single unit last year, despite losing several positions. The president’s awards are meant to honour innovation and accomplishment across the CBC.

CBC President Hubert Lacroix visited the station yesterday to present the award. He said the station’s adaptability was “the only way to survive.”

When you take out nine total positions in reporting, if you want to continue giving to Windsor a window and a mirror of what it’s all about, you need to cover the community and you need to be in the community and the only way to do this was to merge the teams.

There’s more on Lacroix’s visit here.

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