CBC's Top 5 B.C. Newsmakers of the Year are ...
#1: Thomas Braidwood
#2: The Bacon brothers
#3: Cowichan knitters
#4: Shawn Atleo
#5: Female ski jumpers
CBC has brought you many remarkable made-in-B.C. stories this past year. And at the heart of every news story is the newsmaker.
We looked back at the biggest news stories of 2009 and the faces behind them.
With your help, we narrowed the list down from 15 nominees to come up with CBC's Top 5 B.C. Newsmakers of the Year.
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* Nominee was added to list after receiving a significant number of suggestions.
* Nominee was added to list after receiving a significant number of suggestions.