The British Columbia National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction is being replaced.

The British Columbia Achievement Foundation made the announcement Friday, noting 鈥漷he award鈥檚 goals are being met.鈥�

The foundation said it wants to create an award program with a more B.C.-focused lens.

Now in its 14th year, the non-fiction award was billed as one of Canada鈥檚 major national book prizes and the only one to originate in B.C.

Veteran journalist Carol Off won this year鈥檚 $40,000 prize, for 鈥淎ll We Leave Behind: A Reporter鈥檚 Journey into the Lives of Others鈥� (Random House Canada).

During its run, the non-fiction award recognized 56 writers and invested over $500,000 in prize money.

The British Columbia Achievement Foundation said it will continue to offer several other awards. They are: the B.C. Community Achievement Award; the B.C. Creative Achievement Award for Applied Art and Design; the B.C. Creative Achievement Award for First Nations Art; and the B.C. Indigenous Business Award.

The foundation added that it remains 鈥渇ocused on its core mandate to celebrate excellence in art, culture, citizenship and enterprise throughout British Columbia.鈥�

The Canadian Press

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