Richmond, B.C. to host next edition of Geminis

VANCOUVER (CP) - The Geminis are going west. The TV awards show - Canada's version of the Emmy Awards - will be held in Richmond, B.C., on Nov. 4, the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television and Global Television announced Monday.

They have traditionally been held in Toronto.

Paul Gratton, chairman of the academy that oversees the Geminis and their film counterparts the Genie Awards, hailed the move.

"(It) promises to infuse the celebration with renewed coast-to-coast enthusiasm and heightened profile for Canada's talented television industry," he said in a statement.

He hinted that the show might follow the lead of music's Juno Awards, which travel to a different location each year.

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