Magazines Canada has announced that Legion Magazine is a finalist in two categories in the Canadian Cover Awards for 2012.

The magazine’s January/February 2012 issue celebrating the 200th anniversary of the War Of 1812 is a finalist in the category of General Interest, Arts, Lifestyle and Regional.

The cover from the Special Interest Publication (SIP) WW II: The War That Had To Be Won is nominated in the SIPs and New Magazines category. The evocative image of a Canadian soldier during the liberation of the Netherlands highlights the cover. Legion Magazine won the bronze award in this category in 2011 for its first SIP, WW I: The War That Shaped A Nation.