Mayor’s Gala and Community Recognition Awards Night

BUSINESS AWARDS

2 Awards will be presented in the business category:

BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Nominate a local business or corporation that:

• Has experienced substantial growth in business, or
• Excels in customer service, or
• Demonstrates innovation in its core business model, or
• Has incorporated environmentally responsible practices into their core business model.

OIL & GAS AWARD

Employee(s) have nominated their employer in this category.
Nominee a local business or corporation that:

• Has made significant contributions in the community
• Involved in community functions/events
• Make a difference in the workplace and support their employees

COMMUNITY SPIRIT AWARD

Nominate an individual, organization, or not for profit group that:

• Makes a significant or ongoing voluntary contribution to the community, or
• Displays outstanding contribution toward community enrichment, or;
• Contributes remarkable humanitarian service that has made a difference to the well-being of others, or
• Improves the lives of those in need through selfless, courageous, creative, and compassionate acts.

HEALTHCARE & EMERGENCY SERVICES AWARD

Nominate an individual that:

• Is engaged in either the Healthcare or Emergency Services fields, (Nurse, Doctor, Pharmacist, Ambulance, RCMP, Fire Services)
• Displays outstanding compassion and commitment in their field, or
• Focuses on efforts to improve the well-being of people in our community, or
• Makes a difference in our community by contributing to improving quality of life
• Improves the lives of those in need through selfless, courageous, and compassionate acts or
• Has a positive impact, overcomes challenges

 TEACHERS/EDUCATORS AWARD

Nominate a Teacher or Educator that:

• Makes a difference in the lives of their peers or youth, or
• Shows compassion and a love for teaching, or
• Utilizes their talents and creativity to help the youth in our community achieve goals through extracurricular activities , or
• Is a positive role model in our community

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT AWARD
(Under 18)

Nominate a Youth that:

• Makes a difference in the lives of their peers or youth, or
• Volunteers throughout the community, or
• Utilizes their talents and creativity to tackle some of our community’s most pressing challenges, or

NEW COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AWARD

Nominate a new community organization that:

• Has been created within the last 18 months, and
• Makes a difference in our community by volunteering or contributing to improve the quality of life, or
• Provides new and innovative opportunities for the community to engage.

EXCELLENCE IN ATHLETICS

Nominate a local individual, team, or coach that:

• Displays excellence in one or more athletic endeavours, or
• Shows ability and dedication to a training program combined with good sportsmanship, or
• Competes at an amateur or professional level, or
• Credits the Town because of athletic accomplishment, or
• Volunteers throughout the community.

ARTS & MUSIC AWARD

Nominate a local artist or musician who:

• Is engaged in the art and music industry, or
• Experienced achievements in the industry, or
• Exhibits extraordinary creativity and talent, or
• Has a positive impact and embraces innovation and creativity or
• Utilizes their talents and love for music to teach others in the community