2022 Calgary Awards nominees
Congratulations to all the 2022 nominees!
Nominations were submitted by supporters of the nominees to recognize their achievements whether in the community, entre city or beyond, contributing to making life better for all Calgarians.
Note: Each nominee listed provided their consent for personal information to be used for the purpose of administering The Calgary Awards, including the publication of their name as a nominee.
Arts nominees
- [Art]ios Artists
- Amanda Burgener
- George Campbell
- Christopher Collins
- Xstine Cook
- Rob Cyrynowski
- Mary Haasdyk
- Olawunmi Idowu
- Maurice Lorieau
- Paul Magnuson
- Caitlynne Medrek
- Jignesh Pandya
- Daniel Pelton
- Jill Maria Robinson
- Richard Theroux
Citizen of the Year nominees
- Punam Chohan
- Jannette Festival
- Gar Gar
- Hyder Hassan
- Manjeet Sangha
- Joe Vipond
- Jane Wachowich
Commerce nominees
- Auto World Sales
- Secure-Rite Mobile Storage
- Sock Rocket
- Undisclosed
Community Advocate – Individual nominees
- Elise Ahenkorah
- Lanre Ajayi
- Francis Aranha
- Daniel Araya
- Thomas Campbell
- Heather Culbert
- Rhona DelFrari
- Darshan Dhaliwal
- Monty Ghosh
- Karen Gosbee
- Samuel Habtemariam
- Syed Hassan
- Nicolas Herrera
- Dean Hopkins
- Abdur Rahman Hussain
- Abid Khan
- Stephanie Kingston
- Kathy Le
- Jennifer Rapuano-Kremenik
- Adanech Sahilie
- Gayathri Shukla
- Vincent St. Pierre
- Khurram Tauheed
- Winjoy Tiop
- Julie van Rosendaal
Community Advocate – Organization nominees
- Autism Aspergers Friendship Society of Calgary
- Calgary Counselling Centre
- Catholic Family Service – Community Connect YYC
- Cerebral Palsy Alberta
- CJSW Radio
- Dashmesh Culture Centre
- Fitkarwaan – Healthy communities through online yoga, fitness and healthy eating programs
- Friends Cafe Club Of Canada
- Greater Forest Lawn 55+ Society
- Immigrant Outreach Society – Culturally Appropriate Mental Health Initiative
- Impact Society – Heroes Programs
- MPC Foundation
- National Music Centre
- Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Centre
- Rotary Club of Calgary – Carl Smith Stay-in-School Program
- Sagesse Domestic Violence Prevention Society
- The Back Door A Youth Employment Society
- The Calgary Beach Volleyball Association – Community Enhancement Expansion Project
- Trico Charitable Foundation
- Western Mechatronics
- Women In Need Society
- Workers' Resource Centre – Sexual Harassment Advisory Program
Education nominees
- Turin Chowdhury
- Brendan Fagan
- Pamela Hunnisett
- Houston Peschl
- Ibrahim Qureshi
Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement nominees
- David Este
- Gord Gillies
- Gordon Hoffman
Heritage nominees
- The Calgary Heritage Initiative Society and Calgarians for Heritage Districts
- Dave Chalmers
- Madisen Hvidberg
- Scott Jolliffe
- Many Chiefs Tours
- Josh Traptow
- Sasha Tsenkova
Youth nominees
- Erin Gong
- Alessandro Greco
- Wanqing Anita Hao
- Marigold Mioc
- Jeanae Elisha Ventura
- Eric Yan
- Bill Zheng
The International Achievement Award nominees
- Famira Racy
- Barry Sanders
- Syed Shan Tariq
- Henry Tsang
The Award for Accessibility nominees
- Accessible Housing Society – Inclusio
- Bowness Community Association – Bowness Community Hub
- Gibbs Gage Architects – Brookfield Residential YMCA
- Parkdale Community Association – Parkdale Accessible Outdoor Community Rink
The Environmental Achievement Award nominees
- Mark Arishenkoff
- Calgary Bird Team
- Calgary Climate Hub
- Earthware
- Erosion Control Central Ltd.
- Tim Kitchen
- Miistakis Institute
- Sir John A. Macdonald School & John G. Diefenbaker High School – Infinity Garden
- Soap for Hope Canada Society YYC
- Zeno Renewables
The City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize finalists
47 submissions were received.
- Julie Sedivy - Memory Speaks: On Losing and Reclaiming Language and Self
- Jaspreet Singh - My Mother, My Translator
- Neil Surkan - Unbecoming