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Previous Calgary Awards recipients

2025

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Calgary Award: Community Achievement Award: Arts  2025 Recipient: Karen Ball Video:

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Calgary Award: Community Achievement Award: Calgarian of the Year  2025 Recipient: Syed Najam Hassan Video:

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Calgary Award: Community Achievement Award: Community Advocate-Individual 2025 Recipient: Lucy O. Reyes Video:

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Calgary Award: Community Achievement Award: Community Advocate-Organization  2025 Recipient: Discovery House Video:

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Calgary Award: Community Achievement Award: Education 2025 Recipient: Dr. Olumuyiwa Igbalajobi   Video:

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Calgary Award: Community Achievement Award: Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement 2025 Recipient: Arthur Clark  Video:

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Calgary Award: Community Achievement Award: Heritage 2025 Recipient: Christine Leppard  Video:

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Calgary Award: Community Achievement Award: Social Impact-Business 2025 Recipient: Blackline Safety Video:

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Calgary Award: Community Achievement Award: Youth 2025 Recipient: Max Du Video:

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Calgary Award: Environmental Achievement Award 2025 Recipient: Calgary Drop-In Centre Video:

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Calgary Award: International Achievement Award 2025 Recipient: Julie Sedivy  Video:

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Calgary Award: City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize 2025 Recipient:

Julie Sedivy

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2024

Calgary Award 2024 Recipient Video
Calgary Award: Community Achievement Award: Arts 2024 Recipient: Immigrant Council for Arts Innovation Video:

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Calgary Award: Community Achievement Award: Calgarian of the Year 2024 Recipient: Heather Culbert Video:

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Calgary Award: Community Achievement Award: Community Advocate-Individual 2024 Recipient: Karen Begg Video:

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Calgary Award: Community Achievement Award: Community Advocate-Organization 2024 Recipient: Aboriginal Friendship Centre of Calgary Video:

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Calgary Award: Community Achievement Award: Education 2024 Recipient: Bill Rosehart Video:

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Calgary Award: Community Achievement Award: Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement 2024 Recipient: Elaine Cairns Video:

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Calgary Award: Community Achievement Award: Heritage 2024 Recipient: Edworthy Park Heritage Society Video:

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Calgary Award: Community Achievement Award: Social Impact-Business 2024 Recipient: Park by Sidewalk Citizen and Sidewalk Citizen Bakery Video:

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Calgary Award: Community Achievement Award: Youth 2024 Recipient: Laiba Nasir Video:

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Calgary Award: Environmental Achievement Award 2024 Recipient: Goodwill Industries of Alberta Video:

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Calgary Award: International Achievement Award 2024 Recipient: Naser El-Sheimy Video:

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Calgary Award: City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize 2024 Recipient:

Clem Martini for Cantata and The Extinction Therapist

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2023

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Award: Award for Accessibility Recipient: Garden Loft Video:

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Award: Community Achievement Award: Arts Recipient: East Side Dance Festival Society Video:

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Award: Community Achievement Award: Calgarian of the Year Recipient: Usman Tahir Jutt Video:

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Award: Community Achievement Award: Community Advocate-Individual Recipient: Meenu Ahluwalia Video:

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Award: Community Achievement Award: Community Advocate-Organization Recipient: Centre for Sexuality Video:

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Award: Community Achievement Award: Education Recipient: Chantalle Bourque Video:

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Award: Community Achievement Award: Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement Recipient: Elder Dr. Reg Crowshoe and Elder Rosemary Crowshoe Video:

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Award: Community Achievement Award: Heritage Recipient: Josh Traptow Video:

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Award: Community Achievement Award: Social Impact-Business Recipient: inclusion FACTOR Video:

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Award: Community Achievement Award: Youth Recipient: Jeanae Elisha C. Ventura Video:

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Award: Environmental Achievement Award Recipient: Carbon Upcycling Technologies Video:

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Award: International Achievement Award Recipient: Dr. Kristina Rinker Video:

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Award: City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Recipient:

Suzette Mayr for The Sleeping Car Porter

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2022

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Award: Award for Accessibility Recipient: Accessible Housing for Inclusio Video:

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Award: Community Achievement Award: Arts Recipient: Xstine P. Cook Video:

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Award: Community Achievement Award: Citizen of the Year Recipient: Jane Wachowich Video:

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Award: Community Achievement Award: Commerce Recipient: Not awarded Video:

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Award: Community Achievement Award: Community Advocate-Individual Recipient: Lanre Ajayi Video:

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Award: Community Achievement Award: Community Advocate-Organization Recipient: Sagesse Video:

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Award: Community Achievement Award: Education Recipient: Dr. Turin Chowdhury Video:

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Award: Community Achievement Award: Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement Recipient: David Este Video:

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Award: Community Achievement Award: Heritage Recipient: Madisen Hvidberg Video:

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Award: Community Achievement Award: Youth Recipient: Alexander Greco Video:

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Award: Environmental Achievement Award Recipient: Miistakis Institute Video:

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Award: Environmental Achievement Award Honourable Mention Recipient: Soap for Hope Canada Video:
Award: International Achievement Award Recipient: Barry Sanders Video:

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Award: City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Recipient:

Jaspreet Singh for My Mother, My Translator

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2020

 Award Recipient Video
 Award:

The Community Achievement Awards

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 Award:

Arts

Recipient:

Shelley Youngblut

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 Award:

Citizen of the Year

Recipient:

Marichu Antonio

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Commerce

Recipient:

Dr. Breanne Everett

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 Award:

Community Advocate - Individual

Recipient:

Aneela Azeem

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 Award:

Community Advocate - Organization

Recipient:

Calgary Seniors' Resource Society

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 Award:

Education

Recipient:

Dr. Rahat Zaidi

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 Award: Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement Recipient:

Dr. John Lacey

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 Award: Heritage Recipient:

Not awarded

Video:

N/A

 Award: Youth Recipient:

Curtis Ruttle

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 Award: The Award for Accessibility Recipient:

YMCA Calgary, Shane Homes YMCA at Rocky Ridge

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The Environmental Achievement Award

Recipient:

Canadian Wildlife Federation, WILD Outside Program

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 Award:

The International Achievement Award

Recipient:

Dr. Aamir Jamal

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 Award: W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Recipient:

"Under Shifting Stars" by Alexandra Latos

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2019

 Award Recipient Video
 Award:

The Community Achievement Awards

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Arts

Recipient:

Colin Jackson

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Citizen of the Year

Recipient:

Brian Thiessen

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Commerce

Recipient: Bryan de Lottinville Video:

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 Award:

Community Advocate - Individual

Recipient: Ken Lima-Coelho Video:

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Community Advocate - Organization

Recipient: Leftovers Foundation Video:

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Education

Recipient:

David Keegan

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 Award: Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement Recipient:

Eva Friesen

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 Award: Heritage Recipient:

Rob Lennard

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 Award: Youth Recipient:

Azaad Gill

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 Award: The Award for Accessibility Recipient:

Calgary Public Library, Central Library

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 Award:

The Environmental Achievement Award

Recipient:

RiverWatch Institute of Alberta, CreekWatch Citizen Science Program

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 Award:

The International Achievement Award

Recipient:

Janaka Y. Ruwanpura

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 Award: W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Recipient: Sharon Butala, Season of Fury and Wonder Video:

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2018

 Award Recipient Video
 Award:

The Community Achievement Awards

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Arts

Recipient:

José Duque

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Citizen of the Year

Recipient:

Bill Ptacek

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Commerce

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4Seasons Transportation

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 Award:

Community Advocate - Individual

Recipient:

Peter Oliver

Honorable Mention - Cam Stewart

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 Award:

Community Advocate - Organization

Recipient:

Kerby Centre

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Education

Recipient:

Leighton Wilks

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 Award: Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement Recipient:

Jenny Belzberg

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 Award: Heritage Recipient:

Walt & Irene DeBoni

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 Award: Youth Recipient:

Nihal Potdar

Video:

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 Award: The Award for Accessibility Recipient:

not awarded

Video:

N/A

 Award:

The Environmental Achievement Award

Recipient:

Avalon Master Builder

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 Award:

The International Achievement Award

Recipient:

Tad Milmine

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 Award: W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Recipient:

"Pay No Heed to the Rockets: Palestine in the Present Tense" by Marcello Di Cintio

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2017

 Award Recipient Video
 Award:

The Community Achievement Awards

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Arts

Recipient:

Edmond Agopian

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Citizen of the Year

Recipient:

J. Murray McCann

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Commerce

Recipient:

Ian MacGregor

Video:

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 Award:

Community Advocate - Individual

Recipient:

Gail E. Simper

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 Award:

Community Advocate - Organization

Recipient:

Distress Centre Calgary

Honourable mention - Children's Hospital Aid Society

Video:

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 Award:

Education

Recipient:

Cynthia Joy Prasow

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 Award: Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement Recipient:

Dr. Mary Rozsa de Coquet

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 Award: Heritage Recipient:

Hugh A. Dempsey

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 Award: Youth Recipient:

Yuvraj Singh

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 Award: The Award for Accessibility Recipient:

Calgary International Airport, YYC LINK Passenger Shuttle

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 Award:

The Environmental Achievement Award

Recipient:

Not awarded

Video:

N/A

 Award:

The Signature Award

Recipient:

Brian Felesky

Video:

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 Award: W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Recipient:

"Darwin's Moving" by Taylor Lambert

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2016

 Award Recipient
 Award:

The Community Achievement Awards

Recipient:
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Arts

Recipient:

Kathi Sundstrom

 Award:

Citizen of the Year

Recipient:

Dr. Lucy Miller

 Award:

Commerce

Recipient:

Joanne Young

 Award:

Community Advocate - Individual

Recipient:

Cheri Macaulay

 Award:

Community Advocate - Organization

Recipient:

Calgary Corporate Challenge

 Award:

Education

Recipient:

Don Smith

 Award: Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement Recipient:

Dr. Robbie Babins-Wagner

 Award: Heritage Recipient:

Gordon J. Hoffman

 Award: Youth Recipient:

Emily Gubski

 Award: The Award for Accessibility Recipient:

Studio Bell, Home of the National Music Centre

 Award:

The Environmental Achievement Award

Recipient:

Dr. Joe Vipond

Honourable mention - Nature Calgary, Calgary Field Naturalists' Society

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Corporate

Recipient:

discontinued

 Award:

Educational Institution

Recipient:

discontinued

 Award:

Individual Achievement 

Recipient:

discontinued

 Award:

Not-For-Profit

Recipient: discontinued
 Award:

The Signature Award

Recipient:

Robert (Bob) Brawn

 Award: W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Recipient:

"Black Apple" by Joan Crate

2015

 Award Recipient Video
 Award:

The Community Achievement Awards

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Arts

Recipient:

Linda Kundert-Stoll

Video: not available
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Citizen of the Year

Recipient:

David Pickersgill

Video: not available
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Commerce

Recipient:

Bleeding Art Industries

Video: not available
 Award:

Community Advocate - Individual

Recipient:

Patricia McLeod

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 Award:

Community Advocate - Organization

Recipient:

Calgary Catholic Immigration Society

Video: not available
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Education

Recipient:

David Werklund

Video: not available
 Award: Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement Recipient:

Edward J. (Ted) Valentine

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 Award: Heritage Recipient:

Harry Sanders 

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 Award: Youth Recipient:

Andrew Min

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 Award: The Award for Accessibility Recipient:

Mount Royal University, Taylor Centre for the Performing Arts 

Video: not available
 Award:

The Environmental Achievement Award

Recipient: Video:

 Award:

Blue Skies

Recipient:

Award Discontinued

Video:

N/A

 Award:

Corporate

Recipient:

Hyatt Regency Calgary

Video:

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 Award:

Educational Institution

Recipient:

University of Calgary, Environmental Law Clinic

Video:

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 Award: Individual Achievement  Recipient:

Not awarded

Video:

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 Award:

Not-For-Profit

Recipient:

Centre for Affordable Water, Sanitation & Technology 

Video:

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 Award:

The Signature Award

Recipient:

Richard F. (Dick) Haskayne

Video:

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 Award: W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Recipient:

"The Piano Teacher" by Eugene Stickland

Video:

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2014

 Award Recipient
 Award:

The Community Achievement Awards

Recipient:
 Award:

Arts

Recipient:

Sheri-D Wilson

Honourable mention - Catherine Glaser-Climie

 Award:

Citizen of the Year

Recipient:

Rick Hanson

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Commerce

Recipient:

Big Rock Brewery

 Award: Commerce Recipient:

David Parker

 Award:

Community Advocate - Individual

Recipient:

Rob Taylor

 Award:

Community Advocate - Organization

Recipient:

Calgary Meals on Wheels

 Award:

Education

Recipient:

Ronald Glasberg

 Award: Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement Recipient:

Don Taylor

 Award: Heritage Recipient:

Douglas E. Cass

 Award: Youth Recipient:

Brett Rothery

 Award: The Award for Accessibility Recipient:

INHOUSE Housing Society, McPherson Place

 Award:

The Environmental Achievement Award

Recipient:
 Award:

Blue Skies

Recipient:

Not awarded

 Award:

Corporate

Recipient:

Do It Green (DIG)

 Award:

Educational Institution

Recipient:

Hillhurst School, Giving Day

 Award: Individual Achievement  Recipient:

Hayley Marie Todesco

 Award:

Not-For-Profit

Recipient:

Not awarded

 Award:

The Signature Award

Recipient:

Michael Green (posthumous)

 Award: W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Recipient:

"How to Breathe Underwater: Field Reports from an Age of Radical Change" by Chris Turner

2013

 Award Recipient Video 
 Award:

The Community Achievement Awards

Recipient: Video :
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Arts

Recipient:

Dennis Garnhum

Video :

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 Award:

Citizen of the Year

Recipient:

Mike Shaikh

Video :

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 Award:

Commerce

Recipient:

First Calgary Financial

Video :

not available

 Award:

Community Advocate - Individual

Recipient:

Dr. Sandra M. Reilly

Video :

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 Award:

Community Advocate - Organization

Recipient:

NeighbourLink Calgary

Video :

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 Award:

Education

Recipient:

Dr. Nicole Culos-Reed

Honourable mention - Don Hladiuk

Video :

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 Award: Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement Recipient:

Dr. Barrie I. Strafford

Honourable mention - Don Hladiuk

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 Award: Heritage Recipient:

Alida A. Visbach

Video :

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 Award: Youth Recipient:

Stephen Cho

Video :

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 Award: The Award for Accessibility Recipient:

Alberta Health Service, South Health Campus

Video :

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 Award:

The Environmental Achievement Award

Recipient: Video :

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 Award:

Blue Skies

Recipient:

ATB Investor Services

Video :

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 Award:

Corporate

Recipient:

Husky Energy, Bat Conservation & Education Program

Video :

not available

 Award:

Educational Institution

Recipient:

University of Calgary, Zero Waste Strategy

Video :

not available

 Award: Individual Achievement  Recipient:

Court Rustemeyer

Video :

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 Award:

Not-For-Profit

Recipient:

Alberta Bike Swap

Video :

not available

 Award:

The Signature Award

Recipient:

Janice Eisenhauer

Video :

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 Award: W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Recipient:

"Almost a Great Escape: A Found Story" by Tyler Trafford

Video :

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2012

 Award Recipient
 Award:

The Community Achievement Awards

Recipient:
 Award:

Arts

Recipient:

Grant Reddick

 Award:

Citizen of the Year

Recipient:

Sheldon Kennedy

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Commerce

Recipient:

Calgary's Child Magazine

 Award:

Community Advocate - Individual

Recipient:

Darrel Janz

 Award:

Community Advocate - Organization

Recipient:

Fresh Start Recovery Centre

 Award:

Education

Recipient:

Dr. Mary O'Brien

 Award: Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement Recipient:

Dr. Eldon Smith

 Award: Heritage Recipient:

John Kerr

 Award: Youth Recipient:

Sheliza Kassam

 Award: The Award for Accessibility Recipient:

TotalCardiology

Honourable mention - Stepper Custom Homes

 Award:

The Environmental Achievement Award

Recipient:

 Award:

Blue Skies

Recipient:

Not awarded

 Award:

Corporate

Recipient:

Avi Urban

 Award:

Educational Institution

Recipient:

Calgary Board of Education, Waste Reduction Initiatives

 Award: Individual Achievement  Recipient:

Ryan Scott

 Award:

Not-For-Profit

Recipient:

Calgary Folk Music Festival

 Award:

The Signature Award

Recipient:

Jean Grand-Maitre

 Award: W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Recipient:

"Walls: Travels Along the Barricades" by Marcello Di Cintio

2011

 Award Recipient
 Award:

The Community Achievement Awards

Recipient:
 Award:

Arts

Recipient:

Ann Davis

 Award:

Citizen of the Year

Recipient:

Carol Jean Steiner

 Award:

Commerce

Recipient:

Forzani Group Ltd.

 Award:

Community Advocate - Individual

Recipient:

Gerrad Oishi

 Award:

Community Advocate - Organization

Recipient:

The Mustard Seed

 Award:

Education

Recipient:

Irene Lewis

 Award: Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement Recipient:

M. Ann McCaig

 Award: Heritage Recipient:

David L. Neill

 Award: Youth Recipient:

Sarena Dharshi

 Award: The Award for Accessibility Recipient:

Not awarded

 Award:

The Environmental Achievement Award

Recipient:

 Award:

Blue Skies

Recipient:

PCL Construction Ltd.

 Award:

Corporate

Recipient:

Lafarge Canada Inc.

 Award:

Educational Institution

Recipient:

The University of Calgary, Energy 

 Award: Individual Achievement  Recipient:

Not awarded

 Award:

Not-For-Profit

Recipient:

Calgary Horticultural Society, Community Garden's Resource Network

 Award:

The Signature Award

Recipient:

Jeremy Sturgess

 Award: W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Recipient:

"Monoceros" by Suzette Mayr

2010

 Award Recipient
 Award:

The Community Achievement Awards

Recipient:
 Award:

Arts

Recipient:

Aritha van Herk

 Award:

Citizen of the Year

Recipient:

Gordon J. Hoffman

 Award:

Commerce

Recipient:

LivingWorks Education Inc.

 Award:

Community Advocate - Individual

Recipient:

Yvonne Schmitz

 Award:

Community Advocate - Organization

Recipient:

Aspen Family & Community Network Society

 Award:

Education

Recipient:

Sharon Carry

 Award: Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement Recipient:

Colin P. MacDonald

 Award: Heritage Recipient:

Blane Hogue

 Award: Youth Recipient:

Jocelyn Davis

 Award: The Award for Accessibility Recipient:

TRICO Centre for Family Wellness

 Award:

The Environmental Achievement Award

Recipient:

 Award:

Blue Skies

Recipient:

AMEC Earth & Environmental

 Award:

Corporate

Recipient:

Calibre Environmental Ltd.

 Award:

Educational Institution

Recipient:

The University of Calgary 

 Award: Individual Achievement  Recipient:

Mark McCullough

 Award:

Not-For-Profit

Recipient:

Green Calgary, Healthy Homes Calgary

 Award:

The Signature Award

Recipient:

W. Brett Wilson

 Award: W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Recipient:

"Bitter Medicine" by Clem Martini & Olivier Martini

2009

 Award Recipient
 Award:

The Community Achievement Awards

Recipient:
 Award:

Arts

Recipient:

Anne Green

 Award:

Citizen of the Year

Recipient: John Hegwood
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Commerce

Recipient:

Community Natural Foods

 Award:

Community Advocate - Individual

Recipient:

Lonny Balbi

 Award:

Community Advocate - Organization

Recipient:

YWCA of Calgary

 Award:

Education

Recipient:

Dr. David Marshall

 Award: Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement Recipient:

The Honourable Peter Lougheed

 Award: Heritage Recipient:

Sheila Johnston

 Award: Youth Recipient:

Samantha Brown

 Award: The Award for Accessibility Recipient:

Canada Diagnotic Centres, Westhills X-ray & Ultrasound Clinic

 Award:

The Environmental Achievement Award

Recipient:

 Award:

Blue Skies

Recipient:

Matrix Solutions Inc.

 Award:

Corporate

Recipient:

DIRTT Environmental Solutions

 Award:

Educational Institution

Recipient:

Alberta Solar Decathlon Project

 Award: Individual Achievement  Recipient:

Lonny Balbi

 Award:

Not-For-Profit

Recipient:

Calgary Zoo, ENMAX Conservatory

 Award:

The Signature Award

Recipient:

Jennifer Bekker

 Award: W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Recipient:

"Metastasis and Other Plays" by Gordon Pengilly

2008

 Award Recipient
 Award:

The Community Achievement Awards

Recipient:
 Award:

Arts

Recipient: Umran Sumen
 Award:

Citizen of the Year

Recipient:

Lois Mitchell

 Award:

Commerce

Recipient:

SWIMCO

 Award:

Community Advocate - Individual

Recipient:

Robert (Bob) Lang

Honourable mention - Dr. Sandra de la Ronde

 Award:

Community Advocate - Organization

Recipient:

Calgary Women's Emergency Shelter

 Award:

Education

Recipient:

Janice McTighe

 Award: Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement Recipient:

Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman (posthumous)

Honourable mention - Geoff Burton

 Award: Heritage Recipient:

Neil Richardson

 Award: Youth Recipient:

Natasha Somani

 Award: The Award for Accessibility Recipient:

Calgary Zoo

 Award:

The Environmental Achievement Award

Recipient:

 Award:

Blue Skies

Recipient:

Alberta Health Services

 Award:

Corporate

Recipient:

Mountain Equipment Co-op

Honourable mention - City Of Calgary, Water Centre

 Award:

Educational Institution

Recipient:

Ernest Manning High School, Sustainability Club

 Award: Individual Achievement  Recipient:

Dr. David Keith

 Award:

Not-For-Profit

Recipient:

Bow River Basin Council

 Award:

The Signature Award

Recipient:

John Scott

 Award: W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Recipient:

"Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent" by Andrew Nikiforuk

2007

 Award Recipient
 Award:

The Community Achievement Awards

Recipient:
 Award:

Arts

Recipient:

Robert Eklund

 Award:

Citizen of the Year

Recipient:

Michael J. Tims

 Award:

Commerce

Recipient:

Wayne Chiu, Trico Homes Inc.

 Award:

Community Advocate - Individual

Recipient:

John (Jack) McMullen

 Award:

Community Advocate - Organization

Recipient:

Federation of Calgary Business Revitalization Zones Society

 Award:

Education

Recipient:

Scott Bietz

 Award: Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement Recipient:

Dr. Roger Jackson

 Award: Heritage Recipient:

Lorne G. Simpson

 Award: Youth Recipient:

Jane Wu

 Award: The Award for Accessibility Recipient:

The Calgary Health Region, Alberta Children's Hospital

 Award:

The Environmental Achievement Award

Recipient:

 Award:

Blue Skies

Recipient:

Not awarded

 Award:

Corporate

Recipient:

Calgary Alternative Transportation Co-op

 Award:

Educational Institution

Recipient:

University of Calgary, Child Development Centre

 Award: Individual Achievement  Recipient:

Cathy Ryan

Honourable mention - Brian Sinclari

 Award:

Not-For-Profit

Recipient:

Clean Calgary Association, Waste Wise Community Outreach Program

 Award:

The Signature Award

Recipient:

Garnette R. Sutherland, MD

 Award: W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Recipient:

"Birch Split Bark" by Diane Guichon

2006

 Award Recipient
 Award:

The Community Achievement Awards

Recipient:
 Award:

Arts

Recipient:

George Webber

 Award:

Citizen of the Year

Recipient:

Steve Allan

 Award:

Commerce

Recipient:

Not awarded

 Award:

Community Advocate - Individual

Recipient:

Lorraine Moppett

 Award:

Community Advocate - Organization

Recipient:

Calgary Association of Self Help

 Award:

Education

Recipient:

Maxwell Foran

 Award: Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement Recipient:

Peggy Valentine

 Award: Heritage Recipient:

Michael Robinson

 Award: Youth Recipient:

Dirk Chisholm

 Award: The Award for Accessibility Recipient:

Shell Canada Limited

 Award:

The Environmental Achievement Award

Recipient:
 Award:

Blue Skies

Recipient:

Mount Royal College, Parking & Transportation Services (C-Choices Campaign)

 Award:

Corporate

Recipient:

Remmington Development Corporation, Quarry Park

 Award:

Educational Institution

Recipient:

University Elementary School, Grade 1/2

 Award: Individual Achievement  Recipient:

Robin McLeod

 Award:

Not-For-Profit

Recipient:

The Friends of Fish Creek Provincial Park Society

 Award:

The Signature Award

Recipient:

Not awarded

 Award: W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Recipient:

"A Run On Hose" by Rona Altrows

2005

 Award Recipient
 Award:

The Community Achievement Awards

Recipient:
 Award:

Arts

Recipient:

Michele Decottignies

 Award:

Citizen of the Year

Recipient:

Dr. S.C. (Chan) Wirasinghe

 Award:

Commerce

Recipient:

Harold Milavsky

 Award:

Community Advocate - Individual

Recipient:

Adona Kolisnyk

 Award:

Community Advocate - Organization

Recipient:

Boys and Girls Clubs of Calgary

 Award:

Education

Recipient:

Fred Seymour Elementary School

 Award: Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement Recipient:

Harley N. Hotchkiss

 Award: Heritage Recipient:

John C. Ayer

 Award: Youth Recipient:

Shaqil Peermohamed

 Award: The Award for Accessibility Recipient:

Alberta Cancer Board

Honourable mention - City Of Calgary, Roads (Wheel Chair Ramp Retrofit Program)

 Award:

The Environmental Achievement Award

Recipient:
 Award:

Corporate

Recipient:

The City of Calgary, Animal & Bylaw Services

 Award:

Educational Institution

Recipient:

Centre for Environmental Engineering Research & Education 

 Award: Individual Achievement  Recipient:

Dr. J. Patrick Hettiaratchi

Honourable mention - David Elphinstone

 Award:

Not-For-Profit

Recipient:

Clean Calgary Association

Honourable mention - Calgary Technologies Inc.

 Award:

The Signature Award

Recipient:

Rick Smith

 Award: W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Recipient:

"In John Updike's Room" by Christopher Wiseman

2004

 Award Recipient
 Award:

The Community Achievement Awards

Recipient:
 Award:

Arts

Recipient:

Vicki Adams Willis

 Award:

Built Heritage

Recipient:

Trudy Cowan

 Award:

Citizen of the Year

Recipient:

Allan Markin

 Award:

Citizen of the Year

Recipient:

Dr. F. Dean Vause

 Award: Commerce Recipient:

Earl T. Hickock

 Award: Community Advocate - Individual Recipient:

Gordon J. Hoffman

 Award: Community Advocate - Individual Recipient:

J. Sherrold Moore

 Award:

Community Advocate - Organization

Recipient:

Accessible Housing Society

 Award:

Education

Recipient:

Dr. Cooper H. Langford

 Award: Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement Recipient:

Emily Follensbee (posthumous)

Honourable mention - Larry Lemecka

 Award: Youth Recipient:

Jenna Habib

 Award: The Award for Accessibility Recipient:

Calgary International Airport

 Award:

The Environmental Achievement Award

Recipient:

 Award:

Corporate

Recipient:

Chevron Canada Resources

Honourable mention - City of Calgary, Parks

 Award:

Educational Institution

Recipient:

Duke Energy Urban Ecology School Program

Honourable mention - Petro-Canada Bird School

 Award: Environmental Communications Recipient: Award Discontinued
 Award: Individual Achievement  Recipient:

Not awarded

 Award:

The City of Calgary Corporation

Recipient:

Award discontinued

 Award:

The Signature Award

Recipient:

Margaret Southern

Honourable mention - Iain Logan

 Award: W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Recipient:

"Nervous System" by Jan Lars Jensen

2003

 Award Recipient
 Award:

The Community Achievement Awards

Recipient:
 Award:

Arts

Recipient:

Dale Turri

 Award:

Citizen of the Year

Recipient:

Dr. Myron and Elaine Semkuley

 Award:

Commerce

Recipient:

John D. Watson

 Award: Commerce Recipient:

SMART Technologies Inc.

 Award: Community Advocate - Individual Recipient:

Tom E. McCabe

 Award:

Community Advocate - Organization

Recipient:

The Calgary Foundation

 Award:

Education

Recipient:

Dr. Ronald Zernicke

 Award:

Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement

Recipient:

Dr. Margaret Perkins Hess

 Award: Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement Recipient:

Patricia E. Allen 

 Award: Youth Recipient:

Aziza Giga

 Award: The Award for Accessibility Recipient:

Talisman Centre

 Award:

The Environmental Achievement Award

Recipient:
 Award:

Corporate

Recipient:

Calgary Co-operative Association Limited

Honourable mention - Mariah Energy Corp.

 Award:

Educational Institution

Recipient:

Calgary Christian School, Schoolyard Naturalization Project

 Award: Environmental Communications Recipient: Not awarded
 Award: Individual Achievement  Recipient:

Phillip Lulman

 Award:

Not-For-Profit

Recipient:

Edworthy Park Heritage Society

Honourable mention - Centre for Conservation Research at the Calgary Zoo

 Award: The City of Calgary Corporation Recipient:

Environmental Management, The City's ISO 14001-Enviro System

 Award:

The Signature Award

Recipient:

Dr. David Irvine-Halliday

 Award: W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Recipient:

"Knucklehead and Other Stories" by W. Mark Giles

2002

 Award Recipient
 Award:

The Community Achievement Awards

Recipient:
 Award:

Arts

Recipient:

Bob White

 Award:

Citizen of the Year

Recipient:

Lucille Deck-Parkinson

 Award: Commerce Recipient:

John Masters, Calgary Technologies Inc.

 Award: Community Advocate - Individual Recipient:

Rosemarie B. Foley

 Award:

Education

Recipient:

Dr. Thomas P. Keenan

 Award:

Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement

Recipient:

Dr. George E. Miller

 Award: Youth Recipient:

Philip Wan

 Award: The Award for Accessibility Recipient:

South Fish Creek Complex

 Award:

The Environmental Achievement Award

Recipient:

 Award:

Corporate

Recipient:

ENMAX Corporation, Greenmax

 Award:

Educational Institution

Recipient:

Glendale School, Garden Project

 Award: Environmental Communications Recipient:

Not awarded

 Award: Individual Achievement  Recipient:

Val Street

 Award:

Not-For-Profit

Recipient:

RiverWatch

 Award: The City of Calgary Corporation Recipient:

Roads

 Award:

The Signature Award

Recipient:

Walter Petar Petrigo

 Award: W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Recipient:

"The Scent of a Lie" by Paulo da Costa

2001

 Award Recipient
 Award:

The Community Achievement Awards

Recipient:
 Award:

Arts

Recipient:

Marilyn Potts

 Award:

Citizen of the Year

Recipient:

James Maxwell

 Award: Citizen of the Year Recipient:

Pat Nixon

 Award: Commerce Recipient:

Clive Beddoe, WestJet

Honourable mention - Larry Clausen

 Award: Community Advocate - Individual Recipient:

Sid Wallace

 Award: Community Services Recipient: Award Discontinued
 Award:

Education

Recipient:

Dona Pyle

Honourable mention - Campus Calgary - City Hall School

 Award:

Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement

Recipient:

Art Smith

 Award: Youth Recipient:

Michael Kavalinas

 Award: The Award for Accessibility Recipient:

Scenic Acres Retirement Residence

 Award:

The Environmental Achievement Award

Recipient:
 Award:

Corporate

Recipient:

BP Canada Energy Company, Golden Acres Garden Sentres Ltd., Calgary Health Region

 Award:

Educational Institution

Recipient:

Bow Habitat Station

 Award: Environmental Communications Recipient:

Margaret Chandler

 Award: Individual Achievement  Recipient:

Nora Tuckey

Honourable mention - Dee Stout & Grace Duft

 Award:

Not-For-Profit

Recipient:

Child and Youth Friendly Calgary

 Award: The City of Calgary Corporation Recipient:

Environmental Management

 Award:

The Signature Award

Recipient:

Patrick Jarvis

Honourable mention - The Calgary Stampede Showband

 Award: W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Recipient:

"Saboteurs" by Andrew Nikiforuk

2000

 Award Recipient
 Award:

The Community Achievement Awards

Recipient:
 Award:

Arts

Recipient:

Bonnie Laycock

 Award:

Citizen of the Year

Recipient:

Marilyn Gunn

 Award: Commerce Recipient:

Vic Cotton, Petland Superstores

 Award:

Community Services

Recipient:

Gordon Read & Wally Hooper

 Award: Education Recipient: Dr. Frances Kapp
 Award:

Education

Recipient:

Shirley Murray

 Award:

Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement

Recipient:

W.J. (Bill) Watts

 Award: Youth Recipient:

Kimberlee Leslie

 Award: Youth Recipient: Samir Pradhan
 Award:

The Mayor's Award for Accessibility

Recipient:

The Universal Home for Safe Living

 Award:

The Environmental Achievement Award

Recipient:
 Award:

Corporate

Recipient:

Lafarge Canada Inc., Spy Hill Facility

 Award:

Educational Institution

Recipient:

Fish Creek Environmental Learning Centre

 Award: Environmental Communications Recipient:

Sustainable Calgary, Calgary Green Map Project

 Award:

Individual Achievement - Adult

Recipient:

David DePage

 Award: Individual Achievement - Youth Recipient: Not awarded
 Award:

Not-For-Profit

Recipient:

Not awarded

 Award: The City of Calgary Corporation Recipient:

Wastewater & Drainage, Elbow Valley Constructed Wetlands

 Award:

The City of Calgary Signature Award

Recipient:

Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra

 Award: W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Recipient:

"The Textbook of a Rose: A Tale" by JoAnn McCaig

1999

 Award Recipient
 Award:

The Community Achievement Awards

Recipient:
 Award:

Arts

Recipient:

Jeffrey deBoer

 Award:

Citizen of the Year

Recipient:

James R. Dewald

 Award:

Citizen of the Year

Recipient:

Mitzie & Larry Wasyliw

 Award: Commerce Recipient:

EyeWire, Inc.

 Award:

Community Services

Recipient:

John E. (Ted) Bowers

 Award: Education Recipient: Brian Ewenson
 Award:

Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement

Recipient:

A. Douglas Rogan

 Award: Youth Recipient:

Christopher Healey

 Award:

The Mayor's Award for Accessibility

Recipient:

Not awarded

 Award:

The Environmental Achievement Award

Recipient:
 Award:

Corporate

Recipient:

Shell Environmental Fund

 Award:

Educational Institution

Recipient:

Colonel Macleod School

 Award: Environmental Communications Recipient:

The City of Calgary, Solid Waste Services (JUNK, The Musical)

 Award:

Individual Achievement - Adult

Recipient:

Olga Droppo

 Award: Individual Achievement - Youth Recipient: Not awarded
 Award:

Not-For-Profit

Recipient:

Clean Calgary Association

 Award: The City of Calgary Corporation Recipient:

Corporate Properties

 Award:

The Signature Award

Recipient:

The Stu Hart Family

 Award: W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Recipient:

"The Quick" by Barbara Scott

1998

 Award Recipient
 Award:

The Community Achievement Awards

Recipient:
 Award:

Arts

Recipient:

Ann Harp

 Award:

Citizen of the Year

Recipient:

Audrey Morrice

 Award: Commerce Recipient:

MCC Employment Development STARTUP Program

 Award:

Community Services

Recipient:

Jim Hester

 Award: Community Services Recipient:

Pat Baker

 Award: Education Recipient:

Gillian Kydd

 Award:

Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement

Recipient:

Harry Huish

 Award: Youth Recipient:

Boni Low-On

 Award:

The Mayor's Award for Accessibility

Recipient:

Calgary Women's Emergency Shelter

 Award:

The Environmental Achievement Award

Recipient:
 Award:

Corporate

Recipient:

Alberta Beverage Container Recycling Corporation

 Award:

Educational Institution

Recipient:

University of Calgary, Students' Union Campus Recycling Board

 Award: Environmental Communications Recipient:

Sustainable Calgary 

 Award:

Individual Achievement - Adult

Recipient:

Bill Morrison

 Award: Individual Achievement - Youth Recipient: St. Margaret School
 Award:

Not-For-Profit

Recipient:

Evergreen Theatre Society

 Award: The City of Calgary Corporation Recipient:

The City of Calgary Environmental Advisory Committee

 Award:

The Signature Award

Recipient:

Dr. Patrick W.K. Lee

 Award: W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Recipient:

"Big Breath of a Wish" by Richard Harrison

1997

 Award Recipient
 Award:

The Community Achievement Awards

Recipient:
 Award:

Arts

Recipient:

Michael Dobbin

 Award:

Citizen of the Year

Recipient:

Jack Perraton

 Award: Commerce Recipient:

Not awarded

 Award:

Community Services

Recipient:

Vern & Lilly Cole

 Award: Education Recipient: Joanne Cuthbertson
 Award:

Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement

Recipient:

Peter Kennedy

 Award: Sports Recipient: Award Discontinued
 Award: Youth Recipient:

Students of St. Bonaventure Junior High School

 Award:

The Mayor's Award for Accessibility

Recipient:

Inglewood Bird Sanctuary Interpretive Centre and Trail System

 Award:

The Environmental Achievement Award

Recipient:
 Award:

Corporate

Recipient:

Not awarded

 Award:

Educational Institution

Recipient:

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

 Award:

Individual Achievement - Adult

Recipient:

Ian Halliday

 Award: Individual Achievement - Youth Recipient:

William Aberhart High School, The ACCESS Class

 Award:

Not-For-Profit

Recipient:

Rocky Ridge Recycling Project

 Award: The City of Calgary Corporation Recipient:

ENMAX Corporation

 Award:

The Signature Award

Recipient:

Sergeant Rod Davis

 Award: W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Recipient:

Elspeth Cameron

1996

 Award Recipient
 Award:

The Community Achievement Awards

Recipient:
 Award:

Arts

Recipient:

Yuk Sum Ng

 Award:

Citizen of the Year

Recipient:

Donald Harvie

 Award: Commerce Recipient:

Ron Southern

 Award:

Community Services

Recipient:

William Cooksley

 Award: Education Recipient: Gladys Nikiforuk
 Award: Education Recipient: P. James Dean
 Award:

Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement

Recipient:

Not awarded

 Award: Sports Recipient:

Ken Morris

 Award: Youth Recipient:

Not awarded

 Award:

The Mayor's Award for Accessibility

Recipient:

Canadian National Institute for the Blind

 Award:

The Environmental Achievement Award

Recipient:
 Award:

Corporate

Recipient:

Canterra Tower

 Award:

Educational Institution

Recipient:

Olympic Heights Elementary School

 Award:

Individual Achievement - Adult

Recipient:

Ray Sloane (posthumous)

 Award:

Not-For-Profit

Recipient:

Grassroots Northwest Environmental Awareness Society

 Award: The City of Calgary Corporation Recipient:

Production Sections, Waterworks

 Award: W.O. Mitchell Book Prize Recipient:

Lisa Christensen

1995

 Award Recipient
 Award:

The Community Achievement Awards

Recipient:
 Award:

Arts

Recipient:

Not awarded

 Award:

Citizen of the Year

Recipient:

John Simonot

 Award:

Community Services

Recipient:

Gordon Cameron

 Award: Education Recipient: Judith Hunter
 Award:

Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement

Recipient:

Brian Stevenson

 Award: Youth Recipient:

Michelle Dymond

1994

 Award Recipient
 Award:

The Community Achievement Awards

Recipient:
 Award:

Arts

Recipient:

Kaye Grieve

 Award:

Citizen of the Year

Recipient:

Mahdi Abdi

 Award:

Community Services

Recipient:

Katharine Pinder

 Award: Education Recipient:

Dr. Robert A. Schultz

 Award:

Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement

Recipient:

Doris Mary Haddock

 Award: Youth Recipient:

Tariq Hussein Remtulla