Economic Developers Alberta (EDA) - 2022 Awards of Excellence Winners

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2022 Awards of Excellence Winners

EDA 2022 Awards of Excellence Winners

The 2022 Annual Awards of Excellence honour Alberta individuals for their contribution to the profession; as well as Alberta communities for excellence in the following categories:

Economic Development Renewal Project

Implementation of ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) priorities in an Economic Development Project

Regional Collaboration and Partnership Project

The winning communities and organizations and the names of their initiatives are:

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Community Awards
Economic Development Renewal Project
Large Community: City of Red Deer - Meet the Street
Medium Community: Community Futures Wildrose - Wildrose Agritourism Innovation Challenge
Small Community: Town of Sundre - Sundre Light Garden

Implementation of ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Priorities in an Economic Development Project
Large Community: Calgary Economic Development - Implementation of ESG Strategy for Film & Television: The Calgary Film Commission
Small Community:
Municipal District of Greenview - Greenview Industrial Gateway
Town of Claresholm - Welcoming Claresholm

Regional Collaboration and Partnership Project
Large Community: City of Edmonton - Downtown Vibrancy Strategy
Medium Community: Community Futures West Yellowhead - Supporting Local on the Road to Recovery
Small Community: Flagstaff County - Flagstaff Crafted Fall/Winter Gift Guide

The Alex Metcalfe Awards

These awards celebrate the best of the best in each category:

Economic Development Renewal Project: Town of Sundre - Sundre Light Garden

Implementation of ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Priorities in an Economic Development Project: Calgary Economic Development - Implementation of ESG Strategy for Film & Television: The Calgary Film Commission

Regional Collaboration and Partnership Project: City of Edmonton - Downtown Vibrancy Strategy

See the top submissions here _________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Individuals Recognized are

The Economic Developer of the Year

Brady Schnell

Economic Development Officer

Town of Claresholm

The Outstanding Young Professional

Kim Welby

Economic Development Officer

SouthGrow Regional Initiative

The President's Award

Justin Reimer

Assistant Deputy Minister

Prairies Economic Development Canada, Alberta Region at Government of Canada

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The EDA Individual Awards

These Awards recognize the people and partnerships who made a significant contribution to the ongoing work of our organization, Economic Developers Alberta (EDA).

Community Economic Development Training Program (CEDTP) Trainer of the Year

Natalie Gibson

InnoVisions and Associates