Eleven Canadian Municipalities Recognized With Awards of Excellence

Mont Tremblant, QC (May 28, 2025) – Eleven Canadian municipalities have won national awards of excellence from the Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators (CAMA). The awards were presented in the areas of innovation, environmental leadership & sustainability, inspiring workplaces, and collaboration during an Awards of Excellence Ceremony held as part of CAMA’s national conference in Mont Tremblant, QC.

Winning efforts included a service request program, an emergency management program, a City Hall service centre transformation, an environmental corridor, a resource recovery centre, biodiversity conservation and urban forestry strategies, a leadership excellence program, a leadership essentials program, a leadership development program, a reconciliation ceremony, and a multi-community mentorship program.

“On behalf of the CAMA Board of Directors, I am pleased to recognize the excellence being demonstrated by local governments across the country,” said Tony Kulbisky, CAMA President, CAMA Representative for Alberta and CAO for Westlock County, AB. “The commitment being shown by these communities to support staff and serve citizens is inspiring.”

The following municipalities and projects were recognized, in four categories:

2025 CAMA Willis Award for Innovation

• City of Selkirk, MB, Under 20,000 Population Category, CitizenSupport Service Request Program
• City of St. Albert, AB, 20,001 to 100,000 Population Category, Transforming Emergency Management
• City of Kitchener, ON, Over 100,000 Population Category, City Hall Service Centre Transformation

2025 CAMA Environmental Leadership & Sustainability Award

• Township of Georgian Bay, ON, Under 20,000 Population Category, Environmental Corridor and Act of Reconciliation Project
• qathet Regional District, BC, 20,001 to 100,000 Population Category, Resource Recovery Centre
• District of Saanich, BC, Over 100,000 Population Category, Biodiversity Conservation and Urban Forest Strategies

2025 CAMA Municipal Inspiring Workplace Award

• Town of Stony Plain, AB, Under 20,000 Population Category, Creating an Inspiring Workplace Through Leadership Excellence
• Town of Newmarket, ON, 20,001 to 100,000 Population Category, Leadership Essentials Program
• City of Kelowna, BC, Over 100,000 Population Category, Leadership Development Mentorship Program

2025 CAMA Collaboration Award

• City of Portage la Prairie, MB & Dakota Plains Wahpeton Nation, No Population Category, Reconciliation Ceremony
• Town of Innisfil, County of Simcoe & City of Barrie, ON, No Population Category, Growing & Leading Together Program

“CAMA’s Awards of Excellence Program celebrates the best in local government and recognizes the professional municipal administration needed to deliver creative and successful programs, projects or services,” said Bev Hendry, Chair of the 2025 CAMA Awards Committee and CAMA Past President. “Each year we are amazed at the calibre of submissions received. Congratulations to the winners and everyone who submitted an entry.”

A total of 54 submissions were received for this year’s awards program. To find out more about each award, and to see a video outlining each project, visit www.camacam.ca/awards and look for the award recipients’ link.