Mayor's Recognition Awards & Mayor's Special Awards
Through the Mayor's Recognition Awards and the Mayor’s Special Awards, Council will recognize significant achievements or important volunteer services by individuals, teams, or groups whose efforts and accomplishments have enhanced the image of or have made a significant contribution to the Municipality of Jasper. Past winners are listed further down on this page.
Mayor's Special Awards
Annual deadline - November 1st every year
The Mayor's Special Award is the highest possible recognition from the Municipality of Jasper. Nominees may have demonstrated any of the following:
- Humanitarianism;
- Exceptional achievement in a profession, sport or the arts; or
- An act of heroism or bravery
Mayor's Recognition Awards
Annual deadline - March 1st every year
Each year the Mayor’s Recognition Award may honour recipients in four categories. Awards recognize an individual whose service or achievement at the local, provincial, national or international level has been of singular significance in the areas of:
- Athletics;
- Fine & Performing Arts;
- Distinguished Voluntary Service; or
- Youth (under 18) award in any of the above three categories.
Mayor’s Awards may be, but are not required to be, presented each year. Awards may be presented in one or more of the four categories in any given year.
Nomination forms for the Mayor’s Recognition Awards and the Mayor’s Special Award are available on the Municipality’s website by following the links above, by phone at 780-852-6503 or in person at the Municipality’s Administration office, 303 Pyramid Lake Rd.
Selection Committee
Council shall establish the “Mayor’s Recognition Awards Selection Committee”, consisting of the Mayor and Council. The Selection Committee will consider nominations and select award recipients. Recipients will be identified by the Selection Committee, which may assign a nomination to an alternate category provided the nominator agrees to the reassignment.
Selection Committee decisions are final.
Policy B-115 Mayor's Awards Policy
Policy B-115 Administrative Procedures
Mayor’s Special Award Recipients
- RCMP Officer Mike Self (2004)
- Shirley Dorin (2005)
- Joyce Richards (2006)
- Gloria Konsgrud (2010)
- Patrick Mooney (2017)
- Wayne Kennedy & Janice Yeaman (2019)
- Coco’s Café – Lynn & Andrew Wannop (2020)
- Rob Prinz (2023)
- Glenda Mac Dowell (2023)
- Morgan Kitchen (2024 – posthumously)
- Jasper Volunteer Fire Brigade (2024 - 27 awarded)
Mayor’s Recognition Award Recipients
- Fay Knight (2005) Distinguished Voluntary Service
- Jasper Lions Club (2005) Distinguished Voluntary Service (Aldo Leonardi rep)
- Jasper Artists Guild (2006) Fine & Performing Arts Award
- Leslie Dolan (2006) Distinguished Voluntary Service
- Marianne Garrah (2007) Fine & Performing Arts Award
- Mildred Flanagan (2007) Distinguished Voluntary Service
- Helen Schwarz (2010) Distinguished Voluntary Service
- Gertrude Koffin (2011) Distinguished Voluntary Service
- Arts Jasper (2013) Fine & Performing Arts Award 40 years
- Kathleen Buffel (2014) Distinguished Voluntary Service
- Chris Garnham (2014) Fine & Performing Arts
- Avice Heckley (2018) Distinguished Volunteer Service
- Loni Klettl (2018) Distinguished Volunteer Service
- Hailey Duguay (2019) Distinguished Volunteer Service
- Sarah Tassoni (2023) Distinguished Voluntary Service
- Rieko Okazaki (2023) Distinguished Voluntary Service
- Gail & Don Lonsberry (2023) Distinguished Voluntary Service
- Marie-Pierre Flipo-Bergeron (2024) Distinguished Voluntary Service
- Kiara Davis (2024) Athletics
- The Royal Canadian Legion Branch #31 – Staff & Executive (2025) Distinguished Voluntary Service
- Nancy Addison (2025) Distinguished Voluntary Service
- Clara Adriano (2025) Distinguished Voluntary Service
- Greg Deagle (2026) Fine & Performing Arts
- Darrell Savage (2026) Distinguished Voluntary Service
- Ann Thomas (2026) Distinguished Voluntary Service