12 deserving Calgarians receive recognition at the 2017 Calgary Awards

Citizen of the Year recipient J. Murray McCann with Mayor Nenshi

On June 13, 2018 we hosted the 23rd annual Calgary Awards to recognize deserving individuals, corporations, community groups and organizations. The recipients of the awards highlight the excellence of our community and recognize the significant contributions made by our citizens.

The list of 2017 Calgary Awards recipients include:

The Community Achievement Awards

• Citizen of the Year – J. Murray McCann
• Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement – Mary Rozsa de Coquet
• Arts – Edmond Agopian
• Commerce – Ian MacGregor
• Community Advocate – Gail E. Simper
• Community Advocate Organization – Distress Centre Calgary
• Community Advocate Organization Honourable Mention – Children’s Hospital Aid Society
• Education – Cynthia Joy Prasow
• Heritage – Hugh A. Dempsey
• Youth – Yuvraj Singh

Grant MacEwan Lifetime Achievement recipient Mary Rozsa de Coquet

The Signature Award

• Brian Felesky

Signature Award recipient Brian Felesky with Mayor Nenshi and Councillor Davidson

The City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize

• Taylor Lambert – “Darwin’s Moving”

The Award for Accessibility

• YYC Calgary International Airport – YYC LINK Passenger Shuttle

Congratulations to the recipients and thank you for helping Calgary to be a great place to make a living, a great place to make a life.

Watch the full awards ceremony and find out more about the awards at calgary.ca/calgaryawards

Thanks to sponsors of the Calgary Awards: Oil City Press Ltd., University of Calgary and Husky Energy. #yycawards