NWTRPA Awards
Each year, the NWTRPA presents awards to celebrate and recognize dedicated recreation professionals and volunteers in northern communities for their continuing efforts and achievements in promoting recreation and active living for all northerners.
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2023 NWTRPA Award Recipients
Each year, the NWTRPA presents awards to celebrate and recognize dedicated recreation professionals and volunteers in northern communities for their continuing efforts and achievements in promoting recreation and active living for all northerners.
The NWTRPA Awards Selection Committee selected the following award recipients for 2023:
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Innovation Award: The Innovation Award recognizes a community, organization, or individual in the NWT that has developed a creative, unique, or inventive program, facility, or approach to recreation and On the Land Programs. The nominee demonstrates a commitment to improving access and opportunities for community members to choose an active and healthy lifestyle.
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Amanda Pokiak​​
Amanda Pokiak (left). Photo: Karli Zschogner/APTN.
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Elder Award: The NWTRPA Elder Award recognizes an Elder that is sharing their knowledge in a good way with community and supporting others to be healthy. In this way, the nominee contributes to and is engaged in community life. The Elder has positive relationships with all generations, themselves, each other, and the land.
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Steve Cockney Sr.
Photo: Supplied
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Scott McAdam Youth Leadership Award: The Scott McAdam Youth Leadership Award recognizes a youth under the age of 24 for outstanding achievements and contributions towards improving the quality of life of members of their community through volunteerism, work experience, and studies.
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Maverick Simba-Canadien
Maverick Simba-Canadien, right, with Lloyd Chicot in 2022. Caitrin Pilkington/Cabin Radio
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On the Land Award: The OTL Award recognizes a community, organization, or individual in the NWT that has led on-the-land initiatives that support the wellbeing of their community. On-the-land activities should aim at building and strengthening healthy minds, bodies, families, and communities, and focus on revitalizing cultures, languages, and traditions. The nomination should include information on the nominee’s support for land-based initiatives.
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Rosa Wright, left, and Megan Okrainec. Ashley Okrainec. Photo: Supplied
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Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA) Awards Program
The Canadian Parks and Recreation Association launched its awards program in January 2014 to nationally recognize individuals who have demonstrated a high level of commitment, passion and leadership in the parks and recreation sector.
The CPRA Awards Program celebrates the collective and collaborative efforts between the local parks and recreation professionals and organizations (such as the NWTRPA and its members) to the national work being undertaken by the CPRA.
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All nominations are submitted by CPRA provincial/territorial member associations. If you have a candidate to nominate, please contact the NWT Recreation and Parks Association to submit a nomination for the award.
For more information on the CPRA Awards Program, please contact info@cpra.ca.