Edmonton Events named Sport Tourism Organization of the Year

Edmonton Events won the Sport Tourism Organization of the Year Award from the Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance (CSTA). The award recognizes the community or organization that best influenced sport tourism in their region in 2015. A partnership between the City of Edmonton and Edmonton Tourism, Edmonton Events works to attract major sporting and cultural events to the city. One of the major events Edmonton hosted in 2015, the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada was also a co-winner of the CSTA International Sport Event of the Year Award.

Edmonton Named One of the Best Cities in the World for Pizza

Travel magazine, Condé Nast Traveler, recognized Edmonton among the world's top destinations for pizza. Edmonton was eighth in the top 14 cities honored in their Readers' Choice Award survey. The magazine praised the only Canadian city to make this list, citing: "in an era when artisanal and hipster pizzerias are all the rage, the old-school joints still rule up north in Edmonton."

Edmonton Fire Chief Receives International Award
Edmonton Fire Chief Ken Block was named Fire Chief of the Year for 2015 by the Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association. Chief Block has been commended for his leadership and work in earning Edmonton Fire Rescue Services a reputation as one of North America’s most progressive and respected fire departments.

City of Edmonton is Recognized for Wildlife Initiative
The City of Edmonton has been recognized with an Alberta Emerald Award for its Wildlife Passage Guidelines, the second award for the program in the past week. The wildlife passage guidelines enable animals such as moose, fish, rabbits and deer to travel from one area of the city to another. The program encourages the City to consider wildlife needs as part of its transportation and drainage projects.

City of Edmonton one of Alberta’s ‘Most Loved Brands’
Out of 55 Albertan brands, the City of Edmonton has been ranked the 10th most-loved brand in Alberta for 2015, outranking West Edmonton Mall and the Calgary Stampede. This is the second year that Ipsos, a global market research company, has conducted the poll. In 2014, City of Edmonton was ranked at 11th place.

City of Edmonton's Corporate Culture Receives National Recognition
The City of Edmonton was honoured with Canada's 10 Most Admired Corporate Cultures award, by Waterstone Human Capital. This award recognized the top Canadian organizations with corporate cultures that contribute to increased employee engagement and enhanced organizational performance.

Edmonton tops list of Canadian sports cities
Edmonton took the national spotlight again. Released by Around the Rings, an internet publication that has become the go-to source for Olympic host-city speculation, Edmonton jumped 33 spots and took the 11th place of the 2014 Ranking of Sports Cities from around the world, ahead of Vancouver, the next highest-ranking Canadian city.

City efforts recognized with sustainability award
The City of Edmonton was presented with the prestigious 2013 Sustainability in Action Award from the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association. This was in recognition of the City's 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness.

City Facebook recruitment efforts receive award of excellence
The City of Edmonton was recognized for the success of its Facebook recruitment page at the 2014 Transforming Local Government conference with the Thomas H. Muehlenbeck Award for Excellence in Local Government.

City Wins International Award for video campaign Last week, the US-based Institute of Transportation Engineers awarded the City of Edmonton a major award for its creative outreach and communications campaign featuring Lego videos about bike safety.

Edmonton’s WinterCity Strategy Earns National Award for Innovation and Leadership
The City of Edmonton has won an award for its leadership in planning excellence, innovation, and implementation potential. The award, presented by the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP), honours Edmonton’s WinterCity Strategy in the category of City and Regional Planning.

Edmonton Public Library takes top honour The Edmonton Public Library (EPL) has been named 2014 Library of the Year by Library Journal magazine and Gale Cengage Learning. EPL is the first Canadian library to receive this prestigious award.

Blatchford Receives 2014 National Urban Design Award The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, the Canadian Institute of Planners, and the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects awarded the Blatchford Redevelopment project a National Urban Design Award in the Urban Design Plan category. The Blatchford Redevelopment is a showcase urban redevelopment project in Edmonton that will see the former City Center Airport lands transformed into a vibrant and sustainable world-class neighbourhood. This award recognizes the important role architectural excellence and design play in maintaining and enhancing the quality of life in Canadian cities.

Citizen Dashboard wins IPAC/Deloitte Silver Medal
The City was presented with a silver medal in municipal leadership for the Citizen Dashboard – an online tool which publishes data related to numerous City services – at the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC) / Deloitte Public Sector Leadership Awards 2014 gala in Toronto. The Citizen Dashboard is a resource for Edmontonians to view a visual representation of the City of Edmonton’s service goals and achievements.

City Councillor receives award for diversity and inclusion work
The Edmonton Interfaith Centre for Education and Action honoured Councillor Amarjeet Sohi for his contributions in fostering understanding and respect between Edmonton’s diverse faith communities. Through his work on Racism Free Edmonton and as the lead of the Multicultural Special Council Initiative, Councillor Sohi has worked to end discrimination, promote gender equality and encourage diversity and inclusion within the city.

Earth Hour City Capital
The World Wildlife Foundation named Edmonton its 2014 Earth Hour City Capital to recognize the City’s vision for a carbon neutral future and the practical steps it’s taking to achieve its ambitious goals.

City of Edmonton Jobs page recognized for excellence
The City of Edmonton Jobs page was awarded the Thomas H. Muehlenbeck Award for Excellence in Local Government at this year’s Transforming Local Government Conference.

AACL awards City of Edmonton with Community Inclusion Award
The Alberta Association for Community Living awarded the City of Edmonton with a Community Inclusion Award for the City’s Abilities@Work program. This program has helped employ over 10 people with intellectual disabilities since the summer of 2013.

Edmonton a great city for walkers
Walkscore Walkable Cities Index named Edmonton the seventh most walkable city in Canada.

City of Romance
Edmonton has been ranked as Amazon.com’s 9th most Romantic City in Canada.

Edmonton listed as one of the best for job seekers
Adzuni.ca lists Edmonton as the 3rd best city in Canada in their Best Cities for Job Seekers 2014 list.

Edmonton ranks as one of Alberta’s top employers
Eluta.ca, the official search engine of the Canada’s Top 100 Employers project, ranked the City of Edmonton as one of the Top 65 Employers in Alberta for 2014.

NAFA recognizes the City of Edmonton Fleet Services with safety award
The City of Edmonton Fleet Services received NAFA’s 2013 Fleet Excellence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Public Service Fleet Management and Excellence in Public Fleet Safety.

Edmonton named Money Sense’s 11th Best Place to Live
Money Sense named Edmonton the 11th best place to live in Canada. This selection takes into account 10 contributing factors, including commuting, housing, wealth, health care and culture.

Edmonton named most attractive city in Canada in which to live
Mortgages Inc. ranked Edmonton as number one on its Most Attractive Cities in Canada in which to Live list.

City of Edmonton Facebook page received New Media Award
The City of Edmonton’s “Jobs” page on Facebook was a winner in the Web Awards category of the New Media Institute’s (NMI) 2013 New Media Awards. The NMI is a research and fact finding organization whose mission is to improve public understanding of issues surrounding the Internet and other forms new media communications.

Small business haven
The Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses tax index named Edmonton the friendliest city for small businesses in Canada

City Market named world’s best by National Geographic
National Geographic’s Digital Nomad listed Edmonton’s 104th Street City Market as its best farmers market of 2013.

Edmonton received national awards for Financial Reporting
The Government Finance Officer’s Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) awarded the City of Edmonton a Canadian Award for Financial Reporting. This award recognized the City for its financial report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012. The GFOA also awarded the City an Award for Distinguished Budget Presentation for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2013.

Edmonton’s Environmental Strategic Plan Garners National Award
The Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators (CAMA) has awarded the City of Edmonton with its 2012 Environment Award for The Way We Green Environmental Strategic Plan.

City of Edmonton presented with Procurement Award
The City of Edmonton was once again the only government agency in Canada to receive the National Purchasing Institute’s Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award in 2012. This award recognizes excellence in a number of areas including innovation, professionalism, and leadership attributes. This is the 13th consecutive year the City has won this award.

City Office of Infrastructure and Funding Strategy Takes Honours for Infrastructure Approach
Canadian Society for Civil Engineering recognized the City of Edmonton with a special award for governmental leadership in sustainable infrastructure.

City's 311 Service Garners International Recognition as #1 Medium Sized Call Centre in North America
BenchmarkPortal - an international organization and leader in call centre expertise, recognizes Edmonton as the call centre with highest ratings for efficiency and effectiveness when compared to other centres with staffs between 101 and 250 agents.

Edmonton Ranks Third in Quality of Life
Edmonton ranks number three in a recent study that looked at quality of life, finishing behind Berlin, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland. The review, compiled by Numbeo – the world’s largest database of user contributed data about cities and countries worldwide, looked at cost of living, housing indicators, health care systems, traffic, crime and pollution. To review the ranking, visit numbeo.com.

Edmonton named a world-class economy
Brookings Institution Leading ranked Edmonton as the 60th economy worldwide in its Global Economies Index

ETS Concert-in-Motion Campaigns Wins National Marketing Award
Canadian Urban Transit Association recognizes ETS marketing excellence with a 2012 Corporate Leadership Award in the category of Marketing and Communications.

ETS Youth Violence Prevention Initiative Wins National Transit Safety Award
Canadian Urban Transit Association recognizes ETS' Youth Violence Prevention Initiative with a 2012 Corporate Leadership Award in the category of Safety and Security.

North LRT to NAIT Project Wins Award
Consulting Engineers of Alberta recognizes LRT project team for collaborative approach in building two major infrastructure projects in the same location at the same time.

Edmonton ranks in top 50 sports cities
Edmonton is one of four Canadian cities included in a recent international ranking of sports cities. Edmonton finished in 37th place in the ranking compiled by Around the Rings and TSE Consulting. Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal were the other Canadian cities that made the list. Read the full story and see the rankings at aroundtherings.com.

Fort Edmonton Footbridge & Trails Project receives Award of Merit
City Project receives recognition in the Community Development category at the Consulting Engineers of Alberta 2012 Showcase Awards Gala.

City's Downtown Plan merits professional planning award
Alberta Professional Planners Institute award mentions innovative, clear and concise plan.

Capital City Downtown Plan earns provincial environmental award
Commitment to sustainability honoured with Emerald Award.

Edmonton wins in IBM's Smarter Cities Challenge
Edmonton is the first Canadian city to receive an IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grant of up to US$400,000.

Edmonton gets international recognition as “Age-Friendly City”
World Health Organization's honour based on City's goals and actions in nine strategic areas.

Edmonton one of Canadian tourists’ favourite destinations
Edmonton was ranked 5th on Hotels.ca’s Most Popular Destinations for Canadian Tourists list.

City Recognized for Terwillegar Rec Centre Accessibility
Canadian Paraplegic Association (Alberta) honours innovative accessibility with Percy Wickman Accessibility Award.

City sweeps up Tidiness Award at Communities in Bloom
The City of Edmonton’s Capital City Clean Up and Great Neighbourhoods programs were praised at Communities in Bloom (CiB). CiB is a national initiative that recognizes flourishing communities and includes a national competition to foster civic pride, local beauty and environmental responsibility.

City's environmental initiatives capture three Federation of Canadian Municipalities awards
Three major environmental were awarded to Edmonton projects by the FCM at their first Municipal Awards of Excellence. The City of Edmonton was awarded the FCM’s National Watershed Award. The award recognizes municipalities that have demonstrated leadership in their efforts to adapt to climate change by reducing their vulnerability to flooding and water damage. Director of the City of Edmonton Office of the Environment and Energy, Mark Brostrom, was also recognized with the FCM’s Individual Award for Sustainability for his work.

South LRT wins civil construction award
Project complexity and ability for large number of contractors and suppliers to complete intricate work on time and on budget praised.

Edmonton prospers
The capital city placed 3rd in the Conference Board of Canada’s economic prosperity index 2009 (3rd)

Edmonton named best metropolitan area
Site Selection Magazine’s number one metropolitan area.

FDI North American Cities of the Future list ranks Edmonton in 3rd place
Edmonton was listed as one of the most promising cities in North America by Federal Direct Investment.