2021 Community Spirit Awards Recipients Selected
Medicine Hat – Five Medicine Hat residents, as well as four community groups, will be recognized for their outstanding contributions to the community.
Community Spirit Awards are presented every two years to individuals and groups whom the community believes enhance the quality of life in Medicine Hat through their dedication, activities, and accomplishments in the areas of arts/culture, sports/recreation, environment, volunteerism, community inclusion, community service and civic pride.
“The Community Spirit Awards are the City’s way of recognizing and saying thank you to volunteers which help weave the fabric of our community,” said Kris Samraj, Councillor for Civic Functions.
The 2021 Community Spirit Award recipients are:
- Derek Whitson – Community Inclusion
- Helen Snortland – Compassion
- Medicine Hat Curling Club – Compassion
- Gerry Ehlert – Environment
- Medicine Hat Interpretive Program – Environment
- Medicine Hat College Rattlers Athletics – Sports/Recreation
- Nicholas Samuelson – Volunteerism
- Prairie Gleaners Society - Volunteerism
- Martha Munz Gue – Award of Excellence, Heart of Medicine Hat
An awards selection committee, made up of representatives from the Community Vibrancy Board, recommends recipients to City Council from the nominations received.
The Community Spirit Awards will be presented Wednesday, October 20, 2021.
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