Each year, the Canadian Parks Council (CPC) presents Agency and Individual Awards of Excellence to recognize and encourage extraordinary achievement, innovation, organizational leadership and the advancement of park and protected areas programs by Canada’s national, provincial and territorial park agencies. Nominations for CPC Awards are submitted through CPC Board of Director representatives.
The Micah Messent Young Professional Award of Excellence recognizes a young employee, intern, contractor or volunteer of a member agency who demonstrates leadership in ways that honour the memory of Micah Messent – a young BC Parks employee who lost his life in a tragic accident while pursuing his passion to serve and conserve Nature.
Individual Awards of Excellence recognize achievement of extraordinary significance by an employee, volunteer or contractor of a member agency of the CPC.
Agency Awards of Excellence recognize achievement of extraordinary significance by a member agency of the CPC.
The 2022 CPC Awards of Excellence Ceremony was hosted on October 25 on the unceded territory of the Coast Salish People including the territories of the Snaw-Na-Was and Qualicum people in Parksville, British Columbia.
Joe is being recognized for his passion and extraordinary leadership in delivering youth engagement programs to raise awareness, connection and love of Nature and Culture.
Alison is being recognized for her passion and extraordinary leadership in raising awareness, connection to and love of the historical and cultural assets for which she is responsible.
Lindsay is being recognized for her extraordinary leadership efforts in creating a new BC Parks program in the area of wildfire planning and prevention.
Kate is being recognized for her passionate and collaborative leadership in bringing individuals, teams and governments together to advance the establishment of Big Island Provincial Park.
Heather is being recognized for her exceptional leadership in cultivating a culture of collaboration across Canada’s system of parks and protected areas during the historic transition of the Canadian Parks Council from a public administered organization to a not-for-profit corporation.
Parks Canada in recognition for ensuring equitable and inclusive access to washrooms for all employees and visitors through the development and implementation of the 2021 Directive on Inclusive Sanitary Facility.
Sépaq in recognition of the extraordinary impacts of the ‘Sépaq étoile’ project to reduce light pollution and enhance the dark sky.