The Government of the Northwest Territories has announced the winners of this year’s Premier’s Awards for Excellence.
The work of four individuals and two teams was recognized, showing how their leadership and creativity have strengthened programs, services, and communities across the NWT.
Two awards in Individual Excellence, two in Team Excellence, the Dave Ramsden Career Excellence Award, and the Kristine McLeod Emerging Indigenous Leader Award were awarded at a ceremony at the Legislative Assembly.
The individual excellence awards went to Hannah Bond, a Case Manager at NTHSSA for her approach to supporting vulnerable residents and post-houmous to Melissa Cyr, the Associate Deputy Minister at the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment for a career dedicated to supporting communities across the NWT.
The awards for team excellence went to the Centre for Learning and Teaching Innovation Team at Aurora College for their work developing new tools to support the college’s transition to a polytechnic institution and the GNWT’s Energy and Climate Change Strategy Team for their work bringing diverse priorities together into a long-term framework.
The Dave Ramsden Career Excellence Award was given to Dr. Leonard Smith, an Ophthalmologist at NTHSSA for his more than 40 years of service providing and expanding specialized eye care in the NWT.
The Kristine McLeod Emerging Indigenous Leader Award went to Jeff Rosnawski, N’dilo Councilor at the Yellowknives Dene First Nation for his leadership, which is grounded in community, collaboration and Dene values.
“I congratulate each recipient and thank them for the care, hard work and pride they bring to serving Northerners. Their contributions make a real difference in people’s lives, and that’s something we can all be proud of,” said Premier R.J. Simpson.
