Awards

• Highway 404 Secondary Plan 
  • EDCO evaluated the project for its clarity, comprehensiveness, public engagement, uniqueness, and ability to provide a return on investment. 

• 2020 Financial Year-end Report
  • East Gwillimbury received the Canadian Award for Financial Reporting for its 2020 Year End Financial Report.

Climate Wise Building Challenge - Corporate Services, Environmental Initiatives 

• East Gwillimbury Sports Complex
• Top ranked municipal award received by Criss Ross on behalf of the Town at the Climate Wise Building.

• Won gold for strategic communications/public relations campaign. 

• Won gold for strategic communications/marketing and promotion campaign.

• Lid Retrofit Projects 2020 and 2021
• This award was presented to the Community Parks, Recreation and Culture department for the two LID Retrofit Projects that were completed at the Nokiidaa Trail and Yonge St. and Mount Albert Rd. trailhead parking lots in 2020 and 2021. Both projects included the resurfacing of public parking areas with the implementation of a bio-retention swale that captures, filters and infiltrates stormwater runoff from the newly paved surface areas. 

• No Mow May Initiative
• This award was presented to EG's Environmental Advisory Committee for their “No Mow May” campaign. During the month of May, residents were asked to take a pledge to help protect pollinators in our community. 

• Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) 2019 Award for Financial Statements
• This award is presented to municipalities that produce high quality, easily readable reports that conform to program requirements and go above and beyond the minimum requirements of generally accepted accounting principles.

• Parks and Trails Web Story Map
• The Best Web GIS award is presented to organizations that have demonstrated advanced internet/intranet mapping services that enable publishing and sharing of geographic information through the integration of multiple business systems.

• Individual Award, Meeta Gandhi
• Article: "Equity, diversity, and inclusion in a small municipality. The power of narrative in East Gwillimbury".

• Individual Award, Margot Begin
• Ontario recognizes East Gwillimbury's Margot Begin as one of their top ten members.

• Individual Award, Mark Valcic
• Speaker at the 2021 Ontario Municipal Administrators' Association fall symposium. An overview of the Municipal Administrators' Peak Performance Program (MPPP) 

• CO and Smoke Alarm Program
  • The Best Public Sector GIS award is presented to organizations that have demonstrated the use of GIS in improving effectiveness and efficiency in enterprise GIS for public sector operations.

• MISA 2019 Excellence in Municipal Systems - Growth Management and Development Dashboard
• MISA 2019 People Choice Award - Growth Management and Development Dashboard

• East Gwillimbury is one of only two municipalities and one of only eleven organizations across the country to receive the Top Employee Recommended Workplace in the Mid-Size Government Category presented by the Globe and Mail and Morneau Shepell. 
• The Employee Recommended Workplace Awards are determined solely by the organization's employees. Employees of each participating organization filled out an online survey where they were asked to rate themselves on the four key pillars of total health: physical, mental, work, and social. The awards were given to organizations that have the highest overall employee scores in their category.

• CAMA - (National) - Professional Development – Received 2018 CAMA Professional Development Award, in the 20,001 to 100,000 population category.
• URISA - (Ontario) – 2018 Best Public Sector - Gold Award
• URISA - (International) - Exemplary Systems in Government (EGIS) - Enterprise Systems Category - Distinguished Systems

• This award is being presented to the East Gwillimbury Environmental Advisory Committee for participating in “No Mow May” to help protect bees, butterflies and other pollinator insects.