Lieutenant Governor's Award for Marketing Excellence in Ontario

Joseph A. Montgomery Economic Development Achievement Award 

President's Award

Innovative Community of the Year

• City of Owen Sound - Are You Most? Millenipreneur Recruitment Video (2018)
• Town of Newmarket - Collaborative Community Ecosystem CCE (2015)

Digital Influencer of the Year

• Yvonne Pilon (2018)
• Michael Marini (2015)

Community Influencer of the Year

Emerging Professional Influencer of the Year

• Elle Crevits, St. Thomas Economic Development Corporation (2021)
• Darryl Julott, Digital Main Street (2020)
• Rebecca Lamb, Prince Edward County (2019)
• Catherine Oosterbaan, OMAFRA (2018)
  
• Savanna Myers, Grey County (2017)
• Becky Breedon, Simcoe County (2016)
• Gord Knowles (2015)

Bright Ideas Competition

Urban - Over 100,000 Population

• "Industry 4.0: Automation Accelerator Program", County of Simcoe (2021)
• "Activate! Vaughan Smart City Challenge" City of Vaughan (2021)
• "Spend it Here", City of Hamilton (2020)
• "The County Food Hub", Corporation of the County of Prince Edward (2019)

Building Initiatives Awards

Rural - Under 100,000 Population

• "Searchmont Resort Retention Project", Sault Ste. Marie Economic Development Corporation (2019)

Urban - Over 100,000 Population

• "Dunlop Streetscape Project", City of Barrie (2020)

Planning & Strategic Development Awards

Rural - Under 100,000 Population

• "Highway 404 Employment Corridor Strategic Secondary Plan", Town of East Gwillimbury (2021)
  
• "River District Action Plan", City of Owen Sound
• "County Wide Wayfinding Strategy", Corporation of the County of Prince Edward (2019)

Urban - Over 100,000 Population

• "Make it Kitchener 2.0", City of Kitchener (2021)
• "Downtown Mitigation Strategy", The Town of Oakville (2020)
• "Growing Resilience: Durham Region Agriculture Sector Climate Adaptation Strategy", Regional Municipality of Durham (2019)

Investment Attraction Awards

Rural - Under 100,000 Population

• "Outfitter Attraction", Town of Gravenhurst (2021)
• "DMZ Innisfil", Town of Innisfil (2020)
  
• "Make a Life, Make a Living - Video Series", The Town of Gananoque (2019)

Urban - Over 100,000 Population

• "SMART Sarnia Lambton marketing Initiative", Sarnia Lambton Economic Partnership (2021)
• "Vaughan Rising Podcast - Season 1", City of Vaughan (2020)
• "Make a Move", City of Hamilton (2019)
• "VMC 360 Degree Virtual Tour", City of Vaughn (2019)

Tourist Attraction & Tourism Product Development Awards

Rural - Under 100,000 Population

• "Patiolicious -Taste and Toast to Collingwood's Great Outdoors", Town of Collingwood & Downtown Collingwood BIA (2021)
• "Middlesex County Culinary Guide", Middlesex County (2020)
• "Perth County Farm Gate Map", Perth County (2019)

Urban - Over 100,000 Population

• "Fav Spot Vaughan Campaign", Tourism Vaughan, City of Vaughan, Economic and Cultural Development (2021)
• "Take a Drive, Meet Us Here (Safely) in Bay of Quinte", Bay of Quinte Regional Marketing Board (2020)
• "Durham Region 2019 Ontario Parasport Games", Regional Municipality of Durham (2019)

Workforce Development & Resident Attraction Awards

Rural - Under 100,000 Population

• "Work from Home Capital of Canada", City of Owen Sound (2021)
• "Feeding Your Future: Connecting Ontario's Agri-Food Workforce", Ontario Federation of Agriculture (2020)
• "Successful Careers Video Series", Corporation of the County of Prince Edward (2019)

Urban - Over 100,000 Population

• "Work in Simcoe County", The Corporation of the County of Simcoe (2021)
• "A Place to Call Home", Bay of Quinte Regional Marketing Board (2020)
• "Possible Made Here Talent Attraction Portal", City of Kingston (2019)

Rural Excellence Awards

Rural - Under 100,000 Population

• "Huron Student Honey", Municipality of Central Huron (2021)
• "Downtown Seaforth's Back Alley Initiative - Looking Out My Back Door", Municipality of Huron East (2020)
• "Downtown - The Making of Seaforth is Welcoming You", Municipality of Huron East, Seaforth BIA & Edifice Studios (2019)

Promotional Awards

Publications

2018

• Tourism Investment Booklet, Town of Gananoque
• Bay of Quinte Discovery Guide 5th Edition, Bay of Quinte Regional Marketing Board
• Success Makers, City of Hamilton
  

2017

• Glengarry Routes Heritage Brochure, Townships of North Glengarry and South Glengarry 
• Harvests of Haldimand - Culinary Adventure Guide, Haldimand County Economic Development and Tourism 
• Headwaters 2017 Four-Season Visitors' Guide, Headwaters Tourism
• Bay of Quinte Discovery Guide 4th Edition, Bay of Quinte Regional Marketing Board

• Prince Edward County Community Profile, Prince Edward County
• Headwaters 2016 Four-Season Visitors' Guide, Headwaters Tourism
• Make It Kitchener, City of Kitchener
• London Magazine, London Economic Development Corporation

• Prince Edward County Promotional Publication, Prince Edward County
• Headwaters 2015 Four-Season Visitor's Guide, Headwaters Tourism
• Brampton Investment Map, City of Brampton Economic Development & Tourism Office

• Flora Art Walk, Flora Centre For The Arts
• 25 Things to Know About Prince Edward County, Prince Edward County
• The START OF AWESOME, City of Kitchener
• VOTE - City of Waterloo, City of Waterloo
• City of Toronto Signatures Sites Collection 2014, City of Toronto Economic Development and Culture Division

• Elgin County 2012 Year in Review, Elgin County
• 2012/2013 Community Report, Town of Newmarket
• Ontario's Southwest Culinary Magazine, Southwest Ontario Tourism Corporation
  

Technology & New Media

2018

• Oakville Opportunities and Investments Virtual Tour, Town of Oakville
• York Link, York Region Economic Development

2017

• See Your Future from THE BRIDGE, Town of Bracebridge
• Story Mapping  for Film, City of Cambridge
• Plenty of Reasons Video Project, Tourism Windsor-Essex Pelee Island

• Visit Atikokan.ca, Atikokan Economic Development Corporation
• Ambassador Program Booklets, Prince Edward County
• Invest in Middlesex Website, Middlesex County
• StartUp HERE Toronto Website, City of Toronto

• #stthomasproud, St. Thomas Economic Development Corporation
• Norfolk County Blogger Outreach, Norfolk County
• Bestbeachesontario.com Website, Southwest Ontario Tourism Corporation
• Hamilton Investment Ontario Microsite, City of Hamilton

• 1000 Reasons to do Business in Gananoque, Town of Gananoque
• Perth Cultivating Video, County of Perth
• YYB.ca Video, City of North Bay
• Lifestyle Video, City of North Bay
• Industrial Video, City of North Bay
• Kawarthas Northumberland Butter Tart Tour Awareness Campaign, Regional Tourism Organization 8

• Come to the Crossroads Website, City of Woodstock Economic Development
• Norfolk County Video Library, Norfolk County Tourism
• Ambitious Hamilton, City of Hamilton
• Hamilton Site Selector App, City of Hamilton
  

Branding & Advertising (Category combined in 2018)

2018

• #ProsperInPerthCounty, Perth County
• That's LivingCK, Municipality of Chatham-Kent Community Attraction and Promotion
• Sounds of Guelph, City of Guelph - Tourism Services
  

2017

• Fort Frances Boundless, Town of Fort Frances
• Business to Bruce Design and Communications Style Guide, Corporation of the County of Bruce

• New Tillsonburg Branding - Connected. Enriched. Inspired., Town of Tillsonburg
• Make It Kitchener, City of Kitchener

• Gravenhurst365 Former Residents Campaign, Town of Gravenhurst

• Southhampton Community Design Toolkit, County of Bruce
• Port Elgin Community Design Toolkit, County of Bruce
• Prince Edward County Community Brand, Prince Edward County
  Hamilton Harbour, City of Hamilton

• Colour It Your Way, Grey County
• Ambitious Hamilton, City of Hamilton
  

Advertising

2017

• Go to Thunder Bay - TTC Ads, Thunder Bay Community Economic Development
• Film Durham Promotional Video, The Regional Municipality of Durham

• Build a New Life Campaign, Prince Edward County
• From the Farm to Our Table: Shining the Spotlight on Food & Agriculture, Peterborough Economic Development
• #ColourItYourWay - Fall Campaign 2016, Grey County Tourism
• Next Stop: Taste Video Series, Southwest Ontario Tourism Corporation

• Progress Redefined, Prince Edward County
• #HamOntFT (Hamilton Ontario Food Tour), City of Hamilton
• Reasons Campaign, Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island

• Savour Elgin/Elgin Arts Trail Discovery Guide Insert, Elgin County
• Explore the Bruce Adventure Passport, County of Bruce
• Land of 1000 Perfect Butter Tarts, Regional Tourism Organization 8

• Artastic Elgin Campaign, Elgin County
• Footsteps of Rock Legends, Norfolk County Tourism/Simcoe
• Urban Space Hamilton, City of Hamilton
  

Special Events

• NOSH, City of Hamilton

Collaboration and Partnership Awards

Public Private Partnerships

• Go Local Fort Frances, Rainy River Future Development Corporation 
• South Dundas Student Technology Partnership, Municipality of South Dundas 
• Millworks - Centre for Entrepreneurship, Sault Ste. Marie Economic Development Corporation

• Meaford Big Red Chairs, Municipality of Meaford
• SSUP- Student Start Up Norfolk, Norfolk County
• 2016 Simcoe Muskoka Skilled Trades Expo, County of Simcoe

• Harriston….We're Diggin' It, Town of Minto
• Peterborough & the Kawarthas Classics Road Cycling Routes, Peterborough Economic Development Corporation

• Downtown Revitalization - Façade Incentive Program, Town of Hanover
• Grow Guelph Business Retention and Expansion Program, City of Guelph
• Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, City of Toronto, Economic Development and Culture

• Gentlemen of the Road Simcoe Stopover - Mumford & Sons, Mumford & Sons/Live Nation/Norfolk County Fair & Horse Show/Norfolk County/Downtown Simcoe BIA
• Academic Sector - 2013 Vaughan Business Mission, City of Vaughan
  

Local Collaboration & Partnership Award

• Canada's First Railway Tunnel Revitalization, City of Brockville
• London and Area Works, London Economic Development Corporation

Regional & Cross-Border Collaboration & Partnership Award

• Cross-Border Partnership Program, Tri Chamber Alliance
• Eastern Ontario Leadership Council, Eastern Ontario Leadership Council

• Tourism Atikokan, Atikokan Economic Development Corporation
• Headwaters: Evolution of a Centre of Equine Excellence Through Regional Collaboration, Headwaters Tourism

• Finger Lakes Business Study Tour, Norfolk County
• 2015 Festival of Birds, Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island

• Heart of the Continent Partnership, Heart of the Continent Geotourism Project/Atikokan Economic Development Corporation
• Ontario Auto Mayors Event Series, Town of Oakville Economic Development Department/Automotive Policy Research Centre
• Henry Ford 150 Driving Tours, Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island

• MedEdge Summit, Town of Richmond Hill/ventureLAB/York Region
  

Planning and Building Initiatives Awards

Physical Infrastructure & Redevelopment Initiatives

• Rainy Lake Square, Town of Fort Frances
• Canada's First Railway Tunnel Revitalization, City of Brockville
• Raise the Barn, Peterborough County & Lang Pioneer Village Museum

• LaunchPadYouth Activity & Technology Centre, Town of Hanover
• Resident Attraction Program Strategic Plans and Initiatives, Town of Gravenhurst
• Brampton International Business Development and Marketing Strategic Plan 2015-2018, City of Brampton Economic Development and Tourism Office

• Uxbridge Win This Space, The Regional Municipality of Durham

• CORE 21, City of Oshawa

Strategic Plans & Initiatives

• Community Improvement Plan/Main Street Renewal, Township of North Glengarry
• Downtown Orillia Investment Attraction Project, City of Orillia Economic Development Department
• "Find Yourself in Bruce County" Bruce County Economic Development Plan, Corporation of the County of Bruce
• Economic Development Action Plan, City of Hamilton

• What's Old is New Again - Bracebridge Community Improvement Plan, Town of Bracebridge
• Grey County Tourism Destination Development Action Plan, Grey County Tourism

• Creation of the Kemptville Centre for Rural Advancement, Municipality of North Grenville/McSweeney & Associates
• PriorityPathTM, Town of Ajax

• Strategic Plans and Initiatives, The Best Defence II Conference 2013, London Economic Development Corporation