Hanseatic Award
The Hanseatic Award was established in 1997 to provide Yukon municipal politicians an opportunity to recognize “a person who has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of Yukon Municipal Government and furthered the goals of the Association of Yukon Communities.”
Nominations for this award come from all Yukon municipal elected officials and are forwarded to the AYC executive to select a recipient. This award is presented during the Friday evening banquet at the Annual General Meeting.
The criteria for nominations to this award are only that the individual is or once was a Yukon municipal politician and that they are not currently sitting on the AYC executive.
Municipalities and Local Advisory Councils should include in their nominations the number of years of service to the council/AYC and in about 200 words, describe the nominee’s ‘outstanding contributions’ to municipal government.
Previous Winners
- 2025 | Al Foster
- 2024 | Jocelyn Curteanu
- 2023 | Mayor Lee Bodie
- 2022 | Wayne Potoroka
- 2021 | Not Awarded
- 2020 | Not Awarded
- 2019 | Perry Savoie
- 2018 | Scott Bolton
- 2017 | Clara Jules
- 2016 | Dave Stockdale
- 2015 | Elaine Wyatt
- 2014 | George Nassiopoulos
- 2013 | Bev Buckway
- 2012 | D. Luke Lacasse
- 2010 | John Steins
- 2009 | Phyllis Forbes
- 2008 | Councillor Dianna Raketti
- 2007 | Mayor John Farynowski
- 2006 | Mayor Murray Hampton
- 2005 | Mayor Shanon Cooper
- 2004 | Councillor Duke Connelly
- 2003 | Mayor Bernard Menelon
- 2002 | Mayor Jim McLachlan
- 2001 | Mayor Michael McGinnis
- 2000 | Founder Rennie Mitchell
- 1999 | Mayor Barrie Ravenhill
- 1998 | Mayor Kathy Watson
- 1997 | Councillor Carol McIlmoyle
Yukon Sustainable Community Award
AYC and Yukon Energy Corporation will recognize leadership in sustainable community development with an award for initiatives that demonstrate practical, innovative solutions that enhance the environmental sustainability of Yukon’s communities.
Previous Recipients
- 2025 | Not awarded
- 2024 | Town of Watson Lake Recreation Centre
- 2023 | City of Dawson
for their Waste Divergence Centre - 2022 | Not awarded
- 2021 | Not awarded
- 2020 | Not awarded
- 2019 | Town of Watson Lake
for their Integrated Asset Management Planning - 2018 | Town of Faro
for their Property Sales and Incentives Strategy - 2017 | City of Whitehorse
- 2016 | Village of Teslin and Teslin Tlingit Council
- 2015 | Town of Faro
- 2014 | Village of Carmacks
- 2013 | Town of Faro
- 2012 | City of Whitehorse
- 2011 | City of Whitehorse
Presented at the AGM in Haines Junction May 14, 2011 - 2010 | City Of Whitehorse
Presented at the AGM in Dawson City April 16, 2010 - 2009 | Town of Faro
Presented at the AGM in Watson Lake April 24, 2009 - 2008 | Village of Teslinand Teslin Tlingit Council
Presented at the AGM in Haines Junction on April 25, 2008
Linda Rapp Municipal Employee Award
Formerly known as the Municipal Employee Award of Excellence, this award was established in 2007 to recognize the contribution of an employee of a member community who has demonstrated an exceptional level of professionalism, leadership and innovation in their job.
Nominations for this award come from municipal councils and are forwarded to the AYC executive to select a recipient. This award is presented during the Friday evening banquet at the Annual General Meeting.
Criteria for this award are that the nominee is or has been an employee of a Yukon municipality who has demonstrated an exceptional level of professionalism, leadership and innovation in their job.
Municipalities should include in their nominations:
- Nominee’s number of years of service to the municipality.
- Synopsis of how Nominee provided an exceptional level of professionalism, leadership and innovation in their job (200+ words).
Previous Recipients
- 2025 | Larry Baran | Town of Faro
- 2024 | Lindsay Johnston | Village of Teslin
- 2023 | Real Stoker |
- 2022 | Lenka Kazda | Town of Faro
- 2021 | Not Awarded
- 2020 | Not Awarded
- 2019 | Linda Rapp | City of Whitehorse
- 2018 | Shelley Hassard | Village of Teslin
- 2017 | Donna Istchenko | Village of Haines Junction
- 2016 | Margrit Wozniak | Village of Mayo
- 2015 | Norm Carlson | City of Dawson
- 2014 | Brian Crist | City of Whitehorse
- 2013 | Darlene Sillery | Village of Haines Junction
- 2012 | Joanne Van Nostrand & Jeff Renaud | City of Dawson
- 2011 | Jim Regimbal | City of Dawson
- 2010 | Mark Vainio | Town of Faro
- 2009 | Cory Lyn Bellmore | Village of Carmacks
- 2008 | The Village of Mayo Staff
- 2007 | Colin Dean | Village of Haines Junction
Municipal Scholarship Award
The Association of Yukon Communities offers two annual scholarships in the amount of $500.00 each for Yukon students studying towards a career in Municipal Government. Other eligible candidates are Municipal Staff and Elected Officials who are currently working for a Municipality or Local Advisory Council.
Applications
Applications will be accepted from Yukoners who are students of post secondary institutions or are municipal employees or elected officials of local governments who are taking a course of studies toward a career in municipal government and management.
Preference will be given to those that have not received other financial assistance.
Apply to:
Association of Yukon Communities
140 – 2237 2nd Avenue
Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 0K7
Tel: (867) 668 – 4388
Fax: (867) 668 – 7574
Email: ayc@ayc-yukon.ca
June 16, 2008 (Whitehorse, Yukon):
The Association of Yukon Communities will award two scholarships annually for municipal studies.
At its Annual General Meeting in April, the membership of the Association directed the establishment of two scholarships of $500 each for students of post secondary institutions who are studying towards a career in a municipal setting. Other eligible candidates are municipal staff and elected officials who are currently working for a municipality or an local advisory council.
The Past President of the Association and Mayor of Whitehorse, Bev Buckway, said: “We believe that the scholarships will promote the study of municipal affairs and benefit Yukon communities. The Association is already involved in partnership programs with the Department of Education to increase the capacity of local governments to provide for their residents and these scholarships will complement that effort”.
Currently the Association administers the Community Training Trust, which subsidizes training for elected officials and staff of First Nations and local governments, and manages a Northern Strategy Trust project, which is designed to develop capacity in First Nation and local governments. Partners in these programs are the Community Training Trust Society and the Department of Education.
Previous Recipients
- 2022 | Shelly Musyj and Denis Bento
- 2021 | Denis Bento
- 2020 | Not awarded
- 2019 | Kari Johnston and Lis Csoma