Nominations are now being accepted until July 5, 2025
Nominate an outstanding citizen today for the City of Abbotsford civic recognition awards, honouring outstanding lifetime achievements, excellence and dedication to the community:
The City of Abbotsford strives to be a community of accomplishment and an example of good municipal practices and outcomes. The resources below detail recognition from municipal peers and community organizations on a job or project, exceptionally well done.
Awarded to the City of Abbotsford
![Image of team and City of Excellence Award](/sites/default/files/styles/3_5_3/public/2023-12/JAC2023-DSC04972.jpg?itok=KUA986vY)
2023 - City of Excellence Award for Underground Infrastructure
Awarded by the BC Municipal Safety Association - Recognizing local governments for activities that improve ground disturbance, safe excavation techniques and best practice at or around underground infrastructure.
![Image of team winning 2023 Innovation Safety Award](/sites/default/files/styles/3_5_3/public/2023-12/JAC2023_Abbostford.jpg?itok=8ANBnfl8)
2023 - Innovative Safety Solution Award
Awarded by the BC Municipal Safety Association to organizations that have achieved success addressing challenges in health and safety with a new or novel approach.
![Image of team winning the organizational safety excellence award](/sites/default/files/styles/3_5_3/public/2023-12/JAC_Abby.jpg?itok=8izlgLgZ)
2023 - Organizational Safety Award
Awarded by the BC Municipal Safety Association in recognition of improving experience ratings and ultimately reducing injuries, illness, disease and fatalities.
![Image of 2022 Safety Award](/sites/default/files/styles/3_5_3/public/2022-10/Award.jpg?itok=iuOTdi5E)
2022 - Organizational Safety Excellence Award
Awarded from the BC Municipal Safety Association (BCMSA). The award recognizes that the City of Abbotsford has had a significant reduction in work-related incidents and a decrease in WorkSafe BC Experience rating.
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2022 National Public Relations Award from the Canadian Public Relations Society
Awarded silver for Best Use of Media Relations – Small Budget (less than $10,000 CAD) for public relations respond during the flooding emergency in November 2021
![Image of Mayor Braun accepting the award](/sites/default/files/styles/3_5_3/public/2022-05/MayorBraun-BCRPA%20Award%20for%20Grant%20Park.jpg?itok=vZzECQNU)
2022 - Award of Excellence from BC Recreation and Parks Association (BCRPA)
Awarded for Abbotsford's Grant Park innovative and inclusive design
![Image of EDAC logo](/sites/default/files/styles/3_5_3/public/2022-03/edac-square-1.png?itok=uiUnFiF6)
2021 - Economic Developers Association of Canada - Marketing Canada Award
Awarded for the Abbotsford Passport to Patios campaign
2020 - COR Certification
A Certificate of Recognition (COR) is awarded to employers who develop health and safety programs that meet established standards. A COR shows that the employer's health and safety management system has been evaluated by a certified auditor.
![Image of Cultural Diversity Award](/sites/default/files/styles/3_5_3/public/2022-03/Cultural%20Diversity%20Award%20-%202019.jpg?itok=nqrmkoyQ)
2019 - Innovative Initiative Award
Awarded by the Fraser Valley Cultural Diversity Awards for the Community Hub, providing respectful delivery of integrated health, housing and social supports for vulnerable populations.
2018 - Transportation Project of the Year
Awarded for the Transportation and Transit Master Plan by the Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers.
![Image of 5 blooms award](/sites/default/files/styles/3_5_3/public/2022-03/2018-bloom-logo-abbotsford_5bloomsorig.jpg?itok=27dh6faY)
2018 -Communities in Bloom - 5 Blooms Award
Awarded for City of Abbotsford Co-op Community Viewing Platform at Willband Creek
![Image of COR certification](/sites/default/files/styles/3_5_3/public/2022-03/COR-Award-2017.jpg?itok=uEzZQHCr)
2017 - COR Certification
A Certificate of Recognition (COR) is awarded to employers who develop health and safety programs that meet established standards. A COR shows that the employer's health and safety management system has been evaluated by a certified auditor.
![Image of CIP Logo](/sites/default/files/styles/3_5_3/public/2022-03/CIP-logo.png?itok=xV0sDD9v)
2017 Canadian Institute of Planners Award
Awarded for Planning Excellence – City and Regional Planning
![Image of EDAC logo](/sites/default/files/styles/3_5_3/public/2022-03/edac-square-1.png?itok=uiUnFiF6)
2017 Economic Developers Association of Canada - The Best of the Best
Awarded the Marketing Canada Award for AG Tech Video
![Image of Abbotsford Climate Action logo](/sites/default/files/styles/3_5_3/public/2022-03/abbotsford%20climate%20action%202017.jpg?itok=SLA2j9Q5)
2017 - Community-wide Climate Action to Reduce GHG Emissions
The joint Provincial-Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) Green Communities Committee extends congratulations on the successful efforts to undertake significant corporate or community-wide climate action to reduce GHG emissions in 2017
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2017 - UBCM Community Excellence Awards – Honourable Mention
Awarded for Leadership & Innovation – Agriculture – for Think Local. Think Abbotsford. Taste of Abby Week
![Image of CSDS logo](/sites/default/files/styles/3_5_3/public/2022-03/csdc.jpg?itok=Mk4fsAC0)
2017 - CSDC Systems Inspiration Award
Awarded for the City of Abbotsford AMANDA project
![Image of Abbotsforward Logo](/sites/default/files/styles/3_5_3/public/2022-03/abbotsfwd-globe-green.jpg?itok=VyIedwdQ)
2017 - Excellence in Policy Planning (City & Urban Areas) - GOLD Award
Awarded for Abbotsforward - City of Abbotsford, DIALOG & Toderian UrbanWorks
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2017 - Communities in Bloom 2017 - 4 Blooms
Awarded to City of Abbotsford International Friendship Garden
![Image of Climate Leader logo Abbotsford 2016](/sites/default/files/styles/3_5_3/public/2022-03/climate-logo-abb%202016.jpg?itok=z6nwTfF1)