The Association of Yukon Communities (AYC), in partnership with Yukon Energy Corporation, has created a new award to recognize leadership in sustainable community development in the territory. The annual Yukon Sustainable Community Award will be awarded to projects that demonstrate practical, innovative solutions that enhance the environmental sustainability of Yukon communities. The award will be in the form of two plaques: one for the recipients to keep and a second one that will be on permanent display in the AYC office and will include the names of all the award winners.
“The Association of Yukon Communities feels it’s important to recognize the good work done in the area of sustainable development,” AYC Executive Director Tom Paterson said. “We’re very pleased to have Yukon Energy’s financial support for this initiative.”
“We think this project is a good fit for Yukon Energy, since we too are continually striving to carry out our business in a way that is sustainable and both environmentally and socially responsible,” Yukon Energy spokesperson Janet Patterson said.
Winning projects must demonstrate innovation and excellence. Types of projects that will be eligible include, but are not limited to:
Applications can be from any order of government with jurisdiction in the Yukon, Yukon non-governmental organizations, or a member of the private sector with offices in the territory. Applications for this year’s award must be submitted to the Association of Yukon Communities by April 23 for projects eligible during 2006. The winner will be selected by the board of the AYC, and the award will be presented at the Annual General Meeting of AYC held in DawsonCity, May 10-13.
More details are available on the AYC web site at www.ayc.yk.ca.
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Contact:
Tom Paterson Janet Patterson
Executive Director Supervisor, Communications
Association of Yukon Communities Yukon Energy Corporation
(867) 668-4388 (867) 393-5333
ayc@northwestel.net janet.patterson@yec.yk.ca
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