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Nominations open for 2024 Inspiration Awards

Aug 7, 2024 | 11:10 AM

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2024 Inspiration Awards.

The awards aim to recognize individuals, businesses, and organizations who work to make their communities safer by deterring domestic, sexual and gender-based violence.

The Inspiration Awards first began in 2012 and are held every two years. There are six categories:

  • Collaborative partnerships
  • Emerging excellence
  • Equity and community empowerment
  • Indigenous leadership and initiatives
  • Lifetime journey
  • Research and innovation

The Indigenous leadership and initiatives category is part of an expansion for the 2024 awards, and highlights businesses that work to prevent violence against Indigenous women, girls and 2S+ people, and promote the healing and well-being of Indigenous families.

Tanya Fir, Minister of Arts, Culture and Status of Women said, “Ending gender-based violence in Alberta will need to be a team effort between governments, communities and individual Albertans. These awards will highlight and celebrate the Albertans that are working to create a safer and more welcoming province for everyone, and I want to thank them for their dedication to ending gender-based violence.”

Nominations can be made online and the deadline to apply is August 28. Award recipients will be announced during a ceremony in November as part of Family Violence Prevention Month.