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10 individuals and organizations

Province announces 2024 Inspiration Awards recipients in recognition of preventing violence

Nov 13, 2025 | 4:39 PM

The Government of Alberta has released the winners of its 2024 Inspirations Awards, which celebrate the efforts of individuals and organizations in Alberta for their work in preventing and reducing family, sexual and gender-based violence and abuse.

The awards provide the province with an opportunity to say thank you to 10 individuals and organizations for their dedication to inspiring change.

“The Inspiration Awards celebrate Alberta’s unsung heroes dedicated to reducing and preventing violence and abuse,” said Searle Turton, Minister of Children and Family Services, in a media release. “I am proud to celebrate these 10 outstanding award recipients whose advocacy, research, education programs, innovative technologies and other supports are making our communities safer and more welcoming for everyone.”

Recognizing the important work being done to prevent all forms of violence and abuse across the province aligns with Building on our Strengths, Alberta’s 10-year Strategy to End Gender-Based Violence.

“At the heart of our 10-year strategy is the belief that change begins with people,” said Tanya Fir, Minister of Arts, Culture and Status of Women. “The Inspiration Awards champion this by celebrating those who are standing up, speaking out and helping others. Together, we are driving real change in our communities and building a safer Alberta for everyone.”

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The award winners are as follows:

Emerging Excellence Award

• Pulkit Kumar
• Alyssa Hartwell

Collaborative Partnerships Award

• ShelterLink, a collaboration between YW Calgary and FearIsNotLove

Equity and Community Empowerment Award

• Multicultural Health Brokers Co-op
• Dragonfly Centre/Sexual Violence Counselling & Support Centre

Indigenous Leadership and Initiatives Award

• Discovery House
• Christie Pace
• Kari Thomason

Research and Innovation Award

• Christina Johnson

Lifetime Journey Award

• Maggie MacKillop

A full breakdown of each of the award winners can be found on the Government of Alberta website.

Help is available for anyone impacted by family violence or abuse. Anyone in immediate danger should call 911. Confidential help is available 24/7 through calling or texting the Family Violence Information Line at 310-1818. Calls to the line can be answered in more than 170 languages, including all Indigenous languages spoken in Canada. Support is also available online at alberta.ca/safetychat. A full list of resources is available at alberta.ca/familyviolence.