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Awards

The City of Saint John has won numerous awards as a place to live and for its operations.

Awards for City and/or Its Amenities
2017 20 of the Most Beautiful Canadian Cities to Live In, Slice.ca
2017 Canada's Best Cities For Jobs And Affordable Homes (#3), Huffington Post
2016 Ten Friendliest Cities in Canada, Conde Nast Travel
2013 Canada’s Great Public Space Award, Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) Saint John City Market
2012 Top 7 Intelligent Communities Award, Intelligent Communities Forum (ICF) 
2010 Cultural Capital of Canada Designation, Government of Canada, Canadian Heritage and Official Languages
2007 Happiest City in Canada, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
2006 Top 10 Cities For Business In Canada, Canadian Business Magazine

 

City Organization & Services
2017 Showcase Award for Engineering Excellence, Assoc. of Consulting Engineering Companies –NB (ACEC-NB) – Spruce Lake Barge Facility
2016 GTEC Distinction Award Honouree
Honouring Excellence in Government Service Delivery
Group 3: Municipal Awards
Category 2: Transforming the Business of Government-Internal
Received for the Urban Development Incentives Program Web-Mapping App
2016 CAMA Willis Award for Innovation, Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators (CAMA) - One Stop Development Shop
2016 Laserfiche Run Smarter® Award - Best Records Management category
2015 GTEC Distinction Award Medalist
Honouring Excellence in Government Service Delivery
Group 2: Provincial Awards
Category 4: Excellence in Collaboration
Received for the City's involvement in the New Brunswick Road Network (NBRN) Project
2014 URISA Exemplary Systems in Government (ESIG) Award, Distinguished  System/Single Process System - ZoneSJ Map Viewer
2013 Community Recognition Award, Province of New Brunswick – Saint John Municipal
Energy Efficiency Program (MEEP)
2013 Premier's Award for Energy Efficiency, project - Commercial New Construction, One Peel Plaza 
2012 Willis Award for Innovation, Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators (CAMA) - PlanSJ
2012 Showcase Award for Engineering Excellence, Assoc. of Consulting Engineering Companies –NB (ACEC-NB) - Eastern Wastewater Treatment Facility
2011 Premier's Award for Energy Efficiency, project - Commercial New Construction, Saint John Transit
2011 Premier's Award for Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency Champion - Commercial Sector, City of Saint John
2010 Milton F. Gregg Conservation Award, Conservation Council of New Brunswick –Saint John Sustainable Energy Management Team
2008 Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)-CH2M HILL Sustainable Community Award, Energy - Saint John Municipal Energy Efficiency Program (MEEP)