Nominations for the 2024 Awards Ceremony are now closed
The Recreation Nova Scotia (RNS) awards were initiated to pay tribute to exceptional individuals, organizations, facilities, and communities who, through their efforts and skills, made outstanding contributions to building healthier communities and enhancing the quality of life for Nova Scotians through recreation.
The 2024 Awards Ceremony occurred on October 16, 2024, in Antigonish as part of the Annual Recreation Nova Scotia Conference.
Thank you to Friends United for supporting this years awards presented to our 2024 award winners through your donation of prints from local First Nations artists. The Friends United Foundation is dedicated to eliminating prejudice and highlighting the need for reconciliation and communication by promoting First Nations artists to gain exposure and recognition for their artworks and their communities.
The artworks donated this year feature the work of four First Nations artists: David J. Brooks, Loretta Gould, Amanda Julian and Darren Julian.
Congrats to all the 2024 award recipients!
View this year's winners and Past Award Winners!
Award Categories:
Click on the links below for a description of each award category and the criteria that will be used to evaluate submissions.
- pdf Bluenose Achievement Award (179 KB)
- pdf Mayflower Community Cooperation Award (176 KB)
- pdf Connecting People with Nature Award (173 KB)
- pdf Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Access Award (176 KB)
- pdf Event/Program Excellence Award (172 KB)
- pdf NEW for 2024! Heart of Recreation Award (176 KB)
- pdf Professional Achievement (178 KB)
- pdf Honourary Lifetime Member (189 KB)
FAQs
Who can nominate?
Anyone can submit a nomination for any of the award categories.
How are awards determined?
In late spring, RNS calls on the recreation community for volunteers to form its awards committee. Following the nomination submission deadline, the Awards Committee, composed of Recreation Nova Scotia staff members and other recreation professionals who volunteer from across the province, reviews nominations. Nominations are scored according to the evaluation criteria described for each award. The recommendations from the Awards Committee are reviewed by the RNS Executive Director and approved by the RNS Board of Directors.
How will award recipients be notified?
Award recipients and those who nominated them will be contacted via email in September once the Board of Directors has approved the recommendations from the Awards Committee. The Awards Committee will request photos to be sent in for use during the awards banquet and the awards presentation that takes place at the annual RNS Conference.
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