(COCHRANE: May 28, 2017) — Twenty-eight nominees and thirteen Cochrane Community Award finalists were showcased this weekend at the Spring awards ceremony held on Sunday May 28 at the Cochrane RancheHouse.
Global Calgary Morning News anchor Amber Schinkel, who resides in Cochrane, served as emcee. The afternoon affair featured awards presented to people and organizations who make a difference in our community.
With a backdrop of dramatic mountain views and a room decorated with fresh spring flowers, residents, businesses, school groups, and organizations who had been nominated by the community were recognized.
The ceremony got underway with fanfare when nominees were piped into the room by Susan Flowers of the Cochrane Pipe Band. Members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police attired in red serge and the Cochrane Lions Rodeo Royalty Queen added glamour and elegance to the event.
The 2017 award recipients are:
Order of Cochrane: (Category Sponsor: Cochrane Mayor and Council)
Susan Flowers
Ambassador of the Year: (Category Sponsor: Cochrane Community Awards Committee) Dr. William Hanlon
Business of the Year: (Category Sponsor: Cochrane & District Chamber of Commerce) Midas Cochrane
Citizen of the Year: (Category Sponsor: Cochrane Firefighter Community Foundation) Ray Goodship
Community Builder of the Year: (Category Sponsor: Madlee Developments Ltd.) Cochrane Home Treasures
Education Initiative of the Year: (Category Sponsor: Bow Valley College) Cochrane High School – CHAT Room
Employer of the Year: (Category Sponsor: Cochrane & District Chamber of Commerce) Snap Dance Studios
Equity and Inclusion Champion of the Year: (Category Sponsor: Town of Cochrane Equity & Inclusion Committee) St. Andrew’s United Church, Community Lunch Program
Newsmaker of the Year: (Category Sponsor: Cochrane Times) Cochrane Lions Rodeo – 50th Anniversary
Pathfinder of the Year: (Category Sponsor: Sustainability Partners Uniting Resources) Cody Wildman (Posthumous)
Senior of the Year: (Category Sponsor: TWO Pharmacy) Terrance Haxton
Volunteer Group of the Year: (Category Sponsor: Cochrane Family & Community Support Services) 2512 King’s Own Calgary Regiment Royal Canadian Cadet Corps
Youth of the Year: (Category Sponsor: Boys & Girls Club of Cochrane & Area)
Kassidy Gerhardi
The 2017 nominees are:
Andy Norlander, Bow Valley High School – Equine Assisted Learning, Cochrane Café, Cochrane Community Learning Centre – Mental Health Outreach Program, Cochrane Cowboys Wrestling Club, Cochrane High School – CHAT Room, Cochrane Home Treasures, Cochrane Lions Rodeo – 50th Anniversary, Cochrane Kumon, Cochrane Vision Theatre, Cody Wildman (posthumous nomination), Dawn-Marie Cinnamon, Dr. William Hanlon, Kassidy Gerhardi, Midas Cochrane, Mikaela Murphy, Ray Goodship, Robert Hatch, Ron Knowles, Snap Dance Studios, Snap Parents’ Association, St. Andrew’s United Church – Community Lunch Program, Susan Flowers, Terrance Haxton, The Hen House, Your Life Out, Warren Harbeck, 2512 King’s Own Calgary Regiment Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps.
Selection Process: The names of award candidates are submitted in writing to the selection committee by members of the community by completing a nomination form outlining why the candidate is worthy of recognition. All nominees are presented with a nomination certificate. Final recipients are determined by a selection committee, made up of the organizing committee and volunteers who are final award recipients from previous years.
Cochrane Community Awards 