Awards

The Town of Ladysmith is a community that leads through continuous improvement and innovation.  The municipality has received numerous provincial and national awards in recent years, particularly with respect to its advancements in environmental sustainability.

• Recognized with a 2019 Brownie Award in the ‘Reach Out’ category for the communications, marketing and public engagement around the WAP, from the Canadian Brownfields Network - https://brownieawards.ca/awards2019/
• Finalist in the 2019 Open for Business Awards, by demonstrating our community’s commitment to fostering small business success by adopting open for business best practices. 
• Named 2018 Best Community Celebration for Population Under 100,000 by the Public Works Association of  BC - https://www.pwabc.ca/awards/
• Excellence in Policy Planning - Small Town & Rural Areas Award for the new Waterfront Area Plan by the Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC), 2018 - https://www.pibc.bc.ca
• Award for Engineering Excellence for the Town’s Wastewater Treatment Plant from the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies (ACEC), 2018 - https://www.acec-bc.ca
• Named Canada's Greatest Street 2017 by the Canadian Institute of Planners -http://greatplacesincanada.ca
• Guinness Book of World Records for Largest Street Hockey Tournament in  One Day - June 2017
• Named on of Canada's Greenest Employers for 2017 - www.canadastop100.com.
• Named one of Canada's Greenest Employers for 2016 - www.canadastop100.com.
• Named one of Canada's Greenest Employers for 2015 - www.canadastop100.com.
• Named one of Canada's Greenest Employers for 2014 - www.canadastop100.com.
• Named one of Canada's Greenest Employers for 2013 - www.canadastop100.com.  
• Named one of Canada's Greenest Employers for 2012 - www.canadastop100.com.
• Most Small Business Friendly Community Award Vancouver Island / Coast Region, 2011
• Union of BC Municipalities Community Excellence Awards - -Partnerships (Honourable Mention), 2011
• Canadian Institute of Planners Award in Excellence (Rural / Small Town Planning)   for the Ladysmith Sustainable Community Visioning Project, 2009
• Green City Awards Finalist, 2007
• Guinness Book of World Records for the largest street hockey tournament, 2007
• Federation of Canadian Municipalities Sustainable Communities Award, Solid Waste Category for the Organic Curb-Side Collection Program, 2007
• Vancouver Island Health Authority "Get Active" Step Challenge Award, 2007
• Union of BC Municipalities Community Excellence Award in Best Practices Category for the organic waste collection program, 2006
• Recycling Council of British Columbia Public Sector Recognition Award for outstanding commitment and action towards demonstrating excellence and leadership in environmental stewardship, 2006
• Communities in Bloom First Place Award in the 5,001 - 10,000 population category, 2003
• Communities in Bloom Special Mention in the 5,001 - 20,000 population Floral Displays Category, 2002