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What are the ChooseWell Healthy Community Inspiration Awards?
The ChooseWell Healthy Community Inspiration Awards celebrate the efforts and achievements of communities and wellness champions in recreation and parks settings across Alberta in promoting healthy eating and active living, and creating conditions where the healthy choice is the easy choice.
The ChooseWell Healthy Community Inspiration Awards recognize communities and Champions that are currently participating in the Alberta Recreation & Parks Association’s Communities ChooseWell initiative.
The 2025/26 Healthy Community Inspiration Awards are now closed.
Thank you to all who submitted a nomination and voted.
Check back in later for next year’s awards!
2026 Award Winner Highlight Videos
Healthy Community Inspiration Awards
2025 Award Winner Highlight Videos
Healthy Community Inspiration Awards
2024 Award Winner Highlight Videos
ChooseWell Champion of the Year
Healthy Community Inspiration Awards
2023 Award Winner Highlight Videos
2022 Award Winner Highlight Videos
2021 Award Winner Highlight Videos
ChooseWell Champion of the Year
Community Wellness Leadership
Most Significant Change Awards
2019 Healthy Community Award Community Stories
| Year | Community | Award | Story |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Town of Sexsmith | Overall Healthy Community Champion | Farmers Markets Report Cards and Nerf Wars |
| 2019 | Samson Cree Nation | Most Significant Community Change | Hunting For Healing |
| 2019 | Kathie Wight, Mayor of Longview | Community Wellness Leadership | Leading by Example |
| 2019 | Chipewyan Prairie Dene First Nation | Creating Supportive Environments | Community Driven Decisions |
| 2019 | Town of Fort Macleod | Creating Supportive Environments | Committed Citizens Drive Change in Fort Macleod |
| 2019 | HEAL our Future, Strathmore | Creating Supportive Environments | Heal Strathmore |
| 2019 | Fort McKay Wellness Centre | Providing Health Education | Planting Healthy Patterns |
| 2019 | Iiyika’kimaat Youth Program | Providing Health Education | The Iiyikakimaat Program a Place to be Brave |
| 2019 | Clymont Community League | Building Community Capacity | Partnering for Rural Recreation |
| 2019 | Siksika Run as One Committee | Building Community Capacity | It Gives You Hope: Siksika Nation Empowers youth |
| 2019 | Camrose Wellness Coalition | Building Community Capacity | In Camrose They Play Well Together |
| 2019 | QUEERFLEX | Developing Healthy Policies | Safe Affirming Accessible |
| 2019 | Strathcona County | Developing Healthy Policies | Redefining Normal Strathcona County Works to Bring Back Healthy Habits |