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Ontario AwardsThe Municipal Information Systems Association of Ontario (MISA) Awards looks to recognize people and organizations for excellence in the use and delivery of technology. This year's winners were celebrated at the MISA Ontario Awards Banquet on Monday, June 3, at the 2024 MISA Ontario Annual Conference and Trade Show in Niagara Falls at Fallsview Casino Resort. The Excellence in Municipal Systems Award is a prestigious award for an Ontario municipality and one or more individuals within the municipality who have successfully undertaken a significant initiative or set a new standard that other municipalities may follow. A panel of representatives from various municipalities selects award recipients from all nominations.
Recognition also includes:
And the 2024 Excellence in Municipal Systems Award Winners are:Town of Newmarket
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Regional Municipality of York
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City of Greater Sudbury
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Town of Milton
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If you have any questions, please get in touch with MISA Ontario Community Manager, Jacqueline O'Hara.
Municipal AwardExcellence in Municipal SystemsAn award for both an Ontario municipality and one or more individuals within the municipality who have successfully undertaken a significant initiative or set a new standard that other municipalities may follow.
IMPORTANT: The Excellence in Municipal Systems award requires you to provide data or metrics. Please consider submitting your project for next year if this information still needs to be made available. Criteria
To provide transparency to the selection process, nominations are weighted as follows:
The Awards & Elections Committee then rates each project on a scale from 1-5:
2023 winners included:
Individual AwardsRegena Lerke Distinguished ServiceWho was Regena Lerke? Regena Lerke was one of the key players as MISA expanded in the early 1980’s beyond its Greater Toronto/Ottawa/Hamilton core to include many mid-sized municipalities. She hosted the second MISA Annual Conference in 1980 (after the first conference in Ottawa in 1979). Regena was MISA President in 1984-85. Not surprising, Regena was also instrumental in the evolution of our magazine, Municipal Interface. She published our first Newsletter, dated January 25, 1985. In addition, during MISA's difficult period in the late 1980’s, she was a two-time President, returning for a second term in 1990-91, again showing her willingness to serve. In addition, she played a key role in organizing four different annual conferences. Regena passed away nearly 20 years ago, but she is fondly remembered for all that she did for MISA Ontario. Criteria
Previous recipients include:
John Cushing Award of MeritWho was John Cushing? John Cushing was part of the City of Ottawa's IT Services group and a member of the Government Data Processing Users Group in the early ‘70s. The name of this group was officially changed to Municipal Information Systems Association on March 28, 1974. He served as Vice Chairman of MISA in 1978 and Chairman in 1979 and was instrumental in organizing and hosting the very first MISA Conference that same year in Ottawa. Sadly, John prematurely and tragically passed away not long after, on September 3, 1981. Following the passing of John Cushing, the first Award was presented that same year in his honour. Criteria
Previous recipients include:
Roy Wiseman AwardWho is Roy Wiseman? Roy Wiseman is one of the founders of MISA Ontario, which led to the formation of the other chapters and was instrumental in elevating the attention and value of municipalities to other levels of government across Canada. He is a recognized visionary and strategic leader who has worked tirelessly in leading the transformation of governments into citizen-centric enterprises. Former CIO with Peel Region, he was appointed Director of the Region’s Information Technology and Services Division in 1986 and was named as the Region’s first Chief Information Officer (CIO) in 2003. He has made many significant contributions to MISA Ontario. He has served continuously on the Executive since 1991 and was President in 1992‐93; was an active member of numerous MISA Ontario Committees and external Boards over the years; he led the incorporation of MISA Ontario in 1992; was Chair of Annual Conferences in 1995 and 1999 and Chair of the MISA IT Security Conference in 2005. Wiseman received numerous Awards before the establishment of an Award in his honour in 2013: he was given the John Cushing Award of Merit in 1997 for long and exemplary service; he was the first recipient of MISA Ontario’s Regena Lerke Distinguished Service Award in 2002; he was presented with the Heintzman Leadership Award by the Institute for Citizen‐Centred Service for outstanding leadership within the public sector in promoting citizen‐centred service in 2007; and became a Lifetime Member of MISA Ontario in 2011. Some of Wiseman’s work in Ontario has had national benefits, including guiding the creation of MISA/ASIM Canada.
Examples of his leadership include:
Criteria
Previous recipients include:
Special RecognitionAwarded to individuals or groups who have made a specific and outstanding contribution to MISA or the municipal systems community.
Additional Award Life Membership Awarded to retiring MISA member representatives who have been active in the association including participation on committees and the Board of Directors for a number of years. Life members continue to receive Municipal Interface and are entitled to attend the conference and workshops at no charge. Please visit our Annual Awards History page to see more of our previous winners.
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