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(from left to right: Mike
Allen, MLA Fort McMurray – Wood Buffalo, Honorable Don Scott, Minister of
Innovation & Advanced Education, Deputy Government House Leader; Honorable
Heather Klimchuk, Minister of Human Services; Nancy Mattes, Social Prosperity
Wood Buffalo, University of Waterloo; Cathy Brothers, Capacity Canada; Bryan
Jackson, Suncor Energy; Diane Shannon, United Way of Fort McMurray; Heather
Evasiuk, Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo; Bonnah Carey, Some Other
Solutions; Katharine Zywert, Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo, University of
Waterloo, Ifeatu Efu, Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo; Sana Elache, Syncrude
Inc. Missing from the photo: Cathy Glover, Suncor Energy Foundation; Kim
Nordbye, Suncor Energy Foundation; Tracey Carnochan, Suncor Energy; Brandi
Gartner, Oil Sands Community Alliance; Manny Makia, FuseSocial; Russell Thomas,
United Way of Fort McMurray; Ken Coates, University of Saskatchewan, Tanya
Darisi, The O’Halloran Group; Katharine McGowan, University of Waterloo.)
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Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo was honoured today for
using social innovation to successfully strengthen the social profit sector in
Wood Buffalo, increase community resilience, and improve capacity to address complex
social problems. The social innovation scroll of recognition was
presented by the Honourable Don Scott, Minister of Innovation and Advanced
Education for the Province of Alberta at the ConvergenceYMM summit in Fort
McMurray, Alberta. In his remarks, Minister Scott acknowledged that
community-driven social innovation provides the greatest opportunity to improve
the quality of life of Albertans. He thanked the Suncor Energy Foundation
for their leadership and vision.
“Since its inception, Social Prosperity
Wood Buffalo has had an incredible legacy of success,” he said. “On
behalf of the government and all Albertans, I want to congratulate Social
Prosperity Wood Buffalo for helping to build a stronger and better Alberta.”
Nancy Mattes, Director of
Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo, accepted the award on behalf of project
partners including the Suncor Energy Foundation, the United Way of Fort
McMurray, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, the Oil Sands Community
Alliance, FuseSocial, Capacity Canada, the University of Waterloo; Steering
Committee members Cathy Glover, Bryan Jackson, Kim Nordbye, Tracey Carnochan,
Bonnah Carey, Diane Shannon, Russell Thomas, Ken Coates, Manny Makia, Heather
Evasiuk, Sana Elache, Brandi Gartner, Cathy Brothers, and project team
members Katharine Zywert, Tanya Darisi, Katharine McGowan, and Ifeatu Efu.
“I am deeply honoured to
accept this social innovation scroll of recognition on behalf of Social
Prosperity Wood Buffalo,” said Mattes. “We are so proud of the extraordinary
outcomes that have occurred as a result of our work including the Heart of Wood
Buffalo Awards, the Arts Council Wood Buffalo, the ‘Look into Wood Buffalo’
Community Wellbeing Survey and ConvergenceYMM. Social Prosperity Wood
Buffalo effectively stewarded community initiatives and shifted the social
profit sector towards greater resiliency and capacity so they are better able
to achieve their missions. We look forward to continuing our collective
efforts to build a culture of social innovation in Wood Buffalo.”
For more information about the award and Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo please contact Director, Nancy Mattes;
Telephone: 519-888-4567 ext. 38213
Email: Nancy@socialprosperity.ca
Twitter: @NMattes
