Hanseatic Award
Every year the Association of Yukon Communities receives nominations for an award that recognizes a significant contribution by a past member.
This award is called the Hanseatic Award and am proud to say that I was this year’s recipient. It was presented to me at their AGM banquet held at the historic Palace Grand Theatre in Dawson City last Friday night.
It really means a lot to me especially since I hold the members of the AYC in the highest esteem. This is a grass roots organization that advocates on behalf of all communities within the Yukon Territory. It is there to serve as a continual reminder to the Territorial Government that we are the people that government should serve.
While on the executive during the last three years we really made inroads by helping improve the relationship with government and the communities.
With this award I was given the nod for helping get Dawson out of the doldrums after a period of trusteeship that ended in 2006 with myself being acclaimed as mayor along with the election four other councilors.
AYC came to our defense when we needed advocacy the most. Without the collective support by all communities as expressed through AYC who knows where we might be today.
For that I am eternally grateful.
Congratulations John! A very deserving award, glad to see you were recognized for helping Dawson through some very dire straits.
Thanks Anthony, I appreciate that!
Congratulations John, well deserved.sorry i havn’t met you. but understand that you are a great asset in Dawson. and i hope to meet you in the near future.keep up the blog. very informative.
Thanks Mayor Durocher, I will do my best to keep this blog going. There’s never a shortage of topics to write about, that’s for sure.
Congratulations John…a well deserved award !
Thanks Adam!