Saskatchewan Tourism Awards of Excellence

Recognizing Outstanding Tourism Businesses  

Tourism Saskatchewan is pleased to announce the names of the 2012 Saskatchewan Tourism Awards of Excellence winners. More than 110 nominations were received in the 15 award categories. 

The Saskatchewan Tourism Awards of Excellence were established to recognize and foster excellence in the province’s tourism sector. Presented annually by Tourism Saskatchewan, the awards allow the industry to recognize those people, places, organizations, and events that have gone above and beyond to offer superior tourism experiences to visitors and residents.  

The 2012 Saskatchewan Tourism Awards of Excellence Winners are:

• Business of the Year Award
  

  • Over 50 Full-time Employees
    
    • Mosaic Place, Moose Jaw
  • Under 50 Full-time Employees
    
    • Shearwater River Cruises Ltd., Saskatoon

• Event of the Year Award 
  

  • Budget Over $20,000
    
    • Canadian Western Agribition, Regina
  • Budget Under $20,000
    • Bazaart, Regina

• Fred Heal Tourism Ambassador Award 

  • Jori Kirk, Cypress Hills Eco-Adventures Ltd., Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park

• Gil Carduner Marketing Award 
  

  • Budget Over $20,000
    
    • Tourism Saskatoon – Saskatoon is Calling, Saskatoon
  • Budget Under $20,000
    • Tourism Yorkton – Where Good Things Happen, Yorkton

• Human Resource Development Award 

  • CAA Saskatchewan

• Land of Living Skies Award 

  • Sturgeon River Ranch, Big River

• Online Marketing Award 

  • Lloyd Lake Lodge, Lloyd Lake, Northern Saskatchewan

• Rookie of the Year Award

  • Lloyd Lake Lodge, Lloyd Lake, Northern Saskatchewan

• Service Excellence Award 
  

  • Business
    • Fir River Ranch, Hudson Bay
  • Individual
    • Krista Berg, Cypress Hills Eco-Adventures Ltd., Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park

• Travel Media Award

  • Bobbie Hasselbring – Collection of Saskatchewan-based stories (realfoodtraveler.com, vacay.ca), Beavercreek, OR

• Chairman's Lifetime Achievement Award

  • Todd Brandt,Tourism Saskatoon, Saskatoon