Three finalists have been selected for the fourth annual Arctic Inspiration Prize (AIP) that supports projects that translate knowledge into action for the benefit of Canada’s Arctic and its Peoples.
The three shortlisted projects chosen by the Selection Committee for 2015 are:
Better Hearing in Education for Northern Youth (BHENY)
Team Leader: Lynne McCurdy, Audiologist, Wellington Hearing Care, Guelph, Ontario
Nominator: Mary Ellen Thomas, Senior Research Officer, Nunavut Research Institute, Nunavut Arctic College, Iqaluit, Nunavut
Qaggiq: Nurturing the Arctic Performing Arts
Team Leader: Ellen Hamilton, Qaggiavuut Society, Iqaluit, Nunavut
Nominator: Susan Chatwood, Executive and Scientific Director, Institute for Circumpolar Health Research
Tri-Territorial Recreation Training (TRT) Project
Team Leader: Anne Morgan, Executive Director, Recreation and Parks Association of the Yukon (RPAY), Whitehorse, Yukon
Nominator: Zach Bell, Olympic Cyclist, Yukon
One to three of these finalists will be awarded the Arctic Inspiration Prize and a share of the associated $1 million at a ceremony to be held in conjunction with Northern Lights 2016, a business and cultural conference and tradeshow jointly produced by the Baffin Regional Chamber of Commerce (BRCC) and the Labrador North Chamber of Commerce (LNCC). Northern Lights will be held in Ottawa, January 27 – 30, 2016.
Since its founding in 2012, the Arctic Inspiration Prize has awarded $3 million to eight multidisciplinary teams. In addition to this year’s three finalists, nominations were received that addressed many other critical issues in the North such as food security, environmental change, housing, and education.