Awards and Honours

Press Release: The Economic Developers Association of Canada (EDAC) is Canada’s national association of economic development professionals, representing every province and territory across Canada with nearly 1,000 members. The Association’s mission is to enhance the professional competence of economic development professionals and ensure placement of qualified people in the field of economic development, to advance […]

Press Release: The Atikokan Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) won a Gold Excellence in Economic Development Award for Naturally Wild: Tourism Atikokan – www.VisitAitkokan.com website, a project in the category of Special Purpose Website of the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). The honor was presented at an awards ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 19, during the IEDC […]

From the Atikokan Progress: The 2016 EDCO awards recognized excellence in the use of technology and new media for the AEDC’s development of the VisitAtikokan.ca tourism website, and outstanding regional and cross-border collaboration for the whole Tourism Atikokan program. (The AEDC also won the latter award in 2014, for its leadership in the creation of […]

From The Atikokan Progress: By just about any standard, Atikokan is a small, remote town. But if you have anything to do with economic development, you probably think otherwise these days. The Atikokan Economic Development Corp. has won more accolades for its accomplishments, this time from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). On September 26, […]

Press Release: The Economic Developers Association of Canada (EDAC) is Canada’s national association of economic development professionals, representing every province and territory across Canada with nearly 1,000 members. The Association’s mission is to enhance the professional competence of economic development professionals and ensure placement of qualified people in the field of economic development, to advance […]

The Ontario Association of Community Futures Development Corporations is proud to present Atikokan EDC the CFDC Award of Excellence for Innovation for the Heart of the Continent’s National Geographic Geo-Tourism Project.

Atikokan Economic Development Corporation and Atikokan Bass Classic awarded OACFDC 2010 Award of Excellence for their work in community building.

Press Release: The Heart of the Continent’s National Geographic geo-tourism project has received the prestigious Innovation Award out of many nominations from across the province at the 22nd Annual Conference of the Ontario Association of Community Futures Development Corporations. Over 250 guests and delegates from Community Futures Development Corporations (CFDCs) recently met at Casino Rama, […]

Press Release: The Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO) recognized excellence in economic development initiatives from Ontario communities February 12. Hosted at the Hamilton Convention Centre, the 58th annual Awards Gala was the final event of an outstanding three-day conference. The Gala, in conjunction with the prestigious Presidents’ dinner, gathered over 300 industry leaders who […]

In 2010 the AEDC was awarded the CFDC’s Award of Excellence for their ongoing work assisting to promote and develop the Atikokan Bass Classic, an annual fishing tournament that creates over $1 million in annual revenue for the community and is driven by volunteer efforts and community spirit. AEDC and the Atikokan Bass Classic receiving […]