Nominations are now open for the 7th annual Mayor's Innovation Awards in the City of Barrie. These awards celebrate the year’s most creative solutions from local businesses, individuals, and community groups.
“The Mayor’s Innovation Awards are not just a celebration of what’s been achieved, they are an invitation to dream bigger,” said Mayor Alex Nuttall. “Every nominee and winner reminds us that innovation can come from anywhere and anyone. Whether it’s through technology, community leadership, or new business models, these innovators are setting powerful examples for the next generation of leaders in Barrie and beyond.”
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Six award categories are returning for 2025:
- Pivot Point: A company or organization that has discovered and pursued opportunities to grow in unexpected directions when faced with market or operational challenges.
- Creative Collaboration: Two or more companies or organizations that have built an alliance and reached new heights or achievements that they could not have reached alone. Contributions may be across sectors, industries, geographies, products, services, or customer bases.
- Research & Innovation Contribution: Industry and academic researchers, and entrepreneurs, whose innovative activities have had a high impact on their individual business or sector, engaging knowledge users throughout the process.
- Youth Innovator: A youth under the age of 25, who is currently a full-time student or returning to school full-time in the next academic year, who has an entrepreneurial enterprise. A monetary award is available for the winner to put towards their business.
- Shift Disturber: An individual who has championed innovation in their organization or in Barrie’s community.
- Municipal Innovation: This award recognizes an individual, team, or department at the City of Barrie for their commitment to continuous improvement and excellence in public service. (note: public nominations are not accepted for this category; projects are brought forward through a separate submission process)
Nominations are open to Barrie businesses, organizations, groups, and individuals from all sectors, stages, and sizes (except the Municipal Innovation award). An independent panel of judges from across the region and the province will evaluate the nominations before winners are announced in November.
In 2024, the Mayor’s Innovation Awards received over 60 nominations, with winners in all six of the aforementioned categories.
