Awards & Accolades

2007 Excellence in Collaboration

The Joggins Fossil Institute was winner of the Excellence in Collaboration award at the Nova Scotia Department of Economic Development 2007 Celebrating Communities Conference.

The Joggings Fossil Institute is a story of successful collaboration, and history in the making. Launched in 1996, the Institute has united local residents, scientists and all three levels of government in an effort to make the famous Joggins Fossil Cliffs a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Institute's UNESCO submission also has a community development component — a new 13,000 square-foot environmentally-friendly interpretative and research centre that will open this fall. Featuring a gift shop, restaurant, interpretative displays and research facilities, the Joggins Fossil Centre will bring tourists and scientists to Cumberland County to explore our planet's distant past.

2007 Lieutenant Governor's Award for Architecture

The Joggins Fossil Centre received this retrospective award for outstanding architectural excellence in September 2008.

The Lieutenant Governor, the Honourable Mayanne Francis O.N.S. presented the Joggins Fossil Institute's Director, Jenna Boon, Chairman, Gerald Read and WhW Architects with the award.

The award recognised the building's design and inspiration, the steps integrated into its design, which ensured its energy efficiency and environmental impact minimalisation.

For more information on the building see our Joggins Fossil Centre pages.

2008 TIANS Tourism Innovator Award

The Tourism Innovator Award recognises innovation, that enhances Nova Scotia's unique tourism product mix. This award was presented to the Joggins Fossil Cliffs by TIANS (Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia) at their annual Tourism Summit.

The beautiful Nova Scotia crystal award was collected by the Joggins Fossil Institute's Director, Jenna Boon and Chairman, Gerald Read and was presented by the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, the Honorable Mayanne Francis O.N.S.

The award citation noted the "group of committed stakeholders" who worked toward the UNESCO designation and that "the experience offered here to visitors is comparable to the greatest wonders of the world".

2008 CNTA Attraction of the Year Award

The Central Nova Tourist Association presented the Joggins Fossil Cliffs & Centre with the 2008 Attraction of the Year Award at their Annual conference in March 2009.

The award recognises past accolades of both the Institute and the Property and the "on-going media coverage" that the Joggins Fossil Cliffs had brought to the region.

The award was received by Melanie Cookson-Carter, Operations Coordinator for the Joggins Fossil Institute.

Short listed Awards

The Joggins Fossil Cliffs were also short listed for the following awards and accolades:

Virgin Holidays Global Responsible Tourism Award 2008
Progress Magazine Marketer of the Year Award 2008