# Calgary's Mayor Naheed Nenshi awarded World Mayor Prize **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 2, 2015, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calgarys-mayor-naheed-nenshi-awarded-world-mayor-prize/711646 "2015-02-02T22:44:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2015, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calgarys-mayor-naheed-nenshi-awarded-world-mayor-prize/711646/1 "2015-02-02T22:44:26Z")
So, after all the weird stories about (thankfully) former Mayor Rob Ford of Toronto, a different Canadian mayor is making headlines internationally for all the right reasons: [Calgary’s Mayor Naheed Nenshi awarded World Mayor Prize](http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/calgary-s-mayor-naheed-nenshi-awarded-world-mayor-prize-1.2217368#ixzz3Qd8Puyrl) > [@](#): > > Calgary’s top dog is on top of the world and was awarded the 2014 World Mayor Prize on Monday in recognition of his honest and open governance and service to the community. > > The World Mayor Prize has been handed out by World Mayor since 2004 and was established to bring awareness to the work city leaders do and to commend them for their accomplishments. > > The World Mayor Project invites participants to nominate city leaders who best demonstrate: > > • Honest and open governance > • Leadership and vision > • Management abilities > • Financial acumen > • Social and economic awareness > • The ability to provide security and to protect the environment > • To displaying the will and ability to foster tolerance and amity among communities of different cultural, racial and social backgrounds. > > Tann vom Hove, Senior Fellow of The City Mayors Foundation , says Nenshi has become the most admired mayor of any large Canadian city. Way to go, Mayor Nenshi! ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2015, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calgarys-mayor-naheed-nenshi-awarded-world-mayor-prize/711646/2 "2015-02-02T23:12:14Z")
Yaaaay! Congratulations, Mayor Nenshi! Can we still borrow you, though? ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2015, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calgarys-mayor-naheed-nenshi-awarded-world-mayor-prize/711646/3 "2015-02-02T23:36:25Z")
I love that guy 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calgarys-mayor-naheed-nenshi-awarded-world-mayor-prize/711646/4 "2015-02-03T00:36:06Z")
I too have always been impressed with mayor Nenshi. Everything I’ve ever read about him has been positive. Way to go Naheed! ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calgarys-mayor-naheed-nenshi-awarded-world-mayor-prize/711646/5 "2015-02-03T06:10:17Z")
Congratulations, Mr. Nenshi! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calgarys-mayor-naheed-nenshi-awarded-world-mayor-prize/711646/6 "2015-02-03T06:16:25Z")
Congratulations, indeed. He’s made quite a few enemies (by doing what I consider to be the right thing, especially regarding urban sprawl), but he has a lot of supporters, too. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calgarys-mayor-naheed-nenshi-awarded-world-mayor-prize/711646/7 "2015-02-03T06:20:39Z")
A couple of years’ back it was Bilbao’s, and that guy was so good that people refrained from making the usual and automatic jokes about it going to the heads of bilbainos. Good for Calgary, and good for Mr. Nenshi! ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calgarys-mayor-naheed-nenshi-awarded-world-mayor-prize/711646/8 "2015-02-03T06:48:33Z")
Mayor Nenshi sounds great! All our mayor seems to care about is sports. The team(s) we have, could have, might have in the future, and the arena, stadium, pitch they will possibly play on. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calgarys-mayor-naheed-nenshi-awarded-world-mayor-prize/711646/9 "2015-02-06T00:57:51Z")
Nenshi [has been crowned](http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/02/05/naheed-nenshi-tiara-world-mayor-award_n_6625732.html?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000067). With a tiara. 🙂