NU ONline News Service, Sept. 27, 3:30 p.m. EDT

Canada's highest risk management honor was presented by the Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc. (RIMS) Ontario Chapter to Tina Gardiner, manager of insurance and risk at The Regional Municipality of York.

The Donald M. Stuart Award was presented at the 2010 RIMS Canada Conference in Edmonton, Alberta, RIMS said.

According to RIMS, the Donald M. Stuart Award has been given annually since 1979 to acknowledge Canadians who have made outstanding contributions in the field of risk management.

In her position with The Regional Municipality of York, Ms. Gardiner oversees all insurance- and risk-related issues in a region with a population of more than one million people in nine municipalities, RIMS said.

Prior to this position she worked as a risk manager for Thrifty Canada LTD and later Hertz Canada Limited.

Since joining York Region, Ms. Gardiner has streamlined the claims and certificate processes and redeveloped interdepartmental relationships and protocols, RIMS said. She and her team have implemented and led York's Risk Aware program, which focuses on staff training, claims and risk management feedback to all major departments, according to RIMS. She also provides insurance and risk advice and guidance for capital projects.

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