Jyoti Gondek awarded mayor of the year by Municipal World Magazine [Video]

Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek has been recognized by a municipal politics publication as its mayor of the year.

Gondek was caught off guard when she found out she won the award.

“I was shocked. I didn’t even know it existed,” Gondek said.

“I’m completely humbled.”

This was the first year Municipal World Magazine handed out the award.

Greg Crone, the magazine’s executive editor, says the staff looked at mayors’ achievements across Canada along with what they are doing that is noteworthy and newsworthy.

In early June, members from the magazine were in Calgary for the Federation of Municipalities Conference.

That coincided with the summer’s major water feeder main break, which thrust the city and the mayor into the national spotlight.

“There was a lot of sympathy for her because she had an emergency on her hands. But also, a lot of people were expressing admiration for her and the way she handled it …