This award was renamed the William McKay Honorary Life Award in 2009 to honour William G McKay, Association President 1953-1954, winner of the AWWA Fuller award 1978, the WEF Bedell award 1988, the WCW Lindsten award 1956, and member of the Association since its inception in 1949.

Recipient should be retired from the industry and must have had a minimum of 20 years membership with a Western Canada Water Constituent Organization. Nominees not chosen in any one year shall be considered in the following year, but if not chosen must be re-nominated. The number of recipients each year is to be limited to a total of three.

Recipients