ðə mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl ᵻvˈɛnt wˈʌn sˈɛvɹəl ɐwˈɔːɹdz ɪnðə lˈeɪt tˈuː θˈaʊzənd z, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə sˈɪɾi sˈoʊl ɐwˈɔːɹd fɹʌmðə kɐnˈeɪdiən ˈɜːbən ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt æt ðɪ ˈɜːbən lˈiːdɚʃˌɪp ɐwˈɔːɹdz ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn, æz wˈɛl æz ðə sˈɪɾi mˈænɪdʒɚz ɐwˈɔːɹd fɔːɹ tɚɹˈɑːntoʊ pˈʌblɪk sˈɜːvɪs ˈɛksələns ænd ðə kɐnˈeɪdiən mjuːzˈiəmz ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən ɐwˈɔːɹdz ʌv aʊtstˈændɪŋ ɐtʃˈiːvmənt ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn.
The municipal event won several awards in the late 2000s, including the City Soul Award from the Canadian Urban Institute at the Urban Leadership Awards in 2009, as well as the City Manager's Award for Toronto Public Service Excellence and the Canadian Museums Association Awards of Outstanding Achievement in 2010.