The City of Belleville handed out its 2025 Accessibility Excellence Award as part of National AccessAbility Week.
On Tuesday, a dozen individuals, and not-for-profit and commercial groups were recognized for going out of their way to provide and advocate for accessibility provisions in the city.
Accessibility Coordinator Nicole Yantzi highlights a couple of the award winners.
Audio Player“Quinte Mall providing ASL interpreters for appointments. Quinte Youth Unlimited was nominated by a community member for being welcoming and making adaptations for their teen.”
This was the second year the awards were handed out.
Nominations ran from March to May this year and reflected the following areas: built environment, customer service, education, employment, information and communication, and transportation.
“On behalf of the City of Belleville, I would like to congratulate everyone who was nominated for this year’s Accessibility Excellence Awards,” said Mayor Neil Ellis. “Your individual and group efforts play a vital role in making Belleville the inclusive and welcoming place that it is today.”
“As a committee, we were very pleased with the submissions received for this year’s awards,” said Accessibility Advisory Committee Chair Councillor Barbara Enright-Miller. “The impacts that all 12 of our winners have made in their community is truly inspiring. Yesterday was an opportunity to celebrate them during National AccessAbility Week, and to bring some much-deserved attention to the important work they are doing in our community.”
Here is the full list of 2025 winners:
John Cairns – Individual/Group
Colleen Demille – Individual/Group
Chelsea Cole – Individual/Group
Army, Navy and Air Force Duke of Edinburgh Unit 201 – Not-For-Profit
Community Learning Alternatives – Not-For-Profit
Quinte Youth Unlimited – Not-For-Profit
Bell Canada Quinte Mall – For-Profit/Commercial
The Dugout Grill – For-Profit/Commercial
Galaxy Cinemas Belleville – For-Profit/Commercial
HockeyStickMan – For-Profit/Commercial
Dr. Christopher Bardwell Quinte Chiropractic & Sports Injury Clinic – For-Profit/Commercial
September Salon – For-Profit/Commercial
