Announcing 2025 Accessibility Excellence Award Winners

Mayor, Council, members of the City of Belleville’s Accessibility Advisory Committee and the public gathered in Council Chamber yesterday afternoon to celebrate the 2025 Accessibility Excellence Award winners.

During the ceremony, Mayor Neil Ellis and Committee Chair Councillor Barbara Enright-Miller were pleased to recognize this year’s award 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

The Accessibility Excellence Awards aim to recognize and highlight local businesses, groups, organizations and individuals who go out of their way to provide and advocate for accessibility provisions in the city. 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.”