That the Corporate and Finance Services Committee recommend to City Council:
Whereas the City of Oshawa annually presents Accessibility Improvement Awards to residents, businesses and organizations in Oshawa who have taken steps to improve accessibility for people with disabilities at their annual Special Council meeting in May; and,
Whereas nominations for the 2025 Accessibility Improvement Awards were open from March 1 to March 28, 2025; and,
Whereas the City received one nomination in the Resident category and four nominations in the Business / Community category; and,
Whereas the Chair of the Oshawa Accessibility Advisory Committee and the Director, Diversity, Equity and Reconciliation conducted site visits at all nominated locations for the Business/Community Awards to review the accessibility improvements that were made and agreed that the nominations were worthy of consideration; and,
Whereas the Oshawa Accessibility Advisory Committee did not have quorum at its meeting of March 18, 2025, and therefore could not approve the nominations;
Therefore, be it resolved that the following nominations for the 2025 Accessibility Improvement Awards be approved:
- Born This Way Dance Inclusion Program
- Canadian Mental Health Association (C.M.H.A.) Durham
- Oshawa Senior Community Centres 55+
- Unifor 222
- Dot McFarlane