The LiveWorkPlay Inclusive Employer Award presented to LCBO at Make A Buzz Ottawa 17 April 2026
April 17, 2026
Award presented live at Make A Buzz Ottawa 2026, LiveWorkPlay’s 31st Anniversary Celebration, April 17, at Bayview Yards Inclusive Employer Award – LCBO (Accepted by Adam Robinson) Presented by Anna Nelson, Director of Employment Supports Good evening, I’m Anna Nelson, Director of Employment Supports at LiveWorkPlay, and I’m honoured to be presenting this year’s Inclusive Private Sector Employer… Continue reading The LiveWorkPlay Inclusive Employer Award presented to LCBO at Make A Buzz Ottawa 17 April 2026
The LiveWorkPlay Community Partner Award presented to Aisha Stambouli, Valor & Solutions, at Make A Buzz Ottawa 17 April 2026
April 17, 2026
Award presented live at Make A Buzz Ottawa 2026, LiveWorkPlay’s 31st Anniversary Celebration, April 17, at Bayview Yards Community Partner Award – Aisha Stambouli, Valor & Solutions Presented by Julie Kingstone, Co-Leader and Director of Operations Good evening, At LiveWorkPlay, we know that strong partnerships are at the heart of creating meaningful impact in our community. When organizations… Continue reading The LiveWorkPlay Community Partner Award presented to Aisha Stambouli, Valor & Solutions, at Make A Buzz Ottawa 17 April 2026
The LiveWorkPlay Inclusive Employment Champion Award presented to Janelle Wright and the team at Finance Canada, at Make A Buzz Ottawa 17 April 2026
April 17, 2026
Award presented live at Make A Buzz Ottawa 2026, LiveWorkPlay’s 31st Anniversary Celebration, April 17, at Bayview Yards Inclusive Employment Champion – Janelle Wright, and the team at Finance Canada Introduction by Anna Nelson, Director of Employment Supports, presnted by Mary Gusella, Volunteer Chair, Federal Employment Strategy Group (FESG) Good evening, In past years, we… Continue reading The LiveWorkPlay Inclusive Employment Champion Award presented to Janelle Wright and the team at Finance Canada, at Make A Buzz Ottawa 17 April 2026
The Rob More Good Life Award presented to John Cholmondeley at LiveWorkPlay’s Make A Buzz Ottawa 17 April 2026
April 17, 2026
Presented live at Make A Buzz Ottawa 2026, LiveWorkPlay’s 31st Anniversary Celebration, April 17, at Bayview Yards The Rob More Good Life Award – John Cholmondeley Introduction of presenter Mike More by Keenan Wellar. You have been a fabulous audience, so let’s really bring it home with our final and most celebrated award tradition: The Rob More Good Life Award. … Continue reading The Rob More Good Life Award presented to John Cholmondeley at LiveWorkPlay’s Make A Buzz Ottawa 17 April 2026
The LiveWorkPlay Inclusive Employer Award presented to Kinaxis and CHEFS&STAFF4HIRE at Make A Buzz Ottawa 17 April 2026
April 17, 2026
Award presented live at Make A Buzz Ottawa 2026, LiveWorkPlay’s 31st Anniversary Celebration, April 17, at Bayview Yards Inclusive Employer Award – Kinaxis (Neil Butts) and CHEFS&STAFF4HIRE (Lauren Lochan) Presented by Anna Nelson, Director of Employment Supports We have two more Inclusive Private Sector Employer Awards to present this evening, and we’re presenting them at the same time,… Continue reading The LiveWorkPlay Inclusive Employer Award presented to Kinaxis and CHEFS&STAFF4HIRE at Make A Buzz Ottawa 17 April 2026
LiveWorkPlay Open House and Annual Awards, April 10, 2025
April 12, 2025
Photos of recipients and their awards are provided below the two videos, and clicking on any photo will open a new window with a written transcipt. The first video is a live broadcast of The LiveWorkPlay News featuring our top 15 social media stories from December to April (there is a countdown summary just below… Continue reading LiveWorkPlay Open House and Annual Awards, April 10, 2025
LiveWorkPlay is the 2024 recipient of the Ontario Disability Employment Network (ODEN) “Disability Employment Service Award for Promising Practice and Innovation”
November 5, 2024
From the official notification of the ODEN awards committee (la traduction française apparaît ci-dessous): LiveWorkPlay has been selected as the Ontario Disability Employment Network (ODEN) recipient of the Disability Employment Service Award for Promising Practice and Innovation for 2024! This award recognizes your promising practices and innovation in service delivery that has significantly contributed to… Continue reading LiveWorkPlay is the 2024 recipient of the Ontario Disability Employment Network (ODEN) “Disability Employment Service Award for Promising Practice and Innovation”
LiveWorkPlay Wraps Up National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) In Style!
November 3, 2021
It’s the Ottawa RedBlacks symbol of excellence – a slice of the team’s “touchdown log” ripped by a chainsaw from local timber after every touchdown on home field at TD Place! They’re called “wood cookies” and they represent hard work, achievement and excellence. The wood cookies are used to honour Ottawa-Gatineau heroes – people who… Continue reading LiveWorkPlay Wraps Up National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) In Style!
LiveWorkPlay Honoured with National Supported Employment Award at Canadian Association for Supported Employment Conference (September 28, 2021)
September 28, 2021
The Canadian Association for Supported Employment (CASE) Wiltshire Award of Excellence in Supported Employment recognizes outstanding individuals or agencies that have made significant contributions to the promotion of full citizenship and personal capacity for Canadians with disabilities through the facilitation of increased labour market participation and outcomes. This award is named for the original recipient,… Continue reading LiveWorkPlay Honoured with National Supported Employment Award at Canadian Association for Supported Employment Conference (September 28, 2021)
Awards, Music, Comedy: LiveWorkPlay Make A Buzz Ottawa 2021, 26th Anniversary Celebration
May 8, 2021
Enjoy some of the popular segments from the LiveWorkPlay 26th Anniversary celebration, Make A Buzz Ottawa 2021 (May 6). In addition to awards, music, and comedy, we raised more than $5000 with our online auction and received a matching donation of $5000 via our longtime friends at Pylon Electronics. Thank you to all the generous… Continue reading Awards, Music, Comedy: LiveWorkPlay Make A Buzz Ottawa 2021, 26th Anniversary Celebration