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
The Terri Hill My Own Home Bursary awarded to Spencer Penny 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 Terri Hill My Own Home Bursary awarded to Spencer Penny Presented by Keenan Wellar, Co-Leader and Director of Communications at LiveWorkPlay The My Own Home bursary started in 2007, following the On My Own Together projects at the Carleton… Continue reading The Terri Hill My Own Home Bursary awarded to Spencer Penny at LiveWorkPlay’s Make A Buzz Ottawa 17 April 2026
LiveWorkPlay Celebrates National Volunteer Week 2026 – Volunteer Leadership Award – Sarah-Jane Harriz
April 17, 2026
This award was presented live at Make A Buzz Ottawa 2026, the LiveWorkPlay 31st Anniversary Celebration at Bayview Yards. The presenter is Rebecca Coxon, Team Lead and interim Volunteer Coordinator. I have the absolute pleasure of recognizing someone who truly embodies what it means to help the community to welcome and include people with intellectual… Continue reading LiveWorkPlay Celebrates National Volunteer Week 2026 – Volunteer Leadership Award – Sarah-Jane Harriz
LiveWorkPlay Celebrates National Volunteer Week 2026 – Daniel Spagnolo: United Way East Ontario Community Builder Award
April 17, 2026
This award was presented live at Make A Buzz Ottawa 2026, the LiveWorkPlay 31st Anniversary Celebration at Bayview Yards. It was a suprise! The text below is not an official transcript, it was produced from speech-to-text of the live video recording. I do, in fact, have some breaking news that will be sure to surprise… Continue reading LiveWorkPlay Celebrates National Volunteer Week 2026 – Daniel Spagnolo: United Way East Ontario Community Builder Award
A Visit to Pembroke: Building the Future of Project SEARCH in Ottawa
April 14, 2026
Looking for Project SEARCH Ottawa details and registration forms? Visit the official website! On Thursday, April 9, a group of partners from across Ottawa came together for a meaningful and inspiring site visit to Pembroke Regional Hospital, home to one of Eastern Ontario’s leading Project SEARCH programs. Representing LiveWorkPlay, Julie Kingstone and Joshua Gray… Continue reading A Visit to Pembroke: Building the Future of Project SEARCH in Ottawa
WAAD 2026: Awareness was a starting point. Action rooted in acceptance and inclusion must be the standard.
April 2, 2026
Awareness was a starting point. Action rooted in acceptance and inclusion must be the standard. LiveWorkPlay has long marked April 2 as World Autism Awareness Day, first proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2007. Even then, we struggled with the word “awareness.” It has always felt too vague—and in 2026, increasingly outdated. While… Continue reading WAAD 2026: Awareness was a starting point. Action rooted in acceptance and inclusion must be the standard.