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GNWT taking Applications for Accessibility Awards

Connor Pitre
By Connor Pitre

 

The GNWT is now taking applications for the 2025 Accessibility and Inclusion Award.

This award will be going towards an NWT residents who has provided incredible aid to those who live with physical and mental disabilities within the Territory, both in practical and social means.

In addition, nominations are also being accepted for other accessibility awards. These include the NWT Disabilities Council Community Champion Award, and the Human Rights Commission Accessibility Award.

The Community Champion Award is given out to a person or group that made a significant ongoing contribution, as a volunteer, to increase accessibility and inclusion for persons living with disabilities in the NWT. Meanwhile, the Human Rights Commission Award goes out to any business or organization that provides services to the public while also providing proper accommodations for new and existing disabilities.

The deadline for nominations is set for Friday, April 25th, with the results scheduled to be revealed during the week of May 25 to May 31, 2025, to align with National AccessAbility Week in Canada.

Nomination forms can be found by clicking here.

Connor Pitre
Connor Pitre
Born and raised in Central Alberta, Connor Pitre attended the Western Academy Broadcasting College in Saskatchewan, before making his way to the NWT in November of 2021. Since then, he has become a regular staple of the True North FM crew in the News department, and occasionally filling in on the afternoon show.

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