September 28, 2015
The City of Toronto has chosen the recipients of its 2015 Access, Equity and Human Rights Awards. Since 1991, these annual awards have recognized people who, or programs that, have made a difference in Toronto by eliminating discrimination and barriers to equality.
The following are the five awards and the recipients for 2015:
• Aboriginal Affairs Award: Joanne Dallaire • Access Award: Farah N. Mawani • Constance E. Hamilton Award: Andrea Sesum • Pride Award: Mark Smith • William P. Hubbard Award for Race Relations: Kamala-Jean Gopie
"Congratulations to this year's recipients of the City's Access, Equity and Human Rights Awards," said Mayor John Tory. "These awards are a testimony to the residents of Toronto who continue their work to build a stronger and fairer city from Etobicoke to Scarborough and from North York to the waterfront.”
The five recipients were selected by a panel of community individuals with expertise and knowledge of issues pertinent to the awards. This year's awards will be presented at a ceremony at Toronto City Hall on December 2.
Toronto is Canada's largest city, the fourth largest in North America, and home to a diverse population of about 2.8 million people. It is a global centre for business, finance, arts and culture and is consistently ranked one of the world's most livable cities. For information on non-emergency City services and programs, Toronto residents, businesses and visitors can visit
http://www.toronto.ca, call 311, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or follow us @TorontoComms.
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