Community Advocacy Awards

Brown + Storey Architects (Kim Storey with flower bouquet + James Brown in green jacket) were the 2023 recipient of our Wayne Scott Community Service Award. L to R: Najia Zewari, Arlene Desjardins, Kim Storey, Ken Brown, Mary Helen Spence, Sumaiya Siddiqi, Albert Koehl, Katherine Foxton (wife of late Wayne Scott), Stephen O’Brien and James. The group is standing adjacent to St George St, redesigned into a Complete Street in 1997-98 by Brown + Storey.

Wayne Scott Community Service Award

Bike Pirates, Wayne Scott Community Service Award winners (2024)

A person or group that displays exemplary service over a period of years to the community in the cause of road safety, a healthier community, and sustainable transportation. The award includes a cash component of $1,000.00.

Past winners:

  • 2021: Women’s Cycling Network (WCN) and Hijabs & Helmets

  • 2022: gigworkers united

  • 2023: Brown and Storey Architects

  • 2024: Bike Pirates

Mary Ann Neary Advocate of the Year Award

Ken Brown (top) and David White (bottom), co-recipients of the Mary Ann Neary Advocate of the Year Award (2024)

A person or group that has demonstrated particular passion, perseverance, and creativity in the cause of road safety.

Past winners:

  • 2021: Jun Nogami

  • 2022: Jess Spieker of Friends & Families for Safe Streets

  • 2023: Safe Parkside and Faraz Gholizadeh

  • 2024: Co-recipients Ken Brown and David White

Business Road Safety Champion

A business group or leader who has demonstrated initiative and resolve in the cause of road safety.

Past winners:

  • 2021: Liza Lukashevsky of Nuthouse on Bloor Street

  • 2023: Dave Edwards, nrby logistics

  • 2023: Bloor Annex BIA and general manager Brian Burchell

  • 2024: Stephen Job, Housing developer, V.P. at Tenblock.

Stephen Job (centre, white coat), urban planner and VP at housing developer TenBlock was the 2024 recipient of our Business Road Safety Champion. He was a strong supporter of the successful Yonge4All bike lane campaign. He relies on a cargo bike to transport his daughter around the city.

Suburban Road Safety Champion

A person or group that advocates for road safety improvements in a suburban community.

Past winners:

  • 2021: Daniela Hernández Cuadra of Cycle York Community Bike Centre

  • 2022: Nithursan Elamuhilan 

  • 2023: L’Amoreaux-Huntingwood-Agincourt Cycling & Walking Advocates

  • 2024: Jennifer Alexander (Etobicoke Voice)

Emerging Road Safety Champion

Award given to a youth, youthful person, and/or group, that is new to road safety advocacy and has demonstrated particular creativity, diligence, and passion in their work for safe roads.

Past winners:

  • 2021: Elijah Nangwale (individual) and Students of the Overlea Bridge Project (group)

  • 2022: Ingrid Buday (individual) and Sustainable Mississauga (group)

  • 2023: Robin Richardson and YONGE4ALL (combined award)

Watch previous Community Advocacy Award ceremonies below.