EKO Tribute Award of Excellence

A pediatrician and public health specialist, Dr. Robin Williams was the long-time medical officer of health in the Niagara region. She has been at the forefront of provincial and national investments in child health and welfare through her leadership of the Council for Early Child Development and the Canadian Pediatric Society ...

EKO Tribute Award of Excellence

Dr. Ronald Garth Smith’s legacy is not only in the systems he helped shape and the research he advanced. It is also in the relationships he built—with families who felt heard, with colleagues who grew under his guidance, and with communities who came to trust his presence and care. Dr. Smith’s impact can be seen in the countless children and families whose journeys were made lighter, and in the generations of clinicians who carry forward his values. His influence endures—in practice, in people, and in the quieter moments of care where compassion, curiosity, and partnership matter most ...

EKO Tribute Award for Leadership

Over nearly four decades at Holland Bloorview Kid Rehabilitation Hospital, Dr. Peter Rumney helped shape pediatric brain injury care in Canada and internationally through an exceptional combination of clinical leadership, research excellence and compassion for children and families. He played a defining role in establishing and advancing one of Canada’s leading pediatric brain injury rehabilitation programs, building the hospital’s brain injury rehabilitation team into a national model, and influencing standards of care in concussion, pediatric stroke and complex rehabilitation ...

EKO Tribute Award for Leadership

When Patty Douglas began working on her PhD, focusing on care and autism, she felt that there was something wrong with the way we talked about youth with autism. She had been working as a special education teacher and one of her sons lived with autism. As she conducted her research, she looked back in time to see how autism was discussed throughout history and saw that the same things were being said over and over again ...

EKO Tribute Award for Leadership

As our national public broadcaster, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has a responsibility to reach out to and reflect all Canadians. And CBC Kids took accessibility seriously before it became an industry priority.

CBC Kids has long been making their content more accessible to everyone in their audience across all platforms including traditional television, digital streaming and interactive gaming.

EKO Tribute Award for Advocacy

We have come to know the importance and the power of having youth taking an active role in decision-making about their care. The Youth Advisory Council at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital in Toronto has been taking this to heart for three decades ...

EKO Tribute Award for Partnership

Nadia Hamilton always imagined a life in service of her community. After graduating university with a degree in political science and history, she thought of a career in the military or policing. While spending time with her brother Troy, who is neurodivergent, she became frustrated by the systemic barriers and lack of opportunities he faced. She channeled that frustration, determined to create a bridge “from the couch to the community” for those like Troy who must navigate what is so often an inaccessible world ...