The Gatehouse - Awards and Recognition

Awards and Recognition

• In October 2000, the City of Toronto Chief of Police, Julian Fantino, visited The Gatehouse in response to the organization's being names as a "Best Practice Site" for victim services in all of Ontario by the Ontario Attorney General's office
• In March 2001, The Gatehouse was honoured with The Community Service Award at the Etobicoke Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards
• In February 2001, Canadian magazine "Macleans" cited The Gatehouse in an article about a Supreme Court decision regarding child pornography
• The Gatehouse was invited to present The Gatehouse model at the 2001 national conference of The National Organization for Victims Assistance (NOVA) in Edmonton, Alberta
• The Gatehouse investigation model was presented to the International Association of Chiefs of Police
• In March 2002, the City of Toronto Police Department noted The Gatehouse's staff's support in a press release about investigations held at The Gatehouse (Toronto Star article)
• The Gatehouse has been invited to consult with different agencies in Ontario interested in replicating The Gatehouse in their own communities
• In June 2003, The Gatehouse was awarded the City of Toronto Mayor's Community Safety Award
• In September 2003, The Gatehouse was awarded the Ruth Atkinson Hindmarsh Award
• In December 2003, The Gatehouse was invited to participate in roundtable discussions hosted by The Canadian Centre for Abuse Awareness
• May 2007 was the first year of a fundraising event hosted by The Gatehouse called, Mayday. It is now a yearly family fun day that raises both funds and awareness of The Gatehouse and has had appearances by Daniel Cook, SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora The Explorer and Diego.
• In 2007–2009, Janet Handy, the former Executive Director of The Gatehouse, served as an Advisory Panel Member to Commissioner Justice G. Normand Glaude, of the Cornwall Inquiry. Ms. Handy acted as a facilitator to promote healing and reconciliation for Phase 2 of the Inquiry (located in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada). Ms. Handy now serves as the Senior Director, Strategic Planning and Programming for The Gatehouse.
• Mayday 2009, sponsored by Novascape Landscape by Design, Foresters, Enbridge, TD Canada Trust and Mattel, was attended by more than 5,000 people. Dora the Explorer, Diego, SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick, the Good Guys Carting Dogs, Sir Jerry and Mayhem's Finest Urbam Dance Team performed at Mayday 2009 on May 30, 2009.
• In 2012 The Gatehouse was nominated for the Gem of the Lake Shore award
• In 2012 our Volunteer Bruce McKay won the LAMP Community Service Award for outstanding commitment and dedication as a Volunteer of the Gatehouse program.