Toronto (June 17, 2020) –  At the 2020 International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Gold Quill Awards held last night, PortsToronto was recognized with an award of merit in the Special and Experiential Events category for the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (Billy Bishop Airport) 80^th anniversary celebration.
 
"PortsToronto is thrilled to be recognized by the International Association of Business Communicators in the Special and Experiential Events category for our celebration of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport’s 80^th anniversary that was executed in 2019,” said Deborah Wilson, Vice-President, Communications and Public Affairs, PortsToronto. “While the months-long 80^th anniversary celebration provided an opportunity to reflect on the many milestones of the past eight decades, it also represented the exciting culmination of many months of hard work, strategic planning and creative thinking on the part of our versatile communications team. This award is particularly meaningful at this time as the airport faces one of the greatest challenges in its history with the global pandemic and resulting aviation sector crisis. We look forward to returning the airport to success and will look back on this award, and the project that earned it, as a reminder of brighter days.”  
 
For more than 40 years, IABC’s Gold Quill Awards have recognized and awarded excellence in strategic communication worldwide. The Gold Quill Awards honour the dedication, innovation and passion of communicators on a global scale with a focus on achieving solid business outcomes. The IABC Gold Quill Awards program recognizes business communication excellence globally, and is acknowledged as one of the most prestigious awards programs in the industry.
 
About the Gold Quill Awards Program
For more than 40 years, IABC’s Gold Quill Awards have recognized and awarded excellence in strategic communication worldwide. The Gold Quill Awards honour the dedication, innovation and passion of communicators on a global scale with a focus on achieving solid business outcomes.
 
About IABC
The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) is the recognized global community of communication professionals representing diverse industries and disciplines. We connect communicators with a global and local network, career opportunities, resources and knowledge – using communication to engage, influence, counsel and execute. At the forefront of the communication profession and setting the global standard, our members are professionals who practice with integrity and passion. For more information, visit http://www.iabc.com.
 
About Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (https://www.billybishopairport.com)
Offering service to more than 20 cities in Canada and the U.S., with connection opportunities to more than 80 international destinations via our airlines’ networks, Billy Bishop Airport is an important international gateway and a key driver to Toronto’s economy, generating more than $470 million in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) each year and supporting 4,740 jobs, including 2,080 directly associated with the airport operations. Billy Bishop Airport is renowned for its unique travel experience, efficiency and customer service and has won a series of passenger-driven awards, including being named one of the top airports in North America in both the Airports Council International’s (ACI) Airport Service Quality Awards and Skytrax World Airport Awards. Billy Bishop Airport was also ranked as the fourth Best International Airport by Condé Nast Traveler in 2017.
 
About PortsToronto (https://www.portstoronto.com)
PortsToronto is a federal government business enterprise mandated to provide critical infrastructure and operating expertise on a financially self-sustaining basis. PortsToronto owns and operates Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, which welcomed 2.8 million passengers in 2019; the Outer Harbour Marina, one of Canada's largest freshwater marinas; and, Marine Terminal 52, which provides transportation, distribution, storage and container services to businesses at the Port of Toronto. PortsToronto is committed to fostering strong, healthy and sustainable communities and has invested more than $11 million since 2009 in charitable initiatives and environmental programs that benefit communities along Toronto's waterfront and beyond.

   
 
Media Contact:
Jessica Pellerin
Media Relations and Public Affairs
PortsToronto
Tel: (647) 298-0585
E-mail: jpellerin@portstoronto.com