Heritage Winnipeg's Annual Conservation Award Nominations

2006 Heritage Winnipeg Awards:

Since 1985, Heritage Winnipeg has sponsored an annual awards program that seeks to recognize those people who are dedicated to the protection, restoration and conservation of Winnipeg's built heritage. As well as the actions of owners of heritage structures who seek to sensitively restore their buildings so that they become a productive element of the economical, cultural and social fabric of the community.

Awards are presented in three basic categories:

1. Distinguished Service Award:

This award recognizes the special contribution of individuals or organizations that have demonstrated a concerted effort and leadership in protecting, conserving, promoting or communicating the historic and/or architectural values of Winnipeg's built heritage.

2. Heritage Conservation Awards:

These awards recognized special efforts and excellence in specific projects to protect, conserve and reuse structures of high historic or architectural value. Heritage conservation awards may be given specifically for commercial, institutional or residential projects that involve the sensitive and adaptive re-use of these structures and provide for their long-term protection.

Heritage conservation awards may be given to the owners of commercial, institutional or residential structures with historical and/or architectural value and who provide long term protection and conservation of key architectural elements for these structure and their sensitive adaptive use. Special recognition may also be given to consultants and contractors of the project selected for an award.

In the case of a successful residential project a special award will be given in the honour of C.W. Chivers, a well known Winnipeg architect who designed such as All Saint's Church, Balmoral Hall and the Assiniboine Park Pavilion.

3. Youth Category:

This award recognizes the special contribution of non-professionals under the age of twenty-five.
Nominations may be made in more than one category. If possible, please enclose photographs.

The deadline for receipt of nominations is January 20th, 2006. Questions relative to the requirements for a nomination may be directed to Ms. Cindy Tugwell at 942-2663, fax the office at 942-2094 or e-mail us at info@heritagewinnipeg.com. Completed nominations should be sent to Heritage Winnipeg, #509 - 63 Albert Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B 1G4.

Winners will receive a framed certificate recognizing their effort at a ceremony to be held on National Heritage Day - the third Monday in February.  Location to be announced at a later date.