Heritage Winnipeg's 25th Annual Preservation Awards

2010 Preservation Awards of Excellence: February 15th, 2010

Thank you to the Independent Judging Committee:

• Les Stecheson, Stecheson Architects
• Philip Reynolds, Architect
  
• Neil Einarson, Province of Manitoba
• Jim Kacki, Architect and Heritage Winnipeg Board Member

Conservation Award Winners

Institutional Conservation Award

• The City of Winnipeg, for the restoration of the Waddell Fountain, a historic and unique civic monument that is an integral component of a public park revitalization.
  Accepting: Councillor Harvey Smith
  Board Member: Melanie Matheson - West End BIZ
• Cohlmeyer Architecture Ltd., for the restoration of the Waddell Fountain, a historic and unique civic monument that is an integral component of a public park revitalization.
• Alpha Masonry, for the restoration of the Waddell Fountain, a historic and unique civic monument that is an integral component of a public park revitalization.
  Accepting: Kyle Bacon

Councillor Harvey Smith accepting the award for the Waddell Fountain


Accepting the award for the Waddell Fountain

• The Province of Manitoba, for the Trappist Monastery Ruins, for careful attention to an accurate and detailed restoration of an important provincial landmark.
  Accepting: Ryan Wakshinski
  Board Member: Jordan van Sewell
• Alpha Masonry, for the Trappist Monastery Ruins, for careful attention to an accurate and detailed restoration of an important provincial landmark.
  Accepting: Kyle Bacon
  Board Member: Jordan van Sewell
• Bridgman Collaborative Architecture, for the Trappist Monastery Ruins, for careful attention to an accurate and detailed restoration of an important provincial landmark.
  Accepting: Marcella Poirier
  Board Member: Jordan van Sewell

Board member Jordan van Sewell presenting the award for the Trappist Monastery Ruins

Commercial Conservation Award

• Mark & Rick Hofer, owners, for the former Frost and Wood Warehouse, known now as the Edge Apartments at 230/232 Princess Street, for the exceptional rehabilitation of a building with attention to detail, displaying the innovative adaptive re-use and historic features.
  Accepting: Mark and Rick Hofer
  Board Member: Elizabeth Fleming
• Colin Neufeld of 5468796 Architects, for the former Frost and Wood Warehouse, known now as the Edge Apartments at 230/232 Princess Street, for the exceptional rehabilitation of a building with attention to detail, displaying the innovative adaptive re-use and historic features.
  Accepting: 5468796 Architects unable to attend
  Board Member: Elizabeth Fleming

Mark and Rick Hofer with board member Elizabeth Fleming

Distinguished Service Award Winner

• Awarded to Gordon Sinclair for his Winnipeg Free Press columns pivotal to raising public awareness about the Upper Fort Garry project.
  Accepting: Gordon Sinclair
  Board Member: Shelly Slobodzian

Distinguished Service Award Winner Gordon Sinclair and board member Shelly Slobodzian