31st Annual Preservation Awards

February 16th, 2016
VIA Rail Canada Winnipeg Station


Residential Conservation Award

ROSLYN PROPERTIES LTD., for their commitment to maintain Roslyn Court located at 40 Osborne Street.   Recent rehabilitation work included the roof, copper panels, exterior masonry and painting.   This Queen Anne Revival Style building, constructed in 1908, is recognized as a National Historic Site and it continues to be viable and an integral part of Osborne Village. 


Institutional Conservation Award

THE PROVINCE OF MANITOBA, for their commitment to upgrade the plumbing system and provide barrier free washrooms at the Old Law Courts located at 391 Broadway while ensuring the preservation of the character-defining elements such as marble floor tiles, marble panels, doors and frames, and the original washroom fixtures.  Built from 1912-16, this is one of the most important Law Courts buildings in the Province, and the one of the best examples of the Neo-Classical style designed by Provincial Architect, Samuel Hooper. 

AGER LITTLE ARCHITECTS, for their sensitivity in the project to  upgrade the plumbing system and provide barrier free washrooms at the Old Law Courts located at 391 Broadway while ensuring the preservation of the character-defining elements such as marble floor tiles, marble panels, doors and frames, and the original washroom fixtures.  Built from 1912-16, this is one of the most important Law Courts building in the Province, and the one of the best examples of the Neo-Classical style designed by Provincial Architect, Samuel Hooper. 

Institutional Conservation Award

THE CITY OF WINNIPEG, for the sensitive replacement of the roof and re-pointing of the exterior of the City Council building located at 510 Main Street.  Built in 1964 and recognized as a modernist heritage building, this work affirming the City’s long-term commitment to maintaining heritage buildings in Winnipeg. 

Commercial Conservation Award

THE YOON FAMILY, for the main floor restoration work completed in the Lauzon Block located at 339 William Avenue.  This 3-storey historic building was built in 1905.  The work focused on the pressed-tin walls and ceiling coverings.


Commercial Conservation Award

LONGBOAT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, for the sympathetic protection, stabilization, and preservation of the 1919 historic Mitchell-Copp façade located at 315 Portage Avenue and thereby significantly enhancing the streetscape of Portage Avenue. 

STANTEC ARCHITECTURE LTD., for the sympathetic protection, stabilization, and preservation of the 1919 historic Mitchell-Copp façade located at 315 Portage Avenue and thereby significantly enhancing the streetscape of Portage Avenue. 


Distinguished Service Award

THE FRIENDS OF DALNAVERT MUSEUM, for their dedication and commitment to the protection and re-opening of the restored Museum and Visitor’s Centre located at 61 Carlton Street for future generations.  The museum built in 1895 was the home of former Manitoba Premier, Hugh John Macdonald, the only son of our first Canadian Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald. 
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