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Manitoba Organization: Heritage Winnipeg
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Presidents | Building Awards | Distinguished Service Awards (Individual) | Distinguished Service Awards (Group)
Incorporated in July 1978, the mandate of Heritage Winnipeg is to advocate on behalf of Winnipeg’s built heritage.
Presidents
Period
President
1978-1980
Mary Elizabeth Bayer (1925-2005)
1981-1985
David John “Dave” McDowell (1938-2019)
1986-1989
Bernard Rodolph “Bernie” Wolfe (1922-2014)
1990-1994
Christine Common-Singh
1995-2000
Bernard Rodolph “Bernie” Wolfe (1922-2014)
2001-2003
David John “Dave” McDowell (1938-2019)
2004-2006
Céline Marie Power Kear (?-2017)
2007-2010
Penny McMillan
2011
John Perrin
2012-2017
Jordan Van Sewell
2017-present
Lisa Gardewine
Building Awards
Building preservation awards are presented annually, usually around National Heritage Day / Louis Riel Day in mid-February, for institutional, commercial, and residential conservation projects. The following have been recognized with a Heritage Preservation Award.
Year
Building
Address
Award Recipient
2019
466 Main Street
Building owners
141 Bannatyne Avenue
141 Bannatyne Inc., B & F Masonry, and Crosier Kilgour Ltd.
165 McDermot Avenue
Alston Properties Ltd. and 5468796 Architecture Inc.
61 Carlton Street
Friends of Dalnavert Museum Inc. and restoration specialist Sandy Seipman
6 Fermor Avenue
City of Winnipeg and Bridgman Collaborative Architecture
2018
Manitoba Legislature Building (accessibility upgrades to Legislative Chamber)
450 Broadway
Province of Manitoba and Republic Architecture Inc.
Inglis Building / North West Commercial Travellers’ Association Building
291 Garry Street
Metric Marketing, Bridgman Collaborative Architecture Ltd., and Alpha Masonry Ltd.
51 Balmoral Avenue
Great-West Life Assurance Company and Prairie Architects Inc.
Wesley Hall (Leatherdale Hall addition)
515 Portage Avenue
University of Winnipeg and Bridgman Collaborative Architecture Ltd.
457 Main Street
Shindico Realty Inc., Crosier Kilgour & Partners Ltd., and B & F Masonry Canada
Armstrong Block
164 Langside Street
Armstrong Family
2017
171 McDermot Avenue
Trotzdem Inc. and Oakhaven Properties Inc.
2016
391 Broadway
Province of Manitoba and Ager Little Architects
City Council Building
510 Main Street
City of Winnipeg
40 Osborne Street
Roslyn Properties and Globe General Agencies
339 William Avenue
Yoon Family
315 Portage Avenue
Longboat Development Corporation and Stantec Architecture Ltd.
2015
123 Main Street
Via Rail Canada & Bridgman Collaborative Architecture Ltd.
370 Donald Street
The Bell Building Inc. & Neil Cooper Architects Inc.
325 Talbot Avenue
Riverwood Church Community & John Van Leeuwen Architecture
Loftworks
128 James Avenue
Veritas Development Corporation & Northern Sky Architecture Inc.
District 132 Condominiums
130-134 James Avenue
Streetside Development Corporation & 701 Architecture Inc.
865 Main Street
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2014
333 Broadway
Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba, 1X1 Architecture, Smith Carter Architects & Engineers, Alpha Masonry, Crosier Kilgour and Partners, Akman Construction
352 Donald Street
Public Capital, Prairie Architects
272 Main Street
Mark and Shelley Buleziuk
960 Wolseley Avenue
Winnipeg School Division, Public Schools Finance Board, Syverson Monteyne Architects
Ryan Brothers Building
110 James Avenue
Streetside Development, 701 Architecture
511 River Avenue
Stonebridge Development Group, GW Architecture
2013
Asper School of Business, James W. Burns Executive Education Centre
177 Lombard Avenue
The Metropolitan Entertainment Centre (former Metropolitan Theatre)
281 Donald Street
Red River College - Paterson Global Foods Institute (former Union Bank Tower)
504 Main Street
The Avenue on Portage (Avenue & Hample Building)
265 Portage Avenue
2012
Kantor / Moss House
218 Roslyn Road
99 Euclid Avenue
SISTARS and Wins Bridgman (Bridgman Collaborative Architecture)
104 King Street
Scott Block
272 Main Street
Carnegie Library (City of Winnipeg Archives)
380 William Avenue
2011
All Peoples Mission Building (Manitoba Indigenous Cultural Education Centre)
119 Sutherland Avenue
The Manitoba Indigenous Cultural Education Centre & Bridgman Collaborative Architecture
St. John’s Anglican Parish Hall (The Parish Lofts)
181 Church Avenue
DPL Group (Dobie Properties)
88 Adelaide Street
CentreVenture Development Corporation & Prairie Architects Inc.
2010
410 Cumberland Avenue (Central Park)
City of Winnipeg, Alpha Masonry, and Cohlmeyer Architecture
rue des Ruines du Monastere, St. Norbert
Bridgman Collaborative Architecture
The Edge Apartments
230-232 Princess Street
Mark and Rick Hofer & Colin Neufeld (5468796 Architects)
2009
Convent of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Marie (Manoir de la Cathédrale Manor)
321 Avenue de la Cathédrale
Caleb Group of Companies & Saunders Evans Plosker Wotherspoon Architects
254 Portage Avenue
Manitoba Government Services & Bridgman Collaborative Architecture
332 Bannatyne Avenue
ID Fashion Ltd. & Cohlmeyer Architecture
191 Lombard Avenue
Triple S Realty Inc. and Number Ten Architectural Group
2008
John A. Russell Building (University of Manitoba)
84 Curry Place
The University of Manitoba & LM Architectural Group
Engineering One Building (University of Manitoba)
150 Gilson Street
The University of Manitoba & Stantec Architecture Ltd.
Wesley Convocation Hall (University of Winnipeg)
515 Portage Avenue
The University of Winnipeg & Corbett Cibinel Architects
Manitoba Legislative Building (additions)
450 Broadway
Province of Manitoba & Bridgman Collaborative Architecture
Manitoba Blue Cross Building
599 Empress Street
Manitoba Blue Cross & Stantec Architecture
678 Main Street
Bridgman Collaborative Architecture
2007
Wesley Hall (University of Winnipeg)
505 Portage Avenue
University of Winnipeg, Corbett Cibinel Architects & Alpha Masonry
200 Woodlawn Street
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Deer Lodge Centre, and Cohmeyer
Architects2006
61 Carlton Street
Manitoba Historical Society & Bridgman Collaborative Architecture
Monk House (The Beachmount)
134 West Gate
Christine Common-Singh
2005
545 Broadway
331 Smith Street
Manfred Boehm and Ted Bloomer, Alfred Widmner & Alpha Masonry
2004
Red River College
(Drake Hotel, Exchange Building, Hochman Building, Utility Building)140-164 Princess Street
Red River College & Corbett Cibinel Architects
Manitoba Theatre Centre Building
174 Market Avenue
Manitoba Theatre Centre & David Penner Architect
228 Notre Dame Avenue
Public Capital Company & Empire Restoration
259 Portage Avenue
PNL Holdings Company
Carlton Building
354 Portage Avenue
North Portage Development & David Penner Architect
2003
450 Broadway
Province of Manitoba
375 Deschambault Street
315 William Avenue
Corbett Cibinel Architects & Red River College
2002
J. H. Ashdown Residence [529 Wellington Steakhouse]
529 Wellington Crescent
680 Harrow Street
Manitoba Electrical Museum
10 Kennedy Street
Province of Manitoba
2001
222 Broadway
Bob Horta
276 Portage Avenue
Cohlmeyer Architects
Isbister School / Winnipeg Adult Education Centre
(roof restoration)310 Vaughan Street
Winnipeg School Division & GBR Architects
Timberwolf Beastro
98 Albert Street
ADI Design Works
2000
The Forks CNR Steam Plant
8 Forks Market Road
A Channel Manitoba (Craig Broadcast Services), Prairie Architects, and XYZ Design
Young United Church (tower restoration)
Broadway
Prairie Architects & A. F. Eshmade & Associates
Empire Hotel
(facade salvage)171 Main Street
St. Boniface Historical Society & Corbett Cibinel Architects
389 Main Street
Marwest Group of Companies
1999
55 Pavilion Crescent
Assiniboine Gallery Museum
Granite Curling Club (clubhouse exterior preservation)
22 Mostyn Place
Dudley Thompson (Prairie Partnership Architects)
1998
West College of Agriculture / Fort Osborne Barracks (restoration)
123 Doncaster Street
Asper Jewish Community Campus & GBR Architects
141 Bannatyne Avenue
Dudley Thompson and Keith McFarlane (Prairie Partnership Architects) & GBR Architects
1997
181 Higgins Avenue
Aboriginal Centre of Winnipeg Inc., LM Architectural Group
1996
St. Boniface Museum / Grey Nuns Convent (renovation)
494 Tache Avenue
Grey Nuns of Manitoba, Musee St. Boniface, City of Winnipeg, A. F. Eshmade & Associates, Prairie Partnership Architects
St. John’s Telephone Exchange Building
405 Burrows Avenue
Winnipeg Housing Rehabilitation Corporation, Richard R. Prins, and David Penner
rue des Ruines du Monastere
L’Hotellerie St. Norbert Guest House, St. Norbert Art and Cultural Centre Building Committee, and Les Stechesen
1995
Bank of Montreal Building
Portage and Main
Bank of Montreal
North Pacific and Manitoba Railway Engine House
The Forks
Manitoba Children’s Museum & Cooper Rankin Architects
29 Ruskin Row
Karen and Ken Wiklund
1994
?
?
?
1993
Bank of Montreal Building
426 Portage Avenue
Shelly Werner Design Associates, Randy Gilbart Architectural Design and Anhang Walsh & Company
1992
Central Normal School Building (exterior preservation, adaptive re-use)
442 William Avenue
Filcasa Housing Cooperative, Lloyd Timlick and Gilbart Ltd., and Bruce Rasmussen, Architect
YMCA Building
(renovation)301 Vaughan Street
MCM Architects
1991
Laura Secord School
(renovation)960 Wolseley Avenue
Robert Gregoire (Architect, IKOY Partnership Architecture) and Winnipeg School Division
1990
McCormick’s Warehouse (renovation, adaptive re-use)
425 Henry Avenue
Winnipeg Housing Rehabilitation Corporation and Prairie Partnership Architects
The Keg Restaurant Building (renovation)
115 Garry Street
Keg Restaurants Limited, Cooper Rankin Architects and Tibbatts & Company Design Group (Canada) Limited
1989
St. Charles Church
320 St. Charles Street
The St. Charles Church Parish and Giovanni Geremia Architect
219 Provencher Boulevard
City of Winnipeg (Civic Properties Division) and Basarab Hammond Architects
Ashdown Warehouse (renovations)
167 Bannatyne Avenue
Historic Renovations Limited, the LM Architectural Group, and Richard Sures (President of Historic Renovations Limited)
97 Chestnut Street
Dr. Douglas Luckhurst
Western Glove Building (renovations)
321 McDermot Avenue
Bob Lamar Holdings and Marshall Haid Associates
1988
259 Portage Avenue
Clifton Management Corporation (Montreal) and LM Architectural Group (Winnipeg)
Broadway and Kennedy
Manitoba Government Services and Peter Langes (Architect)
Le Chatelet
592-598 Stradbrook Avenue
Gaboury Associates Architects
?
393 Wellington Crescent
Stechesen Katz, Architects and James Richardson & Sons Limited, Real Estate Division
?
69 East Gate
Patricia and Guy Stillman
?
366 Qu’Appelle Avenue
Penner Properties Western Ltd., and Marshall Haid Associates Ltd.
?
395 Main Street
City of Winnipeg and Prairie Partnership
?
180 Market Avenue
City of Winnipeg
?
40 Turnbull Drive
John Chivers, George Walker, and Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Recreation
?
1181 Portage Avenue
Province of Manitoba and GBR Associates, Architects and Engineers
?
61 Carlton Street
?
First German Baptist Church / McDermot Avenue Baptist Church
821 McDermot Avenue
?
?
456 Main Street
Ukrainian Canadian Committee, the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko and Basarab Associates Architecture Inc.
?
Customs Examining Warehouse
145 McDermot Avenue
Public Works and Government Service Canada
?
123 Bannatyne Avenue
123 Bannatyne Inc.
?
177 Lombard Avenue
Helmut Sass, Triple S Realty Inc.
?
The Courtyard
River & Osborne
Stechesen Frederickson Katz, Architects
?
298 Garry Street
Comcheq Services Limited and Stechesen Katz, Architects
?
?
326 Broadway
Kona Enterprises Ltd. and Friesen Tokar Reynolds Rhoda Neufeld, Architects
?
351 Assiniboine Avenue
Giovanni and Marian Geremia
?
364 Smith Street
Sam Katz, Walker Theatre Performing Arts Group Inc.; Alfred Widmer, Hannavan & Company Ltd., Bruce Rasmussen, architect
Distinguished Service Awards / Special President’s Awards / Special Recognition of Honour (Individual)
Award Recipient
Citation
Year
Don Aiken
As a historical features writer in increasing awareness of Winnipeg’s history and heritage buildings by bringing it to a wider audience
1992
Ida Albo
Owner of the Fort Garry Hotel for her dedication to the conservation of a historic landmark building
?
Stephen R. Barber
City of Winnipeg historical projects coordinator
?
Rick Bel
Owner of the Fort Garry Hotel for his dedication to the conservation of a historic landmark building
?
Chuck Brook
City of Winnipeg planner
?
Jean-Pierre Brunet
In recognition of his tireless dedication to preserving, maintaining and promoting French Canadian heritage in Manitoba
1999
For his dedication and assistance in preservation Winnipeg’s built heritage
?
Kathleen Campbell
For ongoing efforts in overseeing all aspects of Dalnavert Museum operations, and for her involvement in the design and construction of the Dalnavert Museum Visitors’ Centre
?
Al Davies
Executive Director of the Lions Housing Centres, for leadership in advocating and undertaking the conservation and renovation of endangered historic housing stock in Winnipeg’s inner city neighborhoods
2000
Fern Desilets
Pioneering businessman
?
Tom Dixon
Pioneering businessman
?
Magnus Eliason (1911-2005)
For his lifelong commitment and advocacy on behalf of heritage buildings on city of Winnipeg’s council
1993
Ray England
Pioneering businessman who has volunteered since the early 1970s on various planning committees in an effort to revitalize the downtown area
1988
Mickey Fingold
Pioneering businessman
?
Lillian Gibbons (1906-1996)
Writer who helped to raise public awareness of Winnipeg’s history and buildings
1989
W. Douglas Harper
In recognition and appreciation of his long-time commitment to heritage preservation
?
David Harris
For his continuous and outstanding efforts of his time and expertise on numerous built and cultural heritage projects over the past decades
2001
Elly Heber
Point Douglas Historical Society
?
Mary H. Jambor
For her tireless dedication to the maintenance of the City of Winnipeg’s records and archives
?
Lillian James
Educator
?
Céline Marie Power Kear (?-2017)
For oustanding contribution of support of Winnipeg’s built heritage
2012
Ken Kelly
For outstanding vision, leadership, and contribution to Winnipeg’s heritage community in education and advocacy, as manager of the Winnipeg Core Area Initiative’s heritage program
1992
Bonnie Korzeniowski
For her efforts to promote the restoration of the Women’s Tribute Building
2007
Vincent Leah (1913-1993)
For contributions as a writer in increasing awareness and appreciation of the significance of Winnipeg’s historical buildings
1991
Jerry Lemay
For his efforts to create the Ecole La Vérendrye Heritage Classroom
2007
Bill Loewen
For outstanding contribution and support of Winnipeg’s built heritage
1999
Shirley Loewen
For outstanding contribution and support of Winnipeg’s built heritage
1999
Dorothy Lynch
For her writing and advocacy on behalf of Winnipeg heritage buildings
1993
Raymond Malenfant
Fort Garry Hotel
1989
David John “Dave” McDowell (1938-2019)
As an outstanding heritage advocate and mainstay of the Winnipeg heritage movement
1993
William Gordon “Bill” McKay (1917-2013)
Past President of Heritage Winnipeg, for a lifetime commitment to the city’s past and for his work on restoring the only remaining streetcar
2001
Glen Murray
For heritage advocacy in conservation building reuse
?
For leadership as a civic politician and his objective representation of heritage issues in the City of Winnipeg
1989, 2003
Jeanne Perreault
?
2002
Maurice Prince
In recognition of his tireless dedication to preserving, maintaining and promoting French Canadian heritage in Manitoba
1997
For outstanding contributions as a civic politician in increasing awareness of the significance of Winnipeg’s historical buildings
?
For ongoing efforts in overseeing all aspects of Dalnavert Museum operations, and her involvement in the design and construction of the Dalnavert Museum Visitors’ Centre
?
Shelley Ross
For educating students at Joseph Wolinsky School about the built environment and initiating interesting research projects and presentations
2004
For his research and writings on Winnipeg’s built heritage
1996
V. L. “Jim” Shilliday (1928-2014)
Editor, Winnipeg Real Estate News
?
Gordon Sinclair
For his historical writings in the Winnipeg Free Press on the Upper Fort Garry Project
2010
Leslie J. Stechesen
Architect
?
Verna Van Roon (1920-2011)
For championing the preservation of Caron House with the Charleswood Historical Society
?
Richard Walls
As a pioneering renovator and advocate in the Exchange District
1993, 2007
Valentine “Val” Werier (1917-2014)
Writer
?
Bernard Rodolph “Bernie” Wolfe (1922-2014)
For his lifetime commitment and exemplary dedication to heritage preservation
2003
Marie Zorniak
For her volunteerism with the Red River Heritage Fair
2015
Distinguished Service Awards (Group)
Award Recipient
Citation
Year
Charles Bentall Architects (Ralph W. Schilling, Architect)
For success of the design review process resulting in the sensitive design of the Toronto-Dominion Centre Parkade
?
Leon A. Brown Limited (Leon A. Brown, Ashley Brown, Bob Brown)
For the family’s dedication and commitment to the heritage community in the City of Winnipeg for 90 years. Their contributions through heritage building ownership and their revitalization, have contributed immensely to the architectural, cultural, and economic development of the downtown and the historic Exchange District.
2017
DAPR Architecture (Wins Bridgman) along with Prof. Jae-Sung Chon, Ryan Cudderford, Kevin Gallays, Juan Rafae, Santa Ana Gurrola, Patrick Johnston, Michael Robertson, Liane Veness and Spencer Court (University of Manitoba, Faculty of Architecture)
For their work and contribution to an exhibit showing how crumbling structures can be rehabilitated and used productively again by employing state-of-the-art technology
2001
Friends of the Cornish Library
For their leadership in advocating and their special actions towards the conservation of an endangered heritage structure, the Cornish Library
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Friends of Dalnavert Museum
For their dedication and commitment to the protection and reopening of Dalnavert Museum at 61 Carlton Street
2016
Grain of Wheat Community Church
For their West End Commons residential conversion project at 641 St. Matthew’s Avenue
2015
Heritage Saint Norbert
For their pivotal role in advocating for the preservation of many historic buildings in Saint Norbert and the immensely successful Farmers Market
2014
For over a century of contributions to the community and commitment to lobby for the preservation of Winnipeg’s historical buildings
?
New Life Ministries / Lazarus Housing
For the sensitive and creative rehabilitation of the Ellice Café and Theatre at 585-587 Ellice Avenue
?
Patent 5 Distillery
For salvaging the Oak Room from the vacant St. Regis Hotel and reinstalling it in a heritage building at 108 Alexander Avenue
2019
Prairie Public Television
For their production of “Pyramids on the Prairies”
1995
St. Matthew’s Anglican Parish
For their West End Commons residential conversion project at 641 St. Matthew’s Avenue
2015
Save the Eaton’s Building Coalition
For their dedication and vigorous efforts to preserve a building of great historical and architectural significance
2003
Selkirk Avenue Business Association
For achievements in increasing public awareness and popularizing the character and heart of historical Selkirk Avenue, through the development of a walking tour
1991
Spence Neighbourhood Association
For the restoration of historic wrought iron fencing in the neighbourhood
2002
University of Manitoba, Faculty of Architecture (Jason Jakulbowski, David Karpenic, Nathaniel Nacionales, and Steven Lackonick)
For the documentation study of the Bjorn Petursson house, 616 Alvertsone Street, including a summary of its social history, architectural features and detailed floor plans
?
For ongoing commitment to conserving, protecting and promoting the historic Ralph Connor House at 54 West Gate
2004
Wat Lao Xayaram of Manitoba Inc.
?
2002
City of Winnipeg Historical Buildings Committee
For the production of the valuable research and reference tool “The Year Past”
1992
Winnipeg Real Estate Board
For its recognition of the importance of heritage issues and its commitment to excellence of the “Heritage Highlights” feature in its publication, The Winnipeg Real Estate News
1997
Sources:
“Heritage Winnipeg is preserving our city’s architectural identity,” Winnipeg Free Press, 14 February 1988, page 8.
“Awards presented,” Winnipeg Free Press, 19 February 1989, page 83.
“Recycling buildings,” Winnipeg Free Press, 25 February 1991, WT section, page 2.
“Laura Secord School receives heritage award,” Winnipeg Free Press, 17 February 1991, NT section, page 13.
“Walking tour award winner,” Winnipeg Free Press, 24 February 1991, WT section, page 6.
“Winners of this year’s Heritage Winnipeg awards for excellence named,” Winnipeg Free Press, 18 February 1992, Section ST, page 8.
“Group honors efforts to preserve heritage,” Winnipeg Free Press, 16 February 1995, page B2.
“Historic buildings reborn with love, elbow grease,” Winnipeg Free Press, 21 February 1995, page A12.
“It’s time to celebrate our heritage,” Winnipeg Free Press, 15 February 1996, page A10.
“Heritage preservers recognized,” Winnipeg Free Press, 17 February 1998, page A3.
“Preservation recognized,” Winnipeg Free Press, 24 February 1999, page 88 (Community Review, page 2).
“Heritage awards handed out,” Winnipeg Free Press, 22 February 2000, page A7.
“They make history live,” Winnipeg Free Press, 20 February 2001, page 6.
We thank David McDowell and Cindy Tugwell for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 22 June 2019
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