2009 ACO PROVINCIAL AWARDS

We invite you to submit nominations for the 2009 Annual Awards, which will be presented at our annual Gala Dinner on November 6, 2009. As the principal non-government volunteer organization for heritage conservation in Ontario, the Awards Program of the ACO is designed to honour preservation leaders and/or projects that are considered valuable on a provincial scale to the architectural conservation movement in Ontario. At the same time, the organization continues to encourage Branches to run their own Awards Programs in their local communities. The new provincial awards are named after the ACO’s founder and dedicated early leaders.

 

 

The general criteria include the degree of:

The ACO would like to bring province-wide attention to the achievements of these nominees. Their work can serve as models for others and may include such actions as innovative strategies, long-term leadership in the field, significant restoration work or special service to the ACO organization

 

The ACO requires that the person/group that submits a nomination be a member of the ACO;

 

The nominee may be an individual, an informal group or an organization that is actively involved in heritage conservation in the Province of Ontario;

 

The activities that are recognized are directed to those that have taken place within the last five years, with the exception of the lifetime achievement award;

 

Unsuccessful nominations may be revised and re-submitted another year;

 

Multiple awards may be given in each category except for the Eric Arthur Lifetime Achievement Award where only one recipient will be honoured each year; 

 

An award need not be given each year.

 

 

The committee established to select the recipients will be made up of the current President of the ACO (or her or his delegate), the Past-President of the ACO (or her or his delegate), the chair of the Awards Committee as well as several ACO members who have experience and/or interest in the awards program. The Jury will make the final selection. The awards will be presented at the ACO’s annual Awards Dinner in November.

 

(1) A. K. (Alice King) Sculthorpe Award for Advocacy

This award recognizes an individual, an informal group or an established non-profit organization that at a critical point achieved exemplary success in solving a significant heritage crisis. The people involved have demonstrated leadership in the field, integrity and the ability to be inclusive and communicate the value of heritage conservation to others.

 

(2) Eric Arthur Lifetime Achievement Award

This award recognizes individuals or groups who have made an outstanding contribution to the heritage conservation movement in Ontario over a sustained period of time. The state of the Province’s architectural heritage today would not be the same without the significant activities of this nominee. 

 

(3) Peter Stokes Restoration Award:

This award recognizes those responsible for the exemplary restoration of significant heritage structures, undertaken in accordance with the accepted polices and practices of heritage conservation in Ontario.

 

This award recognizes individuals or groups and their projects that have led to a heightened level of awareness and appreciation of Ontario’s significant landscapes. 

 

(5) ACO Award for Special Contributions:

This award recognizes ACO members who have made a significant contribution to forwarding the goals of the provincial organization.

For the 2008 awards, see our Gallery - 2008 Awards.