2023 Heritage Award Nominees
The BC Heritage Awards celebrate incredible achievements in heritage across the Province of BC every year. This page features nominees to our 2023 awards program.
25 Nominations were submitted in five categories.
Award winners will be announced at the Heritage BC Conference on Saturday May 27th during the end of conference reception. You can purchase tickets for the conference, or the reception here.
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»Professional Achievement
» Conservation
» Education, Communications, and Awareness
» Volunteer
» Indigenous and Diverse Cultures
Professional Achievement Nominees
Lifetime Achievement
Ann Watson, Archivist, Sechelt Community Archives
Lifetime Achievement
Barbara Winter, Museum Director (Retired), Museum of Archaeology andEthnology
Emerging Heritage Professional
Nicholas Guerreiro, Parliamentary Player Information Assistant - Legislative Assembly of BC
Conservation Nominees
Tod House
Stephen Lawrence, Project Manager, Thujacraft Ltd. | Gordon Macdonald and Ben Gourley, Owners, Heritageworks Ltd. | Gavin Chamberlain and Liam Hall, Owners, Heritage Masonry Ltd ; Director of Public Works, District of Oak Bay | Karen Hunter, Project Manager, Colliers Project Leaders
Broadhurst & Whitaker Block
Marianne Amodio, Harley Grusko, and Lindsey Nette, MA+HG Architects | Donald Luxton, Luxton & Associates
The Hollywood Theatre & Residences
Harley Grusko, and Marianne Amodio, MA+HG Architects | Donald Luxton, Luxton & Associates
Hammond Forever House
Leanne Koehn and James Rowley, Property Owners
Royal Roads University Dogwood Auditorium: Learning and Teaching Auditorium
Stuart Rothnie, HCMA Architecture + Design
Education Nominees
Blast From The Past
Joelle Sevigny, qathet Museum and Archives Programs and Education Manager
Evenings & Avenues--Hauntings in the Outskirts
Gina Armstrong and Victoria Vancek, Haunted History BC
Lost Kootenays - A History in Pictures
Greg Nesteroff and Eric Brighton, Co-Authors
Saanich Heritage Passport
Saanich Heritage Foundation | Saanich Arts, Culture, and Heritage Advisory Committee, District of Saanich
Parliamentary Past and Present Travelling Plays
Parliamentary Education Office Team, Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Unarchived
Hayley Gray and Elad Tzadok, Co-Directors
Lee Reid - community builder, educator, and author
Lee Reid, Granny Gardening Tours
Museum on the Move
Abby Lizee, Community Engagement Coordinator, Maple Ridge Museum | Thorn Austin, Museum on the Move Assistant
North Shore Culture Compass
North Van Arts
Volunteer Nominees
Outstanding Impact Volunteer
Gord Hotchkiss and Don Rampone, Co-Chairs, La Nostra Famiglia Italiana Committee, Kelowna Canadian Italian Club
Ruby Nobbs Distinguished Service
Terry Raymond, Director, Yale & District Historical Society and New Pathways to Gold Society Co-Chair
Ruby Nobbs Distinguished Service
Steve Norman, New Westminster Heritage Preservation Society
Ruby Nobbs Distinguished Service
Virginia Saunders, Volunteer at Historic Stewart Farm
Ruby Nobbs Distinguished Service
Gerrie Danforth, Volunteer, Enderby & District Museum & Archives
Indigenous and Diverse Cultures Nominees
Celebrating the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Korea & Canada
Donald Baker, Professor, University of British Columbia | Hyunjin Kim, Consulate General of Korea, Vancouver
Lunar New Year Drum Making and Puppet Show Workshop
Cherie Chai, Founder, Speak Write Academy