National Award Winners
Heritage Canada Foundation Announces Recipients of the Prince of Wales Prize,
and the Gabrielle Léger and Lieutenant Governor’s Awards
Ottawa, ON October 30, 2013 – The Heritage Canada Foundation today announced the City of Owen Sound, Ontario, as the recipient of its most prestigious award, the Prince of Wales Prize for Municipal Heritage Leadership. A message of congratulations from His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, will be screened during the Awards Ceremony.
In keeping with his commitment to architecture, the environment, and inner-city renewal, His Royal Highness agreed to lend his title to the creation of a prize to be awarded annually to the government of a municipality that has demonstrated a strong and sustained commitment to the conservation of its historic places.
The jury selected Owen Sound in recognition of its dedication to preserving heritage buildings and cultural landscapes through a series of policies and programs that include community consultation, tax relief, design guidelines and education. The municipality has demonstrated a commitment to integrating heritage assets into long-term urban revitalization strategies.
This year’s HCF Leadership Awards recognizing individual excellence will be presented to: Mr. François LeBlanc of Ottawa, winner of the Gabrielle Léger Medal for Lifetime Achievement in recognition of his 40-year contribution to heritage conservation in Canada and abroad and to Mr. Charles Fairbank III of Oil Springs, Ontario, recipient of the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Heritage Conservation at the Provincial Level for his work in preserving and promoting a unique piece of Canada’s industrial heritage: the First Commercial Oil Field.
The National Awards Ceremony and Reception is taking place in Ottawa on November 1, 2013 at the National Gallery of Canada. HCF is pleased to be screening a video message from His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales congratulating the municipality of Owen Sound. Tickets are available by contacting heritagecanada@heritagecanada.
Learn more about the 2013 Heritage Canada Foundation National Award recipients.
For further information contact:
Carolyn Quinn, Director of Communications
cquinn@heritagecanada.org
Telephone: (613) 237-1066 ext. 229; Cell (613) 797-7206
For more information about the 2013 Prince of Wales Prize winning city contact:
Mayor Deborah Haswell, City of Owen Sound
dhaswell@owensound.ca
Telephone: (519) 376-4440 ext. 1212
