National Trust Announces Recipients of the Ecclesiastical Insurance Cornerstone Awards

Hamilton, ON, October 19, 2016 – Natalie Bull, Executive Director of the National Trust for Canada, today announced the recipients of the Ecclesiastical Insurance Cornerstone Awards for Building Heritage.

Generously sponsored by Ecclesiastical Insurance, these awards bring national attention to projects that have successfully and creatively renewed and adapted historic places in ways that enhance community, local identity and sense of place. 

The 2016 recipients were selected by an independent jury based on nominations from across the country.

Five projects are being recognized this year:

·         The McInnes Cooper Building (former Dawson Hardware Building), Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

·         La gare historique de la MRC d’Argenteuil, Lachute, Québec 

·         La Maison de la littérature, Québec City, Québec

·         The Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts Building, St. Catharines, Ontario

·         The Post Office Rehabilitation, Thorold, Ontario

The Cornerstone Awards will be presented by the Hon. Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, on October 21, 2016 at the Scottish Rite Club at a ceremony, held as part of the National Trust’s Annual Conference in Hamilton, Ontario.

Tickets are available by contacting the Trust at 1-866-964-1066 or nationaltrust@nationaltrustcanada.ca.

Learn more about the Cornerstone Award recipients for 2016.