Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia Honours Exemplary Restoration and Adaptive Reuse Projects

On June 26, the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia will present their annual Built Heritage Awards. These annual awards recognize outstanding heritage conservation projects from across the province, as well as Nova Scotians who have demonstrated themselves to be champions of built heritage conservation.

“The awards highlight best-practice examples of heritage conservation and adaptation, where character-defining elements are maintained and heritage and community-based values are respected,” says Andrea Arbic, President of the Trust.

The awards will be presented following the Trust’s Annual General Meeting at the historic Christ Church in Dartmouth. Awardees will receive a certificate and a framed illustration of the restored or adapted building drawn by Naomi Kent, a local artist and emerging heritage professional.

“This is an opportunity to come together to celebrate outstanding accomplishments in the conservation of Nova Scotia’s built heritage,” says Arbic. “While we are recognizing special heritage buildings across our province, we are also acknowledging the people who steward them – those who put so much time, energy, and effort into care, maintenance, and revitalization.”

The 2024 Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia Built Heritage Awards recipients are:

1137 KETCH HARBOUR RD., Halifax

Aaron MacKenzie Fraser & Heather Keeping

Residential Built Heritage Award

CHURCH BREWING CO., Wolfville

Steve Haysom & Matt Haysom

Conservation by Means of Adaptive Re-Use Built Heritage Award

HUGH MACDONALD HOUSE, Sherbrooke

Edward Langille

Residential Built Heritage Award

SCHAFNER POINT LIGHTHOUSE, Port Royal

Port Royal Lighthouse Association

Institutional Built Heritage Award

WILLIAM BRECKENRIDGE

Excellence in Supporting Heritage Conservation