This award from the Ontario Heritage Trust recognizes volunteer achievements in identifying, preserving, protecting and promoting local heritage.
Built Heritage - restore or maintain a heritage structure, significant fundraising to support restoration, or research or writing of books, walking tours, exhibits, websites.
Cultural Heritage - significant volunteer service to a museum or historic site, historical re-enactment, research or writing, participation in archeological digs, collection of artifacts/heritage photographs and participation in activities/events that protect, preserve or restoring heritage garden or volunteer participation in activities that promote First Nations, Metis, Franco-Ontarian heritage or others).
Natural Heritage - significant volunteer work in conservation authority/area or parkland, demonstrated leadership in protection of natural heritage such as endangered species habitats, rare Carolinian forests, wetlands, hands on work to improve a natural heritage site as well as research or writing of books, walking tours, exhibits and websites relating to local natural heritage resources.
Eligibility for a nomination is open to any Ontario resident 18 years and older, who has outstanding volunteer contributions in their community in one of the above categories. Small project groups may be nominated for built, cultural and natural heritage conservation. For example, committees responsible for a special project, co-authors of a local history publication, or partners who have restored a heritage home. Nominations must be approved by a motion of a municipal council.
Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Award for Lifetime Achievement (Heritage Community Recognition Award) (individuals only)
This award is given to an individual who, for 25 years or more, has made exceptional contributions to built, cultural and/or heritage conservation. Please note that individuals previously recognized in the Lifetime Achievement category are eligible.