Celebrating heritage conservation in the City.
Every two years, the City holds the Heritage Awards to celebrate the accomplishments of individuals, organizations, and businesses that have made a significant effort to support heritage conservation in the community.
Heritage is an expression of the ways of living developed by a community and passed on from generation to generation. The Heritage Awards acknowledge and celebrate the many facets of heritage in the City including tangible heritage—including buildings and landscapes—and intangible heritage—including cultural practices, stories, traditions, and knowledge.
The next Heritage Awards will take place in 2028. The nomination deadline is October 31, 2027. Please follow the steps outlined in the Nomination & Selection Process tab and submit your completed nomination form by the deadline.
There are four main categories for the Heritage Awards:
Residential Conservation: Honouring the outstanding restoration or adaptive reuse of a residential heritage building on the City’s Heritage Register or its historic landscaping.
Commercial Conservation: Honouring the outstanding restoration or adaptive reuse of a commercial heritage building on the City’s Heritage Register.
Heritage Project Recognition: Honouring the retention and/or enhancement of heritage resources through the re-introduction of original materials or elements or other conservation methods. This may apply to buildings and structures not currently listed on the City’s Heritage Register, as well as landscapes and natural features, cultural practices and other intangible heritage.
Heritage Awareness: Honouring an individual or organization for outstanding community achievement in support of heritage conservation. Examples of eligible projects include literature, art and volunteerism.
Nomination & Selection Process
To make a nomination, fill out the Heritage Award Nomination form and submit it by the deadline. Multiple submissions are accepted.
Submit completed nomination forms by the deadline by one of the following methods:
- Email planning@cnv.org;
- Drop off in person at City Hall or in one of the 24-hour drop boxes outside City Hall; or
- Mail to City Hall
Heritage Awards
Planning and Development
City of North Vancouver
141 West 14th Street
North Vancouver, BC V7M 1H9
The City’s Heritage Advisory Commission will review eligible submissions. The selected recipients will be presented with an award by City Council at a regular Council meeting.
Past Award Recipients
One Heritage Award was presented in 2026:
Heritage Awareness
- School of Tourism Management at Capilano University and North Van Arts. Since 2019, these organizations have partnered to promote awareness and appreciation of the North Shore’s cultural and heritage resources through the North Shore Culture Compass. Their work helps connect the community with heritage places, cultural sites, First Nations places of significance, and public art, while providing students with opportunities to research and document local heritage.
Previous Heritage Awards