Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award for Lifetime Achievement

Who can be nominated?

The successful candidates must meet the following criteria. They should:

• have made an exceptional volunteer contribution (i.e., have not received payment) to heritage conversation over a period of 25 years or more (at the time of the nomination submission deadline)
• be a resident of Ontario
• have demonstrated:
  • leadership
  • commitment
  • creativity
  • positive impact on the community, region or province
  • good conservation practices

Note: Posthumous nominations are not eligible.

Note: Directors and employees of the Ontario Heritage Trust and members of their immediate families are not eligible.

Who can nominate?

Nominators can include:

• local or regional municipalities
• First Nations band councils
• Métis community councils
• conservation authorities
• local, regional or provincial heritage organizations
• Ontario Heritage Trust staff

Note: Nominations submitted by municipal councils, regional councils, First Nations band councils or Métis community councils must be supported by a motion of council.

What projects are eligible?

• service to cultural heritage and natural heritage/environmental organizations or institutions, including:
  • municipal heritage committees
  • conservation authorities
  • land trusts
  • diverse cultural communities
  • environmental organizations
  • museums
  • historical and archaeological sites
• fundraising and promotion to support conservation activities
• research and writing, development of publications, creation and delivery of public programming and interpretation and exhibits, websites and other educational material on local history, cultural/natural heritage, the environment, and/or natural history
• conservation and interpretation of:
  • artifacts
  • archival materials
  • photographs
  • environmental information and collections
• development and delivery of activities or events that identify, safeguard and promote intangible cultural heritage, including:
  • oral traditions
  • expressions
  • language
  • performing arts – e.g., music, dance or theatre
  • social practices
  • rituals/ceremonies and festive events
  • knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe
  • traditional craftsmanship
• promotion, celebration and preservation of cultural heritage and biological diversity
• activities that protect, steward and conserve natural heritage, including:
  • restoring species-at-risk habitats
  • areas of natural and scientific interest
  • provincially significant wetlands
  • watersheds
  • other environmentally sensitive areas
• activities that protect, steward and conserve cultural heritage, including:
  • buildings/structures
  • streetscapes
  • gardens
  • cultural landscapes
  • heritage conservation districts