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2016 Community Recognition Awards

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Leadership in structural and architectural wood use by local governments was recognized at the Union of B.C. Municipalities Convention in Victoria where Wood WORKS! BC announced the winners of the 2016 Community Recognition Awards.

Wood WORKS! is a national industry-led program of the Canadian Wood Council, with a goal to support innovation and provide leadership on the use of wood products and systems.

The Recognition Awards are presented annually to local governments that have been exemplary advocates for wood. This is demonstrated through the specification of wood in a community project or through visionary initiatives that work toward building a community culture of wood.

The 2016 Community Recognition Awards recipients are:

AKBLG — Association of Kootenay Boundary Local Governments: City of Castlegar for the Celgar Pavilion. Photo above.
(MERIT: City of Creston for the Rotary Pavilion)

NCLGA — North Central Local Government Association: City of Prince Rupert for the Prince Rupert Airport Terminal Building Upgrades and Expansion
(MERIT: City of Fort St. John for the Fort St. John Passive House)

LMLGA — Lower Mainland Local Government Association: Village of Harrison Hot Springs for the Beach Washrooms Facility Upgrade
(MERIT: City of Richmond for Mary’s Barn)

Recipients of awards for Southern Interior Local Government Association and Vancouver Island Local Government Association will be announced at a later date.

“We congratulate these six local governments for their visionary initiatives which resulted in beautiful new wood structures that truly enhance their communities and streetscapes,” said Lynn Embury-Williams, Executive Director of Wood WORKS! BC.

“Each and every winner and nominee showcases ingenuity with wood building and design while demonstrating that wood cost-effectively fits many types, sizes and applications of local government buildings— airports, pavilions, and community facilities included. These projects also connect us with the wood story of our province and contribute to community pride, especially when using local labour and wood products. By choosing wood as the primary building material, they are also helping secure prosperity for all of B.C. and the many communities which depend on forestry.”

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