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May 21, 2008
(Red Deer, Alberta) - The Red Deer Heritage Preservation Committee will announce the winners of the 2008 Red Deer Heritage Recognition Awards on Monday, May 26 at 11 a.m. at Red Deer County Council Chambers, 38106 Range Road 275. Four new award recipients will be announced from the ten strong nominations received this year.
“We were extremely impressed with all the nominations,” said Heritage Preservation Committee Chair Tara Lodewyk. “The number and diversity of the nominations show the breadth and quality of heritage preservation efforts in Central Alberta. The Selection Committee had a great challenge in picking winners from such a strong set of nominations. The Heritage Preservation Committee therefore takes particular pleasure in announcing this year’s award recipients.”
The Heritage Recognition Awards program supports all the projects, the nominated and the ones finally selected, and encourages others to follow. Interested members of the public are invited to attend the ceremony on May 26 to congratulate this year’s winners and to enjoy some refreshments. This year marks the Committee’s seventh annual awards presentation.
“Heritage awareness continues to grow in the City of Red Deer and Red Deer County,” said Lodewyk. “Many wonderful initiatives are being undertaken to help to save our historical and environmental heritage.”
Nominees for the 2008 Heritage Preservation Awards are:
- Bruce and Trish Buckley of the Manning Residence
- Central Alberta Historica School Fairs Project
- Markerville Icelandic Library
- Modeling a Century along the Medicine – Hola to Markerville
- Red Deer County Heritage Survey & Inventory
- Rolyn Hills B & B and Guest Ranch
- Talk of the Town Façade Restoration
- The City of Red Deer Heritage Management Plan
- The Little Village that Grew – A history of North Red Deer
- Wadson Block Façade Restoration
For more information please call Tara Lodewyk at 403-343-3394. For a list of previous Heritage Recognition Awards, please see the attached backgrounder.
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 Previous Heritage Recognition Award Recipients - Backgrounder
For more information, please contact:
Janet Pennington Tara Lodewyk
Heritage and Archives Coordinator Chair, Heritage Preservation Committee
The City of Red Deer Parkland Community Planning Services
403-309-6271 403-343-3394
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