40th Annual Royal City Builders Awards is a Success
New Westminster, BC – On October 5, 2011, the City of New Westminster and the New Westminster Chamber of Commerce presented the 40th Annual Royal City Builders Awards. These awards honour outstanding projects completed in 2010 in New Westminster. Over 100 people were in attendance, including Mayor Wayne Wright and members of City Council, at the gala dinner event held at the Inn at the Quay.
This year’s award recipients are:
Winners in the Modern Development category
Commercial Renovation
109-810 Quayside Drive – The Great Wall Tea Company
Modern Residential
280 Ross Drive – The Carlyle at Victoria Hill
Modern Commercial
810 Quayside Drive – The River Market
Modern Institutional
620 Eighth Street – New Westminster Youth Centre
Winners in the Heritage category
Exterior Heritage Renovation
408 Garrett Street
Exterior Heritage Restoration (The Heritage Shield)
1021 Third Avenue
New Home Construction that Respects New Westminster Heritage
206 Elgin Street
Winners in the Universal Access category
Business:
102 - 1035 Columbia Street – De Dutch Pannekoek House
Facility:
620 Eighth Street – New Westminster Youth Centre
Winner in the Sustainability category
305 Carnarvon Street – Maria Keary Cottages
Overall Royal City Builders Award, Building of the Year
305 Carnarvon Street – Maria Keary Cottages
People’s Choice Awards (The Record)
Exterior Heritage Restoration (Shield) and Renovation
408 Garrett Street
New Home that Respects New Westminster Heritage
1616 London Street
Modern Institutional
305 Carnarvon Street – Maria Keary Cottages
Modern Residential / Commercial
14 Begbie Street – Inter Urban
Commercial Renovation
130 - 1005 Columbia Street –Pharmasave
The Royal City Builders Awards are proudly supported by several local businesses. This year’s sponsors include Aragon, Westminster Savings, Griff Building Supplies, Grizzly Construction, Brook Pooni, Brer Rabbit Printing Company Ltd, Cartwright Jewelers, MVT Canada and The Record Newspaper.
For more information about the Royal City Builders Awards, please contact the New Westminster Chamber of Commerce at 604-521-7781 or the City of New Westminster Development Services Department at 604-515-3767.
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Contact: Julia Dykstra, Planning Clerk