Heritage Awards

The City of Maple Ridge Heritage Awards are given out in recognition of special initiatives, accomplishments, and projects that have advanced heritage conservation and awareness in our community.

2026 Heritage Awards

The 2026 Heritage Awards will be hosted at the Albion Community Center on February 19, 2026. Doors open at 6:30, and the event will run from 7:00-9:00PM. This event is free and open to the public.

Nomination Categories

The Heritage Awards recognize individuals, organizations, and sites, from either the private or public sector that have contributed to the heritage and/or history of Maple Ridge.

Nominees may be proposed for their long-term dedication to heritage, for a single effort that made a notable difference, for leadership and vision in educating the public, or for a project or action that had a positive outcome for built heritage in Maple Ridge.

The categories for nominees are:

Heritage Site Award: Recognizes a well maintained and/or restored public or private building, site, or physical feature with historic value that is identified on the Heritage Inventory, Register, or is Designated
Bernice Gehring History Hero Award: Recognizes the achievements of an individual or group that have contributed to the recognition of Maple Ridge in its historical context
Sheila Nickols Award: Honours those who preserve and share historical facts, memories, objects, or documents that keep Maple Ridge’s history alive
Stewardship of a Community Cultural Asset Award: Celebrates efforts to conserve cultural practices, traditions, spaces, skills, or knowledge that strengthen appreciation of our community’s heritage
Youth Heritage Award: Highlights the passion and dedication of a young person or youth group (age 25 and under) making an impact in heritage conservation

Deadline

Nominations for 2026 Heritage Awards were due January 4, 2026.

Award recipients will be honoured during Heritage Week in February 2026 at a special celebration at the Albion Community Centre.

Past Heritage Award Winners

Congratulations to the 2024 Heritage Award Recipients!

The 2024 Heritage Awards event—celebrating recipients and nominees—took place on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at the Albion Community Centre.

2024 Recipients

Heritage Site Award: 11395 205 St.

The residence at 11395 205 St. is a mill house originally built by the Hammond Cedar Company and is listed on the City of Maple Ridge Heritage Register. The first resident lived in the house while working as a sawyer at the mill. The current owners have taken care to maintain the heritage elements of the house while adding internal aspects to bring it to a modern living standard. This home is valued as an example of craftsman bungalows that were commonly built during this period.

Heritage Site Award poster with description of site

recipient holding flowers in front of City banners

Stewardship of a Community Cultural Asset Award: CEED Centre Society

The CEED Centre Society is a charity dedicated to community education that has been an excellent steward of a historic building in Port Haney. The CEED Centre Neighbourhood House was originally a Japanese Schoolhouse that was moved from 232 Street and Dewdney Trunk Road in 1989 to save the heritage building from demolition. The building now operates as a drop-in community centre. The CEED Centre Society also shares knowledge about Maple Ridge and the history of the local Japanese community through its podcast, the CEED Pod.

Poster - Stewardship of a Community Cultural Asset Award

5 recipients holding a certificate and flowers in front of City banners

History Hero Award: Emil Barrow

Emil Barrow is a volunteer with the Maple Ridge Museum who has helped with many events and programs over the past year. With a passion for community education and history, Emil began volunteering with the museum to support community engagement efforts. In the fall, Emil began working on collection projects and has dedicated many days to updating the museum’s collection databases.

recipient holding flowers and certificate in front of City banners

Sheila Nickols Award: Dewdney-Alouette Railway Society

The Dewdney-Alouette Railway Society (DARS) moved into the lower level of the Maple Ridge Museum in 1984 and has since brought a sense of fun and whimsy through its model train exhibit of Port Haney from the 1920s era. DARS brings a sense of wonder to the museum using historic photos to recreate Port Haney down to the very last detail. In 1991, DARS brought a 1940s era caboose to the museum and worked tirelessly to restore it.

6 recipients holding a bouquet of flowers and a certificate in front of City banners

Questions?

If you have any questions about past Heritage Awards or other Heritage-related inquiries please contact:
Heritage@MapleRidge.ca.