Heritage Awards

2026 Lieutenant Governor’s Heritage Awards

 Sponsors 4 Goals of ICH Past Award Winners

Announcing the recipients of the 2026 Lieutenant Governor's Heritage Awards! 
Read the full media release here.The 2026 Awards will take place on June 24th, 2026 at Government House in Regina. 

2026 Award Recipients

Project Recipient
Doukhobor Dugout House Brenda Chevaldayoff, Doukhobor Dugout House Inc.
Heritage Regina Legacy Tours Heritage Regina
Holy Rosary Cathedral, Renewal Phase 1 &Architecture
Kahomani: Sweetheart Dance Teachings Wanuskewin Heritage Park
Lost Knowledge Series Naicam & District Heritage Society & Museum
Original Humboldt Treaty Sculpture Humboldt & District Museum & Gallery
SaskPower – Powerhouse Drive Facility &Architecture

2026 Sponsor Brochure

The Heritage Awards have two categories: Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage and Conservation of Heritage Places. 

Award recepients in the Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) category demonstrate excellence in one or more of the Four Goals of ICH (see below), with consideration given to projects that touch on multiple categories. 

Award recepients in the Conservation of Heritage Places category demonstrate excellence in the conservation of tangible heritage, according to appropriate best practices such as the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada.

We are grateful for the continued support of Her Honour the Honourable Bernadette McIntyre, Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, who presented the 2025 Awards at Government House in Regina on June 18th, 2025. Peruse photos of the event, and read the Awards brochure, including descriptions of the winning projects.

Thank you to our 2025 sponsors: Wilhelm Masonry, BRXTON Masonry Inc. & the Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation 

Four Goals of ICH

An audio/visual/textual/photographic documentation project; this could be an original documentation or a new collection.

A project or program (new or ongoing) that celebrates and/or recognises elements of intangible cultural heritage.

A project or program that facilitates the transmission of ICH knowledge and skills from one person to another or to a group. This could be something coordinated by an organization or committee, or it could be an informal collaboration or relationship between individuals.

By integrating ICH into development strategies, communities can leverage their cultural assets to promote sustainable tourism, enhance local economies, and preserve biodiversity.

 

Past Award Winners

Project Recipient
1918 Eaton's Eager House Restoration Ron and Bernie Cruikshank
Archives Week Video Project Saskatchewan Council for Archives and Archivists
Court of King's Bench in Prince Albert, Window Replacement SEPW Architecture Inc.
Darke Hall, Restoration & Renovation P3 Architecture Partnership
Heritage Presentations Series Partnership with Seniors without Walls Western Development Museum, Moose Jaw
Introduction to Blacksmithing Program Western Development Museum, Saskatoon
Kishkaytaytaahk Saskatoon Public Schools & Métis/Michif Community
Lifestyle Blog & Podcast Short Story Collection Norma Galambos
Multicultural Canada Day Gathering Prince Albert Multicultural Council
Next of Kin Memorial Avenue, Woodlawn Cemetery Centennial Project Next-of-Kin Memorial Avenue Centennial Committee
Saskatchewan Residential School Memorial Project Ray Gosselin Architect Limited
Project Recipient
'An Honest, Genial and Kindly People' publication (Public Outreach) Adrian Paton
Heritage Moments (Public Outreach) Waskesiu Heritage Museum
Landbased Learning in Southeastern Sask (Intangible Cultural Heritage) Garrick Schmidt
Melfort Queen’s Bench Court House (Physical Heritage Conservation) Moore Architecture Consulting Group Ltd.
Muskeg Lake Food Forest/sakaw pimatan (Community Development) Muskeg Lake Cree Nation
Outreach (Public Outreach) Yorkton Historic Flour Mill
Phase 1 Stabilization (Physical Heritage Conservation) Yorkton Historic Flour Mill
Renewal Project (Physical Heritage Conservation) Wanuskewin Heritage Park
The Great Southwest Shakespeare Festival (Community Development) Lyric Theatre
 
 
 
 
For information or booklets from past awards please contact Heritage Saskatchewan.