Mayor's Heritage Awards

The Municipal Heritage Committee is excited to re-launch the Mayor's Heritage Awards Program!

As in past years, the Mayor's Heritage Awards aims to recognize excellence in local built heritage preservation and restoration efforts. Except this year the awards are bigger and better than ever before!

Mark your Calendar - Heritage Day is February 21, 2026!

Location: Retro Suites Hotel – Derby Room (2 King Street West, Chatham)

Program:

Heritage Day: 10am to 3pm – free admission for everyone!

  • Displays from the Municipal Heritage Committee and other historical and local heritage groups
  • Meet local authors

  • Activities for kids of all ages

Mayor’s Heritage Awards Reception: 6pm to 10pm - paid ticketed event, ages 19+

  • Social & Meet & Greet 6pm to 7pm
  • Food served 6:30pm to 8pm
  • Cash bar 6pm to 10pm

Purchase Tickets Now > CK Tickets Link

Awards will be handed out for 5 categories:

  1. Residential Preservation and Restoration Award
    • This award recognizes exceptional efforts to preserve and restore heritage homes to an original or historically accurate state
  2. Industrial and Commercial Award
    • This award recognizes exceptional efforts to preserve and restore heritage commercial buildings (i.e. downtown buildings) and heritage industrial buildings (i.e. factories, warehouses, mills, etc.)
  3. Rural and Agricultural Award
    • This award recognizes exceptional efforts to preserve and restore rural and agricultural heritage buildings (i.e. farmhouses, barns, shops etc.)
  4. Adaptive Reuse Award
    • This award recognizes exceptional efforts to sensitively alter heritage buildings for a use that is different than what they were initially intended for (i.e. converting an old factory into apartments)
  5. People's Choice Award
    • This award recognizes efforts to preserve and restore heritage buildings that are popular in the community

Award winners will be selected by the Municipal Heritage Committee

Updates:

  1. The Municipal Heritage Committee has evaluated nominations and selected award 12 finalists - you can check them out in the document library!
  2. Tickets for the Mayor's Heritage Awards Ceremony are on sale! Buy yours at www.cktickets.com

The Municipal Heritage Committee is excited to re-launch the Mayor's Heritage Awards Program!

As in past years, the Mayor's Heritage Awards aims to recognize excellence in local built heritage preservation and restoration efforts. Except this year the awards are bigger and better than ever before!

Mark your Calendar - Heritage Day is February 21, 2026!

Location: Retro Suites Hotel – Derby Room (2 King Street West, Chatham)

Program:

Heritage Day: 10am to 3pm – free admission for everyone!

  • Displays from the Municipal Heritage Committee and other historical and local heritage groups
  • Meet local authors

  • Activities for kids of all ages

Mayor’s Heritage Awards Reception: 6pm to 10pm - paid ticketed event, ages 19+

  • Social & Meet & Greet 6pm to 7pm
  • Food served 6:30pm to 8pm
  • Cash bar 6pm to 10pm

Purchase Tickets Now > CK Tickets Link

Awards will be handed out for 5 categories:

  1. Residential Preservation and Restoration Award
    • This award recognizes exceptional efforts to preserve and restore heritage homes to an original or historically accurate state
  2. Industrial and Commercial Award
    • This award recognizes exceptional efforts to preserve and restore heritage commercial buildings (i.e. downtown buildings) and heritage industrial buildings (i.e. factories, warehouses, mills, etc.)
  3. Rural and Agricultural Award
    • This award recognizes exceptional efforts to preserve and restore rural and agricultural heritage buildings (i.e. farmhouses, barns, shops etc.)
  4. Adaptive Reuse Award
    • This award recognizes exceptional efforts to sensitively alter heritage buildings for a use that is different than what they were initially intended for (i.e. converting an old factory into apartments)
  5. People's Choice Award
    • This award recognizes efforts to preserve and restore heritage buildings that are popular in the community

Award winners will be selected by the Municipal Heritage Committee

Updates:

  1. The Municipal Heritage Committee has evaluated nominations and selected award 12 finalists - you can check them out in the document library!
  2. Tickets for the Mayor's Heritage Awards Ceremony are on sale! Buy yours at www.cktickets.com
Page last updated: 06 Jan 2026, 08:45 AM