Commercial Building Awards

2020 Commercial Building Awards
We're now accepting applications for our 2020 Commercial Building Awards. Investment, commercial, or industrial building or renovation projects within the VIREB area that were completed between January 1, 2019, and December 31, 2019, are eligible for a Commercial Building Award. Click here for the nomination form. The awards will be presented on April 23, 2020, at the Coast Bastion Hotel in Nanaimo. In the meantime, enjoy our highlight reel from the 2019 awards show.
Recent Winner - 2019
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2019 Award of Excellence - Multi-Family Townhome: Magnolia Apartments, Nanaimo (one of two winners in this category)
2019 Award of Merit - Institutional: Brentwood College Athletic Facility, Mill Bay (one of two winners in this category)
2019 Award of Merit - Institutional: Comox Valley Child Development Centre, Autism Centre of Excellence, Courtenay (one of two winners in this category)
2019 Award of Merit - Multi-Family Non-Market: Tla-o-qui-aht Demonstration Container Housing, Tofino
Recent Winner - 2018
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2018 Award of Excellence - Institutional Renovation: Cowichan Tribes Administration & Lands Building Expansion, Duncan
Recent Winner - 2017
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2017 Award of Excellence - Institutional Renovation: St. Paul's Centre for Ministry and Community Service, Nanaimo
Recent Winner - 2016
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Recent Winner - 2015
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Judges Choice Award: Broadstreet Properties and Seymour Pacific Developments Building, Campbell River
Award of Excellence - Office: Broadstreet Properties and Seymour Pacific Developments Building, Campbell River
Award of Excellence - Community Institutional, Renovation: Vancouver Island Regional Library, Nanaimo
Award of Excellence - Community Recreational: Comox Valley Child Development Sensory Room, Courtenay
Recent Winner - 2014
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Award of Excellence - Office Retail, Renovation: Target Renovation, Campbell River
Recent Winner - 2013
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Recent Winner - 2012
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Judges Choice Award: Vancouver Island Visitors Centre, Courtenay. Winner for the best overall entry.
Recent Winner - 2011
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Institutional: Brentwood College in Mill Bay & East Wellington Fire Hall of Nanaimo (Awards of Excellence); Ucluelet Community Centre of Ucluelet & BC Ferries Departure Bay Waiting Room in Nanaimo (Awards of Merit); North Island College Trades Training Facility in Courtenay (Finalist Award) and VIU Deep Bay Field Station Centre for Shell Research of Deep Bay (Finalist Award).
Industrial: BC Hydro Port Alberni Operations Facility in Port Alberni (Award of Excellence); Amazonite Corner in Duncan (Award of Merit); Rotor Maxx Support Ltd. in Parksville (Finalist Award); U-Lock Storage in Nanaimo (Finalist Award); and Building at 1965 and 1975 Bollinger Road in Nanaimo (Finalist Award).
Retail: Highland Village Shopping Centre Phase 2 in Comox (Award of Excellence); PostNet Business Centre in Parksville (Award of Merit); Thrifty Foods Shopping Plaza Expansion in Parksville (Finalist Award); Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar in Courtenay (Finalist Award); Island Honda in Courtenay (Finalist Award); and Metro Toyota in Duncan (Finalist Award).
Renovation: Nanaimo Maps & Charts Façade Upgrade in Nanaimo (Award of Excellence); University Village Shopping Centre of Nanaimo (Award of Merit); Native Sons Hall 1928 of Courtenay (Honorable Mention); and Valley Vision Optometry in Port Alberni (Finalist Award).
Mixed Use: Terra Verde of Qualicum Beach (Award of Excellence); Rutherford Ridge of Nanaimo (Award of Merit); City Centre Condos of Nanaimo (Honorable Mention); and Seven Sails in Nanaimo (Finalist Award).
Office: HUU-AY-AHT Multi-Purpose Building in Bamfield (Award of Excellence); and the building at 1650 Terminal Avenue in Nanaimo (Award of Merit).
Multi Family - Townhose: Maveric Place in Nanaimo (Award of Excellence); and Sun Meadows at Cottle Creek on Mercedes Way of Nanaimo (Award of Merit).
Multi Family - Condo: Thornbridge at Longwood in Nanaimo (Award of Excellence); and Meredith Court in Nanaimo (Award of Merit).
Community Enhancement: North Island College Gathering Place in Port Alberni (Award of Excellence); Waterfront Walkway, Phase II in Parksville (Award of Merit); Seine Floats Washroom Building in Port Hardy (Finalist Award); and Amphitheatre at Bowen Park in Nanaimo (Finalist Award).
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