The Heritage Toronto Awards celebrate outstanding contributions - by professionals and volunteers - in the promotion and conservation of Toronto's history and heritage landmarks. Heritage Toronto asks you to consider some of the more significant achievements during 2009, and invites you to submit a nomination for the 36th Annual Heritage Toronto Awards.

This year, nominations will be accepted in the following categories (please click on the links for printable PDF submission forms):

William Greer Architectural Conservation and Craftsmanship - for excellence in the restoration or adaptive reuse of a building 40 years old or older. Projects of all sizes will be considered; from the restoration of the façade or front porch on a house to a major renovation of a commercial building.

Book - for a non-fiction book about Toronto's archaeological, built, cultural and/or natural heritage and history, published in 2009.

Media - for a production about Toronto's archaeological, built, cultural or natural heritage and history. Projects such as films, videos, websites, and newspaper and magazine articles are eligible in this category.

Community Heritage Award - a cash prize awarded to one volunteer-based organization in each of the four Community Council areas for a significant activity that promotes or protects heritage within the Community Council area.

If you have submitted nominations in previous years, please read the qualifications over carefully, as there are a number of changes, most notably in the Architecture and Media categories.

The deadline for nominations is Tuesday, June 1, 2010 - 4:30 PM. If you have any questions about the nomination process or the eligibility of projects, please contact Nancy Luno at nluno@toronto.ca or 416-338-2175.

The Awards will be presented in October 2010, in conjunction with the William Kilbourn Memorial Lecture at the Heritage Toronto gala evening. Details about our venue and speaker will be announced soon.