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Living Heritage Award

Tourism Radville Living Heritage Award recognizes individuals, families, businesses and organizations who, through their dedication to heritage in Radville and area, contribute in some significant way to the living heritage landscape.

Individual who has contributed significantly to living heritage in Radville and/or area through:

– Involvement with organizations related to heritage in Radville and a longstanding volunteer commitment (this could include Tourism Radville, History Book committees, Blooms, etc.).

– Production of art, literature, display, project or some other creative form related to Radville and area heritage.

– Is a recognized “tradition bearer” in the community: someone who continues to practice a historical craft/trade and who transmits that knowledge on to younger generations.

– Maintenance/conservation/preservation of a heritage structure at own expense (not for personal gain), this could include houses or outbuildings (barns, school houses, churches, etc.).

– Donations to projects involving heritage conservation, cultural projects, etc.

Family who has contributed significantly to living heritage in Radville and/or area through:

– Maintenance/conservation/preservation of heritage structure at own expense (not for personal gain), this could include houses or outbuildings (barns, school houses, churches, etc.)

– Donations to projects involving heritage conservation, cultural projects, etc.

Organizations who has contributed significantly to living heritage in Radville and/or area through:

– Maintenance/conservation/preservation of a heritage structure.  This could include houses or outbuildings (barns, school houses, churches, etc.).

– Significant donations to projects involving heritage conservation, cultural projects, etc.

– Organizations of a public event that promotes culture/heritage.

Businesses who has contributed significantly to living heritage in Radville and/or area through:

– Maintenance/conservation/preservation of a heritage structure at own expense (not for gain), this could include houses or outbuildings (barns, school houses, churches, etc.).

– Significant donations to projects involving heritage conservation, cultural projects, etc.

Jerry Bertrand Builders of a Better Community

The Jerry Bertrand Builders of a Better Community Award recognizes individuals who have contributed significantly to the community through volunteerism.  This award is named in recognition of Gerald “Jerry” Bertrand, a resident of Radville in the 1920’s and 30’s who, at the age of 16, successfully petitioned the Town Council to plant trees which now grace our streets and parks.  His vision helped create the beautiful townscape we see today.  This award seeks to honour those individuals who have spent a substantial amount of time and energy to improve the community.  The criteria for this award is more subjective than for the Living Heritage Award, therefore there are no fix guidelines, but we ask that a thoughtfully written recommendation accompany each nomination.  Please explain why you think the nominee is or has been a Builder of a Better Community.

Notes For Nomination of Awards

(Living Heritage and Jerry Bertrand Builders of a Better Community):

• Awards may be presented posthumously.
• Nominations must include reasons for why nominee meets award criteria, but may also include information not listed in the criteria.
• Nominations may be received by any member of the community, past or present.
• Tourism Radville Board will consider all nominations.  More than one recipient for each category may be awarded in a given year.
• An individual may be nominated in both awards concurrently, but a separate nomination form must be submitted for each award individually, and as such, the nominee will be considered for each award separately.
• Award recipients will receive a plaque with their name engraved on it, which will be affixed to the awards wall in Bertrand Park (Healy Avenue, Radville, Saskatchewan).  They will also receive a certificate.  Awards are announced at the annual Harvest Heritage Festival in September.
• Nomination forms will be kept on file and re-considered each year.
• Nominations for 2024 recipients will be accepted until July 31, 2024.

Please click on the following link for a copy of the nomination form:  Nomintaion Form

Award Recipients

2023 Gerald Bertrand Award – Gene Fradette & Walter Wudrick