Heritage awards presented

A Kelowna couple and a descendant of Westbank’s Gellatly family received distinguished community service awards last week from the Central Okanagan Heritage Society.

Ken and Gwen Campbell and Ferne Jean were honoured for their service to the community in the heritage field.

The society handed out its Heritage Awards to mark Heritage Week.

BNA Brewing Co. won a conservation project award for a non-residential building that has recently undergone an exterior restoration or rehabilitation with a commitment to heritage conservation.

Shona Harrison won the conservation project award for a residential building that has recently undergone an exterior restoration or rehabilitation for work on J. N. Thompson House, at 1875 Richter St.

Ron Lutz and Loy Pierce won the award for the continued conservation of a heritage building for the preservation and maintenance of G. D. Loane House at 1858 Abbott St.

The Hughes Building, or the old Westbank Irrigation building, at 2471 Main St. in West Kelowna won the award for the continued conservation of a heritage building in the non-residential use category.

The City of Kelowna received the special heritage project award for the stabilization of the Brent’s Grist Mill building at 2128 Leckie Pl.