On Friday, September 23rd, VRBA announced the Gold winners for our 31st Anniversary Construction Achievements and Renovations of Excellence (CARE) Awards of Vancouver Island.

The annual CARE Awards showcased over 40 categories and was attended by VRBA builders, designers, trades and suppliers – Canada’s leaders in sustainable west coast design and construction. Here are some of the winners:

Project of the Year – Single Family and the popular People’s Choice Award went to Christopher Developments for Lands End Muse.

Project of the Year – Multi-Family was awarded to Concert Properties for Capital Park Residences.

The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Andrew Tidman, Tidman Construction for professionalism and leadership in the home building industry.

The Building Better Futures Community Award went to Habitat for Humanity-Victoria for their affordable home ownership program for families.

Bill Wansbrough Memorial Awards were presented to White Wolf Homes and to EnViroTec General Contracting Ltd for leadership in charitable giving.

BC Housing won awards Environmental Achievement and Excellence in Creating Housing Affordability.

The Heritage Award for preserving architecture was went to Zebra Group.

Made to Last Custom Homes won Green Builder of the Year – Small Volume and Green Builder of the Year – Large Volume was won by Abstract Developments.

All winners will be featured in the 2022 CARE Awards magazine distributed Saturday, November 5th in the Times Colonist. Winners and finalists will be highlighted at careawards.ca.

This event would not be possible without the support and generosity of our industry sponsors:

Gold: BC HousingBCCA Employee Benefits Trust; Built Green Canada; FortisBC; Hourigan’s FlooringMcLaren Properties LtdSlegg Building MaterialsTravelers Insurance Company of Canada; Victoria Real Estate Board

Silver: Trail Appliances; Coast Capital Savings;

Bronze: National Home Warranty; Mike Geric Construction

Media: CFAX / CTVTimes Colonist

If you are considering a new home or renovation, contact our award-winning builders, designers, trades and suppliers at vrba.ca.

This column appears Wednesdays in the Times Colonist.

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