VRBA announced the Gold winners for our 34th annual Construction Achievements and Renovations of Excellence (CARE) Awards of Vancouver Island.
Fifty-eight awards were presented at the Fairmont Empress Hotel attended by 280 builders, designers, trades and suppliers – Canada’s leaders in west coast, home design and construction.
Congratulations to the winners and finalists for again setting the gold standard for housing. A special thank-you to MC Astrid Chang, Destinations Greater Victoria for always making the CARE Awards an entertaining evening.
Project of the Year was awarded to M. Knight Construction for Westerly. The People’s Choice Award was won by Terry Johal Developments and Hoyt Design Co. for Shelter Cove.
The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Jenny Martin, Jenny Martin Design for an outstanding career in interior design and other industry accomplishments.
The Gordon English Housing Leadership Award went to Mike Dalton, Città Group for achievement in home building and giving back to the community.
Green Builder of the Year – Large Volume was won by Pacific Viking Group Properties and Green Builder of the Year – Small Volume was awarded to Falcon Heights Contracting.
Best Heritage Project was presented to James’ Joinery, and the Award for Innovation and Sustainability went to GT Mann Contracting. The Award for Hartland Renewable Energy and Efficiency went to True Home Construction.
The Building Better Futures Community Award was won by the Professional Home Builders Institute for industry education. The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association received the Award for Construction Industry Advocacy for leading economic research on housing.
The Bill Wansbrough Memorial Award went to Ben Mycroft, Path Developments and Adam Cooper, Abstract Developments for their important work on Development Cost Charges adding to rising housing costs.
The CARE Awards highlight Canada’s finest West Coast homes, the skilled people behind them, and their contributions to the industry and community.
Watch for the Gold winners in the 2025 CARE Awards magazine distributed Saturday, November 8th in the Times Colonist, also at careawards.ca.
We appreciate the generous support of our sponsors:
Gold: Built Green Canada; Cantu Bathrooms and Hardware / Phylrich; FortisBC; Hourigan’s Flooring; Independent Contractors and Businesses Association; McLaren Properties Ltd; Slegg Building Materials; Trail Appliances; Travelers Insurance Company of Canada; Victoria Real Estate Board
Silver: Centra Windows; Coast Capital; Ply Gem Canada; Professional Home Builders Institute; Westeck Windows and Doors
Media: Times Colonist; Yellow Sheet Construction Data
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