The 2024 Spirit of Housing Awards
will be celebrated October 21, 2024
The Spirit of Housing Awards celebrate our leaders’ successes and achievements. The awards will be presented at the MNPHA Building Partnerships Conference on October 21, 2024 in Brandon, Manitoba.
We’re proud of our members. We know you’re proud of each other, and we thank everyone who submits nominations for this year’s awards. Click on the awards below to find out more about the awards and their criteria for judging.
- Spirit of Achievement Award
- Spirit of Service Award
- Spirit of Leadership Award
- Spirit of Community Award
What are the Spirit of Housing Awards about?
MNPHA’s mission is to build a thriving, sustainable non-profit housing sector. We work together with our members to promote housing excellence through the MNPHA Awards. Spirit of Housing Awards recognize and reward individuals (staff, board members and tenants), groups and non-profits who have made an outstanding contribution to the quality of non-profit housing.
Previous Spirit of Housing Award Recipients
SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY AWARD
Honours an individual or organization whose significant support and committed partnership have contributed towards building a thriving, sustainable non-profit housing sector in Manitoba.
2023 – Efficiency Manitoba
2022 – Purpose Construction
2021 – The Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada
2020 – No awards
2019 – New Journey Housing
2018 – Assiniboine Credit Union
SPIRIT OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Honours tenants each year from across the province that helps to make their non-profit a better place to live.
2023 – No award in this category
2022 – Seine River Haven Residents
2021 – Linda Sharpe, Resident and Volunteer, West End Commons
2020 – No awards
2019 – Madelene Field, Donwood Manor resident
2018 – Victoria Seniors Association
2017 – Janette Brown, Westman Seniors Housing Co-op
2016 – Carriage House North Volunteer Residents
2015 – No awards
2014 – Fred Douglas Place Residents’ Association & Council
2013 – Dawn Sands
2012 – Bethel Place Activities Club
SPIRIT OF SERVICE AWARD
Honours an employee or volunteer each year from across the province that helps to make their non-profit a better place to live.
2023 – Lesley Thomson
2022 – Connie Lontok
2021 – Mike Maunder, Board Member, West Minister Housing
2020 – No awards
2019 – Debbie Van Ettinger, Ten Ten Sinclair Housing
2018 – Donna Breen, Winnipeg Housing
2017 – Charles Huband, Westminster Housing Society
2016 – Hart Kapitloer
2015 – No awards
2014 – Diane Lau, Sara Riel Inc.
2013 – Darrell Jones
2012 – Berine Marmel
HARRY LEHOTSKY SPIRIT OF LEADERSHIP AWARD
Honours an individual whose energy and vision contribute to the cause of non-profit housing in Manitoba.
HARRY LEHOTSKY SPIRIT OF LEADERSHIP AWARD
Honours an individual whose energy and vision contribute to the cause of non-profit housing in Manitoba.
2023 – Doug and Donna Leeies
2022 – Terry Wotton
2021 – Lawerence Poirier
2020 – No awards
2019 – Stephanie Haight
2018 – James Friesen
2017 – Menno Peters
2016 – George Taylor
2015 – No awards
2014 – Ken Cassin
2013 – Joe Redpath and Ken Murdoch
2012 – Harry Lehotsky