MNPHA Celebrates the Winners of the Spirit of Housing Awards 2022
The Spirit of Housing Awards celebrate our leaders’ successes and achievements. The awards were presented on September, 26 2022 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, at Preservation Hall.




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.
2021 – The Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada

SPIRIT OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Honours tenants each year from across the province that helps to make their non-profit a better place to live.
2021 – Linda Sharpe, Resident and Volunteer, West End Commons

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.
2021 – Mike Maunder, Board Member, West Minister Housing

HARRY LEHOTSKY SPIRIT OF LEADERSHIP AWARD
Honours an individual whose energy and vision contribute to the cause of non-profit housing in Manitoba.
2021 – Lawerence Poirier, Kinew Housing
MNPHA’s mission is to build and support a strong and diverse non-profit housing sector. We work together with our members to promote housing excellence through the MNPHA Awards. MNPHA Awards recognize and reward individuals (staff, board members and tenants), groups and non-profits who made an outstanding contribution to the quality of non-profit housing