Every year the Real Property Institute of Canada hosts a Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony to celebrate and acknowledge the contributions made through the year that set a high standard and contribute to the real property community through innovation, achievement, quality, and leadership.

RPIC received an impressive 11 award nominations in seven categories. A breakdown of the individual award categories and their respective criteria are available here.

Nominations for 2009 in the various categories include the following:

Lorraine McCollum, RCMP (ret’d)

Blair James, ADM Foreign Affairs and International Trade

The St. Stephen Border Crossing Project

The National Headquarters Complex for the Agriculture Portfolio Project Team

North West Region, Assets and Contracting Services, RCMP

Upton Farm, Charlottetown, PEI (Robert Howald, Ron Pachal)

CANMET: Materials Technology Laboratory Relocation to Hamilton (Mark Hennessey)

Biosafety Level 3 Laboratory, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic (Trevor Smith, Maureen Ellis, Timothy Ma)

EI Workload Initiative: Employment Insurance Workload Contributions (HRSDC / SC / PWGSC)

The National Project Management System – Development and Implementation Team

Integrated Workplace Solutions Pathfinder Project (Carol Blotniuk)

RPIC congratulates all the nominees and looks forward to presenting the awards on Wednesday, November 25th at the Museum of Civilization as part of the 22nd Annual National Workshop and Trade Show.