Photo courtesy David DeBruine Photography

Celebrity contractor Mike Holmes attended the awards presentation for his work on the 'Lien on Me' House. Pictured here is the winning team.

Held in December, the 2008 Ontario Concrete Awards honoured projects for their remarkable use of concrete as a primary construction material. Winners included:
• Architectural Merit: Picton's Fifth Town Artisan Cheese Factory (Lapointe Architects);
• Architectural Hardscape: Brampton's Chinguacousy Skatepark (City of Brampton);
• Infrastructure: Wheatley's Talbot Trail Bridge (Municipality of Chatham-Kent);
• Material Development & Innovation: Toronto's Bay Adelaide Centre (St. Marys CBM);
• Mid- to High-rise Residential & Structural Innovation: Hamilton's West Village Suites (Dundurn Capital Partners);
• Specialty Concrete Products: Etobicoke's 'Lien on Me' House (Coreslab Structures [ONT]);
• Structural Design Innovation: Toronto's Humber College Building B (Barry-Bryan Associates); and
• Sustainable Concrete Construction: Etobicoke's 'Lien on Me' House (The Holmes Group).

For a complete list of winners and project teams, visit www.ontarioconcreteawards.ca.

Photo courtesy Spectrum Skatepark Creations

At the top of its game: Brampton's Chinguacousy Skatepark took home the Architectural Hardscape award.