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The Canadian Dryscaping Awards 2008-2010

 The DSWAC Acknowledgment of Achievement Winner for 2009.

 In the Best Canadian Dry Stone Installation Creating a Fireplace, Fire pit or BBQ Category

 


nevin fireplace

 

 

The first ever, dry stone outdoor 'fireplace' contest was held by the DSWAC to encourage the building of interesting dry stone structures designed to be used for cooking and warmth. 

Steven Nevin of Oakville, Ontario won the first prize for his entry shown here, for 'Best Dry Stone Installation Creating a Fireplace, Firepit or BBQ'.

Stephen was notified of his winning the contest while attending the lectures and presentations on the Sunday night of the 3-day Dry Stone Wall Festival in Grand Valley Ontario in October 2009 on the Canadian Thanksgiving. Stephen received 500 dollars.

 


 
The DSWAC is announcing another dry stone competition for the year 2010. 
 
 
A 500 dollar prize will be awarded to the best Canadian dry stone sculpture constructed with at least 3 tons of material, of any size, made of any natural stone material. It must have been built and/or completed in 2009 or 2010. The dry stone art installation has to be permanent. It can be an abstract garden feature or incorporate architectural features, as in the case of a folly, or be representational as in a figurative piece or natural organic shape. A prize of 200 dollars will go to the second place winner. Please send pictures along with a description of your piece to john@dswac.ca  Please include all your contact info as well as a short biography. The deadline for this competition is September 30th, 2010. Winners will be announced on the web site and at this year's festival at Landon Bay in Gananoue . Good luck. Any pictures of entries sent to the DSWAC may be used on the web site.
 

 

 

 The DSWAC Acknowledgment of Achievement Winners for 2008.


The Dry Stone Wall Association of Canada was pleased to announce the winners of the DSWAC Acknowledgment of Achievement Program for 2008. Three awards were presented at the 2008 Northumberland Dry Stone Wall Festival in Cobourg, Ontario to honour outstanding Canadian dry stone workmanship in three categories

  • Professional dry stone wall (not a retaining wall)
  • Dry stone wall (built predominately by one non-professional)
  • Group project  (wall or garden structure built by Canadian wallers of any status)

Work which was considered for 2008 had to be work started in Canada in 2007 and completed by September 2008 at the latest.

 

This year's winners of the DSWAC achievement program were:

  • The Professional Dry Stone Wall Prize has been awarded to John Scott (instructor at Algonquin College) for his excellent dry stone wall work at a private property near Burritt's Rapids, just south of Ottawa on the Rideau River

      John Scott's Burritt's Rapids WallJohn Scott's Burritt's Rapids Wall

     

    Burritt's Rapids gate, John ScottBurritt's Rapids gate, John Scott

     

     

     

  • Any Dry Stone Wall (built by any group of individuals, professional of non-professional) was awarded to Reid Snow who also accepted the award on behalf of Marilyn and Darryl Spencer and Bob Waller who worked on this charity fundraiser project near Orangeville, Ontario.

      

     

  • The Non-Professional Wall prize has been awarded to Brandon Spearing for his beautiful dry stone fire-pit constructed at his parents' farm near Bethany, Ontario.

    Brandon Spearing's FirepitBrandon Spearing's Firepit

     

     

     

     

     

     

    brookside 

    Special mention should be given to Tom Jackson for his work with two young offenders at Brookside in Cobourg on this elegant dry stone wall built last year at the main entrance.