Wellington County CAO Scott Wilson has received the 2022 Carlos Ventin Award for Municipal Heritage Leadership.
The award recognizes municipal leaders, staff and representatives who have spearheaded the rehabilitation or adaptive reuse of public heritage buildings within the community.
Wilson, who has served the county for over 24 years has championed the rebuild of the library system for Wellington County during amalgamation in the 90s which saw 14 branches of libraries in the county.
The award honours architect, Carlos Ventin who across Ontario worked to saving historic buildings for adaptive re-use.