Timmins Martelle Heritage Consultants

In 2013, Timmins Martelle Heritage Consultants Inc. (TMHC) was honoured with the Ontario Archaeological Society’s Award for Excellence in Cultural Resource Management. TMHC’s principals, Peter Timmins and Holly Martelle, were elated to receive the award on the tenth anniversary of the company and in acknowledgement of the firm’s dedication to the discipline of archaeology and Indigenous involvement in cultural resource management. By recognizing TMHC’s team, the award encouraged its heightened commitment to the archaeological record, its recovery and interpretation in cooperation with descendant communities, and a dedication to sharing results with professional archaeologists, students, descendants and the public. TMHC is humbled to have the honour of sitting among so many other distinguished OAS award recipients, including many of the pioneers of archaeology in Ontario and personal mentors who, as role models, remind us of our greater responsibilities to the multiple audiences who share our interest in the past.

In 2018, at the OAS's annual symposium awards reception, the editors of The Ward Uncovered: The Archaeology of Everyday Life accepted the Society's Award for Excellence in Publishing. Recognized were Holly Martelle as co-editor and contributor to the volume, together with TMHC staff contributors, collaborating editors and contributors from across Toronto's heritage sector and from Infrastructure Ontario. Published by Coach House Books, the volume centers on TMHC's Armoury Street excavation as part of Infrastructure Ontario's New Toronto Courthouse Project.

Additional awards for The Ward Uncovered:

• Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals Award of Merit, Heritage Planning 2018
• Architectural Conservancy Ontario Media Award Shortlist 2018
• Canadian Archaeological Association Public Communications Award (Professional/Institutional Category) 2019