Mudtown Station wins award for the restoration of the former CPR Station.

The annual Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Awards recognize exceptional contributions to cultural and natural heritage conservation, environmental sustainability and biodiversity.

Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Elizabeth Dowdeswell recently presented Owen Sound's Mudtown Station with an Ontario Heritage Award for Excellence in Conservation.

Owen Sound's former Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) station was constructed in 1947 as one of four stations as a part of the CPR's postwar modernization program. lt is the only CPR station from this era that remains intact and is one of the earliest examples of modern architecture in Ontario.The CPR station building in Owen Sound sat empty for approximately 30 years until Mudtown Station Inc. leased the facility from the City of Owen Sound and transformed it into a brewery and restaurant.

The interior of the building has been revitalized through 595 hours of in-kind labour, overcoming significant challenges – such as significant fire damage. Mudtown Station brought their vision and resources to adaptively reuse a modern train station for a contemporary commercial purpose.

The restaurant and brew pub has created a destination at Owen Sound's harbour area.

source: media release