News Release                           For Immediate Release

                                                                                                                   February 18, 2010

Health Unit Wins North American Copper in Architecture Award

The Grey Bruce Health Unit building wins the 2009 North American Copper in Architecture Award for new construction. The Copper in Architecture Awards are sponsored by the Copper Development Association Inc., New York, to recognize North American building projects for their outstanding use of architectural copper. Details of the award can be viewed online at: http://www.copper.org/Applications/architecture/awards/homepage.html

Opened in September 2008, the landmark Grey Bruce Health Unit building features a distinctive vertical copper cladding over much of the exterior. The patina of the copper will evolve to the familiar and characteristic green colour. The copper panel wall assembly consists of 850 m² (9,000 sq. ft.) of 20 ounce flat lock copper panels (5,550 kg. or 12,000 lbs.) installed in a staggered pattern. Canadian Brass and Copper of Concord, Ontario supplied materials.

Designed by Salter Pilon Architecture Inc. in association with Lett Architects, other special recognition for the building include the Canadian Urban Institute Brownie Award for brownfield rehabilitation, Natural Resources Canada ecoEnergy Award, a Cultural Award by the City of Owen Sound and a Gold Designation in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design from the Canadian Green Building Council.

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For more information:

Drew Ferguson

Public/Media Relations Coordinator

Grey Bruce Health Unit

519-376-9420 or 1-80-263-3456 ext. 1269