Verna Alford accepts the award for their work on the Grant Hall Inn

Those unsung heroes who strive to uphold Moose Jaw's Heritage were honoured Thursday at the Heritage Inn as the Heritage Advisory Committee presented their awards at a special luncheon.

2013 winners included Little Chicago Developments in the Sympathetic New Construction category for Brown's Social House. Betchar Holdings was was selected in the Adaptive Reuse category for their work on the former Ross School site and the Grant Hall Inn was honoured for Restoration.

"We really appreciate this award." said Verna Alford with the Grant Hall project. "It's kind of emotional. When we started, there was a lot of negativity and I thank those who stuck behind us and stayed with us."

The Grant Hall has been under construction for a number of years and just recently opened their restaurant that has been serving customers for a couple of months.