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Earlier this summer, volunteer judges toured Alberta, Ponoka among them, to evaluate participating communities and assign them a “Bloom Rating,” acknowledging the contribution of its municipal council and departments, local businesses, and volunteers in making their community a more beautiful place to live.
These bloom ratings as well as the category winners were revealed at an awards banquet last Sept. 17. Category winners are invited to compete at the national level in 2017.
List of participating communities
Population 1 – 500 (Competitive):
• Village of Champion- Category Winner
• Hamlet of Woking
Population 501 - 2,000 (Competitive):
• Town of Spirit River- Category Winner
• Town of Bon Accord
• Town of Irricana
Population 2,001 – 6,000 (Competitive):
• Town of Barrhead- Category Winner
• Town of St. Paul
Population 6,001 – 15,000 (Competitive):
• Town of Taber- Category Winner
• Town of Coaldale
Friends – Evaluated (Non-Competitive)
• Town of Whitecourt
• Town of Morinville
• Town of Ponoka (4/5 bloom rating)
Friends – Non-Evaluated (Non-Competitive)
• Village of Boyle
• Town of Calmar
• City of Cold Lake
• Town of Coronation
• Village of Glenwood
• Town of Mundare
• City of Red Deer
• Town of Provost
• Town of Sylvan Lake
• Village of Wabamun
• Town of Cardston
• Village of Hay Lakes
• Town of Onoway
• Town of Strathmore
• Village of Thorsby
• Town of Three Hills
• Village of Veteran
• Town of Wainwright
Communities in Bloom is a vibrant network of volunteers working together to make Canadian communities beautiful by cultivating community involvement and growing green spaces. The Alberta Recreation and Parks Association administers the Communities in Bloom initiative in Alberta.
The Alberta Recreation and Parks Association is a not-for-profit organization committed to building healthier and happier communities and citizens by developing and promoting recreation and parks.
For more information about the Communities in Bloom program, please visit cib.arpaonline.ca.