TWO of the three
North Shore munici-
palities were honored
for their flower power
this month in the
national Communities
in Bloom Awards.

West Vancouver topped
the award winners in its cate-
gery of municipalities with
populations between 20,001
and 50,000.

North Vancouver District
came in fourth in its category
of 50,001 to 109,009 popula-
tion, behind Saint John, New
Brunswick; Guelph, Ontario;
and Kelowna.

Among the eight munici-
palitys competing in West
Van's category were
Stratford, Ontario;
Westmount, Quebec; and
Charlottetown, Prince
Edward Island.

West Vancouver — parks
superintendent Bill Reid said
that the judges noted the
work done along the water-
front, the country-like charm
of residential areas and the
streetscape on Dundarave.

The judges paid special
attention to West Vancouver's
landscaped areas.

In North Vancouver
District, the judges recog-

nized heritage conservation.
North Van District urban
parkiand manager Richard
Boulton said the municipali-
ty’s heritage homes in Upper
Lonsdale, heritage trees and
heritage stumps on private
property, parks, and

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Ss FIOME & GARDEN
West Van is best blooming city in nation

Maplewood Farm were men-
tioned by the judges.
Fifty-seven communities
from every province and terri-
tory in Canada competed in
eight categories in the con-
test. Judges looked at the
quality of green space, the

diversity and originality of

landscaping, tidiness, envi-
ronmental awareness, her-
itage initiatives and commu-
nity involvement.

The winners of this third
annual event included
Edmonton = (more — than

of water before putting the blooming beauties out in the community in May.

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Wednesday, October 29, 1997 — North Shore News ~ 19

300,000 population);
Markham, Ontario (100,003
-300,000); Saint John; West
Vancouver; Cobourg,
Ontario (5,001 -20,000);
Durham, Ontario (1,501-
5,000); and Hartland, New
Brunswick (1,000-1,500).

“Class of Excellence” dis-
inctions went to Brantford,
Ontario; — Niagara-on-the-
Lake, Ontario; Lethbridge,
Alberta; Rosemere, Quebec:
Virden, Manitoba; — and
Osoyoos,

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