At the awards ceremony, the winners were announced in their respective categories, and each participating community received a special recognition for an outstanding program or community feature. As well, six communities were recognized for outstanding achievements in selected criteria, and the special Mentoring Award was presented to the Town of Bay Roberts, Newfoundland & Labrador. The “most appealing community display” award for on-site community exhibits was also presented by Municipal World.

Now into its ninth edition, WinterLights Celebrations is the winter edition of the popular Communities in Bloom program. During the months of November and December, trained volunteer judges evaluated participating communities on the program’s five criteria: Visual Presentation, Festive Season Celebrations, Winter Pleasures, Goodwill Programs and Tourism & Promotion.

Ted Blowes, National Chairman of Communities in Bloom, thanked and congratulated all the participating communities, stating that “In this Olympic year it is gratifying to see the many exciting ways in which proud communities right across Canada are, ‘with both mittens’, celebrating the immensity of our Canadian winters”.

WINNERS PER POPULATION CATEGORY
1 – 7,500: District of Chetwynd, British Columbia
7,500 – 30,000: City of Fort St. John, British Columbia
Over 50,000: City of Kamloops, British Columbia
Winner’s Circle: Town of Happy Valley – Goose Bay, Newfoundland & Labrador

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