City cancels 2021 beautification awards

The City has announced it is cancelling this year's City Beautification awards due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

In a press release issued by the City today, Richard Walker, volunteer Beautification Coordinator, said that with the evolving COVID situation it "became difficult to predict where we would be at this time and if judges would be permitted to visit each property."

The statement reads, "As a volunteer committee, it was challenging for us to manage the program this year given the earlier restrictions on garden centres limiting capacity, physical distancing and health and safety measures. Having multiple judges in people’s yards and gardens and hosting judges meetings, passing out ballots and assignments posed logistic problems for our committee. Although disheartening, we look forward to celebrating the achievements of our local gardeners in 2022.”   

The City Beautification Committee thanks its local sponsors and contributors for their continued support in working diligently to make their properties and our City an attractive place to live.  For more information, contact City Beautification Coordinator Richard Walker at 705-946-4790 or email [email protected].