2017 Judges Tour
2017 marked the 23rd anniversary of the national Communities in Bloom program. In July, Edmonton hosted two national judges who toured our city's programs and organizations in the Canada 150 category that help to make our city a greener and more beautiful place to live. Some highlights of the tour included:
- Muttart Conservatory
- The University of Alberta Botanic Garden, the Green & Gold Garden and the Organic Grower's Guild Garden with the University Alberta
- Historical gardens at the Fort Edmonton Park
- The Front Yards in Bloom program
- The new chinese gardens at the John Walter Museum
- The perennial planters at the downtown bike network
- the Shaw medicine wheel garden
- the Alberta Legislature building
- Edmonton Living Rooms project
- the Root for Trees initiative
Judges also met representatives from:
- Edmonton Horticultural Society
- Edmonton Community Foundation
- Sustainable Food Edmonton
- City operations and facilities (including Archives, Beautification & Greening Initiatives, and Horticulture)
Representatives from Edmonton attended the Communities in Bloom National Symposium in Ottawa, where they found out the City's bloom rating of 89% in the Canada 150 category.
Description
Communities in Bloom celebrates flourishing communities through a national competition to foster civic pride, local beauty and environmental responsibility.
Municipalities are evaluated on 6 criteria:
- Tidiness
- Environmental Action
- Heritage Conservation
- Urban Forestry
- Landscapes
- Floral Displays
Four sectors are examined within each criterion:
- Municipal
- Businesses / Institutions
- Residential
- Community Involvement
Communities in Bloom
Communities in Bloom celebrates flourishing communities through a national competition to foster civic pride, local beauty and environmental responsibility. Take a look at our 2017 Edmonton in Bloom community profile book (8MB).
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Archive of Results
| Year | Bloom Rating | Special Recognition |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 |
5 Blooms Silver |
International Challenge Winner Special Mention: Mosaic Centre |
| 2015 |
5 Blooms Silver |
Circle of Excellence - Evaluated (Non-Competitive) Special Mention: Root for Trees Initiative Community of Gardeners Outstanding Achievement Award |
| 2014 | 5 Blooms |
International Challenge (Excellence) Special Mention: LRT Expansion Project (Valley Line Stage 1) Winter Life Outstanding Achievement Award |
| 2013 | 5 Blooms | Circle of Excellence Special Mention: Giants of Edmonton Murals |
| 2012 | 5 Blooms | Circle of Excellence Special Mentions: Community and Business Improvement Areas Urban Forestry |
| 2011 | 5 Blooms | Circle of Excellence Special Mention: Progressive Urban Forestry Strategies |
| 2010 | 5 Blooms | Circle of Excellence Tidiness Award Winner Great Neighbourhoods Initiative |
| 2009 | 5 Blooms | National Winner Front Yards in Bloom |
| 2008 | 5 Blooms | Capital City Clean Up |
| 2007 | 5 Blooms | Natural area site assessment & management plans |
| 2006 | 5 Blooms | Front Yards in Bloom |
| 2005 | 5 Blooms | Environmental awareness |
| 2004 | 5 Blooms | Front Yards in Bloom |
| 2003 | 5 Blooms | Community Gardening |
| 2002 | 5 Blooms | Environmental awareness |
| 2001 | 4 Blooms | Environmental effort |
| 2000 | 5 Blooms | National Winner Hosted National Awards Urban forestry & Naturalization |
| 1999 | 4 Blooms | Naturalization |
| 1998 | Class of Excellence | |
| 1997 | 5 Blooms | National Winner Heritage conservation |
| 1996 | Urban forestry | |
| 1995 | Environmental awareness |
Edmonton has participated in Communities in Bloom since its first year in 1995. Communities are judged among similar sized municipalities.
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