The Communities in Bloom judges visited 100 Mile House on July 16-17 and they liked what they saw.
A lot of credit for the presentation we, as a community, made goes to the organizers, led by Tom Bachynski and Angela Cole and their team of volunteers.
Despite being extremely busy people, they managed to get all of the fine details taken care of to pull everything together so we can put our best flowering planters forward.
This being their second year at the helm of the 100 Mile House Communities in Bloom Committee, they knew what to expect and what to improve and what things needed to be done differently.
We tip our hats and thank them for a job well done.
We also want to congratulate all of the business owners and residents who went out of their way to make their storefronts and front and back yards visually pleasing and full of blooms.
A stroll through the district’s neighbourhoods provides a lot of immaculate landscapes – some large and majestic and others neat, tidy and colourful.
We believe a lot of this improvement was due to last year’s CiB winners providing great examples of what can be done, as well as instilling a little neighbourhood pride.
Once again, the District of 100 Mile House did a great job with the green, cropped boulevards and the lovely hanging baskets and street banners.
It was also great to see the business challenge issued this year and, hopefully, interest will grow next year, especially for those along Highway 97 because they are the windows into our community.
It’s especially important for a highway town to look green, neat and tidy, with a lot of colour because it provides a pleasant invitation for motorists to pull in to use the amenities.
It will happen because it’s already getting better.
Will we receive more blooms than next year?
We think so because the committee added a couple of new wrinkles this year, including a visit to the historic 100 Mile Ranch barn and a meeting with the daughter of Lord Martin Cecil, who figured largely in the development of this community.
The judges were also welcomed to 100 Mile at the site of what many hope will be the future town square.
All in all, Communities in Bloom is a great building block for community pride.
