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community by Bill Granger North Vancouver O n July 2 3 , the judging t o u r Blooms R e s i d e n t s and business o w n e r s w i t h p r o p e r t i e s along the r o u t e , and e l s e w h e r e in t h e C i t y of N o r t h V a n c o u v e r , are e n c o u r a g e d t o p a r t i c i pate in the C o m m u n i t i e s in B l o o m c o n t e s t . T h e beautification o f all p r o p e r t i e s will e n h a n c e the image of the C i t y o f N o r t h V a n c o u v e r as a clean, b l o o m i n g , friendly place t o live, w o r k , and play. L a s t year, the C i t y of N o r t h V a n c o u v e r w o n the C o m m u n i t i e s in B l o o m p r o v i n c i a l c h a m p i o n s h i p in t h e p o p u l a t i o n class of 20,001 t o 5 0 , 0 0 0 r e s i d e n t s . T h i s year, w e are officially invited t o c o m p e t e in the 1999 N a t i o n a l C o m m u n i t i e s in B l o o m c o m p e t i t i o n . G i v e n the creative spirits that reside in o u r c o m m u n i t y , w e think w e w i l l be a s t r o n g c o n t e n d e r . begins of the city w i t h a v i e w i n g of the e c o l o g i c a l planting of the C i t y Hall g r o u n d s and 14th Street East. F r o m t h e r e , the t o u r r o u t e p r o c e e d s t o take in: · the gardens at the N o r t h V a n c o u v e r Lawn B o w l i n g C l u b . L o n s d a l e R e c r e a t i o n C e n t r e , and t h e n e w N o r s e m a n playing field; · W a g g C r e e k Park and M o s q u i t o C r e e k Park t o v i e w r e c e n t habitat e n h a n c e m e n t p r o j e c t s , including fisheries p o o l c r e a t i o n ; · t h e b o u l e v a r d areas o f W e s t K e i t h , O t t a w a G a r d e n s , and Q u e e n M a r y C o m m u n i t y G a r d e n , M a h o n Park, and the K i n s m e n / C a r s o n G r a h a m sports complexes; · C h i b a G a r d e n s . W a t e r f r o n t Park, a n d t h e large-scale private g r o u n d s at I C B C and B C Rail; · a b o a t t o u r t o a l l o w t h e judges t o v i e w t h e city f r o m B u r r a r d Inlet, w i t h e m p h a s i s o n plans f o r t h e e c o l o g i c a l rehabilitation o f judging for the N a t i o n a l C o m m u n i t i e s in B l o o m competition takes place July address 23. For more information, please all inquiries to Parks and Environment Vancouver, staff at the City of North 985-7761. Photos by Ilona Bill Granger is manager North Vancouver. Parks, City of Beiks Gardening is the art that uses {lowers and plants as the paint and the soil and sky as the canvas. A successful garden is the highest form of art, utilizing all the senses....the garden<anvas is never static. Passion C o m m u n i t i e s in B l o o m was l a u n c h e d in 1995 t o p r o v i d e a national focus f o r p r o v i n c i a l and c o m m u n i t y - b a s e d beautification p r o grams and t o increase civic p r i d e by e n c o u r a g i n g m o r e municipalities t o p a r t i c i p a t e in p r o g r a m s d e s i g n e d t o build c o m m u n i t y spirit. In A u g u s t 1997, city c o u n c i l a p p o i n t e d M a y o r Jack L o u c k s a n d C o u n c i l l o r Stella Jo D e a n t o t h e city's newly f o r m e d C o m m u n i t i e s in B l o o m C o m m i t t e e . Both council appointees are c o n t i n u i n g in 1999 and are j o i n e d by a w i d e v a r i e t y of c o m m u n i t y based i n t e r e s t g r o u p s . T h e s e volunteer committee members meet regularly, w o r k i n g t o g e t h e r t o d e v e l o p a n u m b e r of beautification p r o g r a m s , and plan a t o u r f o r t h e C o m m u n i t i e s in B l o o m judges. Judging w i l l take place July 2 3 . w i t h evaluation of b o t h public a n d private p r o p e r t i e s in the c a t e g o r i e s o f T i d i n e s s Effort, E n v i r o n m e n t a l Effort. C o m m u n i t y Involvement, H e r i t a g e . Urban Forestry Development, L a n d s c a p e d A r e a s , and Turf A r e a s . · · · · B e w i c k e Park at the e s t u a r y of Mosquito Creek; a walking tour of the L o w e r L o n s d a l e area t o s h o w off the city's hanging baskets a n d b a n n e r s , along w i t h the w i n d o w b o x e s of t h e local businesses and t h e r e c e n t l y r e s t o r e d P G E Railway Station; a w a l k along East T h i r d Street t o St. G e o r g e ' s , and n o r t h t o V i c t o r i a Park and the N o r t h V a n c o u v e r Cenotaph; a d r i v e t o G r a n d B o u l e v a r d and B o u l e v a r d P a r k , up t o the s p o r t s c o m p l e x at L o u t e t Park, and t h e w o o d e d trails of G r e e n w o o d Park; and t h e Park a n d T i l f o r d G a r d e n s t o v i e w the g r e e n h o u s e , s p e c t a c u l a r h o r t i c u l t u r e , and N o r t h S h o r e Recycling's c o m p o s t d e m o n s t r a tions. A l o n g the r o u t e , several private h o m e s and gardens h o n o u r e d in r e c e n t years as w i n n e r s of t h e N o r t h S h o r e G a r d e n C o n t e s t Society's p r o g r a m s will be v i e w e d by the judges. r Elizabeth Murray, f r o m Monet's