CANORA - When Canora throws a party, organizers don’t let a little thing like uncooperative weather get in the way.
Canora’s Community in Bloom week took place from Aug. 9 to 16, featuring food, fun, music, a car show, street fair, and activities for all ages to enjoy.
Brandy Zavislak, community development officer, said the weeklong event were well attended, in spite of an unfavourable weather forecast, especially later in the week.
“Everything went really well, even though the weather was not in our favour for the Homecoming and Street Festival on the last day. Attendance at some events was down a bit from last year, but there was a lot more going on this time around.”
Performances by the musical acts and the Canora Veselka Ukrainian Dance were originally scheduled to be held on the outdoor stage in King George Park on Aug. 16. But with rain in the forecast, organizers made the decision to move them inside.
“It was definitely the right decision, to move everything indoors to the curling rink,” said Zavislak. “People don’t stay at outdoor events when it’s cold and uncomfortable. The Ukrainian Dance and the music performances were all really well attended. There were people of all ages, it was so nice to see the dance floor full, with seniors and also all the young people.”
Zavislak said In Bloom week was well attended from Canora and the surrounding area, but there were also plenty of visitors from out of town, as far away as Regina. The rain held off long enough for a well-attended fireworks display on the final day.
“The fireworks went really well. The $4,500 cost was covered with funds raised by the Canora Tourism Fundraising committee, including sponsorship from numerous community members.”
Judges Roger and Sheila Nordick of Humboldt were in Canora during the week, touring around for the Community in Bloom contest. Both agreed that their work is very enjoyable, especially seeing the results of hard work in communities like Canora by Communities in Bloom volunteers.
“We were impressed with the commercial buildings, most of them had everything trimmed and nicely cleaned up,” said Roger.
“The residential yards are generally well kept,” said Sheila. “It looks like your community is working toward very high standards.”
Results will be reported in the coming weeks as judging is completed in other communities.
“Bylaw enforcement is important to be successful in the judging,” said Zavislak. “The judges were happy that the Town of Canora is implementing our bylaws. That keeps Canora a place where people want to live, which we’ve been seeing with the many people moving here from other communities.”
The following information is from commnitiesinbloom.ca.
Since 1995, over 900 municipalities have participated in Communities in Bloom annually at provincial, national and international levels. Thousands of municipal staff and volunteers of all ages help to foster, develop, and maintain activities and programs that benefit the entire community. This includes greening initiatives, encompassing environmental, natural and built heritage conservation, and horticultural actions that engage all municipal, institutional, commercial, and residential sectors.
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