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Thanks for celebrating 20

Millet in Bloom

years with Millet

November / December 2015

in Bloom! See you next year...

Congratulations Millet!! Press Release The Town of Millet received 5 Blooms - Bronze and a special mention for Millet in Bloom 20th Anniversary Project during the National Symposium and Awards Ceremonies in Kamloops, BC. The

Christmas Wreaths will be delivered

Town of Millet participated in the Class of Champions (Small)

after December 3rd.

category along with Antigonish NS, Ashcroft BC, Pincher Creek AB, Sussex NB, and Tignish PE. Over the summer, trained volunteer

Merry Christmas as and a Happy New

judges evaluated the overall contributions of municipal council and

Year to all!!!

departments; industry; businesses and the private sector – including volunteer efforts – in regards to the following criteria: Tidiness,

Millet has spectacular festive light

Environmental Action, Heritage Conservation, Urban Forestry,

displays. Whether you drive around

Landscape and Floral Displays. Following their evaluation, volunteer judges Lorraine Hunter and Gerry Teahen wrote: “A 30 foot diameter wagon wheel, the rim and spokes cemented with a 3 foot base in the centre to hold an engraved rock that reads “Millet Communities in Bloom 20th Anniversary 1996 – 2015.” The soil between n the spokes holds groundcover perennials. Contributors to the project have their names on a plaque in front of the wagon

town, or take a walking tour; the beauty of Millet in the wintertime should not be missed! The many festive residential light displays create warmth and brighten up our pretty little town.

wheel. The design, framing, concrete work, soil leveling and planting were done by volunteers. Soil/dirt removal and delivery of

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new soil was done by Public Works. The he cost of the project including

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in-kind kind support was just over $10,000”. Within the actual context of climate changes and environmental concerns, communities involved in the program can be proud of their efforts, which provide real and meaningful environme environmental solutions and benefit all of society. For a complete list of the results and the electronic copy of the Communities in Bloom magazine, please visit www.communitiesinbloom.ca. ww.communitiesinbloom.ca.

thanks to the dissolved Millet & District Chamber of Commerce for donating their remaining held funds in the amount of $7735.11 $ to the Millet in Bloom 20th Anniversary Wagon Wheel Project.