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Hats off to King Township on Communities in Bloom win We have been named as the National Champion, winning the 2009 Communities in Bloom competition. King Blooms Committee was delighted to accept the award, and feel it is a win “for King, by King.” Indeed, without the thousands of individuals, organizations and businesses and all their acts of community involvement, heritage (natural and cultural) preservation and environmental conservation, including the tonnes of litter that so many anonymous residents daily retrieve from roadsides, this recognition would not have come to King Township. Saturday, the City of Vaughan hosted the 15th edition of the Communities in Bloom National Awards Ceremony, honouring municipalities from Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland and Japan. Communities in Bloom is a Canadian nonprofit organization committed to fostering civic pride, environmental responsibility and beautification through community involvement and the challenge of a national program, with focus on the promotion of green spaces in urban settings. King has won in the 10,001 to 20,000 population category of the 2009 National Edition of Communities in Bloom, receiving a five-Bloom rating (the top level) and a special mention for the conservation of farmland and old growth forests. We thank our sponsors (Platinum Level) Township of King, Allstone Quarry Products Inc., Brookdale Treeland Nurseries (BTN), (Gold Level) Pathways to Perennials, (Silver Level) Cardinal Golf Club, Countryside Insurance Brokers, Bruce Wilson Landscaping, LGL Limited, Guaranteed Green, (Bronze Level) Brownsville Junction, Orr & Associates, Nutri-Lawn, RBC Dominion Securities, Melitta, RBC Kleinburg, B.C. Instruments, CIBC King City, Schomberg Sheet Metal, Sheena’s Kitchen, Arts Society King, (Friends Level) Cosmocare, Aqua Auto Spa, Anna Raeli - State Farm, Schomberg Farm and Garden Supplies, Russo Realty, Harvest House, Judy and Gordon Craig, Andrea Loeppky and Harvest House. We are grateful to Nobleton — King City Horticultural Society and Schomberg Horticulture Society for their assistance and support in many ways, both large and small. We thank the students and teachers of Nobleton Senior Public School, Nobleton Junior Public School, St. Mary Catholic School, Montessori Country School, Kettleby Public School, Country Music Schoolhouse, Holland Marsh District Christian School, St. Thomas of Villanova College and King City Secondary School. For involvement in other (often more than one) activities, we thank Schomberg Village Association, Nobleton Beautification Committee, Barb Downey, Carol Field, Shirley Miller, Marilyn Clarke, Kate Agosta, Rosalind Elson, Deborah Socol, Director of Parks Recreation and Culture Catherine Purcell, Patty Fleetwood, Chiefswood Stables Ltd., Denny and Denis Starritt, Patricia Harris, King Museum (Elaine Robertson), Arts Society King (Judy Craig), King Cemetery (Jim Wemyss), King Environmental Advisory Committee (J.R. Leo, Susan Beharriell), Maria Pedersen, Patsy Martin, Kathi and Gary Vogan, Lloydtown Cemetery (Bill Kirby), Dufferin Marsh (Mary Asselstine), Jokers Hill, (Art Weiss), Township of King (Stephen Kitchen, director of planning, Rob Flindall, director of operations, Steve Gilles, roads manager, Scott Donald, parks manager, Larry Hollet, project operation manager and Nick Vertelman, water and sewer manager), Seneca College (Michelle Hut), Cold Creek Committee (Gordon Craig), Greg Locke, Brian Chung, Geoffrey Simpson, Zander Sod (Marjorie Neglia, Steve Walsh), Pioneer Brand (Andre Flys), Holland Marsh Growers Association (Avia Eek), King City Trails (Barrie Moir), Chris Fasciano, Laura Campbell and all the Parks, Recreation and Culture staff, Rachael Miller, Nobleton Skating Club, Schomberg Skating Club, Schomberg/Nobleton Curlers, Nobleton Lions, Laskay Hall, Dufferin Marsh Committee, Oak Ridges Trail, West Humber Naturalists, Save The Oak Ridges Moraine, Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust, Count Me In, King City Lions, Nobleton Victoria Day Committee, King Township Food Bank, Hospice King-Aurora, Schomberg Lions, Business Women’s Networking, Concerned Citizens of King Township, Schomberg Agricultural Society, King City Seniors, King Township Public Library, King Township Heritage Committee, King Township Archives, King Chamber of Commerce. We very much appreciate the thorough coverage of all King Blooms activities provided by our local newspapers: King Sentinel (Bill Rea, David Anderson) and King Weekly (Angela Gismondi).
Last but not least, our thanks go to Mayor Black, and King Township Councillors Jane Underhill, Bill Cober, Jeff Laidlaw, Cleve Mortelliti, Jack Rupke and Linda Pabst for their ongoing support. |
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