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www.ngtimes.ca July 17, 2025
Vol. 13 No. 27
3rd Annual Communities in Bloom Photo Contest
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The Municipality of North Grenville is excited to announce the third annual Communities in Bloom Photo Contest, inviting residents to capture the natural beauty, creativity, and green spaces that make our community shine. This year ’s contest theme, “Edible Gardens,” celebrates how residents grow food, share harvests, and embrace sustainable living. Whether it’s a backyard vegetable patch, a balcony herb garden, or a thriving community plot, we want to see how North Grenville grows!
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“Communities in Bloom celebrates community engagement, environmental stewardship, and collaboration. It unites people and organizations across the nation to create vibrant, sustainable communities. North Grenville embodies this vision, and we are eager to share our love of home, beauty, and green spaces” said Mayor Nancy Peckford. “Everyone is invited to support North Grenville’s submission to CiB by submitting photos for our website and profile book and touring our landscapes and green spaces”. The photo contest runs
now through August 15, 2025. Winning images will be featured on municipal channels and included in North Grenville’s official Communities in Bloom Profile Book submitted to provincial judges. Photo Categories: • Gardens & Floral Displays • Local Heritage • Landscapes • Urban Forestry & Trails • Edible Gardens Prizes: Each category will award a $50 prize to the winner and $25 to the runner-up. A special “People’s Choice” award, selected
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via online voting on the North Grenville Communities in Bloom Facebook page, will also receive a $50 prize. Submit your photos at: www.northgrenville.ca/ ngib. More Ways to Get Involved: Provincial Judges Visit: August 13 and 14, 2025. Fruit Tree Pollination Map: Register your fruit trees and discover pollination partners to help promote biodiversity and food resilience. Garden Spotlight Program: Nominate a deserving garden for a feature on our social media. Bloom Bingo: Complete fun, eco-friendly challenges for a chance to win gardening-themed prizes! Bingo cards are available at the Municipal Centre, North Grenville Public Library, and online. Submit by September 22, 2025. Library Gardening Kits & Seeds: Borrow reusable kits with tools and seeds from the North Grenville Public Library - perfect for firsttime gardeners. Business Bloom Awards: From July to early August, local storefronts will be recognized in categories like: - Small-Scale Charm (window boxes, small planters, hanging baskets) - Medium Impact (midsized planters or grouped containers)
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