The City of Dauphin received a rating of 5 Blooms and a special mention for Cultural Conservation: Celebration of Ukrainian Heritage during the 2022 Communities in Bloom (CiB) National/International Symposium and Awards Ceremonies in Victoria, B.C.
CiB Committee Chair Patti Eilers says that Dauphin earned a score of 83.55 out of 100 points.
"We gained another one-and-a-half points from our other competition that we were in... This is a high-level competition because it's international," she adds.
The City of Dauphin participated in the CiB International Challenge Small category along with Glaslough, Ireland; Ingria, Italy; Lewisburg, W. Va., U.S.A.; Sussex, N.B., Canada; and Velika Polona, Slovenia.
Over the summer, trained volunteer judges travelled to participating communities to evaluate the overall contributions of municipal council and departments; industry; businesses, and the private sector – including volunteer efforts – regarding the following criteria: Community Appearance, Environmental Action, Heritage Conservation, Tree Management, Landscape, and Plant & Floral Displays.
CiB judges Susan Ellis and Alex Pearl say that Dauphin is very clearly a multi-cultural community, with its Ukrainian roots proudly preserved and honoured at Selo Ukraina and the Ukrainian Heritage Village.
"From the warm, traditional welcome ceremonies by children who presented visitors with gifts of bread, salt and wheat, to an afternoon street fair where food, clothing, jewellery and crafts were on display amidst cultural music and dance performances, Dauphin proudly celebrates its history, and builds solidly on its strengths for the future,” they add.
A complete list of results can be found here.
