Judging

2010 Judges Visit

The volunteer National Communities in Bloom Judges will visit the Wood Buffalo region on August * and 10, 2010. The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo competes in the 50,001 - 150,000 population category with Chatham-Kent, ON; Kawartha Lakes, ON; Medicine Hat, AB; and Whitby, ON.

Past Results in Provincial Competition

Year	Bloom Rating	Special Mention	Community Size
2009 National	5 Blooms	Marine Park Museum and Transportation Heritage	50,001 - 150,000
	2009 Evaluation
2008 National	5 Blooms	Placemaking Landscaped Design	50,001 - 100,000
	2008 Evaluation
2007 National	5 Blooms	Environmental Partnerships & Activities	50,001 - 100,000
	2007 Evaluation
2006 National	5 Blooms	Heritage Park	50,001 - 100,000
	2006 Evaluation Provincial Competition
2005	5 Blooms	Community Involvement	50,001 - 100,000
2004	4 Blooms	Nominate you Neighbour	50,001 - 100,000
2003	4 Blooms	Community Involvement	20,001 - 50,000
2002	4 Blooms	Environmental Awareness	20,001 - 50,000
2001	3 Blooms	Environmental Effort	20,001 - 50,000

Bloom Ratings

Communities are rated from 1 to 5 blooms:

Criteria

The municipality is evaluated on the efforts of the community in the following six criteria:

• Tidiness
• Environmental Action
• Heritage Conservation
• Urban Forestry
• Landscape
• Floral Displays