It doesn’t happen without you! Community Involvement includes public involvement in various community programs and projects. recognition of volunteers, and support toward community initiatives by the municipal, business, and private sector. Recognized as such a major component of the overall program, it has become a key sector to be included in each of the sections, and still retains a specific criteria award.
Winners of the Home Hardware Community Involvement Award
2009: City of Campbell River, British Columbia
From “Active Campbell River” to “Words on the Water” it’s involvement in the community that makes Campbell River a special place to live. Partnerships abound to bring community together through a variety of opportunities and initiatives.
2008: City of Brooks, Alberta
The City of Brooks is a fast growing city of 13,500 people with a new immigrant population of 3000. Brooks has risen to the challenge of meeting the needs of all citizens through unparallel involvement of all sectors.
The Brooks Community in Bloom Committee promotes involvement and action by citizens of all ages, the municipal government, local organizations and businesses.
With the overarching focus on improved quality of life for all citizens, the CiB committee promotes initiatives in environmental awareness, preservation of culture, improved tidiness, appearance and visual appeal for all parts in the city.
2007: Town of Souris, Manitoba
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Unquestionably, residents value their town and are working together to enhance the quality of life. All sectors in varying degrees, contribute to the community involvement. The Council gives financial support for volunteer activities, provides information and educational programs, assists in promoting local events and has innovative ways to involve youth and seniors with an aim to have a broad social inclusion. It is interesting to note the number of past mayors and councillors who, in previous years, carried out civic responsibilities are now very involved in ways to better the community.
Thank you and keep up the fine work!
2006: Town of Treherne, Manitoba
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Treherne is to be commended for their community involvement in all aspects of their community. The special project for 2006 was fundraising and volunteer labour to build a state-of-the-art swimming pool including a jacuzzi tub and swimming lanes for training and competitions. Estimated at over $1 million, the majority of the project was financed through fundraising with a significant amount of work done by volunteers.
Previous fundraising and volunteer labour projects have included a new daycare/resource centre and a prestigous golf club house and course.
Community involvement initiatives are numerous in Treherne :
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Community auction every second year;
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Maintenance of the cemetaries by a combination of voluteers and hired personnel.
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Treherne Museum, presided by a volunteer board. The majority of the collection, including the buildings that house the museum, were donations by Treherne past and present citizens.
- 4-H annual highway clean-up.
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Weekly garbage collection by the Kinsmen Group
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High school students volunteer to clean up public properties and senior citizens yards twice a year including stone picking, window washing, weeding, etc.
And the list goes on, making Treherne a true inspiration for civic and community pride.
2005: Town of Walkerton, Ontario
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Congratulations Walkerton for their 'positive working together' spirit by all sectors. This is resulting in a profound and vibrant 'community involvement'. The milieu generates combined efforts for brainstorming, planning, completion and maintenance of numerous projects. It also gives rise to a growth in civic spirit and an enhancement of the quality of life. Very important to this process is the presence of effective communication and promotion of projects.