2008 National Finalists

Over 300,001
Mississauga, ON - Winner 5 Blooms - Community Involvement
Edmonton, AB - 5 Blooms - Capital City Clean-up Program
Halifax Regional Municipality, NS - 5 Blooms - Good Neighbours-Great Neighbourhoods Program
London, ON - 5 Blooms - Legacy Program - Communities in Bloom Tidiness Award

55,001 - 150,000
Barrie, ON - Winner 5 Blooms - Barrie Sports Park
Chatham-Kent, ON - 5 Blooms - Student Summer Staff
Kawartha Lakes, ON - 5 Blooms - Community of Gardeners - Scotts Best Community of Gardeners Award
Peterborough, ON - 5 Blooms - Youth Involvement - Communities in Bloom Youth Involvement Award
Wood Buffalo, AB - 5 Blooms - “Placemaking” Landscape Design

20,001 - 55,000
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC - Winner 5 Blooms - Floral Displays - National Capital Commission Floral Displays Award
Brandon, MB - 5 Blooms - Tree Inventory Program
Grande Prairie, AB - 5 Blooms - Youth Involvement
Langford, BC - 5 Blooms - Sustainable Development - Canada Lands Company Sustainable Development Award
Lloydminster, AB/SK - 5 Blooms - Parks System and Recreation Amenities
Westside District Municipality, BC - 5 Blooms - Sports Field Turf Management

13,001 - 20,000
White Rock, BC - Winner 5 Blooms - Green Waste and Composting Program
Brooks, AB - 5 Blooms - Community Involvement - Home Hardware Community Involvement Award
Huntsville, ON - 5 Blooms - Murals Depicting Group of Seven Works - Canadian Nursery Landscape Association Award
King, ON - 5 Blooms - Green Bin and Waste Diversion Strategy
Leduc, AB - 5 Blooms - Leduc Skatepark
Summerside, PE - 5 Blooms - Prince County Hospital Courtyard Gardens

10,001 - 13,000
Ingersoll, ON - Winner 5 Blooms - Corporate Partnerships
Central Elgin, ON - 5 Blooms - Adoption of Blue Flag Program
Cold Lake, AB - 4 Blooms - Tidiness Effort
Gravenhurst, ON - 5 Blooms - Uptown Revitalization & Branding

8,001 - 10,000
Dauphin, MB - Winner 5 Blooms - Preservation of Cultural History
Amherst, NS - 4 Blooms - Downtown Revitalization
Hinton, AB - 5 Blooms - Innovista Eco-Industrial Park
Minto, ON - 5 Blooms - Adopt-a-Bed Program
New Glasgow, NS - 5 Blooms - The ‘Flourishing’ of New Glasgow 
Weyburn, SK - 5 Blooms - Well Managed Urban Forest
Winkler, MB - 5 Blooms - Mennonite Central Committee Community Store

5,001 - 8,000
Goderich, ON - Winner 5 Blooms - The beach
Castlegar, BC - 4 Blooms - Quality of Life
Coaldale, AB - 4 Blooms - Coaldale Regional Hospital Therapeutic Garden 
Merritt, BC - 5 Blooms - Spring Garden Forums
Sackville, NB - 5 Blooms - Vibrant Downtown Business District
Stettler, AB - 5 Blooms - Millennium Rotary Park

3,001 - 5,000
Antigonish, NS - Winner 5 Blooms - Highland Games
Chetwynd, BC - 4 Blooms - Chainsaw Sculptures
New Maryland, NB - 4 Blooms - Victoria Park and Cenotaph
Pincher Creek, AB - 5 Blooms - Kootenai Brown Pioneer Village
Vermilion, AB - 5 Blooms - Historical Signage

1,001 - 3,000
Calmar, AB - Winner 5 Blooms - Main Street’s 110 Hanging Baskets - Tree Canada Urban Forestry Award
Front of Yonge, ON - 5 Blooms - Bird & Butterfly Garden
Montague, PE - 5 Blooms - Commercial Sector Landscaping
Souris, PE - 4 Blooms - Community Involvement
Sundre, AB - 5 Blooms - Environmental Sustainability
Viking, AB - 5 Blooms - Troll Park with Scandinavian Heritage Theme
Watson Lake, YK - 5 Blooms - Visitor Centre with Sign Post Forest

1 - 1,000
Muskoka Lakes - Port Carling, ON - Winner 5 Blooms - Environmental Stewardship of Lake Waters
Alameda, SK - 4 Blooms - Avenue of Shade Trees
Baddeck, NS - 5 Blooms - Bell Bay Golf Course Environmental Awareness
Denzil, SK - 4 Blooms - People Power
Fogo, NL - 5 Blooms - Marconi Wireless Interpretive Centre
Pugwash, NS - 4 Blooms - Friends of the Estuary
Wawota, SK - 5 Blooms - Historic Centennial Calendar

Friends (evaluated)
Binscarth, MB - 5 Blooms - Historical Signage
Boissevain, MB - 5 Blooms - Heritage Preservation
Carberry, MB - 5 Blooms - Recycling Program
Conception Bay South, NL - 4 Blooms - Natural Heritage Conservation
Kingston, ON - 5 Blooms - Cataraqui Cemetery 
Millet, AB - 5 Blooms - Heritage Murals - Communities in Bloom Heritage Conservation Award
North Rustico, PE - 4 Blooms - Boardwalk along Rustico Bay
Tignish, PE - 4 Blooms - Heritage Inn Gardens

Canadian Forces Communities in Bloom
4 Wing Cold Lake, AB - Winner 4 Blooms - Community Participation in Beautification Efforts
CFB Petawawa, ON - 4 Blooms - Variety of Well Landscaped Areas
MARLANT - Maritime Forces Atlantic, NS - 3 Blooms - Landscaped Entranceways

International Challenge - Small Category
Annapolis Royal, NS - Winner 5 Blooms - Flowers of Annapolis Royal 
Aughrim, Ireland - 5 Blooms - Tidy Towns Limited
Grouville, Jersey, Channel Islands - 5 Blooms - Honorary Police
Olds, AB - 5 Blooms - Community Partnerships
St. Clairsville, Ohio, USA - 5 Blooms - Foresight in Planning 
Trail, BC - 5 Blooms - The Rock Walls of Trail

International Challenge - Medium Category
Stratford, ON - Winner 5 Blooms - C.A.R.E. Stratford – Youth in Action
Charlottetown, PE - 5 Blooms - ‘Make Charlottetown Bloom’ Celebrations - Waste Management Environmental Awareness Award
Ocala, Florida, USA - 5 Blooms - Veterans Memorial Park - Scotts Turf Builder Turf and Groundcovers Award
Parksville, BC - 5 Blooms - Trillium Lodge Therapeutic Garden
Rosemère, QC - 5 Blooms - Secret Gardens

International Challenge - Large Category
Brampton, ON - Winner 5 Blooms - Front Garden Recognition Program
Aberdeen, Scotland - 5 Blooms - David Welch Winter Gardens
Prince George, BC - 5 Blooms - Quality Turf on Sport & Park Facilities
Stockton-on-Tees, England - 5 Blooms - Cultural Quarter Improvements
Strathcona County, AB - 5 Blooms - Heritage Mile
Toronto, ON - 5 Blooms - The Orphan Spaces Program

International Challenge - Friends
Dyce, Scotland - 5 Blooms - The Community Garden
Edogawa, Japan - 5 Blooms - Shinsui Parks & Green Paths

Special Attractions
Parc des Champs-de-Bataille, Québec, QC - 5 Blooms - Community Outreach - Outstanding Achievement Award
Fundy National Park, Alma, NB - 5 Blooms - Environmental Awareness
Okanagan College, Kelowna, BC - 4 Blooms - Water Efficiency
SDC Vieux-Montréal, Montréal, QC - 5 Blooms - Civic Action
Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, Tofield, AB - 5 Blooms - Heritage Restoration of Buildings
Banff National Park ''Cascade Gardens'', Banff, AB - Non-evaluated 

Friends (Non-evaluated)
Fort St. John BC - Kamloops BC - Kelowna BC - Langley BC -
Quesnel BC - Summerland BC - Williams Lake BC
Gibbons AB - Lacombe AB - Lethbridge AB - Medicine Hat AB -
Mundare AB - Tofield AB - Wetaskiwin AB
Battleford SK - Lashburn SK
Neepawa MB - Virden MB - Winnipeg MB
Aylmer ON - Brockville ON - Fort Erie ON - Kenora ON -
Kincardine ON - Manulife Financial, Toronto ON -
Oshawa ON - Pembroke ON - Petrolia ON - Tiverton ON - Vaughan ON - Whitby ON
Westmount QC
Hampton NB - Miramichi NB - Saint John NB
Grand Falls-Windsor NL