NLIS 3
June 22, 2005
(Municipal and Provincial Affairs)


Tidy Towns program receives financial boost of $30,000

Jack Byrne, Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs, is pleased to support environmental responsibility and clean-up of communities throughout the province with the announcement of a $30,000 contribution to the Tidy Towns 2005 program.

�The Tidy Towns program is incredibly beneficial not only for beautifying our communities, but also for the sense of community pride that it instills,� stated Minister Byrne. �By participating in this program, municipalities have the opportunity to impress on visitors and tourists what we already know, that we live in a unique, beautiful, and clean province. I encourage all municipalities to participate in this important initiative by working on public and private properties and strive for a Tidy Towns award.�

�This is a great boost to an important program,� says Deputy Mayor Herbert Brett, president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Municipalities (NLFM). �With every year�s competition, municipalities draw on the community pride of residents to get the bragging rights of a Tidy Towns Award. We really appreciate the efforts of Minister Jack Byrne on our behalf for this program.�

The Tidy Towns judges look for excellence in eight criteria areas, including tidiness and environmental effort, community involvement, heritage preservation, urban forestry, landscaped areas, floral arrangements, and turf and groundcover. The competition places participants into one of six categories based on population and category winners are appointed based on the highest evaluation scores in their category. Criteria awards are also given to the towns with the highest individual scores in the Tidy Towns eight criteria.

Tidy Towns Newfoundland and Labrador is a non-profit organization that is committed to fostering civic pride, environmental responsibility and beautification through community participation and the challenge of a provincial competition. Since its inception in 1997, Tidy Towns Newfoundland and Labrador has grown in participation from registration of a handful of towns to 66 or more communities in all corners of the province.

The Tidy Towns program is possible through financial contributions and support from sponsors including the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador (Department of Municipal and Provincial Affairs) and Provincial Airlines. It is run by a partnership of the NLFM, the Newfoundland and Labrador Parks/Recreation Association, the Newfoundland and Labrador Women�s Institute, the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Landscape Architects, the Atlantic Planners Institute Newfoundland Branch, Communities in Bloom, and the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Media contact:
    Heather MacLean, Municipal and Provincial Affairs, (709) 729-1983, 690-2498
    Julie O'Rielly, Tidy Towns Program Coordinator, (709) 753-6820 or 1-800-440-6536

2005 06 22                                           10:00 a.m.
 


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