Communities in Bloom Moosomin entering national competition
February 17, 2025, 8:14 am
by Kara Kinna
The town of Moosomin has decided to enter the national Communities in Bloom competition in 2025.
This year the town will join forces with the RM of Moosomin, Pipestone Hills Golf Club, and Moosomin Regional Park for the national competition.
“The RM is on board to go with us this year. So there are the four pillars,” Rec Director Mike Schwean told Moosomin Town Council last week. “There’s the town, the regional park, Pipestone Golf Club and the RM. They are all committed to going to nationals.”
“The community is excited about that. There have been lots of people talking about that,” said Mayor Murray Gray.
Council passed a motion to approve the town competing at the national level.
In 2024, after competing at the provincial level, Moosomin earned five blooms, making it the provincial champion in its population category. The town also received a special mention for Commitment to Cultural Heritage Preservation.
The town also earned an Environmental Action Award, with the judges making special note of the community-wide clean-up that Moosomin holds each year.
Moosomin also picked up an honour for Trees and Urban Forestry, relating to work on the town’s urban forest and highlighting the Labyrinth in particular,.
The judges evaluate communities on a number of factors, including community appearance, environmental action, heritage conservation, tree management, landscape and plant and floral displays. In the 2024 provincial competition, Moosomin scored 827 out of 1,000 points, for an 83 per cent bloom rating.
Moosomin decided to re-enter Communities in Bloom after a long hiatus in 2023, and joined forces with the Moosomin Regional Park and Pipestone Hills Golf Club to compete at the provincial level. This year the RM is a new addition for the national competition.
At the national level, Moosomin will compete against other communities with a population of up to 5,000 people.
The national awards will be held in Stratford, Ontario from October 16-19.
The town is in the process of preparing for the 2025 competition.
Anyone who like to sit on the Communities in Bloom planning committee can email Angela at a.thorntownofmoosomin@sasktel.net or phone 306-435-3622.
