Quesnel Has won The Communities in Bloom award in its category for Canada.

The award was handed out Saturday in Moncton, New Brunswick at the 13^th National Awards Ceremony.

“I am so proud of the work that has been done by all those involved to continue making Quesnel a great place to live, work and play in,” said Mayor Nate Bello. “As we strive to attract people to our community, it’s efforts like this that show the world Quesnel is a great city.”

The City of Quesnel was competing in the 10,001 to 13,000 population category with Gravenhurst, Ontario; Central Elgin, Ontario; Ingersoll, Ontario; Lacombe, Alberta; Cold Lake, Alberta; Wetaskiwin, Alberta and Summerside, Prince Edward Island.

The City of Quesnel joins fellow national champions for 2007 Tiverton, Ontario (1 -1,000), Millet, Alberta (1,001 – 3,000), Hampton, New-Brunswick (3,001 – 5,000), Aylmer, Ontario (5,001 – 10,000), Charlottetown, P.E.I. (20,001 – 50,000), Medicine Hat, Alberta (50,001 – 100,000), Kingston, Ontario (100,001 – 300,000), and Toronto, Ontario (More than 300,000).