DCiB Events

Devon CiB is excited to share these events with you!

Town of Devon Slideshow

Devon Communities in Bloom is pleased to offer a slideshow that organizations can use to instill pride in Devon residents and to share its many positive aspects with non-residents.

The slideshow portrays the beauty of Devon as well as the facilities, attractions and activities that make it a supportive, healthy and enriching place to live. The slideshow was created with the intent that it could be played in the background at gatherings as a silent, visual attraction to catch the attention of attendees during breaks and as they socialize.

To request access to the slideshow, please complete this request form.

Devon Public Library Hosts Display of Community Spirit Lives Here! Recipients

The Devon Public Library and Devon Communities in Bloom have collaborated to mount a display of the recipients of the Community Spirit Lives Here! program from 2021 to present. The display is open from July 15 to August 5 in the library program room.

A QR code is attached to each photo giving viewers access to an online article which describes the recipient’s contributions to the community. Viewers may need to scroll down the page for a given year to find the article of interest.

Community Spirit Lives Here! honours the community-building efforts of Devon’s volunteers, service personnel, great neighbours and business owners. We hope you visit the display. As individuals, the recipients are impressive, but as a group what they contribute to Devon and area residents is remarkable. Their individual and total efforts have an important and positive impact on members of our community.

Residents and organizations are invited to reach out to Devon Communities in Bloom at cibdevonab@gmail.com with recommendations of people who are community-minded and serve Devon well. It could be someone who volunteers, a neighbour who helps others in their area, an employee who provides exceptional community service or a business owner who is generous in their community-building efforts.

You can find the recipients photos and articles in the CSLH! pages and on our Facebook page year-round. The articles are also published by the Devon Dispatch when they are first released.

We Noticed and Love It! Door Hangers Coming to Devon

Volunteers will be touring the streets of Devon from June 19 to July 16 to find aspects of front yards that contribute to the mission of Communities in Bloom: to foster civic pride, environmental responsibility, and beautification through community involvement. The volunteers will look for yard features that add to Devon’s:

• environmental action

• urban forestry

• tidiness

• heritage conservation

• landscaping, including hardscape

• floral displays.

The term "hardscape" refers to non-living elements in landscaping such as a wooden arbor, pathway, pond, patio, and outdoor furniture, and often includes the use of natural materials like stone, mulch or wood. Hardscape can reduce the amount of water needed for yards and can expand usable outdoor space.

The volunteers will place a door hanger on the residence, business or not-for-profit building with a note describing the aspect of the yard they noticed and loved. There will be 24 hangers placed throughout Devon during each of the four weeks the program runs—a total of 96 yards that will be recognized. Please note that if your yard is recognized, the photo taken by the volunteers is for Devon Communities in Bloom’s records only and will not be shared.

Community involvement is an important element of a happy and healthy community. The door hanger program is one way Devon Communities in Bloom can show appreciation for people who promote civic pride, environmental responsibility, and beautification through the efforts put into their yards.

2022 is Year of the Garden! Please join us for an online event hosted by Devon Communities in Bloom on Friday, January 28th at 7:00 p.m.

Gloria Beck, co-chair of the Year of the Garden Advisory Council and Michel Gauthier, Executive Director of the Canadian Garden Council will tell us about this Canada-wide initiative. We will learn about how Devon can participate and how we can further experience and enjoy gardens and gardening.

Everyone is welcome! Please share this with others who appreciate gardens and gardeners!

Click Here to join the Zoom meeting!

Light Up Devon - Merry & Bright

November 19 to 26, 2021

Light Up Devon - Halloween

October 18 to 26, 2021

Powerline Park Clean-up, Summer 2021

The Devon Communities in Bloom committee scheduled four work bees in Powerline Park over the summer to trim shrubs and pull weeds. The largest shrub bed was the area of focus for this year.

There is still a little more work to be done on that bed so our committee is organizing another work bee for Thursday, September 9 at 6:30 to finish it and enjoy a sense of completion. We will likely return one more time this fall to spread wood chips.

Provincial CiB judges visit Devon: Aug 12

The provincial Communities in Bloom judges arrived in Devon on Thursday, August 12th. The day began with a reception held for them at the Town of Devon office where they learned about some of the great programs in our community. This was followed by a tour throughout Devon which lasted until 4:00.

This year they judged our community on the following criteria: Community Appearance, Environmental Action, Heritage Conservation, Tree Management, Landscape, Plant & Floral Displays.

The judges said that they really enjoyed the day. We are not sure when we will receive the evaluation results but let’s hope Devon does well! Thanks to everyone in the community that helps to make Devon a great place to live.