With less than two weeks to go before nominations close, there are now 35 locations across the country vying to be named one of this year’s Great Places in Canada.
The Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) is hosting this exciting annual competition to recognize Canada’s truly special places, the ones we cherish most.
Do you have a favourite street, neighbourhood or public space? Show your love, nominate it now and vote for it in the finals! Remember, this is a place you’ve really got to care about. And, of course, it’s got to be somewhere in Canada.
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Riverside Park in Cambridge, ON has garnered the most votes so far, and is the leading contender in the category of Great Public Spaces. The Saint John City Market, NB, is in the number two position, both in overall popularity and in the public space category.
Michael Gordon explains how to vote: Start here and review the different places. Find your fav, and then click on its tab to go to the place where you can vote for it.
Duke of Duckworth Steps St. John’s NF.
Sculpture Garden, Market Square, Saint Lawrence Centre TO.
Where do I vote?
If the place is already entered into there system, there is a Vote button on each place’s page description.
For example, on this page on Victoria’s Inner Harbour, the word ‘Vote’ appears in grey under the picture, with the number of votes in red. No login required and there’s no confirmation given, so be sure you mean it when you click. (I just gave a vote to Victoria to obtain that information. It’s nice, I guess.)