Bring out family, friends or clubs and work together to brighten Cliffe Avenue in Courtenay at the Annual Mile of Flowers Plant-In! Hundreds of volunteers are needed to fill both sides of Cliffe Avenue with summer blooms.
=0D=0A=Anyone can volunteer; just find an empty spot on Cliffe Avenue between 8th and 21st Streets, and start planting. The City recommends bringing a trowel or spoon for digging, as well as gloves. City parks staff will lay out all the flower trays ahead of time, and they’ll be on-hand to answer questions and keep the event running smoothly. Participants are advised to stay off the road and plant safely on the sidewalk.
=0D=0A=Depending on the number of volunteers, the Plant-In can take as little as one hour. The Mile of Flowers Plant-In will be followed by a free barbeque at Standard Park, courtesy of the City of Courtenay and the Courtenay Rotary Club. Standard Park is located on Cliffe Avenue at 14th Street.
=0D=0A=The Plant-In is a Comox Valley tradition dating back to 1967, when Kathleen Kirk set out to commemorate Canada’s centennial year. That year she planted 7,800 seedlings as a welcome to tourists. What began as the initiative of one woman now involves hundreds of volunteers and 35,000 flowers.
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