Great Places News Release 27 February 2012

							Only a few days left to vote for
                   Canada’s Great Places!
Ottawa, ON (February 27, 2012) – The second Great Places in Canada
competition is drawing to a close as contenders scramble for support before
voting officially ends at midnight this Wednesday.

This year 90 locations across Canada have been nominated in the Great Streets,
Great Neighbourhoods and Great Public Spaces categories. In all, more than
187,000 votes have been cast – more than double last year’s number – as the
various communities vie to claim top spot.

“It’s really exciting to watch how the numbers change each day as communities
rally behind their nomination and residents become engaged in getting out the
vote,” says Andrea Gabor, President of the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP)
which hosts the competition.

“There are a number of very tight races,” Gabor adds. “We’ve seen communities
make up flyers to promote their favourite locations, start Facebook and Twitter
campaigns, and really go above and beyond. It shows just how proud Canadians
are of the many great places in this country.”

With only three days left, make sure you have a say in deciding which locations
will be named Canada’s Great Places. Vote at www.GreatPlacesInCanada.com.
You can also follow us on Twitter @GreatPlacesCA and like us on Facebook
Great Places in Canada for the latest updates.

Once again, the final nominations are:

Great Streets              Kakabeka Falls              Algonquin Provincial
                           Provincial Park,            Park, Ontario
                           Kakabeka Falls, ON
Queen Street, Niagara-     Parc Regional Educatif      Cathedral Grove, Near
on-the-Lake, ON            Bois de Belle-Rivière,      Port Alberni, BC
                           Mirabel, QC
Icefields Parkway,         Lake Koocanusa, BC         Whistler Olympic Plaza,
between Banff and                                     Whistler, BC
Jasper, AB
High Street, Grand Falls   Lost Lagoon in Stanley     Samson Trail, New
Windsor, NL                Park, Vancouver, BC        Glasgow, NS

Yonge Street, Toronto,     Heartland Forest,          The Grotto, Near
ON                         Niagara Falls, ON          Tobermory, ON

Main Street,               Mississauga Celebration    Le Parc du Mont Royal,
Summerland, BC             Square, Mississauga,       Montreal, QC
                           ON
Niagara River Parkway,     Village de Sainte-         Victoria Park, Truro, NS
Niagara-on-the-Lake to     Jeanne-d’Arc, Lac-Saint-
Fort Erie, ON              Jean, QC
Osborne Street,            Miller Point Peace Park,   Great Neighbourhoods
Winnipeg, MB               Dayspring (near
                           Bridgewater), NS
Victoria Row (on           Wascana Park, Regina,      LaHave River, near
Richmond St.),             SK                         Bridgewater, NS
Charlottetown, PEI
Main Street, Warkworth,    Bowen Park, Nanaimo,       Old Montreal, Montreal,
ON                         BC                         QC
Portage and Main,          Assiniboine Forest,        Town of Creighton,
Winnipeg, MB               Winnipeg, MB               Creighton, SK
Queen Street,              The Dog Park, Kingston,    Beauty Bay, Kenora, ON
Fredericton, NB            ON
Granville Street,          City Market, Saint John,   Roncesvalles Village,
Vancouver, BC              NB                         Toronto, ON
Clare Street, Victoria,    St. Victor Petroglyphs,    London Road
BC                         St. Victor, SK             Neighbourhood,
                                                      Lethbridge, AB
Sussex Drive, Ottawa,      Minden Boardwalk,          Plateau Mont-Royal,
ON                         Minden, ON                 Montreal, QC
King Street, Lunenburg,    Richmond Olympic Oval,     Saint-Boniface,
NS                         Richmond, BC               Winnipeg, MB
Victoria Park,             Bronte Creek Provincial    Woodfield, London, ON
Charlottetown, PEI         Park, Oakville, ON

Great Public Spaces        Brewer Park Oval,          Town of Gravelbourg,
                            Ottawa, ON                  Gravelbourg, SK
The Dr. Sun Yat-Sen         Liberty Street Linear       Marysville, Fredericton,
Classical Chinese           Park, Toronto, ON           NB
Garden, Vancouver, BC
Hecla Provincial Park,      Cultus Lake Park, Cultus    Town of Ladysmith,
near Riverton, MB           Lake, BC                    Ladysmith, BC
Nathan Phillips Square,     Central Memorial Park,      Osborne Village,
Toronto, ON                 Calgary, AB                 Winnipeg, MB
West Montrose Covered       Millennium Park,            Chinatown, Ottawa, ON
Bridge, Waterloo, ON        Creston, BC
Komoka Provincial Park,     Beacon Hill Park,           Old Ottawa South
London, ON                  Victoria, BC                Neigbourhood, Ottawa,
                                                        ON
Old Port, Montreal, QC      Ducks Unlimited Trail       St. John’s Ecclesiastical
                            “Miner’s Marsh”,            District, St. John’s, NL
                            Kentville, NS
Central Library,            Maligne Canyon Hike,        White Rock Beach,
Vancouver, BC               Jasper, AB                  White Rock, BC
Waterton Lakes National     Rainbow Stage Theatre       Lion’s Head, Northern
Park, Near Pincher          in Kildonan Park,           Bruce Peninsula, ON
Creek, AB                   Winnipeg, MB
Bois-des-Esprits,           The Lunenburg Heritage      Powell River’s Historic
Winnipeg, MB                Society Bandstand,          Townsite, Powell River,
                            Lunenburg, NS               BC
The South March             Cape Forchu Lighthouse,     Victoria Park
Highlands, Ottawa, ON       Yarmouth, NS                Neighbourhood,
                                                        Kitchener, ON
Officer’s Square,           Memorial University of      Parkdale, Toronto, ON
Fredericton, NB             Newfoundland Botanical
                            Garden, St. John’s, NL
Prince Arthur’s Landing,    Rails End Gallery and       City of Fernie, Fernie,
Thunder Bay, ON             Arts Centre, Haliburton,    BC
                            ON
Botanical Beach, near       Halifax Seaport Farmers’    Town of Churchill,
Port Renfrew, BC            Market, Halifax, NS         Churchill, MB

While voting will remain open for the next three days, the real-time tally will no
longer be posted on the website. The judges will decide on the semi-finalists in
early April and announce the winners at the end of April. People's Choice awards
will also be made in each of the three categories.
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For further information, visit www.GreatPlacesInCanada.com or contact:

Niki Kerimova
niki@prpost.ca
416-777-0368

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