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Dust off your holiday lights and get ready to showcase your creative flair. Be part of the WinterLights Celebrations Sparkle Awards Contest, Presented by The Niagara Falls Review. The Sparkle Awards Contest was created to promote community involvement and the spirit of festive goodwill in Niagara Falls during the holiday season.

The Sparkle Awards Contest is an illumination contest that includes five (5) property categories: Residential, Multi-Residential, Commercial, Bed & Breakfast, and Neighbourhood.

6699 Montrose Rd, Niagara Falls

7989 Anne Marie Cres., Niagara Falls
The Residential category consists of single family houses, duplexes and individual townhouses. This category is segmented into wards with first place awarded to a house in each ward.

The Multi-Residential category consists of apartment buildings and multi-unit residential complexes such as condominiums.

The Commercial category includes restaurants, attractions, hotels, motels, factories, offices, stores, and institutional facilities excluding those owned by the City of Niagara Falls.

The Bed & Breakfast category consists of bed & breakfast establishments.

The Neighbourhood category will be judged based on the best residential neighbourhood.

Entrants are judged on overall appearance, attractiveness, creative illumination, color coordination, and theme of their property when lit. Judging will be based upon the view from the nearest public roadway.

Professionally decorated properties are not eligible. A property can be entered in one category only. The WinterLights Celebrations Committee will contact all winners.

Volunteers from the WinterLights Celebrations Committee will travel the city searching for entrants but you may also self-nominate (and this is strongly encouraged). Entry Forms may be picked-up and dropped off at the following locations and must be submitted by December 10, 2007:

Home Hardware Stores (6080 McLeod Road and 3639 Portage Road)
Canadian Tire Stores (6840 McLeod Road and 3770 Montrose Road)
Zehrs Food Plus (6940 Morrison Street)
City of Niagara Falls Parks, Recreation & Culture Department - MacBain Community Centre (7150 Montrose Road)
Winter Festival of Lights (5400 Robinson Street)

Download the Sparkle Awards Entry Form here!

The Judging Committee will visit each property entered on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 (snow date - Wednesday, December 12). Contestants must have their lights on from 5 pm until 11 pm to be eligible.

The WinterLights Celebrations Committee will contact all winners. Winners will be invited to an awards ceremony at City Hall in January, 2008. We ask all winners to leave their properties illuminated until January 7, 2008.

There is no entry fee so show your festive spirit and help Niagara Falls win the WinterLights Celebrations competition by entering the Sparkle Awards Contest.

WinterLights Celebrations is the winter program of Communities in Bloom that was created to encourage communities to showcase winter activities, festive celebrations and visual decorations. The WinterLights Celebrations Committee is a consortium of local partners organized to participate in the national competition.

For further information, visit www.NiagaraFallsWinterLights.com or call Tina at 905 374-1616 x. 26.