Redvers earns 5 blooms in Communities in Bloom non competitive category
Award for Hometown History Project
November 24, 2025, 2:41 pm
Nicole Taylor, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
For the second year in a row, the town of Redvers decided to enter Communities in Bloom in the non-competitive category, and were pleased when they received five blooms this year, up from three blooms in 2024.
The town also received special mention for community pride and community involvement, and received a Community Appearance Award for its Hometown History project—an ongoing signage project to honor Redvers residents past and present, for their achievements.
This means that the town will most likely enter the Communities in Bloom competition next year.
“We were in the non-competitive category and so we got five blooms which we were ecstatic about,” says CAO Tricia Pickard.
“Last year we had thee blooms and received a mark of 72 out of 100, and this year we received five blooms with a mark of 83 per cent.
“We were so thrilled with it—it’s not just about the flowers, it’s about so much more.”
Pickard says the Bloom Committee wanted to enter the non-competitive category for two years before entering the competitive category, and the five bloom rating signifies the town is most likely ready to compete now.
“We were really thrilled and it’s nice to get an outside perspective,” says Pickard. “To increase by 11 per cent, we were really happy with that. We’ve made some progress, planted trees, and are trying to focus on infrastructure as well and have a good balance with that and with our beautification and parks.”
Mayor Brad Bulbuck says the Bloom Committee worked hard this year, and should be recognized.
“A huge shout out to all of the community volunteers who were involved in the Bloom Committee, because without them we can’t do all this on our own,” he said.
Transit bus rides open to anyone in community, school rides pilot launched
After discussions with their insurance company, the town has decided that transit bus services can be extended to all community members, not just senior and people with disabilities.
The town is launching a school rides pilot project, and will be offering transportation to students to and from school.
They are also making the bus available to people for rides to and from work, as well as to other essential stops.
The school rides pilot will start now and last until the end of the school year.
“We are very excited about that and about offering it,” says CAO Tricia Pickard.
New cemetery bylaw includes cremation garden, future plans for columbarium
At their meeting on Wednesday, the town received a thank you from person who was happy with the way the town’s cemetery was being managed and taken care of, and with the town’s caretaker who helped her navigate the cemetery.
The town also gave first reading to a new cemetery bylaw at their meeting. The bylaw includes the creation of a cremation garden, which would designate a portion of the cemetery just for cremations. There is also future planning in the works for a columbarium.
CCBF funding for sidewalk project
The town is applying to use its Canada Community Building Fund (CCBF) for the upgrade and rehabilitation of the sidewalk in front of Redvers School. The sidewalk is in disrepair, and the town is also planning to put in inclusive ramps. The cost of the project is $167,675 and work will take place in 2026.
Two fallen heroes plaques commissioned
The town passed a motion to commission two plaques for the Canadian Fallen Heroes Foundation. The plaques will commemorate Wesley Glenn Bailey and James Oscar Way from Redvers and will be on display in Saskatoon. The town also puts up banners in Redvers for fallen servicemen.
Town applying for grant for Redvers Medical Clinic project
The town has applied for $12,000 under the Enabling Accessibility Fund - Youth Innovation Component for a $19,000 project that would involved adding an accessible ramp and fixing a portion of the street in front of the Redvers Medical Clinic. The project was initiated by one of the local youth in Redvers.
Town takes title of lots on Eisenhower Street
The town received notice from Information Services Corp that they have title of two lots on Eisenhower Street. The lots started out as a tax title property with the owner eventually moving a mobile home off the land and signing over title to the town. The town will need to decide whether to sell or tender the land.
Old transit bus sold by tender
After purchasing a new transit bus, the town tendered the sale of their old transit bus. Four offers were made with the town accepting the tender of Kent Brown from Red Light Autobody in the amount of $9,000.
Town won’t use Derelict Building Pilot to remove Bordertown Apartments
Looking for a solution to remove the old Bordertown Apartments, the town explored using the Derelict Buildings Pilot Project which was initiated by the province recently. After doing some research, the town decided not to proceed with using the derelict buildings pilot project for the old apartment building, but will instead look at other options to have them demolished.
The decision was made based on liability and some unknowns. The project would require the apartments to be removed by burning them down as a fire training exercise for local firefighters.
Request for home in subdivision tabled
Council received a request to move a 10-year-old home into the Perreaux Subdivision, however the town only accepts new builds in that subdivision. Council decided to seek more information and table a decision.
Town reports on how they used Lions donation for community improvements
The town provided a project completion report to the Redvers Lions Club after the club gave $20,000 to the town for a number of projects including completion of a cement path at the Hancock Lot, dog waste stations, benches throughout town, and an accessible picnic table at the Hancock Lot. The report stated that all $20,000 had been spend and the town was thankful for the donation.
Commercial tax title property will be sold
The town has acquired a commercial property by tax enforcement on Larsen Road. The town will be getting the property appraised and then putting it up for sale or tendering it as they would like to see it developed.
