2002 / 2003 Participants

1 - 1,000
Bredenbury, SK - Winner - Creativity and Innovation
Consort, AB - Community Coordination and Involvement
Mundare, AB - The First Annual Santa Claus Parade and Celebration
Ninette/Dunrea, MB - Community Lighting Celebration

1,001 - 3,000
St. Mary’s First Nation, NB - Winner - Festival of Lights – Our Gift to You
Irricana, AB - Christmas Spirit – Sharing and Caring
Lamont, AB - Residential Lighting Displays
Manning, AB - Partnerships and Participation in Community Events
Millet, AB - Boxes and Boughs Displays
Swan Hills, AB - Locally Constructed Light Displays
Shaunavon, SK - Winter Pleasures Activities

3,001 - 5,000
Nipawin, SK - Winner - Parade of Lights
Armstrong, BC - Candle Light Ceremony
Didsbury, AB - Residential Light Displays
Fairview, AB - Residential Lighting Displays
Vermillion, AB - ‘’Christmas on the Farm’’ Parade
Pohénégamook, QC - Residential Lighting Displays

5,001 - 10,000
Labrador City, NL - Winner - Embracing Winter
Morinville, AB - Community Involvement
Campbellford/Seymour, ON - Festive Lighting Displays
Kapuskasing, ON - Festival of Lights Displays
St. Marys, ON - Creative Use of Festive Adornments and Thematic Lighting
Bay Roberts, NL - Community Spirit and Community Pride

10,001 - 20,000
Cranbrook, BC - Winner - Candy Cane Lane
Fort St. John, BC - Help the Huskies Fill the Bus
Dawson Creek, BC - First Annual Winter Night Light Parade
Portage la Prairie, MB - Island of Lights
Petawawa, ON - Cabin Fever Festival

20,001 - 50,000
Owen Sound, ON - Winner - Volunteer Effort in the Festival of Northern Lights
Airdrie, AB - Volunteer & Commercial Support of the Airdrie Festival of Lights
Brandon, MB - Poinsettia Display in City Hall and Downtown Street Decorations
Quinte West, ON - Cooperative Community Spirit in the Fantasy Light Show

50,001 - 100,000
Metro Moncton, NB - Winner - Sue Stultz Annual Christmas Turkey Campaign
Sarnia, ON - Telus Celebration of Lights
Terrebonne, QC - The Winter Festivities of Terrebonne’s Historical District

Capitals Category
Charlottetown, PEI - Winner - Exceptional Marketing of the Community and its History
Whitehorse, YK - Visual Presentation of Lights and Festive Adornments
Yellowknife, NWT - Key Role of the Festival of Trees Campaign
Regina, SK - Festival of Lights
Winnipeg, MB - Spirit, Energy and Vision of the Volunteer Component
Halifax Regional Municipality, NS - Creation, Funding and Execution of Special Events
St. John’s, NL - Thematic Use of Multi-Colored Lights in the Provincial and Municipal Displays