Friday January 22, 2024 | VIEW ROYAL, BC
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
We’re past the Christmas and New Year holiday season now, but the Town of View Royal wanted to acknowledge the hard work of residents and businesses who lit up around the neighbourhoods in December.
Last month, View Royal residents were encouraged to Light Up View Royal by decorating their homes and businesses for a chance to win a special prize delivered by members of Council.
There were a total of 20 nominations submitted for best outdoor Christmas light display in View Royal.
The top three winning addresses included (in alphabetical order):
| Winning Addresses: | Nominated for: |
| 277 Kerwood St | High tech modern expression of holiday season best wishes – unique – have to watch it for a few minutes to see the changing images. A full light show playing that is linked to classic Christmas songs! |
| 550 Prince Robert Dr | Heard about it and drove by to see for myself WOW. It’s extremely festive & obviously took a lot of creativity to make some of the hand made characters! The family at 550 Prince Robert Drive work hard on putting their Christmas display together. Many of the decorations are homemade! My friends and I feel so Christmassy when we walk by this display. It’s awesome! |
| 194 Werra Rd | Classic Christmas done right! Holiday movies every night on the big screen and tons of lights! So unique, has a large film screen, plays Christmas shows/movies, Also a large variety of decorations from vintage to new! |
Town of View Royal council enjoys offering this opportunity to the community and offers their congratulations to all the winning addresses, and thanks to everyone for participating in Light Up View Royal!
View Royal Councillor Damian Kowalewich takes an active interest in the lightup display contest each year. He is also chair of the West Shore Parks and Recreation. In summer 2023 Kowalewich was a Commonwealth Study Conference delegate.
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