VIA Rail Garden Route

Garden enthusiasts and admirers alike can explore Canada and marvel at its splendid scenery while travelling by train along the VIA Rail Garden Route. Use a number of VIA services to visit any of the 15 spectacular gardens stretching from Vancouver Island to Halifax.

Communities in Bloom is proud to be a partner for a second year in this 4th season of the VIA Rail Garden Route (2009), with thirty 5-bloom communities along the Route, contributing to a total of 45 ways to be awed and inspired.

Communities in Bloom actively promotes responsible and sustainable tourism opportunities. The VIA Rail Garden Route, which showcases the beauty of our communities whether they be large or small, is the ideal and responsible travel experience, equally accessible to travellers from across Canada or visitors from around the world.

For more information, please visit www.viarail.ca/garden

Enter the VIA Rail “Colourful gardens of Montréal” contest
(Click on the image above to access the contest form)

Win a trip for two to Montréal, including two round-trip train tickets, accommodations and a tour of the Montréal Botanical Garden.

As a proud partner of Communities in Bloom, VIA Rail also believes in the importance of fostering civic pride and becoming more environmentally responsible.

To help inspire your own commitment to the beautification of our urban landscapes, VIA Rail will be giving away one fabulous grand prize!

You could win:
•  Two (2) round-trip tickets to Montréal aboard a VIA Rail train — in Business or Sleeper class
•  Two (2) nights’ accommodation at the Auberge Bonaparte in Old Montréal
•  Two (2) tickets to the Montréal Botanical Garden in summer 2010