The City of Morden is sitting pretty.
The community received the Manitoba Good Roads Association’s Urban Beautification Award for urban centres with a population of 7,501+ at the organization’s 114th annual banquet last month.
Mayor Nancy Penner and Deputy Mayor Doug Frost were on hand to accept the honour.
“It’s always a bit of a surprise because they don’t tell you when they’re doing the judging,” Penner shared. “So we don’t have a heads up, and we can’t sort of mow the lawn and tidy up. They just drive through the community at their schedule.
“So it’s very pleasing to know that our community is well respected in terms of beautification, and I have to give a shout out to our residents for that,” she said. “Because they do look at the residential, they look at the commercial, they look at what we offer for recreation, and beautification as a city, our streetscaping.
“I just think it shows how we as a city take pride in our community. We are quite pleased to be recognized for that.”
