POWNAL - Recognition for a Prince Edward Island tulip farm has crossed the Dominion of Canada to reach the Pacific shore.
A photo, entitled Tulip Farm In Bloom - P.E.I., taken by a freelance photographer at Vanco Farms in Pownal several years ago, now adorns the front of a 2010 calendar issued by the British Columbia Automobile Association.
The honour is a thrill for Willem VanNieuwenhuyzen, who operates the tulip portion of the family farm in Pownal.
"I hadn't seen the calendar until today," he said.
"It's a nice picture."
Georgina Mulligan of Charlottetown said she is a big fan of the photo and voted online in support of the photo after reading about the story in The Guardian in early August.
Mulligan contacted the BCAA and had her calendar shipped to Charlottetown.
"It's a beautiful photograph," said Mulligan.
She says the picture should help attract interest among British Columbians to come to P.E.I. for holidays.
When Les Dickason from Nanaimo, B.C., visited P.E.I., he photographed some picturesque scenery of the Island.
Earlier this year the BCAA held a contest for travel photos for its 2010 calendar and Dickason submitted one of his P.E.I. shots at Vanco Farm.
His photo was selected from hundreds of entries.
Then the calendar contest entered a second phase in August as viewers on the BCAA website could vote for their favourite photo from among the 13 finalists. The winner would appear as the cover photo.
P.E.I. Tourism Minister Valerie Docherty got involved, as she encouraged Islanders to vote for Dickason's photograph to assist in his campaign to have his photograph on the cover.
The calendar is now available from the BCAA. Visit www.bcaa.com; call toll-free 1-800-564-6222, or write: BCAA Head Office, 4567 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 4T1.
Photo of Pownal tulip farm makes cover of B.C. calendar
Willem VanNieuwenhuyzen, who operates the tulip portion of the Vanco family farm in Pownal, admires the cover photo of a calendar displaying his farms tulips. The calendar was created by the British Columbia Automobile Association. Guardian photo
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- Countrygirl
- - June 21st, 2010 at 20:22:16
I remember when Vanco had the fields of tulips...they were absolutely stunning! As I drove to and from work in Charlottetown each day, it made me smile every time I passed. Congratulations!
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- From the East!
- - June 21st, 2010 at 20:12:53
Wow! I'm sure theres a headline in BC that reads Farm Makes PEI Calendar ...slow news day
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- Pacific Reader
- - June 21st, 2010 at 20:08:52
Way to go Willem! How nice it is to see you and your family's hard work displayed on our BCAA calender!
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- shmoo
- - June 21st, 2010 at 19:52:19
You people who are commenting on the name Dominion of Canada need to get a life.
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- flo
- - June 21st, 2010 at 19:40:46
Sounds to me like you people are jealous of this hardworking young man who has the most beautiful tulip farm in canada. what,s with the snide remarks about dominion of canada. this is about tulips that are sent all over the world . be happy for this smart young man.
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- nitpicker
- - June 21st, 2010 at 19:35:10
Dominion of Canada expired in April 1982 when the constitution was repatriated.
The country was renamed simply CANADA.
