Hannah Ghiz was awarded the Mayor’s 2009 Award to highlight the Make Charlottetown Bloom Awards presented Monday at the Rodd Charlottetown Hotel.
Ghiz was recognized for the restoration and preservation of the home at 70 Sydney St.
This home was built in 1844 and was originally the home of Robert Hutchison who operated a dry goods and grocery store on the premises. 
Hutchison was the first mayor of Charlottetown in 1855. The first meeting of city council was held in the upstairs parlour of this home and as well the first meeting of the newly elected council following amalgamation in 1995 was held in this home.  
The annual Bloom awards mark the conclusion of the contest that is held in conjunction with the National Communities In Bloom competition. 
Les Wong, of Home Hardware in Charlottetown, co-sponsor of the awards, participated in the presentations along with radio personality Gerard Murphy from Ocean 100. 
Deputy Mayor Stu MacFadyen said there was a great response again this year to the contest, especially in the business category for Adopt a Corner that is promoted by Downtown Charlottetown Inc.
This year close to 50 corners/spots have been adopted by local Charlottetown business owners.
Other winners include:

Residential Property
First — Allan Ford, 4 Katie Dr.
Second — A tie - Earl Jeffrey, 1 Aberdeen St.; Doreen and Gordon Fraser, 20 Carvell Ct.
Third — Basil Miller, 58 Parricus Mead Dr.

Commercial/Business Property
First — River View Country Market, 21 Riverside Dr.
Second — Cooke Insurance, 125 Pownal St.
Third — Hannah Ghiz, 70 Sydney St.

Institutional
First — Garden Home, 310 North River Rd.

Flower Gardens
First — Doreen and Gordon Fraser, 20 Carvell Ct.
Second — Dunstan and Heather MacDonald, 70 Westwood Cres.
Third — A tie: Earl Jeffrey, 1 Aberdeen St.; Umadatt Singh, 93 Parkside Dr.

Apartment Buildings
First — Pownal Square Co-op, 90 Pownal St.
Second — Mayflower Apartments, 490 Queen St.
Third — Sharon Perry, 59 Summer St.

Window Boxes, Planters & Hanging Baskets
First — Pownal Square Co-op, 90 Pownal St.
Second — Don Stewart, 106 Water St.
Third — Hyndman House, 100 Water St.

Irene Rogers Pocket Garden
First — Bill Chandler, 92 Queen St.
Second — Pownal Square Co-op, 90 Pownal St.
Third — Gloria Bradley, 379 Kent St.

Seniors Gardens
First — Earl Jeffrey, 1 Aberdeen St.
Second — Doreen and Gordon Fraser, 20 Carvell Ct.
Third — Basil Miller, 58 Parricus Mead Dr.

Property Line Fencing (two entries only)
First — Joseph A. Ghiz Memorial Park (Marlene Bryenton)
Second — Earl Jeffrey, 1 Aberdeen St.

Adopt a Corner
First — William Chandler Architects, 92 Queen St.
Second — ScotiaMcLeod – Queen at Kent in front of the office.
Third — James Pasher, sponsored by the National Bank on Kent at Queen by City Hall.

Adopt a Barrel
First — Purity Dairy.
Second — Bevan Enterprises.
Third — Merle Norman Cosmetics.

Councillor Over a Barrel
First — Mayor Clifford Lee.
Second — Coun. Kim Devine
Third — a tie: Couns. Cecil Villard and Melissa Hilton.

Special Recognition Award
UPEI — The university was recognized for its efforts in the beautification of University Avenue, in making the area a safer place and work that includes construction of a wrought iron fence along the property fronting University Avenue,  the re-establishment of flower beds, improvements to the quad.
 as well as Visitors to the Campus.   In recognition of the contribution made by the University for the overall enhancement of the University of Prince Edward Island the City of Charlottetown paid a special tribute to President Wade MacLauchlan and Gary Bradshaw who attended the ceremony