Adopt a Hydrant in Corner Brook for prizes and a travel gift certificate grand prize

Residents, businesses, families, community organizations can become involved to ensure a safer neighbourhood by keeping fire hydrants clear of snow and easily accessible to the Fire Dept. in case of emergencies.

It’s been such a success the past few years, the city of Corner Brook is bringing back the “Adopt a Fire Hydrant” Contest. In 2023-24, this contest saw participation by 117 people representing 15% of hydrants covered. This is 10% less than the city’s goal of 25% goal. Councillor Vaughn Granter says the Adopt-a-Hydrant contest will be run from December 17th, 2024, through to March 31st, 2025. Residents, businesses, families, community organizations can become involved to ensure a safer neighbourhood by keeping fire hydrants clear of snow and easily accessible to the Fire Dept. in case of emergencies. Participants must register and be assigned one or more of the City’s 748 fire hydrants. They can do this on the City’s website, by filling out the paper form at the City Hall front desk, or by calling 637- 1616. Full instructions on how to participate in the program can be found on the City’s website. The fire department will be passing out gift certificates to random participants throughout the season  that have cleaned their hydrants. Granter says the grand prize this year will be a travel gift certificate valued at a minimum of $2500.00 and will increase to up to $4000.00 proportionate to the number of participants in the program. This has created community awareness and winter community spirit competing for random gift certificates and grand prize. Meanwhile, the contest should translate to significant savings for the City for hydrant clearing budget.