Halton Hills Receives Recognition for Culture Days Creativity

HALTON HILLS, ON – This year’s Culture Days celebrations provided residents and visitors to Halton Hills with a full month of creative programming. The annual festival delivered its most diverse slate of local programming to date and climbed the national rankings for a third consecutive year to earn a top-three finish amongst all “Mid-size Cities” in the country. Halton Hills also earned a spot on the “Overall” top 10 list, finishing 6^th amongst all participating towns and cities across the country, in terms of the number of Culture Days activities presented locally.

Two Halton Hills activities received special recognition from the Ontario Culture Days Spotlight Awards program. Williams Mill artist Pauline Gladstone received top honours (Best In-Person Activity) for her engaging community art project “On the Table.” Meditation artist and funding recipient of the Town’s The Artist Next Door program, Chantal Garneau was named runner-up (Best Digital Activity) for her innovative use of podcast recordings to create site-specific guided meditations in three local parks.

“Our artists and cultural groups have shown incredible resilience during the pandemic,” said Mayor Rick Bonnette. “Culture Days is an excellent example of how arts and culture contribute to the healthy and sustainable development of the Town of Halton Hills as a whole, and the importance of continued support to the creative and economic growth of this sector.”

In their national post-event report, Culture Days noted that “83% of attendees stated that art and culture plays an important role in post-pandemic recovery, with 85% believing that events like Culture Days help build strong communities and foster meaningful community engagement.”

To view Culture Days highlights, including digital or self-guided activities that are still available to the public, visit: haltonhills.ca/culturedays.

About the Town of Halton Hills

The Town of Halton Hills, with a population of approximately 60,000, consists of two urban centres, Georgetown and Acton, the Halton Hills Premier Gateway employment area, three hamlets – Glen Williams, Stewarttown and Norval – and several smaller settlements. Halton Hills has long been recognized for its natural beauty, active agricultural community, high quality of life and proximity to major centres, including Brampton, Mississauga and Toronto.  The Town is ranked as one of the top small communities in Canada by a national magazine.

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