Hey Neighbour

By getting to know and appreciate our neighbours, we cultivate a deeper sense of community and foster a meaningful relationship with the place we call home. 

The Town is dedicated to cultivating a sense of belonging, safety, and connection among residents. Town staff are focused on strengthening bonds within our communities and are actively working to support neighbour relationships through our Hey Neighbour engagement initiatives, offering resources that encourage organic neighbourhood connections.

Next-Level Neighbours: Winter Edition

A next-level neighbour is someone who goes beyond the odd hand wave. In the middle of a challenging winter, we're hearing stories of awesome next-level neighbours who are stepping up and showing a solid display of kindness and generosity. Stories of helping remove snow from a car or driveway, shoveling a sidewalk, or offering a helping hand to seniors in need, the spirit of community here is truly inspiring. It’s clear that Halton Hills is a town built on care and compassion. This collective effort helps our neighbours navigate challenging snowy days and also reinforces what makes our great town such a wonderful place to call home. Thank you to everyone who has lent a hand and shown the warmth of our Halton Hills community! 

Here are a few next-level neighbour stories we've heard this winter:

• "I have two great neighbour stories to share. My one neighbour's two young boys aged 14 and 16 years old are always looking for ways to help the neighbours. They shovelled my driveway all the way to my steps, then my deck all the way to the front door. This was all done before 8 a.m. What a great way to wake up! Another great neighbour in our area is a young man who shovels the main sidewalks in Glen Williams so that people can walk safely with their dogs and families can safely walk their children to school. I am so thankful for these amazing neighbours."  -- Marnie

• "Thank you so much, Georgetown for giving our family great and caring neighbours. We have a town of caring people. We moved to Georgetown a year ago. We just came back to Georgetown from a trip to our home country and felt scared seeing all the snow! Now the real surprise came when we entered to see our driveway had been cleared before we got home!!! Great neighbours cleaned our big driveway and walkways too. It was a very emotional feeling, and I am thanking the whole town of Georgetown for this kind of awesome life we have here now." -- Sagar 

• "I am fortunate to have good neighbours. My neighbour took his snow blower and cleared my sidewalk and the end of my driveway — it saved me a ton of work!” -- Helen 

• "I love my Georgetown neighbours too; our neighbour cleared the snow off my car and plowed the end of my driveway, which was so helpful!” -- Janice 

• "Our neighbours are great as well! They have helped immensely, shoveling our driveway and sidewalk. It is wonderful to know I don't have to shovel these large amounts of snow on my own. We are truly blessed to have such wonderful neighbours. Thanks guys!” -- Denise

• "Thank you to my great neighbours! They have both come through generously to remove the snow from our driveway this winter. I recently had heart surgery and couldn't get out to clear the snow as per my doctor's orders. I have very much appreciated them for all their wonderful help." -- Geoff

Fire Pit Pop-ups

Our bright blue Muskoka chairs surrounding our twinkling fire tables set the perfect scene for neighbours to connect with one another and enjoy a wonderful winter’s day at one of our local parks. Browse our upcoming events below. 

A warm thank you to Tim Hortons at 326 Guelph Street, Georgetown, for their generous donation of hot chocolate for all our Hey Neighbour Fire Pit Pop-up events this winter! Their support is helping the Hey Neighbour team bring our community together at local parks across Halton Hills.

Our Fire Pit Pop-ups have been put away for the season. Watch this space in the fall for details about more Fire Pit Pop-ups later in the year.