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      Famous paintings of Glen Williams by Alfred Joseph Casson, member of the Group of Seven

      08/12/202209/12/2022
      One of the greats of Canadian art is Alfred Joseph Casson. When he passed away in 1992 at the blessed age of 94, he left ...
    • Halton Hills History

      Georgetown Memorial Arena was built in 1922 and the famous hockey players of Halton Hills

      08/12/202209/12/2022
      Georgetown Memorial Arena is gone now but did you know that it was built in 1922 to replace to replace the natural skating rink – ...
    • Halton Hills History

      Historical Publications about Georgetown and Halton Hills

      08/12/202209/12/2022
      Glen Williams An Oasis in the Credit Valley, John Mark Benbow Rowe History of Glen Williams, Ontario from its founding to 2014. Over 80 B&W ...
    • Halton Hills History

      Boston Presbyterian Church. More than 200 years of history

      17/11/202223/11/2022
      It was 1781 when when the British Government started purchasing land from the Mississauga Nation. In 1819 the government began offering free land grants and ...
    • Trails / Nature

      Scotsdale Farm frozen landscape

      04/11/202223/11/2022
      Frozen in time and cold Canadian winter the Scotsdale Farm is glowing in the beauty of ice and snow. Enter from Trafalgar Road and begin ...
    • Arts / Culture

      2022 Head For The Hills – Georgetown’s Craft Beer Festival – photos

      01/11/202201/11/2022
      Head for the Hills is a day of craft beer & cider sampling, gourmet food, and live music in the beautiful countryside. Head For The ...
    • Halton Hills History, People

      Writer Lucy Maud Montgomery lived in Norval for 9 years and loved the place

      14/10/202216/10/2022
      Lucy Maud Montgomery spent 9 years of her life in Norval together with her husband – the reverend at the local church. (1926-1936) She was ...
    • Trails / Nature

      Churchill 414m. The highest peak of Halton Hills

      14/10/202216/10/2022
      Ontario is a plain, endless sky and endless plain, highlighted most notably by gullies, ravines and unassuming elevations, the most famous of which is the ...
    • Halton Hills History, Trails / Nature

      Rockwood limestone cliffs, caves and glacial potholes

      09/10/202214/10/2022
      Towering limestone cliffs, caves and glacial potholes, including one of the world’s largest, are a few of the natural wonders at Rockwood. You can view ...
    • Trails / Nature

      Silver Creek. Rocks, cliffs, pond, sunny forests, lookouts spots

      09/10/202212/10/2022
      Sliver Creek’s lookout spots offer spectacular views of the escarpment especially in the fall when all the leaves change colours. Silver Creek Conservation Area has ...
    • Halton Hills History

      Ghost of Jimmy still protects the Acton Town Hall

      01/10/202217/10/2022
      The Acton Town Hall is a two–storey Italianate building constructed in 1883. The Town Hall for the former Town of Acton was the centre of ...
    • Arts / Culture

      August 26, 2022 / Rock’n Roll’n Classics Car Show in Downtown Georgetown

      17/08/202218/08/2022
      Main Street in Downtown Georgetown. Over 180 classic cars from the 1920s to 1983 in a full on-street juried car show set to great music! ...
    • Arts / Culture

      2019 Head For The Hills – Georgetown’s Craft Beer Festival. Photos

      17/08/202201/11/2022
      Head For The Hills is for anyone who enjoys craft beer – from big brand beer drinkers to craft beer enthusiasts. Sample a wide selection ...
    • Trails / Nature

      Limehouse trails, rock cracks at the site of the historic limestone kilns

      14/08/202216/08/2022
      The beautiful limestone kilns at  the Limehouse Conservation Area make this trail very special. Less than 5 kilometres of trail might refrain some hikers from ...
    • Halton Hills History

      St. Elias The Prophet church. Ukrainian architectural wooden jewel

      01/08/202216/10/2022
      Two years and 7 million dollars later St. Elias The Profit Church on Heritage Road is up and as beautiful as before. On April 5, ...
    • Arts / Culture

      Canada Day 2022. This time after 155 years.

      01/08/202221/08/2022
      After two years of political pandemonium, the famous Canada Day was held again in 2022. This time after 155 years. It was raining in Glen ...
    • Trails / Nature

      The Bruce Trails is marked for hikers. What the blue and white blazes marks mean.

      14/07/202214/07/2022
      Philip Gosling, one of the four “founders” of the Bruce Trail, marked the first blaze in July 1962. The use of markers in the Bruce ...
    • Halton Hills History, People

      Scotsdale Farm, Bennetts and their legendary breeds

      12/07/202214/07/2022
      Scotsdale Farm is undoubtedly one of the most picturesque places in Halton Hills. These 531 acres of meadows, ancient wetlands, and rolling streams are a ...
    • Trails / Nature

      Scotsdale Farm, home of old-growth forest and Ontario’s oldest trees

      10/07/202214/07/2022
      Scottsdale Farm is situated north of Georgetown, on Trafalgar Road. This 531 acre heritage property is a popular hiking spot where you can see some ...
    • Arts / Culture

      Halton Hills and Canada’s 150th birthday in Glen Williams

      29/06/202201/08/2022
      On Canada’s 150th birthday Halton Hills became the most patriotic town. 57, 073 flags were flying on houses, porches, balconies, cars, flag posts and anywhere ...
    • Halton Hills History, Trails / Nature

      Georgetown’s Barber Mill Dynamo. The first long-distance transmission of hydro power in North America

      26/06/202214/07/2022
      Did you know that the Barber Mill Dynamo, built in 1888, was the first electrical generating plant in North America use for long distance transmission ...
    • Arts / Culture

      Georgetown Farmers’ Market is the highlight of community life

      09/05/202214/07/2022
      Since 1993, fresh, juicy fruits & berries and field-ripened tomatoes & veggies picked in the morning and served at your dinner table that night! Along ...
    • Halton Hills History, Trails / Nature

      The original name of the Credit river was as Missinnihe, the trusting creek

      28/04/202214/07/2022
      Have you ever thought about where did Credit River get its name? The name comes from the time when the Mississauga First Nations people that ...
    • Trails / Nature

      Georgetown’s Old Seed House Garden

      24/04/202217/10/2022
      The Old Seed House Garden is a 1.8 acre civic garden honouring the legacy of the Dominion Seed House in Georgetown, Ontario. A haven for ...
    • Halton Hills History

      History of Georgetown begins in 1781

      15/01/202220/07/2022
      In 1781 the British Government started purchasing land from the Mississauga Nation and in 1818, they bought what are now the townships of Esquesing and ...
    • Trails / Nature

      Devastating ice storm in Georgetown, Ontario, 2013

      14/01/202220/07/2022
      Freezing rain begun to fall on Halton Hils on December 20, 2013. Over 30mm of ice covered the trees and hydro lines. Much of the ...
    • Halton Hills History

      War Memorials and Remembrance Parks in Halton Hills

      12/01/202217/10/2022
      War Memorial, Georgetown, Halton Hills The original memorial was erected in 1920, in memory of the local men who died in the Great War. It ...
    • Arts / Culture

      The 170th Georgetown Fall Fair 2016 is one of the biggest community

      08/01/202220/07/2022
      Georgetown Fall Fair is one of the biggest community events in Halton Hills. Yes, it’s a great fun and family event but also an opportunity ...
    • Halton Hills History

      Georgetown’s Old Armoury. Historic significance and cultural importance.

      27/12/202120/07/2022
      The Old Armoury is a wood frame post and beam structure of approximately 5,000 square feet which was built by the village of Georgetown in ...
    • Arts / Culture

      Exhibition of altered books at The Helson Gallery in Georgetown

      27/11/202120/07/2022
      When is a book not a book? When it’s been transformed into a one-of-a kind work of art! This fascinating artform dates to medieval times ...
    • Halton Hills History, People

      Dorothy Stone – woman who designed the Halton Hills Coat of Arms

      21/11/202114/07/2022
      Dorothy Stone’s life and death is a bit of a mystery. Some say she was eccentric, an “oddball” who lived in the house she built ...
    • Arts / Culture

      Snowbirds salute Halton Hills and Georgetown

      12/11/202120/07/2022
      Snowbirds salute Halton Hills and Georgetown. Canada’s Most Patriotic Town. August 31 2017. The Canadian Forces (CF) Snowbirds, 431 Air Demonstration Squadron are a Canadian ...
    • Arts / Culture, Halton Hills History

      Glen Williams. One of the most picturesque villages in Ontario

      12/11/202120/07/2022
      Glen Williams is one the most beautiful villages in Ontario. The Williams Mill is home to many visual artist and is a major draw to ...
    • Trails / Nature

      Autumn colours on the trails at Scotsdale Farm

      26/09/202120/07/2022
      Scotsdale Farm is one of the most beautiful spots in Halton Hills and favourite spot for photographers and filmmakers. 531 acres of rolling hills, woodlands ...
    • Arts / Culture, Halton Hills History

      100th Anniversary of WW1 at The Old Armoury in Georgetown

      24/09/202117/10/2022
      One hundred and forty eight years ago, under the threat of an attack on their homes and their freedom, the people of Georgetown joined together ...
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      Hilltop Tree Care is the arborist of choice in Halton Hills

      07/01/202120/07/2022
      Hilltop Tree Care specializes in the maintenance and well being of your trees. The owner, Jason Morris, is a professional Arborist who has been in ...
    • Trails / Nature

      Hungry Hollow Trail in Georgetown

      04/01/201620/07/2022
      Hungry Hollow trail runs along the Silver Creek branch of the Credit River, nestled in a valley to the south of Georgetown. It is known ...

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