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Trails / Nature

Limehouse trails. Rock crevices at the site of the historic limestone kilns

23/03/202524/03/2025

Limehouse Conservation Area is known for its rock crevices, well-preserved limestone kilns and remains of an old mill. Located on the Niagara Escarpment, about 2km ...
Trails / Nature

Trillium is official flower and emblem of the Canadian province of Ontario

20/03/202520/03/2025

In Canada, the Trillium plant is commonly found in forested areas, particularly in Ontario. It is the provincial flower, as well as in parts of ...
Halton Hills History

Terra Cotta’s history dates to 1822, by the Credit River full of salmon

18/03/202520/03/2025

Salmon! At spawning time one could fairly walk across the Credit here on the backs of spawning Atlantic Salmon. So said the pioneers in this ...
Trails / Nature

Terra Cotta Trails at the Conservation Area est. 1958

17/03/202520/03/2025

The summer cottages led Rod Clancy to create a summer park, which eventually became the Terra Cotta Conservation Area in 1958. This highly successful attraction ...
Halton Hills History

The 1942 Ford Fire Truck: A Wartime Legacy in Georgetown, Ontario

08/11/202411/11/2024

At the Georgetown Fire Hall, you’ll find a piece of local history that tells the story of both Halton Hills and the Second World War: ...
Trails / Nature

The highest peak (414 metres) of Halton Hills is in Churchill, near Acton.

07/11/202408/11/2024

Halton Hills highest peak sits at 414 metres, or 1358 feet in a small village of Churchill, just outside of Acton. To be exact, the ...
Halton Hills History

Georgetown’s Old Seed House Garden and Dominion Seed House

02/11/202408/11/2024

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

Historical Publications about Georgetown and Halton Hills

17/09/202417/09/2024

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

Silver Creek. History of the lost hamlet dates to 1849.

16/09/202417/09/2024

The southern Ontario plain meets the Niagara escarpment where Silver Creek village was established. This spot accommodated a wagon road up the escarpment, steep though ...
Trails / Nature

Hungry Hollow trail runs along the Silver Creek

14/09/202417/09/2024

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 ...
Halton Hills History

St. Elias The Prophet church. Ukrainian architectural wooden jewel

13/09/202417/09/2024

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, ...
Halton Hills History, People

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

12/09/202417/09/2024

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 ...
Halton Hills History

History of Georgetown begins in 1781

20/07/202421/07/2024

The history of Georgetown began in 1781. At that time, the British government began buying land from the Mississauga Nation and in 1818 purchased the ...
Halton Hills History, People

Scotsdale Farm’s history dates to 1938. The Bennetts and their legendary breeds.

18/07/202421/07/2024

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 ...
Arts / Culture

Fly the flag for Canada
Our home and native land

29/06/202429/06/2024

In 2017, Halton Hills was declared the most patriotic town. We did it! We proudly showed our love for our country when our homes and ...
Trails / Nature

Cheltenham Badlands. Red landscape 400 million years old.

23/04/202425/04/2024

This distinctive and seemingly dead landscape in Caledon badlands was formed at the bottom of an ancient sea more than 400 million years ago. This ...
Arts / Culture

Georgetown Farmers’ Market is the highlight of community life. From June

22/04/202425/04/2024

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

Halton Hills celebrates 50th birthday. Do you know the history?

12/01/202412/01/2024

On January 1, 2024, the Town of Halton Hills celebrated 50 years. The Town of Halton Hills was formed through the provincially mandated amalgamation of ...
Halton Hills History

The Georgetown Boys. How Canadian Citizens Rescued Armenian Children

04/01/202423/01/2024

This is a story about The Georgetown Boys. In the early 1920s, the Canadian Armenian Relief Association was formed to gather information about Armenian children ...
Halton Hills History, People

Lucy Maud Montgomery lived in Norval (1926-1935) and loved it just as much as Cavendish!

02/01/202403/01/2024

Lucy Maud Montgomery spent 9 years (1926-1935) of her life in Norval together with her husband, the reverend at the local church. Lucy Maud Montgomery ...
Trails / Nature

Scotsdale Farm. Frozen in time and cold Canadian winter

02/01/202403/01/2024

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 ...
Halton Hills History

The historic village of Limehouse has been known since 1805

25/12/202304/01/2024

In Halton Hills, formerly Esquesing Township, midway between Acton and Georgetown, where Black Creek, a brand of the Credit River cuts through the Niagara escarpment ...
Halton Hills History

Glen Williams. The history of Williamsburgh began in 1825

20/12/202320/12/2023

The history of Glen Williams began in 1825. This year, old Benajah Williams and his wife, Elizabeth Kennedy, brought their large family to lot 21, ...
Halton Hills History, Trails / Nature

The original name of the Credit River was as Missinnihe, the Trusting Creek

09/12/202325/12/2023

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

What blue and white blaze marks of the Bruce Trail mean?

07/12/202319/12/2023

The use of blaze markers on the Bruce Trail dates back to 1962 when Philip Gosling, one of the four “founders” of the Bruce Trail, ...
Trails / Nature

Magical fall colours at Scotsdale Farm, Halton Hills

22/11/202312/01/2024

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 ...
Halton Hills History, Trails / Nature

Georgetown’s Barber Mill Dynamo, 1888. The first long-distance transmission of hydro power in North America.

16/11/202319/12/2023

Did you know that the Barber Mill Dynamo in Georgetown, built in 1888, was the first electrical generating plant in North America use for long ...
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Hilltop Tree Care is the arborist of choice in Halton Hills

12/11/202325/04/2024

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 ...
Halton Hills History

Georgetown railway station has been operating since 1855

07/11/202308/11/2024

The railway station was designed by Grand Trunk Railway Montreal (GTR) chief engineer Francis Thompson. It was built between 1855 and 1856 by the Grand ...
Trails / Nature

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

07/11/202325/12/2023

Silver 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 ...
Arts / Culture

Head For The Hills 2023. Georgetown’s Craft Beverage Festival (photos)

04/11/202319/12/2023

Georgetown’s Craft Beverage Festival is a day of craft beer & cider sampling, gourmet food, and live music in the beautiful countryside. Head For The ...
Arts / Culture

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

29/10/202319/12/2023

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 ...
Arts / Culture

Canada Day 2023. Celebration of our history, culture and achievements

18/07/202329/06/2024

Canadians across the country celebrate their history, nation, culture and achievements on July 1, every year. This day has been celebrated since July 1, 1868, ...
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

Boston Presbyterian Church. More than 200 years of history

28/10/202229/10/2023

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 ...
Halton Hills History, Trails / Nature

Rockwood limestone cliffs, caves and glacial potholes

09/10/202225/12/2023

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 ...
Halton Hills History

Ghost of Jimmy still protects the Acton Town Hall

01/10/202225/12/2023

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

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

17/08/202229/08/2023

Georgetown’s Craft Beverage Festival, Head For The Hills, is for anyone who enjoys craft beer – from big brand beer drinkers to craft beer enthusiasts. ...
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 ...
Arts / Culture

Canada Day 2022. This time after 155 years.

28/06/202218/07/2023

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

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

12/01/202225/12/2023

The original war memorial in Georgetown. It was erected in 1920, in memory of the local men who died in the Great War. It was ...
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 ...
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

Glen Williams. One of the most picturesque villages in Ontario

12/11/202120/12/2023

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 ...
Arts / Culture, Halton Hills History

100th Anniversary of WW1 at The Old Armoury in Georgetown

24/09/202125/12/2023

The Old Armoury in Georgetown. One hundred and forty eight years ago, under the threat of an attack on their homes and their freedom, the ...
Arts / Culture

Head For The Hills 2022. Georgetown’s Craft Beverage Festival. Photos

18/07/020221/07/2024

Georgetown’s Craft Beverage Festival is a day of craft beer & cider sampling, gourmet food, and live music in the beautiful countryside. Head For The ...