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(7 Shop OCAL! Campaign selling the shop local message in Halton Hills The Town of Halton Hills, in partnership with the Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce, the Downtown Georgetown Business Improvement Area and the Downtown Acton Business Improvement Area (BIA) expanded its Shop Local campaign in September. With a goal of encouraging residents to support businesses in the community, the expanded campaign includes several initia- tives designed to raise awareness about the importance of shopping local and increase spending at Halton Hills businesses. This includes: + An Explore The Hills contest with a weekly scavenger hunt throughout town to find gift certificates placed in unique locations + Print and digital ad campaign showcas- ing local businesses, in partnership with the Georgetown and Acton BIAs and the Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce + Reusable Shop Local tote bags and new window decals to raise awareness about the importance of shopping local + Social media campaign to engage busi- Have fun and +ShopTheH Ub On hand for the shop local campaign launch were (from left) Marco Lopes, Metroland media consultant; Halton Hills councillor Wendy Farrow-Reed; Alex Hilson, Acton BIA; Melanie Frazer, ex-ecutive direc- tor, Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce; Yaw Ennin, Georgetown Central BIA; Halton Hills mayor Rick Bonette and Cindi Campbell, Metroland director of advertising. - Graham Paine, Metroland photo ness owners and residents about their favou- rite local businesses. “Our local businesses have been hard hit by multiple waves of temporary shut- downs since the start of the pandemic, “ said Mayor Rick Bonnette at the September launch. “There have been many challenges for our business community as they have Thanks to our Board of Directors and other generous members of our community, any donatiog made prior to the end of this year will be M D, doubling your gift and impact on healehears in our community. Call 905-873-4599 or go to www.HolidayGiving.ca Georgetown &, Hospital Foundation done their part to help keep our community safe. It doesn't take much to help with their recovery - all we need to do is shop local whenever possible” The campaign is a key part of the munici- pality’s overall economic recovery and resil- iency plan, said Halton Hills director of eco- nomic development, innovation and culture Damian Szybalski. “Through close collaboration with our local business partners, including the Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce, the Downtown Acton BIA and Downtown Georgetown BIA, we will create a lasting Shop Local campaign that can be leveraged as the economy starts to recover, he said. According to Halton Hills officials, there are a variety of benefits to shopping in the community, such as: creating more local jobs, reducing the need for long car trips to stores, and strengthening local businesses that in turn support sports teams, schools, etc. For further details visit investhaltonhills. com/shop-local-campaign. W202 '@2 4eq0}00 ‘Aepsinyy, | SIH UOHEH- dll OL | LZ eordyouy