Neighbours of Hespeler Village - Best Version Media

02/20/2025

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02/17/2025

Happy from our families to yours! We watched as a family this morning and although very immature the concept of family and the complexities therein persisted. (Spoiler Alert: whether from your cloned son, or partner who moved on, or daddy issues, there was a lot in the movie.) It was great to spend time with all four of my kids laughing together. I hope that you have a similarly great day however you’re spending it.

02/15/2025

Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope that today was a good (or at minimum, tolerable) day for you.

A Story:

After my girls finished school today, I ushered 16 girls with my 9 and 11 year old over to our house for a Valentine’s Party that they wanted to throw. It was a lot of fun and the guests of honour (that one of my daughter’s friends really wanted to meet) was my daughters’ 19-year old sister (my eldest daughter) and her boyfriend of two years. (They came to be the “token” example of young love and Valentines. LOL!)

I bring this up because my 19-year old is from my first marriage that ended after 5 years, and my 9 and 11 year old are from my wife of whom we will be celebrating 13 years of marriage this year. Love is and can be complicated, and relationships certainly take a lot of work - especially when the honeymoon stage fades away, but I am still a big believer in them and find them incredibly rewarding. I also pointed out that the two of them only exist because of our love for each other.

My hope is that we may celebrate and enjoy what comes easy (the feelings - especially initially) but also do the hard work that goes the distance. Also, celebrating and prioritizing relationships could be the best gift we give our children (as I know it was really tough for my oldest two to see me and my ex not getting along so well).

Although there have been speed bumps in life, my four kids love each other and I am thankful and feel very fortunate to raise this family with my wife, who is the best (& sometimes most annoying and everything in between) thing that ever happened to me. I’m truly in love with her.

Be blessed and once again, Happy Valentine’s Day!

(This is a photo of my wife and I at my cousin’s wedding with our 9-year old who would never exist if I hadn’t married my Valentine.)

01/30/2025

February’s coming!! We have a great issue that should be hitting mailboxes this week. Happy reading!!

01/20/2025

I watched part of ’s inauguration this morning and it made me appreciate the importance of voting and the role of politics. Managing countries, provinces and cities is no small task.

Tonight, here in , I’m excited to host a event for local businesses to rub shoulders and grow their local presence, and I’m honoured to have local politicians out to share how they are working to make Hespeler better.

If you’d like to learn more, come on out tonight to Homewood Suites by Hilton on Jamieson from 5:00-7:00 to hear from councillors Mike Devine and Helen Schwerty, Scott Hamilton (interim mayor while Mayor Liggett is on holidays) and MP Valerie Bradford. Speeches will begin around 6:00.

We are collecting food and money for the Cambridge Food Bank to help those in the community struggling.

You can RSVP here so we have your name tag ready:

Are you a business owner who lives in Hespeler, or your business is located primarily in Hespeler? If the answer is "Yes" we would love to have you out! This event is an opportunity for local business owners to get to know their neighbours and set up new connections within town. For this event we wi...

01/16/2025

Happy 2025! I’m very excited and relieved that some sort of normalcy is returning as January’s edition will begin delivery tomorrow in ! I wanted to also thank Alison and Matt and the girls for sharing their story. This is one of my favourite magazine covers recently. The colours, the girls in the background… very fun! Happy Reading everyone!

Also, this is a last call for any business or sales people that want to at next Monday’s “Hespeler is Home” event at Homewood Suites where we will have local Hespeler in attendance to share about what they’re doing to make Hespeler even better and how you can connect with them. Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfuJ8F_PdN4vKpLpnyiQHgKriDGRzbatNDWhqnthNO5xIqREw/viewform?usp=sf_link

01/09/2025

It's in the bag!!! Don't throw it out without first grabbing your copy of Neighbours of Hespeler Village.

(From what I've been told, our December magazines are being delivered to homes today in THIS bag at the end of your driveway. I'm sorry that this isn't going to your mailbox like normal and that it is coming a month later than usual. I'm happy that you'll finally have some good reading material.)

I'm hoping that January's editions will be delivered by Canada Post in a week or so.

01/09/2025

Hespeler ! This is a shout-out to all local Hespeler Business Owners or Business Owners, Sales People, and Managers who live here in Hespeler. We are hosting another Hespeler is Home Business Networking Event at Homewood Suites on Monday, January 20, from 5:00-7:00.

Things are going to get , as we will have members from different branches of Hespeler’s government in attendance on Monday, and they’ll share what they are doing and how we can work together to make

There will be great people, fabulous door prizes to be won, and great conversations to be had. Don’t miss out.

RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfuJ8F_PdN4vKpLpnyiQHgKriDGRzbatNDWhqnthNO5xIqREw/viewform?usp=sf_link

01/01/2025

! It was great to celebrate with many of you last night at Hespeler Arena as we said goodbye to 2024 and hello to 2025!

I must admit that 2024 ended for me somewhat on brand for the year in that my child threw up on my best friend’s sectional on Gunn Ave and so we had to cut our celebrations short and go home. The good news is that we were able to wake the girls up at 11:50 to watch the ball drop, which was a great family moment and we have had a very relaxing day as 2025 begins. Perhaps this will be a sign of things to come.

I want to thank our readers for their support over this past year and also our magazine sponsors/advertisers who pay to make it happen. If you’re interested in helping bring people in together this year through the magazine, let’s grab a coffee.☕️

To a great 2025!!!

(Also, did you get December’s magazines yet? It was supposed to come already. And January’s should be coming shortly I’d imagine.)

12/26/2024

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!

12/18/2024

Happy December! After the long wait, I’m excited to announce that December’s issues are hitting the mailboxes across . Although the Canada Post strike is over and my Postie friends will be very busy, this month we are actually using another service to deliver them to the houses, and instead of going to our regular 3400 homes, it will be going to 5400 homes (as it will be based on the 3-digit postal code vs specific Canada Post routes) and delivery will begin any day now. (I had previously offered to hand deliver them myself, but this arrangement was chosen first and reached before the strike ended.)

Thanks to the Bechtel family for sharing their story with us this month, and we are all excited about the 2026 Hespeler Reunion coming soon.

Happy reading!

11/25/2024

Watch until the end to see who the lucky winner is! Register here and see you tonight! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfiYKpxBat692KXNiuMdME6Ny1LBN_uGnM6GBpG-TQqHAW45A/viewform?usp=sf_link

11/22/2024

Register to Win!!!

Hi Hespeler! Our “Hespeler is Home” business networking event is THIS Monday from 5-6:30 at Homewood Suites!

Once again we have for Hespeler businesses and business owners/salespeople/managers some amazing prizes to be won from great local businesses such as SAIL, Zehrs, Ernie's Roadhouse, Homewood Suites, Cambridge Physiotherapy, ProForma U-Want One, Maevko Kids and more!!

IF you register NOW, there will be an early-bird draw to WIN* a Gift Certificate to The Aging Oak!

RSVP here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfiYKpxBat692KXNiuMdME6Ny1LBN_uGnM6GBpG-TQqHAW45A/viewform?usp=sf_link

*The winner must be in attendance on Monday night to claim their prize.

Are you a business owner who lives in Hespeler, or your business is located primarily in Hespeler? If the answer is "Yes" we would love to have you out! This event is an opportunity for local business owners to get to know their neighbours and set up new connections within town. Date: Monday, Novemb...

11/14/2024

This is a shout out to all business owners and sales people in Hespeler that we will be running our next “Hespeler is Home” networking event on Monday, November 25 from 5-6:30 at Homewood Suites on Jamieson again.

In addition to having the Cambridge Food Bank there, we will hopefully have some people from the there, as well as some of our fantastic neighbourhood associations as well.

If you’re interested, please RSVP here: at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfiYKpxBat692KXNiuMdME6Ny1LBN_uGnM6GBpG-TQqHAW45A/viewform?usp=sf_link

Happy networking!

10/30/2024

I wanted to thank Bill Kalbhenn for allowing his story to be shared for our annual issue. November is the time where we ponder more serious matters and him allowing his story to be shared is very meaningful. Our good friends at Canada Post are delivering these magazines now.

Happy reading!

A huge shout out also to our awesome photographer at The BigBas Photography for taking this captivating cover.

10/23/2024

😃 Thanks to Pam Milne from Dash Professional Cleaning for providing an article about for this month's edition of Neighbours of Hespeler Village. I heard about but never about doing it in the Fall. She mentions that when we close the windows permanently, a lot more allergens are sticking around due to the lack of circulation. This can lead to ideal environments for mould and mildew to grow - especially before the family get-togethers of the holiday season.

Pam is one of our of our magazine, and she not only sponsors the magazine but also gives back to the community by sharing her knowledge with them.

If you wish to read the article, check out the Comments.

10/14/2024

Happy Thanksgiving! I asked AI to create an image of Canada and turkey and this is what it came up with*. I hope that everyone has a great time this weekend considering the blessings in their lives.

*I am not a fan of this picture, and it gives me hope that AI hasn’t altogether passed humans in creativity. When I think of this time of year in Canada, it is the people that (for me) make it meaningful. I’ve also come to appreciate turkeys as my friend outside of Fergus raises the free range (alongside ducks and chickens) and watching them grow from poults(chicks) to full blow adults and I’m struck by their curiosity (they follow you around) and relative kindness. (The top of their heads feel kinda weird.) I feel that there are lots of things to be thankful for and it is my hope that our eyes open to the wonders around us. Be blessed!