Tips for Settling into Your New Community

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• When you move in to a new neighbourhood or community, go and introduce yourselves to your neighbours.  Go above and beyond and bring a bottle of wine and let your neighbours know who you are.  This will impress your neighbours and set things off in the right direction.  Home ownership isn't a temporary thing so its good to build positive relationships with your neighbours.

• Go to community and neighbourhood events.  Street barbeques and neighbourhood parties are a great way to meet people.  May sure you are very outgoing and say hi and introduce yourself to as many people as possible.

• Go out of your way for your neighbours.  When my husband and I moved into our new home, our neighbours came over and helped move our appliances into our home because we were having trouble getting them through the door.  They took everything apart and put everything back together.  It took hours even though they didn't know us.  My other neighbour cuts our grass for us.  Our neighbours always went above and beyond for us and we try to do the same.  It really has made our living environment much more pleasant

• Explore the neighbourhood.  Find some places that you like and like going to regularly.  Chances are, other people like that place too and you can introduce yourself.

• Join a gym or classes are a great way to meet people and a great way to feel connected to your community.

• Volunteer.  Find some way to make the community and the world a better place. You will feel great that you are contributing and making a difference and also feel more rooted to your community because you are actively working on making it the best it can be.