It's a slow process, but neighbours in Hubley are working together to tap their own backyard maple trees for syrup.

Just under 10 families are involved and 35 buckets are being hung in the subdivision, says organizer John Bignell.

The group applied for a $300 grant from the neighbourhood city councillor to buy the supplies.

Every morning before school, the kids check the buckets and empty them, carefully saving up the sap.

The sap is running slowly this year. So far, the group has collected about 30 litres of sap. It takes 40 litres to make one litre of syrup.

By Saturday, the group estimates there will be enough sap to send to Acadian Maple Products to be boiled into syrup. After that, the neighbours will hold a pancake breakfast to enjoy their work.

Devin Rose Frost's family has been collecting sap for about a week. She's looking forward to tasting the finished product.

"I'm always having waffles, so I'm really looking forward to waffles and pancakes because me and my dad make our own pancakes," she said.

Evan Drew-Coolen is excited about having pancakes with maple syrup on them.

"Tastes really good," he said.