Mike Cluett

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  • Halton Region Addresses Underage Vaping Issue

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    At this past weeks Halton Region council meeting, we received a report from the Halton Medical Officer of Health with recommendations for the province to address our concerns with underage vaping. Recently in the media there have been many reports of medical issues coming from teens and the use of vaping products. From the article:…

  • We Make Milton

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    Where is Milton going…or for that matter GROWING from here? The Town of Milton recently announced to town council that we are preparing a new official plan. For those of you who are unsure of what exactly the “official plan” is, its essentially a road map and our guideline for land use planning going forward…

  • Regional Review / City of Halton?

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    Going back to the beginning of the year, the province of Ontario set out for a number of reviews to “find efficiencies” in government. They set out to review a number of two tiered municipalities, of those Halton Region was included. In this edition of #LocalMatters on YourTV Halton, myself and fellow Councillor Colin Best…

  • Local Matters on YourTV Halton

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    As I mentioned a few posts ago (here) I mentioned that I was beginning a new program on our local community television channel from Cogeco YourTV Halton. This is where I meet with other local politicians and community leaders and discuss issues that are important to Milton and its residents. I will be posting some…

  • Bill 108 Passes Despite Halton & Milton’s Opposition

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    One of the outcomes of Bill 108 now that it has passed is that what little local control municipalities gained when the governing body changed to LPAT has now been taken away by going back to the OMB rules. We as a town agree that red tape must be eliminated, but we can’t do it…

  • FCM 2019 Conference Review

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    A week has gone by since our visit to Quebec City for the annual FCM Conference and I realized I haven’t posted an update of any kind. Last week myself along with a number of my fellow town and regional councillors attended the annual FCM (Federation of Canadian Municipalities) conference. FCM is an advocacy body…