Tag: halton region
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National Volunteer Week
This week is National Volunteer Week! Its a time to say the two most important words that don’t get said often enough … “THANK YOU!” I have been involved in number of organizations in a volunteer capacity and I’ve seen first hand the impact those volunteers make. Whether you volunteer for an hour or a…
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Pride In Nature at Area 8
Under the warmth of a bright blue sky, people filed into Area 8 Kelso in Milton to take part in Conservation Halton’s Pride In Nature event. Activities for the day included live music, dancing, drag queen performances as well as planting of shrubs and wildflowers along with a hike around Kelso Quarry Lake. It was…
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Town of Milton Celebrates Pride Month
It seems like forever since the last time we met up at Milton Town Hall to celebrate pride month in Milton. The last two years, for obvious reasons, the flag raising was held virtually and it wasn’t to difficult to see the enthusiasm of the participants this year. The Town of Milton began the official…
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Short Term Rentals in Milton – Your Thoughts
At tonights Town of Milton Council meeting we will be having a public meeting on an upcoming staff report to regulate short term rentals. Over the last few years, the issue of short term rentals has come up on a number of occasions in both the urban and rural areas. In some cases in ward…
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Living In Milton – We Want To Hear From You
The Town of Milton is asking residents of Milton to take part in a discussion for “Living In Milton” policy to address important community issues from today until June 8th. The discussion will look at the following topics – affordability and housing choices, climate change, history & culture, parks & recreation, places of worship, rural…
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Youth Issues In Milton
This weekend I had the privilege of joining a number of my council colleagues in attending this years Milton Youth Task Force Awards. It was a great ending to Milton Youth Week which was set up to highlight the activities of our young people in our community. Hearing the stories during the awards of both…