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Miracle On Main Street December 17th

Mike Cluett

UPDATE:

Just an update on the Miracle on Main coming up on Monday December 17th being held at Troys Diner downtown.

Due to a schedule conflict, Jimmy Hart wont be able to attend the event as was recently posted. We’re hoping the Mouth of the South will be able to attend future events but he regrets that he cant make it. Next time Jimmy !!! 🙂

Still there are lots of reasons to come down in support of the Tiger Jeet Singh Foundation Miracle on Main Monday morning at 6am, at Troys Diner. There will be lots for the kids to do…games, magicians, Johnny Bower, Walter Gretzky, Tiger Ali Singh as well as Jennifer Valentyne from Breakfast Television.

I hope to see everyone there…and please bring an unwrapped toy for the toy drive.

Monday December 17th is going to be a great day.  Not only is it my birthday (cheap plug) but its going to be the day to be at Troy’s Diner for Miracle on Main Street.

The Tiger Jeet Singh Foundation presents this great family event at LIVE in downtown Milton at 295 Main Street E.

The list of the celebrities is going to knock everyone socks off and they include appearances by:

– Tiger Jeet Singh & Tiger Ali Singh – Milton Walk of Fame Members and international superstars!

– Canada’s Most Famous Hockey Dad Walter Gretzky,

– Stanley Cup Champion Johnny Bower,

– Toronto Rock member Garrett Billings…

Admittance is free and all we ask is that you bring an unwrapped toy for the toy drive.  There will be games, amusement rides and lots of things to keep everyone busy.  Breakfast Television BT will be there with Jennifer Valentyne to host this great event.

It all starts at 6AM and goes to 9AM….so be there early to take part in this annual tradition.  Over the last few years the Tiger Jeet Singh Foundation has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in toys to support Sick Kids Hospital, Salvation Army, McMaster Childrens Hospital and Halton Womens Place.  This year looks to be the biggest yet.

For more information please go to www.miracleonmain.ca on how you can support the Tiger Jeet Singh Foundation to help make this Christmas a happy one for so many children.

Milton Remembrance Day Ceremonies

Mike Cluett

This weekend there are two ceremonies to celebrate Remembrance Day.

The first one is on Saturday morning at the Evergreen Cemetery on Ontario St (across from EC Drury) starting at 1045AM at the cenotaph.

The second one is Sunday morning in downtown Milton beginning at 130 pm and will include a parade of Scouts, Guides, Cadets and a whole host of others including our veterans.  The ceremony will begin at Milton Town Hall at the cenotaph for 2pm.

Afterwards please join us at the Legion Branch for some food, drinks and great conversation with our veterans.  Its a great opportunity to say thank you to those who fought in wars for our freedom and remember those who didnt make it back.

Canada is an amazing country because of these brave men and women and while she should remember and thank them every day, please take some time this weekend to attend either one of these events.

Pictured here on Canada Day Veterans Breakfast are yours truly, Regional Councillor Colin Best and fellow councillor and Vietnam veteran Rick Malboeuf.

Lest we forget.

Why Wear A Poppy?

Mike Cluett

Thanks to Oakville Councillor Jeff Knoll for posting this video on Facebook.  Remembrance Day is November 11th every year and we should do our best to remember every day.

Thanks for posting this Jeff.

MADD Canada Film In Milton

Mike Cluett

As I reported here awhile back, MADD Canada had filmed another documentary/informational movie in Milton.  This marks the 3rd time that they have filmed here in Halton.  With the holiday season approaching its once again time for the RIDE Program among other community outreach programs from MADD Canada and other organizations.

The best thing we can do is simply this…don’t drink and drive!  If you see someone who has had too much to drink, please stop them. What might be something small now, can lead to something a lot bigger.  Don’t take that chance.

Here is the article from the Milton Canadian Champion

MADD films video in Milton

MADD Canada visited Milton recently to film a anti-impaired driving awareness video for its annual school assembly program, which is shown to over a million students (Grades 7 to 12) across Canada.

The video is a 40-minute drama, followed by 15 minutes of hard-hitting scenes of real people talking about the loss of their loved ones.

This year’s production, with a working title of – ‘After Party’ – follows best friends Kelly and Natalie as they get ready to attend their school’s fall dance and eventually end up at an after-party with youths drinking and using drugs.

The film ends with an ironic twist, as viewers learn that it’s not only the irresponsible youths who suffer consequences of their actions.

The video’s crash and aftermath scenes were filmed on Louis St. Laurent Avenue, near Bronte Street, involving Halton Police, EMS and Milton Firefighters as extras, representing their respective agencies. The video was shot in both English and French, for distribution nationwide.

Blue Bins With Lids? Could be coming soon.

Mike Cluett

Coming up at tomorrow’s Region of Halton Planning & Public Works meeting will be a report on the Blue Box Litter Containment Study.  As some might remember this past spring, there were a number of days that were very windy not only in ward 6 but everywhere in the town of Milton.

During these windy days of spring, a number of people came home daily to piles of recycled waste all over lawns, in parks and along the sides of many roads.  It almost came to be expected that whatever day your garbage was to be collected, the wind would blow it away.

I never really saw it as much of a problem since the Blue Box program began many moons ago, but this time it felt different.  Every week the number of email’s I received would increase.  “Why is the garbage all over the place?” “What is the town going to do with all the flying garbage?”

Garbage collection in Milton is handled by the Region of Halton and after a few windy weeks, it was brought up at Regional Council and hence this report was prepared.

From the report the recommendation is as follows:

RECOMMENDATION

1. THAT Council approve the 22 gallon Blue Box as the new standard Blue Box in Halton Region as outlined in Report No. PW-65-12 re: “Blue Box Litter Containment Study”.
 2. THAT Council authorize staff to issue a Request for Proposal for the manufacture and supply of a 22 gallon Blue Box with an affixed lid.

The report outlines a number of different options in order to handle the flying recycling debris problem that Milton has faced over since this past spring, including lids on the blue boxes, accepting recycled materials in clear plastic bags, or going to the “new standard” 22 gallon blue box.

Obviously there will be additional costs to the Region to order, produce and deliver these new 22 gallon Blue Boxes which will be subsidized by taxpayers.

Is this something you feel is needed at this point?  Can the Region provide better communications / instruction to homeowners to better pack their blue boxes in order to avoid this flying debris problem we’re just now facing?

To give you an idea, here’s the financial impact from the report:

FINANCIAL/PROGRAM IMPLICATIONS

Based on the annual average number of Blue Boxes distributed each year, the cost increase as a result of implementing the 22 gallon Blue Box as the new standard is an estimated $28,600 per year.

The annual purchase of 2,000 Blue Boxes with an affixed lid is estimated to be $30,000.

As a result, a total of $58,600 will be incorporated into the 2013 Budget and Business Plan for consideration.

Let me know what you think in the comments or email me mike@mikecluett.ca – on Twitter www.twitter.com/mike_cluettor Facebook!

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