Tag: hawthorne village
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Communication
Last night during the council meeting … that almost broke the midnight barrier … there was an interesting discussion that came up. One of the delegations Michael Fox who lives in an area just north of Main Street and east of Thompson brought up some concerns about intensification and the heights of buildings to be…
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New Magnets On The Way
In my last election campaign in 2006, these fridge magnets proved to be quite useful for many residents in the ward. In fact, there were a few people who continued to email me over the last 4 years with questions and concerns about municipal issues. I would always ask, how did you get my name…
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Honking and flag waving
The sun is setting pretty late in the night these days with some sunlight lasting until well after 9pm. Coupled with the extra sunlight and the end to the NHL playoffs, this gives me an opportunity to hit a few more doors than I normally would. I’ve also noticed that while door knocking the last few…
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Are your kids “street proofed?”
The Champion has an interesting editorial on child safety this week. There have been a number of attempted abductions of young children in the news the past few weeks, with some of these incidents happening in the Halton region. Do your kids know what to do if they are approached? I know I go over…
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The BEST of Milton
Theres an interesting contest going on with the Milton Shopping News. You can vote for your favourite Milton area businesses in a number of categories. All you need to do is go to www.bestofmilton.ca and register to vote. Only one vote per person is allowed. Make sure you register and vote for your choices such…
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Well That Was Interesting
Last nights council meeting had it all. Expectations were running high by some members of council that it could either be a very short meeting or a very long meeting. I had reported before that council salaries would be discussed at this meeting but apparently it went through on consent items and didn’t even make…