Tag: local matters
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December 6th
Today marks a somber day in our history. 33 years ago today 14 women were murdered at Ecole Polytechnic. We remembered them and other victims of gender based violence at #Milton Town Hall in cooperation with The Women’s Centre of Halton, Halton Women’s Place, Savis Halton and HVPC. Roses were laid in their memory as…
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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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Milton’s Future Growth Plans At Risk
I would just like to express my disappointment at the Mayor of Oakville’s comments in his recent email newsletter about working on a motion to limit the expansion of the urban boundary that will put at risk Milton’s ability to grow into a complete community. Halton Region yesterday had a workshop that lasted several hours…