The Community Services Fall/WInter Guide will be available for download on August 7th. Or you can pick them up at one of our recreation facilities.
Lots of things for kids, adults & seniors available this year so make sure you get your copy.
milton town councillor mike cluett
Milton Strawberry Festival 2014
This weekend at the Milton Fairgrounds is the 34th Annual Strawberry Festival in support of the Milton District Hospital Auxillary
Great food as far as the eye can see and yes….STRAWBERRIES!
It will be fun for the whole family. I will be there at the opening on behalf of Mayor Krantz to kick the festival off in style. I look forward to seeing you there.
Britannia Road Environmental Assessment Completed
Update JULY 2014
Here is the most up to date information from Halton Region regarding the Britannia Road widening project.
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Further to our recent discussion, the following is an update on the work underway to implement the water, wastewater and road improvements on Britannia Road from Tremaine Road to Regional Road 25.
The EA for the Britannia Road improvements through the entire corridor from Tremaine to the 407 is being finalized for filing in late September.
The detailed design of the water and wastewater mains between Tremaine and Regional Road 25 is proceeding for tendering this Fall, with construction scheduled for completion in the Fall of 2015.
The detailed design of the widening of the road and the CN Grade Separation east of Tremaine Road is also proceeding and construction of the road works will commence immediately following completion of the water and wastewater works.
A detailed communication plan will be implemented as we get closer to the start of construction.
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The environmental assessment for expansion of Britannia Rd is complete. A report to be presented at the Planning & Public Works meeting on March 19th will outline the details of the EA.
http://sirepub.halton.ca/cache/2/s5ovydjdsi3qsugjgnaeqybr/17099203132014040442214.PDF
This now opens the door to get shovels in the ground to expand Britannia Road from Tremaine Road to HWY 407.
This project was accelerated back in 2008 by Halton Region as it was originally slated to START in 2021 if you can believe it. The EA process has been long due to dealing with property acquisitions AND funding.
It wont be done right away but at least we can look forward to this long awaited and much needed project to begin sometime in 2015 if everything goes to plan.
For more info on this project visit the Halton wesbite pagehttp://www.halton.ca/cms/one.aspx?portalId=8310&pageId=49605
What to do on Family Day in Milton 2014
Wondering what to do on Family Day in Milton? Here’s a list of events for February 17th. http://www.milton.ca/en/play/familyday.asp
You can come meet Toronto Rock lacrosse player Garret Billings who is going to hold a clinic as well to show kids this great game (AND Canada’s official game to boot) Im looking forward to seeing this great new facility as well, so join me at the opening of the Milton Indoor Turf Centre.
ALSO…keep in mind that at the Milton Sports Centre there will be an event with big screens showing our VERY OWN Travis Gerrits as he goes for gold at the Olympics. If you are going to that event, please wear RED AND WHITE to show your support.
Show your Support for Travis Gerrits!
Cheer on Milton’s own Travis Gerrits as he competes for gold in freestyle aerial skiing at Sochi. Catch all the action on three big screens in the lobby, gymnasium and Banquet Room of the Milton Sports Centre. A DJ will also be spinning tunes to get you into the spirit of the games!
Don’t miss this opportunity to support a hometown hero! Travis is scheduled to compete at the following times:
8:45 am: First round qualifier
9:30 am: Second round qualifier
12:30 pm: First round final
12:55 pm: Second round final
1:12 pm: Third round final
In celebration of Sochi 2014, various Olympic events will be screened between 10:00 am and 12:30 pm. Olympic-themed family games will also be available in the gymnasium from 10:15 am to 12:30 pm and 2:00 to 3:00 pm.
Milton Education Village Getting Closer?
According to an article in The Toronto Star, it looks like the provincial government in Ontario is making headway to possibly choosing more than the 3 promised campuses for post secondary institutions.
But the province no longer specifies it will fund precisely three such projects — despite the Liberals’ pledge for three new satellite campuses during the last election — but rather says now it will fund as many as required to meet the need.
“It could be more than three, it could be less, but the focus is on those high-growth areas that are currently underserved (by higher learning), where Ontario students are waiting to get into undergraduate programs,” said Emily Hedges, spokesperson for MPP Brad Duguid, Ontario’s minister of training, colleges and universities.
For the last couple of years you have read on my blog that Milton Education Village is one of those potential locations.
Here is some information from the Town of Milton website on the status of the Milton Education Village, the plans, who will be involved and the potential job opportunities that will be available, not only from the campus location but the Milton Innovation Centre being located there as well.
As Milton has grown rapidly over the last decade, the amount of new business development has fallen further behind our residential development. This puts even more pressure on the residential tax base to fund programs and future infrastructure as we rely less on business taxes & fees and more on property taxes.
Milton Town Council has been working hard with other levels of government to ensuring this becomes a reality. There is no end to the positive impacts this will have in Milton in driving new companies and jobs to Milton….something that we need.
Here is a link to the Star article.
By: Louise Brown
Queen’s Park will fund new satellite campuses and possibly expand current sites to make room for thousands more undergraduate students in boom areas where space is falling short of demand.
But the province no longer specifies it will fund precisely three such projects — despite the Liberals’ pledge for three new satellite campuses during the last election — but rather says now it will fund as many as required to meet the need.
“It could be more than three, it could be less, but the focus is on those high-growth areas that are currently underserved (by higher learning), where Ontario students are waiting to get into undergraduate programs,” said Emily Hedges, spokesperson for MPP Brad Duguid, Ontario’s minister of training, colleges and universities.
The ministry said it will soon call for proposals for expansion projects that each have space for at least 1,000 new students to start, with room for 5,000 to 10,000 more in the next 20 years. Proposals are expected to provide at least 6,500 new square meters of space (70,000 square feet).
Already several universities have said they hope to be considered for a new satellite campus. Sudbury’s Laurentian University has its eye on a campus in Barrie, where it currently offers some programs together with Georgian College, and Wilfrid Laurier University hopes to open a satellite campus in Milton, and there are others.
In recently released guidelines called the Major Capital Expansion Policy, the province said it will favour sites that offer a range of undergraduate degrees as well as student services, something satellite campuses sometimes lack.
“Satellite campuses can sometimes become a two-tier system where students don’t have the supports they need, from health counselling and disability services to academic counselling and a writing centre,” said Queen’s University student Allison Williams, a member of the steering committee of the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance. “So we’re happy to see the province is requiring these services should be in place.”
It’s also crucial to ensure satellite campuses have some senior, tenured professors who conduct research — not just instructors on short-term contracts with little time to prepare, noted University of Waterloo Professor Kate Lawson, president of the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations.
“We’re happy there is a policy now on how satellite campuses will work, because we have seen problems before where they haven’t had decent libraries or labs, and sometimes even scramble to throw classrooms together,” said Lawson. “If you’re a student paying good money for an education, you want to make sure the quality is preserved wherever you are.”
Alastair Woods of the Canadian Federation of Students Ontario warned students at a satellite campus should be able to complete their entire degree at the satellite — which is not always the case.
Emily Hedges said this focus on degrees needn’t squeeze out community colleges, noting the province could consider new sites with degree programs offered jointly by a college and university.
Post Ice Storm Clean UP
Here is some information from the Town of Milton website for you to keep in mind if you have collected the broken tree branches and dont know what to do with them.
Post-Ice Storm Cleanup
The Town has been working with Halton Region and Milton Hydro on cleanup efforts following the ice storm that occurred between December 20 and 23, 2013.
Reporting Damaged Trees
The Town has been working diligently to resolve all known and reported damaged tree issues since the ice storm. Issues causing hazardous conditions are being addressed first, followed by non-hazardous issues requiring cleanup.
Town-owned trees
- The Town will be looking after damaged Town-owned trees and larger tree limbs (greater than 15 cm/6 inches in diameter).
- We ask residents to please report damaged Town-owned trees that still require attention to Engineering Services at 905-878-7252, ext. 2500 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or by using the online reporting form:
- Tree damage reporting form
Privately owned trees/large branches
- For privately owned trees, residents are encouraged to hire a local contractor to cut and remove debris from personal property and wires. These skills are specialized and Halton Region/Town of Milton staff do not have the equipment or expertise to perform them.
- Residents can also deliver them to the Regional Land Fill site on Regional Road 25. Please note that Halton Region has waived all tipping fees in conjunction with the clean-up.
- Residents may wish to contact their insurance company to check if their coverage can assist with the cost related to storm damage on their property.
Brush Pick-up
Urban Areas
- Halton Region’s regularly scheduled garbage, recycling and green cart pick-up is continuing – with delays in some areas due to the volume of materials and inaccessibility of streets.
- Until January 31, households may place out as many as 6 bags of garbage for collection on their scheduled collection day.
- Brush debris will be picked up on the same day as garbage from January 6 to January 31 in the designated urban areas.
- Branches are to be no longer than 2 metres (6.5 feet) in length and no wider than 7.5 cm (3 inches) in diameter.
- Note: in some cases, all brush debris may not be picked up in one collection. Staff will try to pick up as much debris as possible each day.
Rural Areas
- Halton Region will collect brush piles placed curbside in the rural hamlets of Campbellville, Brookville and Moffat. Collection will commence in Campbellville on Monday, January 6 and it is expected that this will take many weeks to complete.
- Branches are to be no longer than 2 metres (6.5 feet) in length and no wider than 7.5 cm (3 inches) in diameter.
- Note: in some cases, all brush debris may not be picked up in one collection. Staff will try to pick up as much debris as possible each day.
Brush Drop-off
Halton Waste Management Site
- Residents and contractors can drop off brush debris at the Halton Waste Management Site free of charge through to January 31.
Mohawk Racetrack
- Beginning Saturday, January 4 at 9 a.m., Mohawk Racetrack will be available as a brush debris drop-off centre.
- The drop-off will be in Parking Lot A, which is located south of the main entrance, between Guelph Line and the main grandstand.
- Signs will be placed on Guelph Line, and at the entrance road leading into Mohawk, directing people to the site.
- The drop-off centre will be open for several weeks (closing date to be announced).
Questions?
For questions related to waste and/or brush debris collection, please contact Halton Region by dialing 311 or by email.