Tag: province of ontario
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Good News Bad News Day for Milton
If you’ve been following the news recently, yesterday was a bit of a roller coaster for Milton. Earlier in the day we found out that CN, despite its assertions to the contrary, must apply to the Canadian Transport Agency (CTA) for approval of their proposed intermodal in Milton. What does this mean? It means that…
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AMO Coverage in Milton Champion
Milton politicians stress need for more schools at AMO – Key concerns discussed at provincial conference Julia Le – Milton Canadian Champion: A need for more schools was among the key concerns Mayor Gord Krantz and eight councillors raised last week during the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference. Krantz, councillors Sharon Barkley, Arnold Huffman,…
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AMO Update – Post Ottawa
Over the next couple of days, I will get a more detailed accounting of what Milton councillors did on our 3 day conference in Ottawa. I promise 🙂 For those that don’t know, myself along with a number of Milton Councillors attended the annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario Conference in Ottawa. This gives local…
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The List Is Out AND?
Nothing. Zilch. Nada. The Provincial Government has released its 10 year capital forecast for infrastructure projects (for things like HOSPITALS, GO Transit etc.) and despite the efforts of thousands of Miltonians, Halton Healthcare Services and countless numbers of pleas, there is nothing in this report regarding a green light for the expansion of Milton District…
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Update on Oakville’s New Hospital
Continuing on the “hospital” theme of my posts today, I read this article from Oakville Today and a conversation with John Oliver, the CEO of Halton Healthcare Services. You will find his name familiar as HHS is also responsible for Milton District Hospital. This article gives a good synopsis on what it took to get…
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Way to go Milton
35,000 people in Milton had their say. They want the governments at all levels to make the expansion of Milton’s Hospital a priority…and NOW! The only question that remains is will David Caplan, Minister of Health and George Smitherman, Minister of Infrastructure listen??? Only time will tell. Overwhelming support Nearly 35,000 residents sign petition postcards…