region of halton; mike cluett
United Way Christmas House Tour This Weekend
Thinking of something to do this weekend? Looking to get into the Christmas spirit before the annual Milton Santa Claus Parade on Sunday?
Why dont you take some time this Saturday to take the United Way Christmas House Tour through Milton. Tickets for the Friday limo driven event have been sold out for some time but you can still take advantage of some tickets that are still available for Saturday’s self guided tour.
Six Milton homes have been specially decorated for this event and the tickets only cost $30, which is a great deal. Each year this event gets better and better and its an amazing way of getting to know some neighbours and get into the Christmas spirit.
Call (905) 875-2550 to get your tickets today.
CKSS Students host Community Clean Up
While driving to school or work today did you notice a number of students walking along Louis St Laurent and 4th Line as well as other areas in town? Those were CKSS students participating (in what I believe is the first annual) Community Clean Up.
Many students at CKSS took time from their schedule today to tackle the garbage problem that we face in this area. Even before 930 this morning I had received a couple of calls and tweets about how impressed they were with their initiative in cleaning up our neighbourhoods.
I have outlined through my Twitter many times this past year there is a growing problem with garbage and the roadside dumpings that have happened. Many residents have taken it upon themselves to dump household waste in the green containers along Louis St Laurent and a number of our local parks instead of paying for extra garbage tags.
Town and Regional staff are continuously looking at this problem to see what solution we can come up with. Seeing garbage bags ripped open by racoons or other animals with waste flying all around isn’t attractive whatsoever and I get a lot of comments from local residents and students about this.
So once again….thank you to the students of Craig Kielburger Secondary School for taking this task on and giving back to the community. Your hard work has not gone unnoticed. Great job!
Kids Concert at Knox Milton This Saturday
I will be the MC for this event as well. This is a great opportunity to bring the kids for some great entertainment and its only $5.00 . All the fun starts at 11pm and there are still some tickets available.
United Way Milton 5km/10km Walk n Run This SUNDAY
This Coming Sunday is the 2nd annual United Way Milton Walk & Run. This year MANY Miltonians will take to the streets to raise money for the United Way Milton fundraising campaign. I will be taking part in this years 5K community walk, PLEDGE HERE so my focus wont be the fastest time, but just making it across the finish line.
(From the UW Race website) This years United Way Milton Race will include a 5k running race (Chip Timed) and a 1k Kids Fun Run along with our signature 10k running race (Chip Timed) and 5k Community Walk. The race will take place on Sunday October 6th, 2013 9:00am at the Milton Fairgrounds.
The 10k and 5k running race course will wind its way through the picturesque streets of Milton starting and finishing in the Milton Fairgrounds. The race is competitive and race results will be reported on the website.
This year we will also have a great run for the kids, a 1km Kids Fun Run with a great loot bag to be included with registration.
The 5k Community Walk is for family and friends to enjoy a brisk walk through the streets on Milton to support a great cause.
We’re encouraging all of you to come out for a morning of fun and exercise to support the United Way of Milton and the many valuable member programs they sponsor.
Race Mission: To bring the community of Milton together for a morning of fun and exercise in the spirit of healthy living.
So please take some time to click some links (best one is the pledge page for yours truly!) and find out more about the United Way of Milton and how it helps the over 1 in 4 Milton residents who use a UW funded service.
I hope to see you at the race.
Steam Era Returns Labour Day Weekend
Many people think that the CNE getting ready to close down is the official sign of the end of summer. For those of us in Milton, its the Steam Era!
Starting this coming weekend is the 53rd edition of the Steam Era at Milton Fairgrounds. According to the Steam Era website, their goal is “to advance knowledge, appreciation, and interest in rural antiques and our rural agricultural heritage. This is accomplished through the preservation, restoration and renovation of articles, vehicles, machinery and power equipment of antiquity.”
The Steam Era is an “annual show held by the Ontario Steam and Antique Preservers Association each year. At the Labour Day weekend show our members exhibit and demonstrate their equipment, models, cars and trucks, along with craft and other displays for the public.”
So if you’re looking for something interesting to do over the long weekend in Milton, head on down to the fairgrounds and see history come alive in front of you.
Friday afternoon starting at 1pm there is the annual steam era parade through town and its not to be missed. With all the whistles going off, it would be hard to miss it. Later on Friday night at 6pm is the corn roast and movie night.
On Saturday there are a number of competitions from the tractor pull to log sawing (which is much more difficult that you would think) followed by more steam games, live entertainment and a talent contest.
More games are slated for Sunday along with mini tractor pulls and on Monday it wraps up with more competitions and the Steam Era Skills competition. The full schedule of events can be found here.
Come and take part in Milton’s rich agricultural history this long weekend at Milton’s Steam Era and the real unofficial end of summer.
Look forward to seeing you there.