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Halton Regions Waste Management Strategy Update

November 9, 2021November 10, 2021Mike Cluett

With a continued focus on dealing with climate change in our community, waste management is a big part of the battle.

As a member of the Waste Management Site Advisory committee at Halton Region, I have been working with Milton and Halton residents on promoting waste diversion options to help reduce what is sent to our landfill site and increase the lifespan of the facility. From increased options for recycling and improvements to our Blue Box collection to highlighting the benefits of the Green Cart program, together we have been able to extend the life of the Halton Waste Management site to 2040.

COVID-19 has altered our lifestyles quite a bit over the last 20 months and that includes how much waste is being sent to the landfill and we need to ensure we are doing everything to improve our customer service at the WMS along with new and innovative ways to divert waste and improve our local environment. We need your input!

Halton Region is currently reviewing and getting public feedback on the next steps in our waste management strategy and we would like to hear from you. From the Halton Region Website – “Reducing community waste and protecting the natural environment have always been top priorities for Halton Region and the community. As the region grows and the community changes, our proposed Solid Waste Management Strategy(PDF file) includes medium and long-term initiatives to help increase waste diversion, extend the life of our landfill and lower carbon emissions.“

Follow the link to provide your input on Halton’s waste management future. Deadline is December 10th, 2021.

November is Women Abuse Prevention Month in Milton

November 8, 2021November 10, 2021Mike Cluett

Together with Laurie Hepburn from Halton Women’s Place, I am joined with Milton Mayor Gord Krantz as we read the proclamation declaring November to be Women’s Abuse Prevention Month in Milton.

Violence against women continues to be a problem in our community with proof that both locations of HWP (Burlington and Milton) are exceeding capacity regularly. As we have been dealing with COVID-19 for almost 2 years, it has further increased the demand for the services HWP and other agencies in our community provide. It begins with education and continues with advocacy at all levels to government to help eliminate this problem. I am proud that over the last several years I have organized the Hope In High Heels walk fundraiser in Milton to help raise the much needed funds to keep the shelter open and give those in need help to get back on their feet.

By declaring the month of November as Womens Abuse Prevention Month, we hope to raise awareness in our community that this is a problem and needs to be solved.

For more information please visit check the following websites for more information.

Halton Womens Place

Wome ns Centre of Halton

We are all part of the solution. Lets all work together to end violence against women in Halton.

Doing What I Said Id Do

January 19, 2015January 19, 2015Mike Cluett

Continuing with my meetings with senior staff at the Region of Halton and other levels of government. Earlier this month I was able to take part in Halton (Milton MP) Lisa Raitt’s pre-budget round table. In that meeting I brought up a number of concerns for the Town of Milton. Many of them included infrastructure issues and looking at getting some financial support from all levels of government, including the feds.

As a fast growing municipality, we are faced with many issues and restrictions that other “slower growing” regions do not. Minister Raitt seemed very enthusiastic about some of the ideas brought forward that will help in the moving of not only regular traffic, but to help reducing gridlock on the highways, where most of our good and services are transported through.

There were also a number of other Milton area stakeholders in attendance from both the business community and important social services as well. I look forward to hearing back from Minister Raitt on future proposals from the federal level of government.

Today’s meeting was with Public Works to discuss issues that have been brought up to me over the last 4 plus years on council as well as during the campaign.

The number one issue I brought up was Fairness for Milton and the breakdown of Halton Region and the number of councillors per municipality. All have agreed so far that this is something that needs to be addressed in this term and we’re working on ways to bring this to the forefront.

I also talked about improved synchronization of the traffic lights along regional roads like Derry and Britannia, blue box improvements, waste collection-bag limits, park dumping and of course working on regional road projects to ensure they are on time and limited displacement of Milton residents.

After every meeting I hand them a copy of my platform piece so they know where I and the voters of wards 1,6,7 & 8 are coming from. So far they have all been in agreement with the priorities you raised during the last election campaign.

I’ll be providing some more updates as these meetings continue and if anyone has feedback or concerns, dont hesitate to email me mike.cluett@milton.ca or call me on my cell 647-888-9032.

This coming Wednesday is the public roundtable for the Halton Region Strategic Plan at Halton Region HQ. The meeting begins at 630pm so if you haven’t already RSVP’d please do so here.

The strategic plan sets the course for Halton Region council to help build a Complete Community. As you will remember during the election campaign, a Complete Community is something that we all need to work towards. We need as much input from the public as possible and its meetings like this that are very important. If you can’t make it, have a look on the site about the questions that will be asked and send me your input.

mike.cluett@milton.ca

I’ll see you at the doors.