Posts made in September, 2010

Anger at the pace of construction

Posted by on Sep 30, 2010 | 0 comments

The stretch of Derry, from Bronte to Tremaine, was supposed to finish in 2008.  You would think that being so late, they’d be working overtime, trying to finish it as fast as they humanly could. Yet I haven’t seen any progress on the stretch from Scott Blvd to Bronte Road since June.  JUNE! What I cannot figure out is, why in the world did they have to rip out the sidewalk and dig the entrance to the First Capital plaza (where Shoppers is) if they were not ready to pave it for another 6 months?  This morning I passed by Derry four times between 9:30am and 10:30am and did...

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Why Many Sustainability Initiatives Fail

Posted by on Sep 15, 2010 | 0 comments

I am Milton’s sole citizen representative in the Halton’s Inter-Municipal Sustainability Committee.  As a result, I get a lot of questions about sustainability initiatives that fail.  Here’s why: many well-meaning sustainability initiatives are doomed from the start because they focus on problems and sacrifices, instead of improving the quality of life.

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Bike Lane –> About Time!

Posted by on Sep 13, 2010 | 15 comments

Bike Lane –> About Time!

Who thinks narrowing Scott Blvd lane from 7.7m to 3.5m will help with controlling speeding? Scott, Savoline, Yates and part of Phillbrook are about to look like this (developer-funded capital cost, not coming from property taxpayers) :-The cost of painting these lanes and signage on other roads (Bennett, Clark, Croft, Ferguson, Kennedy, Trudeau, Waldie, Woodward, Laurier and older part of Phillbrook) is $200,000.  Cost of painting bike lanes on new roads in Milton (both Regional and Local) is part of those capital projects (recouped from development charges if they’re growth...

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Milton Transit Passenger Appreciation Day

Posted by on Sep 9, 2010 | 0 comments

Transit is free tomorrow! Passenger Appreciation Day! Friday, September 10, 2010 Time: 6:15 AM – 8:00 AM Location: Milton GO Station (at Route 2 bus bay) PLEASE NOTE: For those interested in the Mayor and Council ride-along, bus trips depart the GO Station promptly at the following times: All Routes 6:15 AM, 6:45 AM, 7:15 AM Scott Route Only 6:38 AM, 7:03 AM, 7:30 AM

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Donate to Local Family Affected by House Fire

Posted by on Sep 9, 2010 | 0 comments

The family of Erin and Dave Hainey of Milton barely escaped a devastating house fire last week.  Their cat was not so lucky and did not survive.  Many Miltonians have come together to help the family out. There may be a donation box at the Farmer’s Market (more details will follow).  Ward 1 candidate Andrew Salmons has done a great blog post, containing details about ways to donate.  You can see his post here. Please do what you can to help. ...

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