Haunted House donates $11,243 to the Hospital Foundation
Thanks to Councillor Di Lorenzo’s leadership and creativity, and hard work by countless others.
Read More30 story building in 360 hours!
So you want to erect a 30 story building that can resist a 9 magnitude earthquake, is 5 times more energy efficient than a conventional building, has 6” thick glass curtain wall insulation, four-paned windows with built-in shades, a heat recovery system and a 3-stage air filtration that purifies indoor air to be 20 times purer than the air outside. Wow, you say, that’s going to take forever. Yes, if forever is 15 days long! Check out the video. ...
Read MoreTo Velodrome or Not To Velodrome
Some history first: Back in early November a report came to the council about the velodrome. PanAm Games needed an indoor track cycling arena and Milton could be a possible location. My first reaction was “no freaking way”. However, I, along with most of my colleagues in the council, asked staff to see if they could come up with private sector money for the project. We made it clear that we did not want to use any property tax money for a cycling arena people in Milton cared little about.Then we received a report towards the end of November outlining some potential funding...
Read MoreSnow Clearing Policy
There’s a bit of confusion about Milton’s current snow clearing standards. Town of Milton does not plow every street. This webpage explains Milton’s snow clearing procedures. Specifically, you can use this map to see the classification for your street. Because of flash freeze two nights ago, many streets ended up with ice buildup. Trucks were sent out yesterday and today to salt and sand these streets. However, streets with classification D or E still will not be plowed. If your street needs attention then please call 905-878-7252, ext. 2500 during business hours and...
Read MoreBarcelona Central District
Cities that are designed with strict Urban Design always stand out from the rest :- (the Mathematician in me can stare at this screenshot from Google Maps for hours)
Read MorePolling Station Locations Anger Voters
From Milton Canadian Champion The province’s 40th general election was marketed as ‘easy’ by Elections Ontario. With 10 days of advance polls and 28 days to vote by a special ballot, the agency sought to make it harder than ever to give people an excuse not to vote. Tell that to the residents of southwest Milton. Many of them were required to go to north Burlington or Campbellville to cast their ballot. And some, in turn, didn’t vote.“It’s completely unacceptable. We pay taxes here, we live here. It’s very frustrating,” said Jennifer Lombardo-Seib, who resides just south of...
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