Archive for the ‘Special Notices’ Category

Corporate Adventure Challenge

Posted on January 2nd, 2012, by Jan

Something BIG is about to happen in the Halton area and I thought I’d tell you all about it. It’s called The Corporate Adventure Challenge.
It is a new charity initiative encompassing Milton, Oakville, Burlington and Halton Hills. This group is doing something no other local charity is doing, which is bringing together all four Halton [...]

Centre for Innovation in Milton

Posted on September 5th, 2011, by Jan

Attention IT professionals, Consultants, Research Specialists and other types of businesses whose principals are trying to make a difference through innovation. Our group is interested in creating a Centre of Innovation in Downtown Milton for Halton entrepreneurs and innovative businesses to start, grow and succeed.
The Centre will be based on a [...]

Lock it or Lose it!

Posted on February 2nd, 2010, by Jan

For all the people, and there are many, who are leaving computers, cellphones, ipods, and other personal items in unlocked vehicles – LOCK IT or LOSE IT.
There have been many incidents of robberies from unlocked vehicles, by persons going from subdivision to subdivision, car to car and with  no obstructions at all: no locks to [...]

Vehicle break-ins

Posted on January 21st, 2010, by Jan

Lock it or lose it! You hear that statement frequently but people continue to leave their vehicles unlocked and are then surprised when they lose their valuables. Opportunists are just waiting for such easy opportunities to relieve owners of their cell phones, cameras and other expensive gear left in unlocked vehicles. No [...]

True story

Posted on November 11th, 2009, by Jan

Back in September 2005, on the first day of school, Martha Cothren, a social studies school teacher at an Arkansas High School, did something not to be forgotten.
On the first day of school, with the permission of the school superintendent, the principal and the building supervisor, she removed all of the desks out of her [...]

Shop Canadian

Posted on October 4th, 2009, by Jan

Subject: 1 bulb at a time.
This came across my desk and makes such good sense I’m passing it on here.
A physics teacher in high school, once told the students that while one grasshopper on the railroad tracks wouldn’t slow a train very much, a billion of them would.  With that thought in mind, read the [...]

Dedicated Phone Number

Posted on January 21st, 2009, by Jan

Xplornet has a new dedicated toll free number for Milton customers to ensure their requests are processed in a priority sequence to one of our customer care representatives.  This new dedicated toll free number allows Milton customers who contact the Xplornet Support Center to experience low wait times and rapid responses to their inquiries, or [...]

Burn Permit

Posted on April 21st, 2008, by Jan

Get your Burning Permit on-line.
A burning permit is law, is required as part of the Ontario Fire Code, and isn’t just a local Milton requirement.   The burning permit process is now conveniently accessible on-line, payable on your Visa or Mastercard and the fee hasn’t changed…still $25.00. This saves residents from having to come all the [...]

Post secondary campus for Milton

Posted on April 2nd, 2008, by Jan

Great news for Milton from March 31st, 2008, council meeting.
The Town of Milton has taken  major step to bring a university to Milton.
Wilfred Laurier University and the Town of Milton have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the possibility of establishing a university campus in the Town of Milton.
A post secondary presence was deemed crucial to [...]

Water rights

Posted on March 22nd, 2008, by Jan

Are we in Canada in danger of losing control over our own water?  Have you heard about the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America?  It’s being negotiated by the federal government behind closed doors and could spell the end to our control of our water rights.
Consider this:

The federal government has rejected attempts to implement a [...]