Videos

Mayor of Burlington Marianne Meed Ward responds to the recent Federal-Provincial partnership that aims to lift development charges. The Mayor later goes on to discuss a recent traffic safety and congestion roundtable as well as City Talk.

This morning at Venture X in Burlington, the Provincial Government announced tax cuts to help provide stability and support for small businesses.

Parenting Pundit Julie Cole lays out how parents can best handle pranks that their kids might be scheming up. She also offers some guidelines to make sure that April Fools Day is fun and safe for everyone.

On the first of April the United Way branches of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk, Hamilton and Halton, and Niagara will merge to form the United Way Golden Horseshoe. The interim President and CEO of United Way, Brad Park, addresses possible concerns over this amalgamation.

Culture lives on at an Oakville parish. St. Joseph’s Ukrainian Catholic Church recently held their Easter Bazaar where artisans showed off their creations and the smells of Ukrainian food filled the air.

The Sixteen Mile Sports Complex has finally opened up. Along with it is the new Sixteen Mile Branch of the Oakville Public Library. The new branch offers a swath of new programs and spaces for the residents of Oakville to enjoy.

The town of Halton Hills is undertaking a Guelph street corridor secondary plan to transform the primary Georgetown commercial artery into a vibrant, mixed-use area. The project focuses on intensifying the area between Maple avenue and hall road/McFarlane drive with 4–12 storey mixed-use buildings, featuring residential units above retail. Last week the town showcased plans to the public, today Mayor Lawlor joins to discuss the plan and how the town has reacted. Mayor Lawlor also discusses the plan for Georgetown to make itself more pedestrian friendly with speed limits being lowered and other traffic changes that are taking place

The Joseph Brant hospital foundation is fundraising all summer long for their mental health and addictions programs. One of their first fundraisers involved Halton police, high school students, and art.

The effort to educate, showcase environmentally-friendly products and work towards net zero goals continues to engage the community. Net zero representing the balance of greenhouse gases produced versus those removed from the atmosphere. Sustainable Milton hosted its annual "future house" show on Saturday. Doing so at a new venue this year, the sherwood community centre, which is a facility generating power from solar panels on its roof.