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We hear a lot about employers having increasing difficulty finding qualified applicants, and job seekers unable to find jobs that match their skills. The Region of Halton has supports for those looking for employment, which includes bringing businesses that are actively hiring all together under one roof with individuals looking for their next right fit, Jessica Kaitting reports.

Automated speed enforcement continues to make headlines as the Provincial Government wishes to bring about legislation to remove all speed cameras. While municipal governments from across the Province see it as a way of increasing safety on our roadways with a self-funded system. Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward has led the way, writing a letter to the Provincial Government begging to keep the current A.S.E systems in place and has been backed up by numerous mayors from across the Province, including Halton Hills Mayor Ann Lawlor and Oakville Mayor Rob Burton. However, Milton Mayor Gord Krantz has been silent on this file, until Jason Agnew's chatted with him this morning.

The region of Halton released their annual infectious disease report.... 4,300 reported infectious diseases last year... is that unusual, how does it compare to previous years... for these questions Jason Agnew chatted with associate medical officer of health for Halton Region Dr. Patrick Galange... and Jason Agnew asked the good doctor if this report revealed anything out of the norm?

By day, he's a first responder, serving the town of Oakville. But in his off-hours, Brendan Neely is an elite athlete who just raced his way into the record books, with his son along for the entire ride. D Glazebrook brings us his story.

In Canada women make up less than one quarter of people who work in stem careers. The new exhibition at the Joseph brant museum looks to inspire young women to help level off that statistic. Nikki Wesley explains.

If you live or own a business that sits on land in Oakville, you're soon going to be paying a new stormwater fee. Mayor Rob Burton explains how the cities plan is to take away some cost from residential tax payers and push it towards commercial properties.

There's a new Saturday night tradition brewing in Halton Hills and it involves cold ice and some serious hometown pride. A brand new team is giving locals a reason to cheer from the stands. Reporter D Glazebrook was there to see why residents say this isn't just any old game, it's a community.

Thanksgiving is fast approaching and with the summer weather we've been enjoying lately you may not have gotten around to decorating your front porch for fall just yet, but not to worry there's a pumpkin guy for that! Jessica Kaitting recently interviewed John Kelly, Halton's first official full service "pumpkin concierge":

In its third year the Burlington Food Bank's "Canstruction Junior" event brings together high school students for a chance to learn outside of school. In constructing their models using mostly canned goods, as well as other packaged foods, they're helping the community and learning about food insecurity. All of it just ahead of Thanksgiving when food banks across the region need fully stocked shelves.

Burlington's signature Sound of Music Festival has fallen on hard economic times. Organizational changes have left the festival in a disarray resulting in the City of Burlington providing loans to bail out the festival both of the last two years. Naturally this is not a financially sustainable model for the festival or the city. Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward provides an update.

Families and friends took the streets of Downtown Burlington this weekend to raise funds for struggling newcomers to Canada. Devan Murugan joined the event's organizers to find out more about the annual Ride For Refuge.

The Town of Milton held the by-election for Ward One Town Councillor on Monday. This is the spot that was vacated when Kristina Tesser Derksen was election as the MP for Milton-East Halton Hills South. 3,971 votes were cast out of 23,155 eligible voters making the turnout a disappointing 17%. Candidate George Minakakis dominated at the polls reaching nearly double the amount of votes attained by runner-up former Councillor Rick Dilorenzo. Jason Agnew spoke with the newly elected councillor earlier today and asked if he anticipated such a wide victory margin.