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While many people are working to break the stigma around mental health, many men still have trouble coming out and asking for help when they are in distress. Nikki Wesley went to speak with Nelson Borges, CEO of Capillary Wave Community for men, to find out what sparked him to found the group.

Meet a woman whose teenage summer job sparked a 45-year career. We dive into Heather's Cool Pool School, where a passion for swimming has become a family legacy, now involving her daughter and even former students as instructors. Doug Glazebrook takes us into the depths.

Crawford lake has an important story to tell about the past and our future. While many in Halton region may know the conservation area as a place to stroll the boardwalk or learn about Indigenous culture in the longhouses, the lake has been the focus of scientific study over several years. Those learnings and what they have to teach us about climate change were part of earth week events in Halton Hills.

On Saturday May 3rd the community of Milton will come together for their annual "Good Neighbour Day", a tradition that was started in 1992, but there are plenty of ways to be a good neighbour. Jason Agnew chatted with organizer Alex Wellstead to get details on the day's events.

A world-wide initiative to help everyone lean into a healthier lifestyle is celebrating its first anniversary in Oakville. "Walk with a Doc" began in Ohio, in 2005, and is now available in over 500 countries. The Oakville chapter meets once a month to chat about a particular topic and go for a stroll.

Oakville North Burlington MP Pam Damoff is the chair of the Oakville Terry Fox run and has been a proud supporter & organizer for over 25 years. Although the annual run takes place in the fall, registration begins now! Jessica Kaitting was able to join this year's kick-off breakfast yesterday to learn what advances have been made in cancer research and treatments that have been made possible thanks to the money raised through these Terry Fox runs.

Atura Power owns and operates Ontario's largest fleet of natural gas powered electricity generating stations, including the Halton Hills generating station. Yesterday during the Oakville Chamber of Commerce's insight speaker series, CEO Tom Patterson spoke about the electricity revolution and how they're preparing for the future. Nikki Wesley has the details.

There's a new hero in town and i must warn you... This next story is very nutty.... Jessica Kaitting reports

When the MM Rambotics, first robotics team shut down at the end of the 2023/2024 school year, only two high school first robotics competition teams remained in Burlington. As a result, this year students from six high schools were not given the option to participate in this stem learning opportunity at school. Burlington community robotics was created to provide that chance, Nikki Wesley explains.