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February is Black History Month and this past weekend the Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton launched the reading corner at Milton Library's central branch. Nikki Wesley has the details.

Each month we check in with the Mayor of Halton Hills, Ann Lawlor, and this month there is a huge potential real estate development by the Georgetown Go Station to chat about, but before getting into that Jason Agnew had to ask about how the winter clean up was going.

Homelessness is a reality on our streets in Halton. Many young people are without shelter, even in large metropolitan areas such as Burlington and Oakville. Well, the Children's Aid Society of Halton is leading the charge with its "bridging the gap" initiative. Devan Murugan joined them for their 2 kilometre awareness walk.

Zee Hamid is the PC Candidate for Milton. A former three-term elected councillor, Zee has spent a better part of his adult life working to make Milton a better place to live, work and raise a family. He continues to live in Milton with his wife and six children. Before politics, Zee had a successful technology career working with major companies like Microsoft and Amazon. He last worked at a local tech company as a Vice President of Engineering. Passionate about serving his community beyond politics, Zee has volunteered his time for local organizations such as Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton, Milton Public Library, and Milton Economic Development. He has also served on the boards of Halton Healthcare and Conservation Halton. Through his efforts, he has also raised over $80,000 in Milton for mental health support.

Simone Kent grew up in Etobicoke before moving to Ottawa to earn a degree in Chemical Engineering. There, she met her husband and together they moved back to Wellington County to take over the family farm and raise their family. Simone became actively involved in local and provincial dairy clubs, as well as community events. Simone has also served on the Environmental Committee for the Township of Centre Wellington, acted as a union representative, and has always been drawn to community service and politics.

Nikki Wesley shares the journey that brought Amelia Humphrey into a unique school in Burlington.

Reporter Nikki Wesley has been working with the Humphrey family to share this feature on their day to day life. Introducing Amelia.

There's only one week to go until our provincial election here in Ontario! We'll have our reporters out all over the region to cover our local candidates as the results roll in, and Jason Agnew will be the host right here on Yourtv, where we'll go live at 9pm, In the meantime, here's a chance to get to know some of the candidates running for the Burlington riding, Jessica Kaitting Reports.