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Intimate partner violence continues to be a significant issue in Halton. Halton Regional Police recently shared statistics that show hundreds of arrests and thousands of charges laid last year. Those were presented at "Safe Haven", an event in Georgetown where survivors and agencies who help women escape from these situations gathered.

After the official announcement from the Minister of Housing, Rob Fleck,  Ward 3 Town and Regional Councillor Janet Haslett-Theall presented the Minister with a letter regarding the Midtown OPA.

The population of Ontario has doubled since 1971 and is approximately sixteen million people today. Unfortunately housing construction has not kept up with the population growth and as we know we are in the midst of a housing crisis here in the province. This morning Minister of Housing Rob Flack held a press conference to award Oakville funding from the Provinces Building Faster Fund for their efforts to increase the housing supply.

Jason Agnew chatted with the extra busy Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward this week as she is spending most of her evenings out in the community at pre-budget consultations.

Affordable housing continues to be a growing challenge, but the City of Burlington is hoping to ease the pressure by offering incentives for homeowners to build tiny homes in their backyards. Jessica Kaitting spoke with Peter Olivera of Habitat for Humanity for more details.

Nickel Brook Brewing Company is a family run business, it is actually named after John Romano's children, Nick and Brooke. In the past several years Nickel Brook has held a traditional fall event to help raise funds in support of youth in our community who need an extra helping hand. Nikki Wesley spoke with the brewery's co-founder to find out why.

Families in Oakville got a hands on fire safety lesson this weekend, from kids on hoses to new technology aimed at helping fight fires. It was all there at the Fire Prevention Day, Devan Murugan has the story.

Sudbury has the giant nickel, Leamington the giant tomato, and we've all seen Colborne's giant apple on the 401... and now Oakville welcomes a giant acorn and a festival to compliment it. Craig McNichol took it all in this past weekend.

This is the first day of fall, and that means it may be time to pay attention to your HVAC system as the season changes. So let's talk air conditioning, not about using it, but rather about not using it and prepping it for the winter. To do that Jason Agnew chatted with Dean Dick, he is the category manager of HVAC at Wolesley Canada... Jason started the conversation by asking dean what if we did nothing more than turn the air conditioner off... is that still okay?

A climate change rally in Georgetown was part of a worldwide day of action. Themed "draw the line - for people, for peace, for the planet", the afternoon included an eco fair, several speakers highlighting why taking action to combat climate change is important and a march to wrap it all up.

It started as a 25-million-dollar dream--and ended up costing nearly 40. But Burlington leaders say the new skyway community centre is priceless. D Glazebrook has the story behind the city's big investment.

Fans of Downton Abbey are in for a treat at the royal botanical gardens. A new exhibit inspired by the popular series is bringing some of its most memorable characters to life in a unique way... Jessica Kaitting couldn't resist going to see it for herself.