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It's the third year Milton's downtown BIA has hosted a tree lighting. In that time, the executive director shared that it's grown from about 20 people to roughly 100 who attended this year. Progress in bringing more people downtown that the BIA and business owners hope translates into other kinds of success as well.

The tree is lit and the holiday season is officially underway in Burlington. Hundreds gathered for the annual festival and candlelit stroll over the weekend. Reporter D Glazebrook was there as the lions club took the reins of the event for the very first time.

Gender based violence is one of the most pervasive, deadly, and deeply rooted human rights violations of our time. And while everyone deserves the right to live free from violence, many people continue to experience it each and every day related to their gender. Today, Milton-East Halton Hills South MP Kristina Tesser Derksen was joined by MP Rechie Valdaz, the minister of women and gender equality, to announce strengthened federal support for the national action plan to end gender based violence.

While it may look like an ordinary shoebox at first glance, inside is something extraordinary. The shoebox project in Halton is bringing comfort, hope, & joy to women facing, or at risk of, homelessness this holiday season... and the volunteers helping to make this happen invited me in to show me what its all about

Oakville MPP Stephen Crawford is now the minister of public and business service delivery of Ontario... last week he was front and centre for the "buy Ontario" press conference... the proposed legislation would prioritize public procurement of Ontario goods and services, helping Ontario tax dollars support Ontario workers... Jason Agnew spoke with minister Crawford to get a better understanding of who and what this act applies to.

On national housing day community development Halton brought together non-profits, politicians, and residents to discuss the state of the housing crisis in Halton and what we as community members can do to help. Nikki Wesley has the details.

The blue box program is changing in Halton, moving from Regional to Provincial rules for what goes in the box and this will mean you'll be able to put additional materials into the box for recycling. Jason Agnew spoke with Alli Tylsley, Director of Waste Management for the region to get a bit of background on why the change has occurred and how it will affect everyone that lives in the region.

Finding the right path after high school can be daunting, but a program in Oakville is making that transition easier for students with unique needs. By stepping into a professional environment, these volunteers are learning that their contributions truly matter. D. Glazebrook has the story of two students who are exceeding all expectations.

Well we all know about the back shed, the tool shed and the pool shed. Many have even heard about the craze for she sheds a few years ago. This story is about men's sheds, the kind that started 25 years ago in Australia. Nikki Wesley explains how it's creating a social space for retired men.