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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.

A new initiative in Milton aims to bring the community together through music. The Halton Music Project was launched to be a uniting element which will celebrate cultural traditions and educate the audience in a town with an ever-growing and diverse population.

If you're looking for an enjoyable evening of dancing and supporting the local Burlington Hospital, Nikki Wesley has the family friendly event you're looking for! It may just be time for you to learn how to play Garba.