Ward 2 News Town of Milton
The Town of Milton is engaging more frequently with Pearson International Airport on airport noise at a senior staff level and I have also now re-engaged with the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) and NAV Canada on a political level, attending a related briefing in April. I will be attending these meetings for the remainder […]
Maplehurst Correctional Complex has been a significant community partner in Milton since its establishment in 1974, collaborating with the Town of Milton, area churches and other organizations, principally through its community work program in a way of that benefitted both local residents and prison inmates. The program specifically afforded inmates purpose, pride and rehabilitation through […]
As Milton deals with ever-escalating residential and commercial growth, at times it has impaired the municipality’s ability to retain residential and commercial buildings of significant historical interest to the community. A provincial program that provided nominal financial grants to owners of residential and commercial buildings that were designated under the Ontario Heritage Act was cancelled […]
When the Town of Milton was planning the community we live in today, former Town CAO David Hipgrave, former Town Councillors Brad Clements and Brian Penman, Mayor Gord Krantz and I met face-to-face regularly with senior officials from Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing, Ontario Ministry of Health, Ontario Ministry of Education, the Regional […]
From MYFM 103.1 Milton Now For several years, The Town of Milton has been replacing diseased trees throughout the community. On Monday night, Milton’s town council decided on which motion would allow them the ability to replace more. Town councillor for ward 2, John Challinor II, says that this option gives the towns and its […]
from MyFM 103.1 MILTON NOW Milton Town Council has accepted a report from the Greater Toronto Airport Authority regarding aircraft noise impacts on Milton residents. The report was brought forward to help the town get an understanding of how they can move forward in creating a solution. Town Councillor for Ward 2 councillor, John Challinor […]
On the recommendation of Milton Historical Society and the approval by Milton Council on December 17, 2018, eight new members of the Town of Milton Walk of Fame will be inducted at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday February 23, 2019, in the main foyer at Town Hall. Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) player Kayla Alexander, two-time […]
As part of its approval of the 2019 Town of Milton Operating and Capital Budget, Milton Council agreed to undertake a Core Services Review, which I had recommended be done by the municipality during the municipal election campaign last fall. It is vital that all Town of Milton services are affordable, excellent and relevant. A […]
In June 2015, the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) and NAV Canada began a conversation to explore noise mitigation ideas with communities across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). These conversations led to the creation of the Toronto Noise Mitigation Initiatives Engagement Plan, commonly known as the Six Ideas. However, neither the Town of Milton or […]
By a narrow 5-4 vote on February 4, 2019, members of Milton Council ruled that the Town of Milton’s portion of the property tax levy will increase this year by 8.30% or almost four times the rate of inflation. However, when blended with the estimated 2019 budgets of the Regional Municipality of Halton and the […]