ABOUT ME
Passionate journalist, digger and investigator. I have reported on the 905 extensively, piercing the veil on many issues pertaining to housing, transportation and healthcare. I am particularly interested in urbanism and growth related issues. Learning about history is often a pass-time for me, often doing archival research for my own enjoyment. I got my start covering Brampton city council. I have since done the same for Oakville and Halton Hills. Federal, provincial and the school boards all round out my coverage.
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Group protests drag queen storytime outside Georgetown library
Pride Month has been over for about a week now, but that didn’t stop the Halton Hills Public Library from welcoming children’s entertainers Fay and Fluffy back to Georgetown. But one group was not so welcoming to the drag queens. About two-dozen protesters gathered outside the Georgetown branch to voice their opposition to Fay and… Read more
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Bell box mural painter uses art to give students a second chance
The colourfully-painted Bell boxes in Georgetown and Acton have no doubt turned the heads of those who pass by them. One of the latest contributors to the Town-initiated project is Mississauga artist Joanne Feely DeGraaf. Her work, called Wild Water’s Edge, can be found on Acton’s Queen Street between the LCBO and the Shopper’s Drug… Read more
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NASA flying laboratory hits the skies over Halton Hills and area
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… NASA? While the town is a destination for a diverse set of visitors, yesterday (Aug. 4) the humble municipality received a truly stellar guest. NASA817, a DC-8 aircraft dubbed the flying laboratory, flew an irregular route over southern Ontario, bringing it over Halton Hills twice. It passed over… Read more
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Town at ‘disadvantage’ in meeting provincial housing targets, says staff
The Province is turning up the pressure on meeting housing targets, and Halton Hills Council is feeling it. At their Sept. 18 meeting, council members were told by staff that the Town is falling behind on meeting annual housing targets. “We are at a disadvantage as of right now on an annualized basis,” Commissioner of… Read more
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Holocaust education bus makes stops at Halton Hills schools
While the Holocaust casts a long shadow across the western world, several educators are working to keep its tragic lessons alive, one school at a time. The Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) gave youths from Georgetown’s Centennial Public School a course in the Shoah on Thursday (Oct. 5). They were in Acton On Tuesday.… Read more
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Glen Williams resident raising awareness about radon in homes
One Glen Williams resident has fast become the go-to person for information about radon – a naturally-occurring radioactive gas that can seep from the earth into homes through small cracks. After John Lanthier’s daughter found large amounts of the gas in her house, he decided he should test his own living space. He was horrified… Read more
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