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Artist wants Georgetown to remember its hidden neighbours
Walking by the corner of Main and Cross streets in downtown Georgetown, one may notice a colourful utility box covered in turtles, salamanders and fish. The work is called In Our Neighbourhood and is artist Jungle Ling’s way of reminding locals that their neighbours aren’t just human. “There are creatures here that can easily be…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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IN PHOTOS: Lieutenant Governor in Georgetown for Lorne Scots parade
The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment) has received new colours. Georgetown’s Col. J. R. Barber Armoury was the site of much pomp and circumstance over the weekend as the local army reserve unit ceremonially paraded to receive and consecrate the colours. No less a figure than Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell inspected the troops. The…
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IN PHOTOS: Halton Hills firefighting recruits receive baptism by fire
Several new faces in the Halton Hills Fire Department (HHFD) family are on their way to becoming fully qualified. Eleven recruits were guided through their first live fire training day on Saturday (Oct. 28) – an important rite of passage in the life of a new firefighter. “This is the first time they felt the…
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Acton parents ‘blindsided’ by school bus route cancellation
Several Acton parents are frustrated by the sudden termination of a school bus route between their neighbourhood and McKenzie-Smith Bennett School (MSB). The change for students living south of Queen Street, east of Churchill Road South will take effect in in September. They were notified in a letter earlier this month from Halton Student Transportation Services (HSTS), which oversees bussing on behalf of the…
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