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…

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…

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…

Sienna Caesar and Naya Patel had a chance to make history recently. The two co-captains of the Thomas A. Blakelock High School AA girls basketball team were told, through their coach, that they would be competing in the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) championships. This would be the first time that the school’s…