Mansoor Tanweer

  • Province powering Atura’s hydrogen plans with $4M for Halton Hills generating station

    The Province of Ontario is dishing out $4.1 million for Atura Power’s plans to produce electricity by blending hydrogen with natural gas. The announcement came Thursday morning (Nov. 23) at Atura’s Halton Hills Generation Station, located at Steeles Avenue and Sixth Line. Minister of Energy Todd Smith told the gathered crowd the funding from the…

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  • Growing demand puts pressure on Town recreation programs for seniors

    Facing an aging population and growing post-pandemic interest in its recreation programs, the Town of Halton Hills says the resulting demand is stretching its recreational spaces. “We’re starting to burst at the seams,” Town Recreation Supervisor Margaret Taylor told HaltonHillsToday. “It was a bit of a slow return post-pandemic to active living programs, and then…

  • Virtual town hall takes aim at Halton Hills power plant expansion

    Fresh off their in-council protest of Atura Power’s proposal to expand its local gas-fired power plant, a coalition of health and environmental groups gathered Monday evening (Nov. 27) for a virtual town hall to further oppose the plans. The gathering sought to update those in attendance about the situation on the ground in Halton Hills…

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  • Mom and son duo blend cafe with home decor store in Georgetown

    It’s easy to mistake Lyla’s House for a cafe and nothing else. But mother and son business partners Alex and Karoline Ratcliff have brewed up an interesting concept in downtown Georgetown. Lyla’s House – named after owner Alex’s little cousin – is a blend of a cafe and furniture and home decor store. “I drew…

  • Georgetown Shoppers Drug Mart expanding services with new clinic

    A Georgetown Shoppers Drug Mart is now home to a pharmacy care clinic. The new service at the 265 Guelph St. location was inaugurated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday (Nov. 1). As the name suggests, the pharmacy area is being augmented with a range of services and equipment where staff can assess patients, prescribe…