February 2021
February 2nd was Groundhog Day, but for many of us, it has felt like Groundhog Day for almost an entire year.If you didn’t see the news, Wiarton Willie didn’t see his shadow, which means an early spring and renewed hope for brighter days ahead.While the coming weeks will continue to be a trial, there has been […]
December 2020
2020 has changed the way we communicate—with correspondence in many instances replaced conversation—and letter-writing is enjoying a resurgence.I recently received a letter from Town of Halton Hills Mayor Rick Bonnette regarding the Province’s response to COVID – 19, and the following was my reply:Thanks for sending me a copy of your recent letter to the […]
November 2020
Long term careLondon-Fanshawe MPP Teresa Armstrong is one of the Ontario Legislature’s most effective and respected Members. She brings a thoughtful and practical approach into the House, and her principled voice recently initiated an extraordinary debate on the future of long-term care.Ms. Armstrong’s Bill 13 proposes to strengthen long-term care in Ontario by mandating and […]
October 2020
Do we really need to build a new highway through the Town of Halton Hills to connect the 401 to the 400?The Ministry of Transportation believes we may, someday, and their staff is planning for the possibility of a new highway through their GTA West Transportation Corridor Route Planning and EA Study. The study was initiated in […]
September 2020
Back to School Students are returning to their classrooms and our School Board administrators, principals, teachers, staff and school bus drivers are working hard to ensure our students stay safe. No doubt there will be challenges ahead and unanticipated issues may arise, but we can and we will work together to resolve them. Our […]
August 2020
So often in history, crisis brings calamity, and then calamity begets change. While all orders of government continue to provide the necessary leadership to bring us through the pandemic, we need to begin thinking about the kind of Province and Country we will build after COVID-19 has been eradicated.Together, we will determine the new Ontario that […]