April 2021
New nursing home bedsOur community received some long-awaited good news from the Ministry of Long Term Care on March 18. After years of planning and months of advocacy, Bennett Centre Long Term Care at Bennett Village in Georgetown received Ministry approval to redevelop 66 spaces and add 94 new spaces.When completed, the new 160 bed […]
March 2021
As winter and the COVID-19 pandemic continue to drag on, reading can provide us with an opportunity to escape while staying at home.In Wellington-Halton Hills, we continue have access to outstanding local libraries, thanks to our municipal Councils and staff. Our library staff have gone to great lengths to safely maintain their services to local […]
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 […]