Milton Transit will be implementing new transit routes and schedules effective Tuesday, September 7. Public information sessions are scheduled for August 18 and 19. Milton Transit is also pleased to announce the new TransitDayPass, which will allow one adult and up to three children to ride all day for $7. For more information visit http://www.milton.ca/residents/transit/miltontransit.htm.
§ The Town of Oakville and AMEC Earth and Environmental Inc. have launched a program to inventory Oakville’s ash trees to prevent destruction by the Emerald Ash Borer. The program uses hyperspectral remote sensing technology. See press release at http://www.oakville.ca/nr-10aug10_1.htm.
§ The Town of Oakville recently received a Recognition of Achievement Award at the GTA Clean Air Council’s Clean Air and Climate Change Summit. Initiatives include phasing out bottled water from Town Hall, green purchasing and green fleet procedures, and corporate energy and community action plans. See http://www.oakville.ca/nr-10june11_1.htm.
§ Halton communities did well in the recent Power Pledge Challenge. Halton Hills placed 5th, Burlington placed 16th, and Milton placed 18th out of 90 communities across Ontario that registered for the challenge. The results were based on the highest number of Power Pledges per capita. For more information, visit http://www.powerpledge.ca. Pledges will be taken until [...]
The gasoline spill in Bronte Creek that was discovered in March could take two years to clean up. See article at http://www.insidehalton.com/news/article/844915.
Work on widening of Upper Middle Road in west Oakville has halted pending approval by the Ministry of Natural Resources. Halton Region is working to ensure the protection of the Redside Dace, a resident of Twelve Mile Creek which runs under the road through a culvert. Story at http://www.insidehalton.com/news/article/851116.
Halton Region has confirmed that the Town of Halton Hills will be able to allocate 1,200 Single Detached Equivalents (SDEs) for construction of new homes and businesses. A permit has beengranted to take the water for this construction from the Cedarvale well field. See article at http://www.insidehalton.com/news/article/850623.
On Wednesday, August 11, all municipalities registered in the Power Pledge campaign will be participating in a Power Pledge Challenge. The challenge is being sent out to residents to power down for one full business day to reduce energy consumption as much as possible. The OPA will be tracking the amount of energy used/conserved on that [...]
Halton Region and Sheridan Nurseries invite residents to enter to win one of three Wise Outdoor Water Use prize packages as part of Halton’s Outdoor Water Use Program – Know Your Colour, Know Your Limits. Visit http://www.halton.ca/waterconservation for contest rules, etc. The contest closes Tuesday, July 27.
Although plans to build the mid-peninsula highway have been dropped, the Niagara-to-GTA corridor study still proposes to cross the escarpment in the Burlington area to connect the 403 and 407. Story at http://www.insidehalton.com/news/article/842643. To find out more, visit http://www.niagara-gta.com.
