Georgetown News

The Town of Halton Hills will be breaking ground Tuesday evening on the next stage of development of the Mold-Masters Sportsplex with the creation of two new arenas.

Town of Halton Hills staff will be marking Bike to Work Day with a noon bike ride through local neighbourhoods and a picnic at the Georgetown Fairgrounds on Monday, May 28.

Halton Hills firefighters responded to a house fire at 5 Grey Owl Run Friday morning.

The largest expansion in Georgetown Hospital's 51-year history is set to begin, resulting in more than tripling the size of the emergency department and a Diagnostic Imaging department all housed in one area that will include a new CT scanner.

Area politicians and community members are continuing to bask in the news last Wednesday that a new highway in the rural area of south Georgetown known as Alternative 4-3 won't be supported by the Province.

Halton Hills firefighters were called to a basement fire on Jeffrey Ave. in Acton Saturday about 2:50 p.m. The blaze, which was contained to one room, was extinguished quickly by fire crews.

Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott put forward a resolution in the legislature Wednesday calling for the provincial government to end further consideration of Alternative 4-3 in the GTA West Corridor Study.

The Mayor's Youth Action Committee hosted its annual Youth Recognition Awards and Arts Competition at the Gellert Centre earlier this month during International Youth Week.

Recently you may have become aware about some defibrillators in other jurisdictions that had low batteries and did not operate in an emergency.

"The recent train derailment in Burlington reminds us that we all need to be prepared, because emergencies can happen any time and any place," said Halton Regional Chair Gary Carr.

What started as a dance recital for cancer research back in 2008 at Christ the King Secondary School has evolved into a full-blown charity gala in Toronto set for Wednesday.

The 10th annual Georgetown Candlelight Tribute was held this morning at Remembrance Park in which hundreds of Halton Hills elementary school students paid tribute to war veterans and peacekeepers by placing a candle at the base of the cenotaph.

Back in the 1980s, Town of Halton Hills mayor Russ Miller presided over debates that sometimes left the community of Acton complaining it was underrepresented on council compared to Georgetown.

Georgetown Minor Hockey Association president Carson Mininch accepted a cheque for $1,400 from Halton Camera Exchange owners Alex and Kathy Docker.

Dr. Jeff Sutherland of Georgetown poses with the Diamond Jubilee medal he was awarded during the ALS Society of Canada's annual awards dinner Saturday.