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The Tiger Jeet Singh Foundation (TJSF) and Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) made a $28,000 cheque presentation to Halton schools Thursday morning at Troy’s Diner.

Since 2015, TJSF has donated over $100,000 to local schools in support of initiatives such as mental health, inclusive classrooms, breakfast programs, literacy, coding, art workshops and classroom technology.

On the morning of March 9, Milton Town Hall was bustling with excitement and enthusiasm from local residents, faculty and students representing Milton high schools, town councilors, and members from various local businesses and non-profit organization— all getting ready for the 3rd annual “March on Main,” hosted by CFUW Milton and District, in celebration of International Women’s Day. Powerful messages were written across an array of signs, such as “Equal Work Equal Pay”, “Press for Progress”, and this year’s theme, “#BalanceforBetter.” According to The World Economic Forum’s 2018 Global Gender Gap Report, the gender gap is widening and achieving gender parity globally will take 202 years. Of the 149 countries assessed, Canada ranks #16 in total, but only 50th in terms of equal pay for similar work.

On Thursday March 21st Orange Snail Brewery in Milton hosted a public meeting to give exclusive Information on what’s coming to the new Milton Public Market this year in Milton.

The Milton Public Market is setting the stage to become the largest outdoor public market in Ontario, a collective of over 250 artisanal makers every Saturday and Sunday from May 25th to September 15th, each day from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Milton Fairgrounds. It’ll be the largest incubator for small businesses. Discover hand-made crafters, authentic street eats to fresh, seasonal food from farmers, fishers, and many other kinds of specialties.

Rescue Junction, a popular bluegrass gospel group from the Waterloo area, is coming to St. Paul’s United, 123 Main St. Milton, on Sunday, March 24, 2019. This group of five gifted musician and vocalists have been travelling and singing together since 2009. Originally comprised of brother and sister Kyle and Katelyn Gerber, who play mandolin and guitar respectively, the band has grown to include Roger Martin on banjo, Dallas Roth on upright bass and Nick Huber on dobro.

2019 is the Year of the Pig, known to be a symbol of generosity, optimism and sincerity. This were certainly the mood at Milton Mall as the Lunar New Year Festival took place on February 9th. Te day started off with members of the Milton Monkeys Kids’ Club making themed crafts and posing for family portraits. After getting their free photos and fortune cookies, families had the chance to watch Chinese art demonstrations and also browse through FASM at the Mall, the in mall art gallery operated by the Fine Arts Society of Milton.

You can’t solve a problem if you don’t know it exists. In our busy world, important local social issues can often go unnoticed. United Way wants to change that.

We all love this place we call home. With the excitement of growth and development, Milton is an attractive place to plant roots. Yet, with this intensive growth, challenges have also presented and a number of households and individuals are falling behind. Essentially, the equity gap is widening striking divide between those who have less.