The 100 Women Who Care Milton had their first meeting for 2025 in late January. They are a fundraising group that
was established in 2016 by a group of women who come together 4 times a year, each donating $100 per meeting, $400 annually to support local charities.
If you’ve ever walked through Milton with Kristina Tesser Derksen, you know she’s someone people stop to say hi to. A lifelong Milton resident, Kristina and her husband Chris have built their lives here— raising their four kids, running small businesses, and giving back to the community.
In January the Alzheimer Society of Brant, Haldimand Norfolk, Hamilton and Halton held a round table discussion that helped highlight the importance of advocacy, community support and care for those diagnosed with dementia. The roundtable included some extraordinary ladies that have been diagnosed with Dementia.
Have you ever started your day without breakfast?
Some choose to dash out to work with only a slice of toast or some cereal and a black coffee to keep them going for a few hours. Some of us, because of a chosen diet, consume nothing. Some of us, not from choice but from life’s challenges, have little or nothing to eat to start their day. Many children in our town are sent to school without any breakfast to help them to develop healthy bodies and brains. They are sent to school to begin their days , hungry. They have no choice.
February is Black History Month and this month Grace Anglican Church hosted an “African Dinner” for Milton residents. It included different food dishes created by members of the Congregation from countries in Africa and the Caribbean. It also featured some trivia and learnings about Black History from both Canada and the rest of the world.
Two recent items in Black History for both Canada and Milton….
The Coldest Night of the Year walk has been celebrated in Canada since 2011. It’s aim is for to bring together family and friends to raise money for the hungry, homeless and hurting in 65 communities across Canada.
On January 25th the Milton Chinese Canadian Association (MCCA) held their 2025 Lunar New Year Celebration at the Milton Mall. It included live music and dances as well as a Dragon display. There were also arts tables for Milton Youth to create Lunar New Year arts and crafts. You can learn more about the organization at their website miltonchinese.org
Rick Di Lorenzo
2025 is forecasted to be a difficult year. Milton’s local municipal property tax is increasing over 9% while unemployment is worsening. The economy is threatened by the incoming United States administration. Our federal budget deficit continues to grow which hinders our ability to fight any future recession. The Town of Milton is in court battling CN Railroad on the harmful impacts their Intermodal will have on our community.
Seven months ago, Zee Hamid was elected and sworn in as your MPP for Milton Riding, which he is incredibly honored to be.
Milton was host to the 1st Annual Inter-Masjid Badminton Tournament in December thanks to the Islamic Community Center of Milton – ICCM It was a chance for men’s badminton teams from masjids in Milton, Mississauga and Brampton to compete. There was a total of 10 different teams taking part as well as volunteers, officials and spectators. All the spectators had “courtside” seats and there was samosas and refreshments available.