As Milton continues to grow and evolve, so too does the spirit of care and connection that binds our community together. One organization embodying that spirit is Heart to Home Meals, a service built on a simple but powerful belief: life should get easier as you age.
The Annual ICNA Milton Fest was held on June 29th at the Milton Community Sports Park and it offered free burgers, hot dogs and drinks to all Milton residents. The annual event is put on each year by the Islamic Community Centre of Milton (ICCM), a Project of ICNA.
On a Sunday morning in August 20 years ago Troy Newton opened the doors at Troy’s Diner on main street in Milton for the first time. His “Coca Cola” themed All-Day Breakfast diner quickly became the most popular diner in Milton. I should know, for the first 5 years I was there so often that my breakfast order of Steak medium-rare, eggs over easy and a diet coke reached the point where you are only asked if you’d like your regular when you came in.
10th Anniversary of the Milton Victorian Tea occurred at Country Hertiage Park on May 2nd with capacity attendance of over 250 people. Those that attended experienced tea served on vintage place settings, plus music and entertainment throughout the afternoon. It was a wonderful way to spend the afternoon with friends and family, and also help support Pack a Bag for a Friend in 2025.
In partnership with the Town of Milton, Milton Good Neighbours Day brings together our community with the common goal of making Milton a better place. Every year, hundreds of volunteers help to clean up parks, town sites, and areas across our town. Be a good neighbour and join us in making Milton a better place to call home.
On May 8, the Milton community gathered at the McDonald’s on Santa Maria Boulevard to celebrate McHappy Day, a tradition that’s brought residents together for over three decades. All four Milton McDonald’s locations took part in this year’s 31st annual event, joining a nationwide effort to support families with sick children through Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC).
Ward 1 residents deserve fair representation on Milton Council On May 15th a judicial recount by Justice Leonard Ricchetti of the Superior Court of Ontario confirmed Kristina Tesser Derksen as the MP for Milton East Halton Hills South. At that moment her seat on Milton Town Council became vacant. Before the ink was dry on Tesser Derksen’s win, lobbying started by people looking to be appointed to Milton Council as her replacement.
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….
On February 6th in Milton local MP Adam van Koeverden along with Halton Scotch Whiskey Society held a taste testing of a curated fight of whiskeys form across Canada. The showcase was meant to highlight many quality
Canadian whiskeys as a way to find local alternatives to American Bourbons and whiskeys. The cost was $60 per person which included both food as well as the flight of 5 different Canadian Whiskeys from coast to coast.