Some of the recent news coverage…
Jul 22nd, 2010: Haunted House Fundraiser for Hospital Coming Up
“ You’ve heard of Christmas in July. Now it’s Halloween in July that’s stealing the spotlight. And for good reason.
A haunted house being set up at Country Heritage Park, 8560 Tremaine Rd., will provide plenty of chills and thrills from Saturday, July 31 to Monday, Aug. 2 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Organizers of the haunted house hope to raise $5,000 at the event, with proceeds going to the Milton District Hospital Foundation.The event will run during the park’s Pirate Festival, which has a separate entrance charge. Once inside the Pirate Festival, visitors can stop by the haunted house; admission is by donation.
Included in the elaborate display will be frightful animatronics figures and creepy costumed volunteers, some of whom will make an appearance at the Milton Farmers’ Market this Saturday.
The fundraiser is being organized by town councillor candidates Rick Di Lorenzo, Jennifer Smith and Zeeshan Hamid.
Smith said the event addresses an important issue. “We’ve all been hearing the concerns from our neighbours about the hospital. While we can’t bring about provincial approval or funding of the expansion right now, we can help take a little bit of the pressure off by doing this.”
Admission to the Pirate Festival costs $12 for adults, $8 for seniors and kids aged six to 12, and is free for kids five and younger.“
June 24th, 2010: More bike lanes could calm traffic, says councillor
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A similar argument was made to council last month by Zeeshan Hamid, who’s vying to become the local councillor for the new Ward 8 in west Milton, south of Derry Road.
“In general, Milton needs to narrow collector roads and require traffic calming devices at least near elementary schools and parks,” stated Hamid in a submission given as part of a public meeting on the Town’s update to its official plan. “Halton police recently caught 127 speeders on Scott Boulevard, travelling on average 50 per cent faster than the speed limit. Recently, a seven-year-old boy was hit near P.L. Robertson school while he rode his bike.“
June 18th, 2010: Milton Daily Homes Video
It’s not news, but still a cool plug from Chuck Charlton. Check out MiltonDailyHomes.com. He posts videos of home listings every weekday and talks about them casually. I enjoy his sense of humour and honest commentary.
June 2nd, 2010: Milton Urban Planning Fails: Beautification
“Recently, local blogger and candidate for Milton Town Council in Ward 8, Zeeshan Hamid has strung together a series of posts discussing the ‘beautification’ or lack thereof, in Milton.
Hamid makes the case that Milton should position itself as an ‘Escarpment Community’ and that it’s future development and infill projects should take this into consideration. He’s essentially saying that Milton, from an urban planning and design standpoint, needs to separate itself from the rest of the urban sprawl west of Toronto.“
May 4th, 2010: Town’s draft official plan up for feedback next week
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The CN pedestrian bridge was to have connected the planned trails on the Union Gas easement, allowing residents west of the tracks to use the trail to connect to schools, the Milton Sports Centre and the new Community Park east of the railway.
Councillor Best said he still supports the bridge as long as it can be built cheaper than the scrapped CP bridge.
Ward 8 council candidate Zeeshan Hamid said recently he also supports the bridge concept.“
Jan 28th, 2010: Hamid to run in Milton’s Ward 8
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Jan 21st, 2010: Hamid eyes Ward 8 councillor seat
“ A local blogger has registered to run for the Ward 8 councillor seat in this fall’s municipal election. Zeeshan Hamid is currently the sole candidate in the new ward, which is framed by Britannia Road to the south, Bell School Line and Tremaine Road to the west, Steeles Avenue to the north and the CP railway to the east.
The Microsoft software developer said he was motivated to run for council because of his concerns about “the pace of growth, a lack of coherent urban design and an eroding town identity.”
“Milton needs to manage its growth so it grows into a city while maintaining the character and charm we have come to love,” he said in one of his web postings.
The father of three is a member of both the Milton Transit Advisory
Committee and the Inter-Municipal Advisory Committee on Sustainability.
He recently petitioned the Region to expedite the CN Rail underpass project on Derry Road and garnered 400 signatures of support. The work was subsequently advanced from its original start date of 2016 to 2012.”
Jan 6th, 2010: Hamid, Best and Smith throw their hats into the ring
“Announcing his candidacy was the worst-kept secret in town to those who regularly read the aforementioned forums, of which Zeeshan is both a frequent and much-appreciated contributor. His blog has become a must-read and you have to commend his passion for the community and for transparency and accountability in government. MiltonSearch.com would like to wish him the best of luck come election time this November.”
Dec 26, 2009: Support of petition much appreciated
“A few months ago I found myself really frustrated at the pace of construction on Derry Road. As a result, I started petitioning the Region of Halton to expedite the construction of the CN Rail underpass between Bronte Road and Scott Boulevard on Derry Road. I set up a website to reach residents who wanted to e-mail their councillors to express frustration over the Region’s infrastructure plans. When I finally took the petition off-line last week, a total of 374 residents had sent e-mails.”
Nov 25, 2009: Derry Rd. underpass could be built sooner than planned
“I am relieved and delighted to hear that,” said Milton resident Zeeshan Hamid, who began a petition asking for the underpass in August. “The underpass cannot happen too soon. I hope the council will continue to consider this need a priority.”
Nov 18, 2009: Why are squash courts not in expansion plans?
“Most people don’t know this, but Milton has an explicit ‘tennis strategy.’
There are currently 20 municipal tennis courts in Milton. That translates to a tennis court for every 4,000 residents. Milton’s tennis strategy recommends eight more courts by 2018.
Yet Milton has an explicit policy against building racquet sports facilities such as squash and racquetball courts. That’s partly why you won’t see any squash courts added to the Milton Sports Centre as part of its $35-million expansion.”
Aug 28, 2009: Emergency parking fee ridiculous
“It was my first trip to the Milton hospital. Imagine my shock when after many hours of waiting we were handed a $28 bill for parking. This was in the middle of the night when the entire parking lot was empty. Talk about shamelessly adding insult to injury.”
Aug 19, 2009: Resident starts petition to speed up underpass
“A noted Milton blogger and resident of the Hawthorne Village Escarpment subdivision in west Milton has started an on-line petition asking regional council to speed up the timing of construction of an underpass along Derry Road at the CN railway tracks.”
July 31, 2009: No need to change Council Yet
“I read Tim Foran’s column ‘Part-time council not realistic in this new ‘small city’ back in April, when he argued for a pared-down, full-time council. I’ve been thinking about that issue for a while and must say I prefer that Milton council stay part-time, for now at least.”
July 01, 2009: Club renovation costs outrageous
“All this may actually make sense, but I couldn’t help but be appalled to read that town council directed staff to submit an application for a $2.9 million redevelopment of the club that only has 191 members. That translates to more than $15,000 for each member.”
Jun 12, 2009: Stricter building limits needed to preserve character of town
“I would like to see the town transform itself into a community that people pay a premium to move to, rather than a sprawl people pick temporarily because they can’t afford to live any other place in the GTA.”
