Happy New Year

Happy New Year to all of my followers. I wish that 2011 lets us see a real transitional housing solution in Milton through Home Suite Hope Milton. I am one of the five people appointed to the Board. I am writing an article this weekend for the St Paul's Herald, a copy of which I will post to this blog.

Leadership Summit on Poverty Reduction

Keynote speaker Mark Chamberlain, chair of the Hamilton Roundtable on Poverty Reduction described poverty reduction in Halton at the Halton Regional Centre in Oakville. The event was reported in the Milton Champion Tuesday November 30th on the front page. In Halton 8.5% of the population lies under the poverty line. Halton Hills Councillor Clark Somerville commented on the 'living the math' exercise; saying that they couldn't make it work in trying to devise a monthly budget based on a single income that a single person receives on Ontario Works if $561.

Salvation Army Kettle Drive

The Salvation Army commence their Kettle Drive through the week located at Wal-mart, Loblaw, Metro, Milton Mall and La Rose bakery on Saturday. Whatever is raised in Milton stays in Milton they state. All money goes to the operation of the Food Bank.

First snow

Milton had its first snowfall of this winter season this morning, a light flurry but an important time to reflect on the fact that not all residence of Milton have somewhere warm and dry to sleep each night