The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS)  is investigating an early morning fire that caused significant damage to the Milton Health Centre  on Maple Avenue. Emergency crews responded to the facility at 1225 Maple Avenue  around 3:10 a.m. on Sunday, October 19th , after reports of a fire alarm. Upon arrival, officers discovered a shattered front door  and visible fire damage  in the reception area. The blaze was quickly contained by the building’s sprinkler system , though b

Milton’s photo radar pilot program, which had just started, is now on hold with no set date to continue. The Town of Milton paused its automated speed enforcement (ASE) program — also known as photo radar — after the Ontario government said it plans to ban the cameras. In September, Premier Doug Ford called photo radar a “cash grab” and announced new legislation to stop cities from using them. Milton had not yet installed any cameras, but earlier this year, in March, town cou

Milton councilors are raising alarms about the growing number of detached homes being converted into rooming houses — some housing four or more groups of unrelated tenants — and fear even more may be on the way. At the Sept. 8 council meeting, Ward 3 Councilor Adil Khalqi  introduced a successful motion directing town staff to create regulations for rooming houses, also known as boarding or lodging homes. The motion defines a rooming house as a building with at least four roo