Today, I joined councillors, staff and the Halton Suicide Prevention Coalition to unveil the Garden of Hope, a space for connection, reflection, and healing. Thank you to our Halton Hills Library for hosting - and for taking these pictures.

Yesterday, as part of the 100 Men Who Care Halton Hills, I joined this cheque presentation for the Ironwood Project - a great local organization that supports the adult survivors of child sexual abuse and works to prevent the future abuse of children.

Congrats to Head for the Hills on their 10th year! I saw Aaron Boyd there and we got this photo in front of the “balloon beer”. The festival is put on by a volunteer board run by five local service clubs. I’ll miss them next year but I look forward to their return in 2027.

My Terry Fox shirt this year. Congrats to Jon Hurst and the Acton Terry Fox team for crossing the 1 million dollar mark this year. An incredible achievement that makes us all proud.

Tonight we celebrate the retirement of Captain Bill McGilloway. Captain McGilloway served the Town of Halton Hills for 45 years. #Respect #OurFamilyProtectingYourFamily

Tonight, I am helping organize “Safe Haven”, a conversation on Intimate Partner Violence at the John Elliott Theatre, from 6pm to 8:30pm. 739 individuals were arrested on Intimate Partner Violence charges in Halton Region in 2024. It’s an important topic. Please join us.

I got to judge brownies at the Acton Fair for my second year. Similar to last year, it was tough to decide. They were all very good.

Today, I reprised my role as MC of the Acton Fair’s Baby Show. Thanks to Linda Olson for organizing once again for the judges, volunteers and families that make it such a fun event year over year.

Today, I had the honour of being MC during the unveiling of the Acton Veterans’ Commemorative Crosswalk. Thank you to Branch 197, Matt Roj and his team at the Town and my fellow Councillors Somerville and Albano for making this happen. It makes us all proud.

Yesterday, our community came together for a truly meaningful occasion—the unveiling of the Veteran’s Crosswalk. Ann Lawlor, joined by Councillors Somerville, Hilson, Albano, Fogal, Garneau, Brass, Norris, Keene, and Kindbom, Town Staff, members of our local Royal Canadian

Congratulations to the Glen on a fantastic Bicentennial Fair! Maeve and I ran into Councillor Matt Kindbom at the gate, sporting a very fashionable top hat. Happy to see representation from the Sandhill Pipes and Drums, a Great War Flying Museum Flypast and many other activities.

Spending some time on this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation reading a bit of our 2025 One Book, One Halton Hills title, 52 Ways to Reconcile. The author, David A. Robertson will be speaking at the John Elliott Theatre next Tuesday, October 7th at 7:30pm.

Today, Ann Lawlor, joined by Councillors Albano, Alex Hilson, and Kindbom, proudly participated in a flag raising ceremony with the Townsend Smith Foundation (Townsend Smith Foundation) in recognition of World Hospice & Palliative Care Day (Saturday, October 11). This global day of

This week, I got to meet authors David Robertson and Elamin Abdelmahmoud at One Book, One Halton Hills in our Halton Hills Public Library. Great conversation and national-level thinkers, right at our doorstep. We’re so lucky.

Attending the Halton Hills’ Interfaith Community’s “Decades” Interfaith Dialogue event today. A good reminder that there is more that unites us than divides us.

Crews were out interacting with the community yesterday at the Towns Community Social at Tanners Park at Acton.

I was honoured to serve as Acting Mayor today during the 35th Anniversary of Georgetown Aikido. We were joined by Consul Ota Tomohiro from the Japanese Consulate in Toronto and Councillor Garneau. Congratulations on this milestone!

I was part of the Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) Tree Planting at Tanners Drive Park that took place next to the Town’s Ward 1 Social this past weekend. Though I spent more time at the Social, I did have the opportunity to plant a shrub. Thanks to the organizers for this event!

Congrats to the Downtown Acton BIA for another great Trick or Treat on Mill and Main. I also dropped by the Coldwell Banker Escarpment Realty Pumpkin Giveaway, organized by Sarah Brophy. We got a photo with two of the Acton Ambassadors. Happy Halloween!

Congrats to Scott Brooks and Vintage Acton for completing the Acton 200th Time Capsule and holding an internment today. It was cool looking at all the artifacts that are being buried. It will be incredible to look back at them in 25 years time. Great work. Scott Brooks