January 11, 2023 News

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Mayor and Council joined by residents for annual Levee

Mayor Burton highlighted the challenges and opportunities for the new year and term of council at the 2023 Annual New Year's Levee at Town Hall.

“If we work together, we can make Oakville stay the very best place in the country. I believe Oakville is the most livable Town in the country, that’s why I stayed here.

"I believe that’s why you stayed here and I noticed that people are still trying to get in. If we work together, we can keep it that way and keep making it better,” stated Mayor Burton.

“In the coming weeks and months, we're going to be doing everything we can to make sure that Oakville is a thriving and shining example to everybody in the province, the country and the world. There is no issue that I have ever seen in my life where everybody agrees except this one thing – I think we all agree that Canada is the best place on the planet to live.”

Minister of National Defence, Anita Anand was in attendance and addressed members of the community.

MPP Stephen Crawford and MP Pam Damoff also sent their best wishes for the year ahead.

Halton Region Police Services

are best in class

Halton Police leads in every one of Statistics Canada's police performance categories

Halton Regional Police Services (HRPS) Chief, Stephen Tanner and HRPS Chair, Councillor Jeff Knoll gave presentations on the performance of our police services in their budget overview to Regional Council.

"Halton Police Service continues to perform extremely well relative to comparator services in similar large communities. In fact, it is the top performer in every one of Statistics Canada's police performance categories. Halton Region remains the safest large community in all of Canada, going on ten plus years. ," Ward 5 Town and Regional Councillor and HRPS Chair, Jeff Knoll said.

"Halton Regional Police need to have sufficient resources to continue to respond to resident concerns while tackling growing crime trends."

Halton Police Chief Stephen Tanner highlighted how Halton Police have achieved the lowest Crime Severity Index of the largest municipalities for 17 years.

HRPS leads in clearing more crime and more serious crime than other jurisdictions and the “people of Halton should be extremely proud of that, Chief Stephen Tanner said.”

You can view the budget overview presentations on YouTube below:

Town honours those

lost in Flight 752

On January 8, 2020, Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was shot down minutes after taking off from Tehran, Iran, by an Iranian surface-to-air missile. In response, the Town held a vigil and honoured the 55 Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents who were on Flight 752.

"As we mark the two year anniversary of this tragedy, Council extends their deepest condolences to community members who lost their friends and family in this national tragedy," Mayor Burton said.

HRPS Arrest Four in Theft of Auto Investigation

The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) – 2 District Criminal Investigations Bureau has arrested 4 people in relation to an auto theft investigation in Oakville.

Rotary Clubs announce return of Paul Harris Fellow Awards

The four Oakville Rotary Clubs are pleased to announce the return of the Paul Harris Fellow Awards live event on Thursday, January 26^th.

The eight 2023 nominees will be announced and recognized for their service to the Oakville community and beyond at a gala dinner at the Oakville Conference Centre. 

Tickets are $75/person and registrations are required at http://rotaryoakville.ca

Registration closes Sunday, January 22 at 6:00pm.  The public is invited to attend, but tickets will not be available at the door.

Visit Oakville Hosting Winter Photo Challenge

Visit Oakville created the “Winter Photo Challenge” for amateur and professional photographers to share their images of Oakville for a chance to win a grand prize.

From Wednesday, January 4th, 2023, to Tuesday, January 31st, 2023, Visit Oakville will accept high-resolution JPEG submissions via email.

Visit Oakville will feature select pictures weekly on social media and credit the photographers by tagging them in the images. By entering the contest, the participants agree that their images may be featured on social media channels.

Pharmacists Now Treating Thirteen Common Ailments and Renewing Prescriptions for Most Medications

Ontario is making it more convenient for people to connect to care closer to home by allowing pharmacists to treat and prescribe medications for thirteen of the most common medical ailments, including rashes, pink eye, insect bites and urinary tract infections. This new service is in addition to pharmacists being able to renew prescriptions for most medications, such as blood pressure, diabetes and asthma medication.

Ontario launches public consultations on budget, focused on transportation, jobs

Ontario is asking residents for their input on the upcoming budget, and questions in a survey posted today indicate major themes will be health-care staffing, transportation, jobs and the cost of living.

Canada briefly hit with similar aviation outage as U.S. flights 'gradually' resume

Canada’s aviation system was briefly hit with a computer outage just hours after issues with the same system forced the United States’ Federal Aviation Administration to bring air traffic to a standstill across the country.

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Oakville, Ontario

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