Videos

Halton News tonight featuring Hamda Mohamed on the the upcoming Solidarity Protest in Oakville, Oakville MP Anita Anand, Milton MP Adam Van Koeverden, Oakville MPP Stephen Crawford, Halton Regional Police Constable Marc Taraso, and a call for public art in the City of Burlington with Angela Paparizo. Plus the Burlington Food Bank and the Gift of Giving Back Food Drive. 

Canadian Blood Services is seeing an increased need for blood donations. The agency has made modifications to make it easier and safer for you to donate. Go to their website for full details and to find the nearest clinic to you.

Burlington Public Library has redesigned the way they lend physical materials in the wake of the pandemic. They will be reopening two branches with a new online hold service, complete with returns spending time in quarantine.

Featuring Oakville MP Anita Anand on PPE supplies with the Oakville Chamber of Commerce, Oakville North-Burlington MP Pam Damoff inviting you to join Indigenous Reads with Jesse Thistle, Melissa Candelaria gives blood at Canadian Blood Services, Oakville Ward 3 Town Councillor Janet Haslett-Theall comments on Amazon wanting to come to town, Nikki Wesley goes to the Burlington Farmer's Market & the Burlington Food bank explains what differentiates them as a food bank.  

Oakville North-Burlington MP Pam Damoff invites you to join her and Jesse Thistle next week for Indigenous reads, but you need to get your copy of the book first! Watch for more details:

Suffering from what you think might be allergy symptoms, but aren't sure if maybe it's actually COVID-19? Ziad Dinno is asked questions surrounding this topic almost hourly as a pharmacist at Pharmasave in Dundas & Neyagawa Medical Centre. This is his response:

Halton News - June 9th 

Latest local COVID19 numbers, Halton requests to enter phase 2 of recovery, MP Michael Chong urges Libeals to allow Parliment to sit and the Burlington library is getting set to re-open. Also featuring the Halton Police, the Burlington Food Bank and a local psychiatrist discusses brain fitness.   

Oakville MPP Stephen Crawford addresses why Halton is not moving into Stage 2 on friday, as many other parts of the province are.

The Premier announced that many parts of Ontario will start phase 2 on Friday, but Halton was excluded. The Regional Chair along with all four Mayors have formally requested that this decision be evaluated, as they believe our COVID-19 numbers are low enough to warrant entering phase 2. Burlington's Mayor Marianne Meed Ward explains:

Tonight on Halton News, Jessica Kaitting reports the latest COVID-19 numbers in the Halton Region and speaks with Richard Pinnock, the Director of the Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton, about the local Solidarity Marches and the response of the Halton Regional Police Service. Oakville-North Burlington MP Pam Damoff talks about Pride Month, Wellington-Halton Hills MP Michael Chong talks about businesses that are struggling and not able to benefit from the current federal programs, and the Mayor of Halton Hills talks about the decision to cancel all summer programming for kids. Plus, Jean Vanier Catholic Secondary School will soon have a new name, and they've narrowed it down to two options! 

Halton Region Paramedic Services continue to be at the frontline of an emergency and adapting to a new normal when it comes to working in these pandemic times. Madison Brydges gives us a breakdown on what has and hasn't changed. She also shares her gratitude for the support of the community.