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What started out as a fundraiser to earn a badge for Beavers turned out to be so much more than expected. Ethan, Edward, Nicholas and Nathan have put together about 2,000 Dynamite Bath Bomb kits and are close to their $20,000 goal for McMaster Children's Hospital and Camp Ooch & Camp Trillium. Each kit comes with two bath bombs for $10. The boys can do porch drop-offs within the GTA. You can also arrange a porch pick-up in Burlington or Milton. For details and to order email FundraiserForEthan@gmail.com. You can also follow them on Instagram at @fundraiserforethan.

Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at is inviting all Halton residents to learn more about what this holy month is all about in a Virtual Ramadan event on Saturday, April 17.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on April 12 that schools will be closed for in-person learning until further notice. Melissa Candelaria spoke with Ontario Liberal Party Leader Steven Del Duca to get his reaction and what he thinks the next steps should be.

Unions representing teachers and school staff are calling on the Ontario government to do more to protect their members. The Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario held a virtual press conference on April 7 to share its concerns about school safety, and the need for the immediate vaccination of education workers. You can view the full press conference here. 

For those who are 55+ select pharmacies across Halton are now offering the Astrazeneca vaccination. 

If you're craving a new Canadian comedy television series, locally created Pink is In may be just what you're looking for! 

The Habitat for Humanity Restore innovated their sales over the last lockdown and managed to have the best month in sales that they've had in 20 years! 

Halton Healthcare recently started a new pilot project at the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital called BlindSquare. An innovative phone app and wayfinding system that will help people with vision loss to navigate the hospital. 

The Burlington Fire Department recently started using the What Three Words app to help firefighters locate people in distress faster. 

Having a baby during a pandemic brings a host of additional complications. New mommies are having to cope while missing out on having the support of a village.

"It's not a lockdown." Milton Regional Councillor Mike Cluett shares his thoughts about Ontario's 4-week "emergency brake". The provincial government made the announcement on April 1 in response to rising Covid-19 cases. To view full details of what this "emergency brake" entails, click here.

In this episode Conservation Ben and Professor Turkey Vulture show you how everyone's favourite pancake topping is made, straight from the Mountsberg sugar bush!