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The Ontario Government has announced that starting April 30, residents 16+ in hot spot neighbourhoods, including the L9E postal code in Milton can book an appointment for a Covid-19 vaccine.

The Milton Conservative Association has caused quite a stir among Conservative members after nearly the entire board was voted out at its Annual General Meeting on April 10. The outed board members include former Milton MP Lisa Raitt. Melissa Candelaria spoke with former association president Richard Lewis, on April 30, to discuss what happened.

Mike speaks with Mark Williams of Milton Public Library about how the Library has a responsibility to encourage inclusivity and diversity in the community and how the new rainbow benches will help as a visual reminder of that Commitment.

Mike speaks with Angela Burnett and Austin Small about initiatives like Rainbow Crosswalks and raising the Pride Flag publicly can help Milton feel more inclusive and encourage LGBTQ+ youth to reach out if they need help, support or guidance.

Local Pharmacy Manager Priti Parmar discusses the Astrazenica Vaccine.

Climate Live is a youth-led movement hosting concerts around the world for climate action. Climate Live Canada hosted their first virtual concert on April 24. The concert featured many Canadian artists including the Barenaked Ladies. We interviewed Zoha Naghar, the Miltonian who helped organize this event.

The Our Kids Network is conducting a survey of Halton's children and youth ages 9-18 to get an accurate measure of their wellbeing. Data will be used to help local service providers tailor their programming to best suit their needs.

After the eruption on April 9th. Residents of St Vincent and the neighbouring islands need help. Local resident Suzette Jeffers-Smith is trying to do just that.

The Halton Catholic District School Board (HCDSB) passes a motion that does not include flying the Pride flag in June. A special meeting was held on Mon. April 26 to discuss the original motion that would allow the flags along with safe space posters in classrooms during Pride Month. However, the original motion was changed. What eventually passed was a motion that imposes mandatory training for senior staff on the "Catholic School Teaching on loving and accompanying students who identify as 2SLGBTQ+" and excludes the raising of the Pride flag. The outcome has caused a public outcry from those in the 2SLGBTQ+ community and their allies. According to Pflag Halton, plans are in the works to fly Pride flags in and around the HCDSB on June 1.

Camp Molly is a once in a lifetime opportunity, open to residents in Halton who are between 15-18, identify as female, and are interested in exploring a career in the fire service. 

Pflag Canada is an organization that supports members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community and their families. The Halton Chapter has announced, in a statement, they are disturbed by some of the discussions that occurred at The Halton Catholic District School Board (HCDSB) meeting on April 20. The HCDSB has a motion on the table to allow the raising of Pride flags outside their schools and safe space posters in classrooms. After nearly three hours of delegations, the HCDSB deferred the motion to a special meeting on Monday, April 26. A petition is also circulating, asking for community support in the raising of the Pride flag at Catholic schools. To view and/or sign the petition click here: https://bit.ly/3aABrEU.

The Halton Catholic District School Board held their regular board meeting on April 20. On the agenda was a motion to allow rainbow Pride flags outside their schools during Pride Month in June. However, after nearly three hours of delegations on the topic, the motion was deferred to the next board meeting on May 4.