2012 Budget

Burlington Transit
The City is currently going through a major review of our bus system. This is long term planning. It has been interesting for me to note the repeated references to Plains Road in Aldershot. Transit experts seem to feel that the #1 bus route (Plains) is the best opportunity for significant enhancements to the Burlington Bus system. Discussions so far have included the idea of making the Aldershot bus an “express route” resulting in shorter waiting times and faster trips. The #1 bus route is already the most frequently used and financial best route in the City. It joins Mapleview Mall and downtown Hamilton. No decisions have been made yet but it is clear that Aldershot can look forward to more and better bus service in the future.

Aldershot Community Honour Roll
Know somebody special? Consider nominating him or her for the Aldershot Community Honour Roll. This program celebrates our history through the stories of the remarkable people who have lived in Aldershot. The program is now in its fifth year and has honoured such people as former Mayor Mulkewich, the late RBG Director Dr. Leslie Laking, columnist Mary Jane Boelhower, sporstman Frank Kretz and others. Nominations for the Honour Roll are being received now. Nomination forms can be download from this web site and must be submitted by April 13th. This year’s Honour Roll inductees will be celebrated at a reception on the evening of Thursday, May31st at Bay Gardens. For tickets call 905-526-1501.

Download Nomination Form for the Aldershot Community Honour Roll

Flouride
Regional Council has voted to continue the use of flouride in our water. I supported this decision. Council recently heard from two dozen delegations on both sides of this issue during a 10 hour marathon discussion. What struck me most was the significant number of health care agencies who endorsed the use of flouride. These included the World Health Organization, the Federal Health Department, the Ontario Ministry of Health and many dental associations. In my view we simply can not ignore their advice and the decades of positive impact that flouride has had on the health of our citizens. As the former Chairman of the Regional Health and Social Services Committee I saw many reports indicating that communities without flouride have higher cavity rates. In the end, Halton’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Bob Nosal predicted that removal of flouride from our water would result in 100,000 more cavities in our population.