Press Release: 100 years of scouting – check your closets for memorabilia

Yeah! The press release I submitted a couple months ago finally hit paper! Page 18 of today’s Independent. We’re looking for people and stuff to help put together a community celebration of Scouting in June 2011 at Cedarvale Park! InsideHalton Article- Celebration of 100 years of scouting – Please check your closets for memorabilia.

Happy Holi-hump Day!

December 28th, One of my favourite days of the holiday season! Holi-hump Day, the day smack dab in the middle of the holidays, between Christmas & New Years. It’s the day when we can stop asking everyone, “How was your Christmas?”, “What did you do for Xmas?” and finally start to focus on the future! [...]

Poppy perfection

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Front page of today’s paper… my oldest son, Chris and one of our local Veteran’s… InsideHalton Article: Poppy perfection.

Georgetown Scout Guide Food Drive

Thanks and congratulations to all the Volunteers, Georgetown Scouts | Guides Food Drive raised over 45,000 lbs of food (*update from article) for the Georgetown Food Bank! InsideHalton Article%3A Community gives 43%2C000 pounds of food.

Congratulations Mark Rowe

Congratulations to fellow Scouter, local historian, and long term resident of Halton Hills, Mark Rowe on his victory in this past week’s election! Mark successfully campaigned against incumbent, Rosanna Palmieri for Halton Catholic School Board Trustee. http://www.insidehalton.com/news/elections/article/892784 Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.

Halton safest place to live

WOW! Having been resident in Halton Hills for 8yrs now, I’ve known it’s a great place, good people, community and we feel really safe here. But to actually know that per capita we’re one of the safest places in canada to live.. Well that’s pretty awesome! Hats off to everyone! Each and everyone of us [...]

A Civil House

Way-to-go! MP Michael Chong’s motion to aid in creating a more civil Question Period was passed this week by the House! It’s a long passed due idea, one that was sorely needed. There was a time, many years ago when Question Period in the House of Commons actually accomplished something. Granted the banter has always [...]

All Candidates Meeting for Catholic School Board Trustees

I am looking forward to this candidates meeting for the Catholic School Board Trustee. Although some great things have happened in our Board over the last few years, I think most of it was from plans long ago and not directly the result of Palmieri’s work. I am especially excited to hear from Mark Rowe, [...]

Cyclebetes 2010 – Mississauga Community Ride

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Shortly after 9am Sunday morning with the rain coming down light and steady the 7 of us headed out on our 50km adventure to help raise awareness and $ for Diabetes Research. Despite the rain, we all had a great ride, though Nancy at times felt left behind by the ‘pack’ =o) We really had [...]

Ben Mulroney running for Big Mike

Tragic story, with an ending that keeps getting better! If you’re able donate to help Dawn, Mike and the kids as they begin the long  journey to recovery. Inside Shows – News – Ben Mulroney trades in his microphone for fundraising marathon – CTV.