She froze when the armed robber brushed against her deposit bag as he rushed out of the CIBC bank Monday afternoon.

Miltonians could be facing a hefty 10-per cent Town tax increase next year, or $75 extra for urban homeowners and $63 for rural citizens. At its meeting Monday night, town council directed staff to prepare the 2009 operating budget that shows a range of tax impacts from 2.2 to 9.8 per cent.

Police have released some information about the identity of a man killed earlier this month in an industrial accident. The 40-year-old man, who died July 7 while working as a mechanic at All- Makes Trucks and Car Repairs on Steeles Avenue East, was from the Kilbride area.

Family and friends of Tim DaSilva, the young Milton man killed while building a BMX track at Halton Place in 2006, were devastated Thursday by the Niagara Escarpment Commission (NEC) decision that an order issued earlier should stand, and the track must be removed by August 20.

Fill materials being dumped on land or near creeks and streams can seriously affect the quality of drinking water as well as fish and wildlife habitat.

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The Region is looking into the feasibility of creating a task force that would address youth mental health issues. A motion directing staff to investigate the possibility was passed by regional council last Wednesday.

The Region wants the federal government to freeze its funding for social housing at the current level, instead of gradually reducing it, to help make needed repairs to Ontario's social housing stock.

A school counsellor once encouraged Tanveer Singh to write a 'Time for Me' list. The 17-year-old managed to think of a few things, like read Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, and fill out scholarship applications.

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A program designed to provide counselling to residents on social assistance has reached a standstill. A staff report received by the Region's health and social services committee at its meeting last week explains a suitable provider wasn't found in the request for proposal stage.

The Region is calling on the Province to consider putting a deposit on pop cans and water bottles to help reduce littering. A motion to that effect, made by Halton Hills Mayor Rick Bonnette, was passed by regional council at its meeting Wednesday.

St. Marys Cement will begin pumping tests on its proposed Flamborough quarry site next week. In a press release issued Monday, the aggregate company announced its intentions to proceed with the first of three tests "on or about July 21."

Two men were charged with drinking and driving in separate incidents last week. Just before 2 p.m. July 9, a single vehicle rollover occurred on Sixth Line, police said, and the driver was arrested.

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The problem doesn't lie with acceptance, but rather education. That was one of the main messages put forth by political activist June Macdonald during a recent public meeting on the need for electoral reform entitled 'Democracy, the Media and our Voting System.'

Ward 4 Councillor Wendy Schau is heading up the United Way's 2008 fundraising campaign. The local politician recently accepted the post of campaign chair, which has been held by Town CAO Mario Belvedere for the past two years.

Thirty schools within the Halton District School Board will have different start and end times to the instructional day for 2008-09. The number of schools with altered bell times is almost evenly split with 16 schools to have later start times and 13 earlier.

A fundraising event takes place from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. upstairs at the Royal Canadian Legion in Milton, 21 Charles St. The night includes games, a deejay, dancing and door prizes, with all proceeds going to three-year-old Paige Hamilton, who was recently diagnosed with leukemia.

Seven local graduating students will start their university experiences off on the right foot thanks to scholarships handed out by a local women's organization.