News Archive

Community Living: Driving Tips for Summer Trips
Whether you're out for a day trip, travelling to the cottage or on a cross-country holiday, the Canada Safety Council urges all Canadians to put safety first when you set out on your summer travels. Ensure you have a happy travelling season by learning these driving tips for summer trips.

Community Living: Reach Out Centre for Kids Selected as Local Charity Partner for 2009 RBC Canada Open
The Mike Weir Foundation and RBC Canadian Open are teaming up to help kids and their families live healthier lives through the Reach Out Centre for Kids. Find out how you can help and enjoy the best of golf, too.

Community Living: Give Canada Your Best Shot
What can you be doing to support your community this summer? Buy from Canada's local businesses and benefiting your local economy when you shop, dine, entertain or buy products and services in your own community.

Community Living: Eco Bus Offers Luxury Commute
Positive ways that Canadian companies could be working together to offer more luxury commutes and encourage more professionals to get off the road.

Community Living: Make Springtime Adventure Time for the Whole Family
To put some spring in your step, start a new tradition or find a new hobby this season.

Community Living: Spreading the Culture of a Nature Nation
Connect with nature and do something good for your community and the environment.

Community Living: Winter Driving Tips
To ensure you stay warm in the car, and make it safely to wherever you are going, pay attention to these winter driving tips.

Community Living: Make the Most of Effective Grandparenting
It might just be the most fun of your whole life; spending time with your lovely grandkids and then sending them home with their parents.

Community Living: Greening your Holidays and Giving Green Gifts
Are you dreaming of a white Christmas and still hoping for a green one? You can have it both ways.

Community Living: The 101 of Flying the Canadian Flag
Avoid your own flag faux pas and get into the hang of it.

Community Living: Seven Steps to a Great Street Party
Looking for a unique way to celebrate summer and your neighbourhood? Close off your street and invite the neighbourhood over for a BBQ.

Community Living: 10 Ways to Save the Canadian Environment
Green Savers just for you. Save energy, save consumption, save time and money.

Community Living: Doors Open Across Canada
This summer Canadians have a new hobby, exploring Canadian Historic Architecture while developing a fresh love for our country's rich history. And it's free.

Community Living: Help Is On The Way
Spring into action for a safer driving season and salute your local heroes that rush to the scene of an accident.

Community Living: See the Difference You Can Make in Just One Hour
You can make a difference, you already do. The only question is, what kind of difference are you making? We should be good stewards of our environment.

Community Living: Love Thy Neighbour
For the love of your community and to help more people find work, the next time you clear out surplus goods in your home or office, think of Goodwill.

Community Living: Programs & Services for Seniors
Make it your resolution to make the most of your golden years.

Community Living: Give Gifts that Give Back
Share the Joy. Capture the spirit of giving with those around you. Have a Holiday with Heart.

Community Living: Turn Your Hobby into a Cherished Gift
Nothing captures the spirit of the holidays more than a unique gift that's been made with care and love. From fleece hats to family photo books and more. Look to your hobby or favourite pastime to inspire and encourage you. Get a head start on your holiday project to avoid disappointment.

Community Living: Sweet Expectations for a Great Halloween
Now that the leaves on the trees are starting to change colour and that familiar chill in the air can be felt, it's time to start thinking about that scariest of holidays, Halloween.

Community Living: The Top 5 Tips on How to Organize a Successful Food Drive
Is eating part of your everyday routine? No so for over 753,000 Canadians using food banks every day. Food Drives are a relatively easy project to undertake and if conducted properly can generate a great deal of enthusiasm within your community. The food items that are always in great demand but short supply tend to be canned meat/fish/fruit/vegetables, pasta, powdered milk and baby food and formula.

Community Living: Shrink Your Ecological Footprint
One of the popular buzz phrases today is directing people to "Shrink Your Ecological Footprint" in an effort to cut down on the impact that human beings have on the earth and the environment. So what does it mean? How can we go about "Offsetting our Carbon Emissions" and lessen the impact of our society on the natural eco-systems around us?

Community Living: Make a Splash in your Community
Summer is here and it's time to get out and enjoy all the activities that make your part of the world a great place to live. With so many things to do and see make sure that you are contributing to your local community and cultivating your relationship with the people closest to you.

Community Living: Canada Day
Proud to be Canadian and with glowing hearts we see thee rise. This Canada Day celebrate the 140th birthday of our beautiful country with family and friends. Enjoy the beautiful weather, have some fun and be sure to reflect for a minute on what being Canadian means to you and pass it on to future generations.

Community Living: Curb Grafitti in Your Community
May is Community Living Month in Ontario.Canada has the most beautiful green spaces in the world and (for the most part) we live among happy friendly neighbours, just get outside and see. Let's ensure that the world around us stays as fresh and clean as possible.

Community Living: Help Spring Clean Your Own Community
In April, volunteers are needed across the country to assist with the promotion, organization, and running of Earth Day events

Community Living: SHERIDAN ELDER RESEARCH CENTRE (SERC) Invites Seniors 65+
To participate in a Provincial Survey about Later Life Learning

Community Living: On behalf of Be a Santa to a Senior
Thank You

Community Living: Health Benefits of Kindness
Studies show both physical and mental benefits

Community Living: Acts of Kindness Network Wish List
For the Halton Mental Health Community

Community Living: Poppy & Remembrance
The Poppy

Community Living: Free November 11th Parking to Veterans
Perhaps your town should too

Community Living: New Transit Tax Break To Aid Commuters
A new transit tax break may encourage more people to take public transit...

Community Living: Here’s to Happy Motoring
Here are a few new laws from the Ministry of Transportation...

Community Living: Emergency Preparedness
Emergencies can happen at all times of the year...

Community Living: West Nile Virus Information
West Nile Virus (WNV) Disease affects wild birds

Community Living: Show Mom Your Love
There are many simple ways to show your Mom how much she means to you...

Community Living: Report Aggressive Driving
Halton Regional Police would like you to keep the community safer...

Community Living Available
The Good Food Box Program helps us to eat well...

Community Living: Maclean's 2006 Guide to Canadian Universities
This is the time to decide...

Community Living: There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch
Help your friends save their cash...

Community Living: Making Time For Seniors
How to balance family and work...

Community Living: Be A Santa to a Senior
Want to help brighten a senior's day...

Community Living: Firefighters' Appeal
The Oakville Firefighters' toy drive is under way.

Community Living: Grace House Group Home
Looking for a stocking stuffer?

Community Living: Burlington Post Christmas Song Book
Christmas Song Book

Community Living: Give the Gift of Life
According to Canadian Blood Services there is a looming shortage of the life-giving liquid in Halton ...

Community Living: Halton Food Banks Are Hungry
The statistics are shocking: in Halton 7.6 per cent of children and 8.3 per cent of youth live in poverty ...

Community Living: Taking Care of Your Personal Safety at Home
Many criminals target seniors in the belief that they are less likely to fight back ...