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1 week ago | insidehalton.com | Dominik Kurek Insidehaltoncom |Dominik Kurek

Gasoline prices are expected to climb this Easter long weekend, but the Christian holiday is not the cause. Prices are rising because refineries are switching over to the summer blend, which is more expensive to produce. Prices at the pumps are expected to increase by six cents per litre Friday, April 18, said Dan McTeague, president of Canadians for Affordable Energy. What is the summer blend? The winter blend of gasoline contains more butane.

1 week ago | insidehalton.com | Dominik Kurek Insidehaltoncom |Dominik Kurek

A residential street nowhere near the U.S. border could soon be renamed to cut its association with the United States. The City of Vaughan is considering changing the name of America Avenue, a relatively short, one-lane-each-way roadway with houses on either side. The road has been there for about 25 years. The city is considering changing the name to Terry Fox Avenue.

2 weeks ago | insidehalton.com | Dominik Kurek Insidehaltoncom |Dominik Kurek

If you’ve been attacked or harassed lately by a goose or geese acting aggressively toward you, you’re not alone. Jory Harris posted a video on TikTok this week titled “Please send help” that shows a Canada goose aggressively flying at people as they walk, or in many cases, run by. “We can’t even leave our house. He’s so angry. There’s now a nest there.

3 weeks ago | durhamregion.com | Dominik Kurek Insidehaltoncom |Dominik Kurek

Hydro One has called this past weekend’s ice storm the most severe weather event since the ice storm of 1998. Freezing rain and ice accretion in parts of Ontario have resulted in downed trees and hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses without power. The Insurance Bureau of Canada said it is too early to estimate how much insured damage occurred, and advises anyone who suffered property damage to contact their insurance provider right away.

3 weeks ago | insidehalton.com | Dominik Kurek Insidehaltoncom |Dominik Kurek

Bell is advising customers that its crews are working to restore services in parts of Ontario following the weekend’s ice storm. The telecom company said customers in central Ontario, including Barrie, Orillia, Georgian Bay, Peterborough and the Kawarthas, may be experiencing outages following the March 29 and 30 ice storm. This includes outages of residential internet, TV, voice and mobility services.