Herb Garbutt

Ontario

Reporter at HaltonHillsToday.ca

Articles

Truck thieves flee empty-handed in Georgetown South

2 days ago | haltonhillstoday.ca | Herb Garbutt

An anti-theft device prevented thieves from stealing a pickup truck from a Georgetown home earlier this week. Halton Police say overnight Sunday/Monday, the window of a Toyota pickup on Barber Drive was smashed. According to police, the thieves cut the steering wheel to remove the steering wheel lock, but were unsuccessful. They left without the truck. No suspect descriptions are currently available. The investigation is ongoing.
Georgetown's Mountainview Residence marking 25 years of retirement living

3 days ago | haltonhillstoday.ca | Herb Garbutt

Christoph Summer had tasked his real estate agent with finding a property. Two weeks later, he got a call. His agent had found a location that seemed ideal for Summer’s desire to build a retirement community. Summer had lived in Milton at one time, but all he remembered about Georgetown was that it had a Pizza Hut. However, it was a community that was in need of the type of project he envisioned. There was a catch, though. Summer would have to act fast.
Halton Hills shifting from loans to advice for homeowners on energy efficiency

4 days ago | haltonhillstoday.ca | Herb Garbutt

Halton Hills Council has backed a plan to provide residents with information and advice to make their homes more energy efficient, replacing a popular pilot project it could no longer afford. Council endorsed the two-year Greener Homes Halton Hills program at its most recent meeting.
Stewarttown students win silver in animation at Skills Ontario

6 days ago | haltonhillstoday.ca | Herb Garbutt

There were some tense moments in the final minutes of the Skills Ontario Competition. As the team from Stewarttown Middle School gave their animation one last look, the sound was suddenly gone. And then they closely watched the clock as their presentation, which could not exceed two minutes, clocked in at exactly 120 seconds. In the end, the presentation they handed over to the judges did have sound – a cable had been knocked loose as the team was viewing it for the last time.
ICYMI: Council supports plans for trio of apartment buildings in Georgetown

6 days ago | haltonhillstoday.ca | Herb Garbutt

This article first appeared on HaltonHillsToday May 27. Plans to build three apartment buildings next to the Georgetown GO station are nearing final approval. During its Monday meeting, Halton Hills Council endorsed a staff recommendation for the necessary zoning and Official Plan amendments that will allow one eight-storey and two 12-storey residential buildings at 1 Rosetta St. The decision will be ratified at the next council meeting on June 16.
Council greenlights $1.5M purchase of new truck for Halton Hills Fire

1 week ago | haltonhillstoday.ca | Herb Garbutt

Town council has approved the purchase of a $1.56-million fire pumper-rescue truck for the Halton Hills Fire Department. The expenditure comes in under the $1.6 million set aside in this year’s budget to replace a 16-year-old truck. The vehicle, which will include air bags and roll cages built into the cab that the current truck lacks, will be built and delivered in 32 months.
'We want to be good partners': Halton Hills baseball group seeks compromise after music ban

1 week ago | haltonhillstoday.ca | Herb Garbutt

Halton Hills Minor Baseball Association president D’Arcy Carr says the organization wants to work with the Town and residents to find a solution that would allow them to play music during games. Council voted at its May 5 meeting to revoke an exemption to the Town’s noise bylaw that allowed baseball and softball teams to play walk-up music at the Georgetown Fairgrounds.
Delrex area homeowners have been devastated by flooding - here’s how the Town plans to support them

1 week ago | haltonhillstoday.ca | Herb Garbutt

Halton Hills Council has endorsed a pilot program that would reimburse homeowners for building permits needed to repair or prevent flood damage. Almost 100 homes in the Delrex Boulevard area of Georgetown suffered flood damage after a storm in July 2024 and another 43 – in some cases the same homes – following a storm last month. Resident Michelle Tompkins told council on Monday that the sewer backed up into her basement twice in less than 10 months.
Council supports plans for trio of apartment buildings next to Georgetown GO station

1 week ago | haltonhillstoday.ca | Herb Garbutt

Plans to build three apartment buildings next to the Georgetown GO station are nearing final approval. During its Monday meeting, Halton Hills Council endorsed a staff recommendation for the necessary zoning and Official Plan amendments that will allow one eight-storey and two 12-storey residential buildings at 1 Rosetta St. The decision will be ratified at the next council meeting on June 16.
Halton police leaders receive national honour at Rideau Hall

1 week ago | miltontoday.ca | Herb Garbutt

Four members of the Halton Regional Police Service were honoured in Ottawa during National Police Week. Deputy Chief Jeff Hill, Deputy Chief Kevin Maher, Supt. Susan Biggs and Supt. Jeffrey Sandy were appointed to the Order of Merit of Police Forces at Rideau Hall. “To have all four us there was very special,” Hill said at Thursday's Halton Police Board meeting.