Norm Nelson

1 week ago | mississauga.com | Norm Nelson

Churchill Meadows Library, which serves both as a community library and school library for St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School, will be closed this weekend “due to ongoing utility repairs.”Bruce Campbell, general manager of communications and community relations for the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board, explained what happened:“Last Friday, as a result of a damaged transformer, power to St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School was compromised.

2 weeks ago | insidehalton.com | Norm Nelson

The Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) says its cherry blossoms are now in “peak bloom.”“Warm weather over the weekend pushed the Flowering Cherry Collection into peak bloom,” the RBG, which straddles Burlington and Hamilton, stated on its bloom watch webpage.

2 weeks ago | thespec.com | Norm Nelson

The Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) says its cherry blossoms are now in “peak bloom.”“Warm weather over the weekend pushed the Flowering Cherry Collection into peak bloom,” the RBG, which straddles Burlington and Hamilton, stated on its bloom watch webpage.

2 weeks ago | insidehalton.com | Norm Nelson

Burlington’s Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) is anticipating this Wednesday, April 30 as peak bloom for its cherry blossoms. “April 30 should be peak at RBG, with all the early types in full bloom and some of the later types beginning,” said Jon Peter, the RBG’s horticulture director, in an email. If it seems they’re a tad late this year, that would only be because lots of people have a short memory. The RBG keeps a yearly tab on peak bloom and last year’s peak bloom was listed as April 18.

3 weeks ago | mississauga.com | Norm Nelson

Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon residents can get rid of unwanted or used batteries during their next regular pickup for recyclables. Peel residents, during their regular recycling day in the two-week period starting Easter Monday, April 21, can be put their unwanted batteries out to the curb, and here’s how Peel Region, in its news release, says to do it.