October 2023 Issue

Gala Community Update
By Brenda Duke GALA has been very busy so far this year and I want to give you the happy news....
Read MoreLook What’s Happening in the Marketplace!
Find our local advertisers, upcoming community events and much more in the...
Read MoreRaingardens, A Primer
By Candy Venning The next time it really pours – put on your rain boots and go outside, first...
Read MoreHamilton Police Services
By Brenda Duke I have had the opportunity to be part of The Superintendent’s Advisory Committee for Division One Support held by The Hamilton Police Service. I realize in these days of controversy surrounding HPS, you may...
Read MorePreparing your Home for Winter
It might be hard to think of while we are still enjoying sunshine and warm end of summer days but it’s true. Winter is coming. It’s already starting to get noticeably colder in the evenings, which means it’s about...
Read MoreCouncillor Update
I always welcome this special time of year when the air becomes crisp, local harvests make it to...
Read MoreThe Blurb Project – Book Review
All Adults Here by Emma Straub review By Nathanial Fineston I really wanted to like this book...
Read MoreBarton Library October Update
We are excited to be welcoming our new Social Worker, Suzanne, to our library community. She will...
Read MoreWalkabout Barton
By Linda Benson Barton Village has so much to offer just lately, each time I go out on my...
Read More‘BEAUTIFY BARTON’: BARTON STREET CONTINUES GETTING GREENER
This fall, two Barton St locations are getting new garden spaces thanks to the Canada Community...
Read MoreRecreation Update
Happening at Pinky! Upcoming Workshops Course Name Date Time Age Code Cost Halloween Crafts...
Read MoreWhite Trillium Award Winner
Carmen Orlandis-Habsburgo Cheers from Stinson Kitchi Memengwa, The Great Butterfly, Urban...
Read MorePink Trillium Award Winner
Congratulations to Sandi Mousseau on Clyde Street! So exciting she won a Pink Trillium for her...
Read MoreSafety is Everyone’s Concern
On August 8, 2023 the community came together to share information on keeping our homes and...
Read MoreCouncillor Update
Dear Neighbours, I hope this finds you enjoying the final weeks of summer. It’s been a busy summer...
Read MoreCrime Stoppers of Hamilton – Lock it up
Trevor McKenna, Crime Stoppers Coordinator Summer is in full tilt and many of us are flocking to...
Read MoreGala Update – Halloween Event
It will soon be time for ghosts and goblins. GALA will hold a safe fun Halloween Event at Powell...
Read MoreHalloween Is almost here….
By Brian Roulston It that’s time of year again when you open your door and see all the cute...
Read MoreThe Birge Street Meadow ~ Two Days to Complete a Dream!
We are excited to invite you to our upcoming community planting day, a wonderful opportunity for...
Read MoreSeptember GALA content from Barton Library
It is Party time! PA Day party time that is… Spend the last day of your summer vacation—Tuesday,...
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