What’s Up Milton #13

🏒 Menace win seven, then fall in OT
❄️ Windrow program sign-up opens today
🚴 The UCI Track World Cup returns to Milton
☀️ Monday and Tuesday: trivia, film club, campfire stories and more
💛 Milton Kindness
🚆 This Week in Milton History: the Milton GO line is born

🏒 Menace win seven, then fall in OT
Friday: Milton 4, Buffalo 1 · Saturday: lost in overtime at Mississauga

Friday night at Memorial Arena, the Menace beat the Buffalo Jr. Sabres 4–1 for their seventh win in a row, with Austin McKillop making 27 saves. On Saturday in Mississauga, Milton led 3–1 midway through the third period, but the Chargers rallied late and won it in overtime. That ended the streak at seven, and it was the team’s first loss in eight games. Chris Soares scored twice, and Luca Spano scored just 1:19 into the game. The Menace are now 13–2–0–1 and still second in the West. Their road trip continues Friday, Oct. 23 in Burlington.
via MiltonToday

❄️ Windrow program sign-up opens today
Monday, Oct. 19, 8am to Friday, Oct. 23, 4pm · $71 · limited spots

Snow will be here before we know it. The Town’s Windrow Removal Program clears the heavy ridge of snow the plow leaves at the end of your driveway. It’s for residents 65 and older and people with disabilities. Registration opens at 8am today, and spots are first-come, first-served. You can also register in person from 9am to 1pm every weekday this week at the Milton Leisure Centre, 1100 Main St. E. Bring ID showing your age and Milton address, or a doctor’s note if you’re applying because of a disability. There can’t be an able-bodied person 16 or older living at the home. The program runs Dec. 1 to March 31.
via Milton Now

🚴 The UCI Track World Cup returns to Milton
Mattamy National Cycling Centre · Dec. 5–6 and April 2–4

Milton’s velodrome is back on the world stage. Cycling Canada has confirmed that the UCI Track World Cup returns to the Mattamy National Cycling Centre from Friday, April 2 to Sunday, April 4, bringing top track cyclists from around the world as they work toward the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Before that, the National Cycling Institute Milton hosts a UCI Class 2 event on Dec. 5 and 6, giving riders a chance to earn international ranking points on home soil. It’s the perfect excuse to finally catch a race in person.
via Milton Now

🚧 Heads up: lane reductions on Guelph Line
Starting Monday, Oct. 19 to Nov. 20 · No. 10 Side Rd. to No. 20 Side Rd. · daytime

Halton Region is resurfacing Guelph Line in rural Milton, so it’s down to one lane each way during the day between No. 10 and No. 20 Side Roads. Turns at intersections may be restricted at times, so allow a few extra minutes. Nearby, daytime lane reductions on Campbell Ave. W. between Twiss Rd. and Guelph Line wrap up Friday.
via Halton Region

📚 It’s Ontario Public Library Week
Sunday, Oct. 18 to Saturday, Oct. 24

A great excuse to stop by any Milton Public Library branch this week. Borrow a book, try a program or just say thanks to the staff.
via Milton Public Library

🧠 Monday Night Trivia at Keenan’s Irish Pub
Monday, Oct. 19, 7:30–9pm · 51 James Snow Pkwy. N. · Free

Round up a team for free pub trivia with prizes. Call ahead to reserve a table.
via Experience Milton

🔥 Halloween stories by the campfire
Tuesday, Oct. 20, 6:30–7:15pm · Beaty Branch, Medicine Learning Garden · ages 6–12

Not-so-spooky stories and campfire songs under the evening sky, with costumes encouraged. It’s full, but the waitlist is open, so it’s worth a try. It’s held outside, so dress warmly.
via Milton Public Library

🍲 Cook the Book
Tuesday, Oct. 20, 7–8pm · Main Library, Teal Room · Free

A cookbook club for people who love to read and cook. Each month the group picks a new e-book cookbook (available on Hoopla), tries the recipes and compares notes.
via Milton Public Library

🧠 Tuesday Night Trivia at Shoeless Joe’s
Tuesday, Oct. 20, 7:30–9pm · 800 Main St. E. · Free

Missed Monday’s trivia? Here’s round two. Call ahead to save a table.
via Experience Milton

🌈 Sensory corners for kids who need them

A Milton mom who lost her young daughter this summer has turned her grief into something beautiful: a new foundation that creates calm, sensory-friendly spaces for autistic and neurodivergent kids in schools, places of worship and community settings. With help from teachers and fellow parents, the first sensory corner is already set up at her daughter’s school, so more little ones can feel at home there.

🍯 Grandma’s recipes, a son’s future

A Milton woman has turned her late grandmother’s recipes, from slow-cooked ghee to a golden honey once made for anyone feeling under the weather, into a small-batch food business. She runs it after her full-time job and is building it as a lasting legacy for her adult son with special needs, who now helps her make the products.

🚆 Oct. 25, 1981: the Milton GO line is born
This Week in Milton History

Forty-five years ago this Sunday, GO engine 910 broke through a ribbon to officially open the Milton GO line, giving Milton its first GO train link to Toronto. It started small, with three weekday morning trains into Union Station and three trips back. Today it’s one of GO’s busiest rail routes. A few souvenir buttons and tickets from opening day are probably still tucked away in Milton junk drawers.
via Metrolinx