What’s Up Milton #17

🗳️ Five days left: the Spookiest House vote
🏒 Since Monday: a Menace shutout and a gala
🍗 New in town: who’s coming to Steeles (and hiring)
📅 This week: a Ghost Walk, The Stampeders and more
🎃 Halloween weekend preview and weather
🏰 Legends & Lore: the ghosts of Town Hall

🗳️ Five days left to vote
Free to vote · closes Monday, Nov. 2 at noon

Milton, you’ve been voting up a storm! Nine decorated homes are in the running, listed by street name. Take an evening stroll past them this week (they’re even better after dark), then cast your vote.
👻 593 Beaver Ct
👻 657 Bennett Blvd
👻 650 Childs Dr, Unit 33
👻 Nightmare on Clark, 1542 Clark Blvd
👻 The Hanging Tree on Hayward, 529 Hayward Cres
👻 The Witch of Joyce Boulevard, 586 Joyce Blvd
👻 740 Speyer Cir
👻 622 Sunnyvale Cres
👻 The Crimson Porch on Thompson, 696 Thompson Rd S
Every vote enters you in a draw for a $100 Grants Gourmet gift card, a Milton Farmers’ Market favourite. Voting is free and open to Ontario residents 18+. Full rules are on the voting page, and every home is in our free Halloween guide (PDF).
👉 Vote now at halloween.whatsupmilton.ca

🏒 Menace blank Caledon 6-0
Sunday, Oct. 25

After two tough road losses, the Menace came out flying on Sunday, scoring five times in the first period and cruising to a 6-0 win over Caledon. Goalie Austin McKillop made 26 saves for his third shutout of the season, and the team sits second in the OJHL’s West Conference at 14-3-0-1. Next up: Thursday in Leamington, then back home Friday, Nov. 6 at 7:30pm.
via MiltonToday

✨ A Roaring Twenties night for our hospital
Gift of Health Gala · Burlington Convention Centre

Milton District Hospital Foundation’s Gift of Health Gala had a Roaring Twenties theme, raising money for patient care at our hospital. The photo gallery is worth a scroll.
via MiltonToday

🍗 Wings, hot chicken and more are coming to Steeles
Milton Crossroads plaza, 1216 Steeles Ave. E., near SportChek and Indigo

Signs are up on a brand-new building at Milton Crossroads, and the lineup is a tasty one: Wingstop, Pür & Simple and THG’s Hot Chicken (both firsts for Milton), Tahini’s, Red Swan Pizza, Havana Castle Cigars and WAXON Laser + Waxbar. No opening dates have been announced yet, so we’ll keep an eye out.

Looking for work? A couple of the new spots are already hiring for Milton. Wingstop wants a Crew Member ($17.95/hr) and a Shift Lead. WAXON is hiring an esthetician ($30 to $35/hr), and you can also send a resume to [email protected].

🚶 Walking Group around the Mill Pond
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 8:30 to 10am · from Grace Anglican Church, 317 Main St. E.

An easy morning loop around one of Milton’s prettiest spots, with good company.
via Experience Milton

🎤 Public Speaking & Leadership Skills
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 7:30 to 9:30pm · Aspira Martindale Gardens, 45 Martin St. · free

A free evening session from Supporting Women Entrepreneurs on speaking up with confidence.
via Experience Milton

🐶 Pet Night at Pumpkins After Dark
Runs through Saturday, Oct. 31

Bring the pup along for a stroll through the glowing pumpkin displays.
via Pumpkins After Dark

🧱 Intro to Coding with LEGO
Thursday, Oct. 29, 11 to 11:45am · Milton Public Library, Main Branch

Little builders learn coding basics with LEGO bricks.
via Experience Milton

👻 Ghost Walk with the Milton Historical Society
Thursday, Oct. 29, 6:30pm · starts at 16 James St. · $22 to $25

Costumed guides lead you through downtown’s spookier history. Earlier dates sold out, so check availability first. Bring a jacket: there’s a chance of showers late in the day and overnight.
via Experience Milton

🎸 The Stampeders... One More Time
Thursday, Oct. 29, 7:30pm · FirstOntario Arts Centre Milton · $105

Sweet City Woman, live in Milton. Enough said.
via Experience Milton

🎹 The Thursday Fixe
Thursday, Oct. 29, 5 to 10:30pm · Marquee Steakhouse & Piano Lounge · $78

A dressed-up midweek dinner with live piano.
via Experience Milton

🎃 Your Halloween weekend
Friday, Oct. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 31

The forecast is looking friendly. Thursday warms to 21 with a chance of showers, Friday is sunny at 16, and Halloween Saturday brings increasing cloud with a high of 14 and no rain in sight. It should be about 7 degrees for trick-or-treating, with sunset at 6:16pm.
via Environment Canada

Friday brings one more Ghost Walk (6:30pm) and Skelebration evenings at Mountsberg (book online). Saturday has Tiny Tots Trick-or-Treat downtown, Renew Church’s Trunk or Treat, Halloween at Andrews Farm and the inclusive trick-or-treat street from 2 to 4pm. The Town’s Halloween rec coupons ($7 for 10 swim or skate passes, kids 12 and under) are on sale until Saturday. Everything is in the Halloween guide (PDF), and we’ll have the full rundown on Friday.

🏰 The ghosts of Town Hall
A Halloween tale from downtown

Milton’s Town Hall looks like a little stone castle, and it comes with ghost stories to match. The building opened in 1855 as the county courthouse and jail, and over the years staff have reported odd moments they couldn’t explain: strange sounds, chills and a feeling of not being alone. In 2011 a local paranormal group was invited in for a look, and they came away convinced some old inmates never checked out.* Next time you’re downtown, maybe give the towers a wave.
*The jail history is real. The haunting is local legend, disputed and unproven.
via Milton Historical Society