What’s Up Milton #20

🏆 Spookiest House in Milton: the results
🥇 Local sports: Skate Canada gold, Menace, Mustangs and OFSAA
🎭 Coming up: author visit, Indigenous Veterans Day, theatre and Remembrance
🌧️ Weather and good to know
📛 Story behind the name
💛 Milton Kindness

🏆 622 Sunnyvale Cres is the Spookiest House in Milton 2026
Winner of the Spookiest House in Milton 2026 plaque

Congratulations to the house on Sunnyvale Crescent, our very first Spookiest House in Milton! The plaque is headed their way. This is a home that goes all out every year and raises money for charity while it’s at it, so it’s a well-deserved win.

A huge thank-you to all nine homes that took part: Beaver Ct, Bennett Blvd, Childs Dr, Nightmare on Clark, The Hanging Tree on Hayward, The Witch of Joyce Boulevard, Speyer Cir, Sunnyvale Cres and The Crimson Porch on Thompson. You put in the hours, the fog machines and the extension cords, and you made October in Milton a lot more fun. And thank you to everyone who voted and drove around town to see them in person.

🎁 $100 Grant’s Gourmet gift card
Draw complete

Every vote was an entry, and our winner has been drawn and notified by email. If your name is Emily, check your email. Still waiting to hear from you. Thank you to Grant’s Gourmet for sponsoring the prize and supporting a fun local contest.

🥇 Milton pairs gold at Skate Canada
Saturday, Oct. 31 · Kelowna, B.C.

Milton Olympian Lia Pereira and partner Trennt Michaud won pairs gold at Skate Canada International, their first title at the event and their second Grand Prix gold of the season. A 125.11 free skate put them first overall at 202.17, a little over two points ahead of the American silver medallists. Pereira, 22, said it felt amazing to put out two strong programs with Canadian fans on their feet. The pair finished eighth at the Milano Cortina Olympics and won bronze at Worlds last season.
via MiltonToday

🏒 Menace back home this week
Friday, Nov. 6, 7:30pm and Sunday, Nov. 8, 6pm · Milton Memorial Arena

Fresh off Sunday’s 4-3 overtime win at St. Michael’s, the 16-3-1-0 Menace finally return home after a five-game road trip. They host the Toronto Patriots on Friday and the Collingwood Blues on Sunday.
via Milton Menace

🏐 Mustangs volleyball takes a tournament
Milton District High School

Congratulations to the Milton District senior boys volleyball team, who won first place at the Elsie MacGill tournament.
via Milton District High School

🏑 OFSAA girls’ field hockey comes to Milton
Thursday, Nov. 5 to Saturday, Nov. 7 · hosted by Bishop Reding

Ontario’s high school girls’ field hockey championship is in Milton this week, with Bishop Reding as host. Welcome to all the teams and families visiting town.
via OFSAA

📚 Sonya Singh at the Sherwood Branch
Thursday, Nov. 5, 5:30 to 7pm · Milton Public Library, Sherwood Branch

Best-selling author Sonya Singh visits for a talk, Q&A, book signing and Diwali lantern-building. For adults; registration required.
via MiltonToday

🎭 The Cottage by the Milton Players
Opens Friday, Nov. 6 · FirstOntario Arts Centre Milton

The Milton Players open their season with a 1920s farce. Shows run Nov. 6 and 7 at 8pm, Nov. 8 at 2pm, Nov. 12 and 13 at 8pm, and Nov. 14 at 2 and 8pm.
via MiltonToday

🎨 1001 Stories
Through Nov. 15 · FirstOntario Arts Centre Milton

An Islamic Heritage Month exhibition featuring local artists.

🎖️ Indigenous Veterans Day ceremony
Friday, Nov. 6, 10:00 to 11:15am · FirstOntario Arts Centre Milton (Mattamy Theatre)

Preserving the Path: Honouring Indigenous Veterans. Free ceremony with smudge, ceremonial dance, commemorative artwork (including Bruce Trail Public School students) and wreath laying. Registration required.
via MiltonToday · register

🎖️ Remembrance services
Sunday, Nov. 8, 1:30pm · Victoria Park Cenotaph
Wednesday, Nov. 11, about 11am · Evergreen Cemetery

Two chances to honour Milton’s veterans this month.
via MiltonToday

🌧️ A wet end to the warm spell
Wednesday to Friday

Wednesday is mild with a high near 22, but rain is very likely. Thursday reaches 17 with more rain, and Friday cools to about 14 with a chance of showers before overnight lows drop to around 4. The warm stretch was nice while it lasted.
via Open-Meteo forecast

📞 That budget survey call is legit
Monday, Nov. 2 to Friday, Nov. 27

Forum Research is calling Milton residents at random about the Town’s 2027 budget. The survey takes about 15 minutes and is anonymous.
via Town of Milton

🚧 CN overnight work at the Logistics Hub
Monday, Nov. 9 to Friday, Dec. 4 · Britannia Rd and Tremaine Rd area

Overnight asphalt, track and signal work south toward Lower Base Line. Nearby residents may notice some noise and lighting.
via MiltonToday notice

🚧 Tenth Line closure
Wednesday, Nov. 4 to Friday, Nov. 6

Tenth Line in Halton Hills is closed between 20 and 22 Side Rd. The detour runs via 20 Side Rd and Prince St.

Ever wondered about Cedric Terrace and Wrigglesworth Crescent? Cedric Terrace honours the Harrop farming family of North Halton (Harrop Drive off Steeles is another nod). Wrigglesworth Crescent is named for a large local family. Its main namesake served in the war, became a well-known member of the community, and passed away in 1991. Local historian John Challinor II and the late Jim Dills covered Milton’s street names in their 2007 book Milton Streets. It’s out of print, but Milton Public Library still has a copy.
via Milton Now

A Milton store cashier’s Halloween kindness earned a big community shout-out this week, and plenty of neighbours chimed in to say she’s always that way. A friendly face at the checkout can make someone’s whole day. That’s Milton.