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Town of Caledon launches COVID-19 mobile screening form

To enhance safety for residents and staff, the Town of Caledon is launching a new, mobile-friendly screening form so that individuals, groups, families and staff can self-screen for COVID-19 symptoms prior to arriving at and entering a Town facility.

“This is just another step towards our goal of stopping the spread of COVID-19,” said Mayor Allan Thompson. “Our new screening form is faster than paper and makes contact tracing – if necessary – more robust. It’s more convenient, more secure and streamlines...

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Broadband project reaches major milestone in Bolton

(November 2, 2020) -- Business customers in south Bolton now have access to high-speed internet service, thanks to an agreement between the Town of Caledon and telecommunications provider Vianet.

Following a competitive RFP process in 2019, the Town selected Vianet to install over 8km of fibre-optic cable in the south Bolton industrial area, and that project has now been completed. Businesses in the coverage area are now able to sign up for this newly available service directly from Vianet.

“When...

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Town of Caledon shifting to support recovery, growth and modernization

Today, the Town of Caledon announced changes within the organization to focus resources on economic recovery, getting ready for significant population growth and responding to resident needs.

“The pandemic has put pressure on the Town economically and has changed the way we need to serve our community,” said Carey Herd, Chief Administrative Officer for the Town. “In addition, our population is going to grow to more than double in the next 20 years, which will impact every area of the organization....

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Broadband petition collects over 2,000 signatures

More than 2,000 people have signed a Town of Caledon petition asking the federal and provincial government to declare broadband internet an essential service and free up unused or “dark” fibre optic networks.

“Bringing broadband to Caledon has been a goal of our Council since day one of this term, if not before,” said Thompson. “It is one of the top priorities in our Work Plan and our residents and businesses have been demanding action.  The pandemic has shown us that high speed internet is...

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Town of Caledon acts to protect most vulnerable from COVID-19

(October 9, 2020) -- In response to today’s announcement from the Province of Ontario that Peel Region is scaling back to a modified Stage 2 for the next 28 days, the Town of Caledon is taking action to implement the necessary health and safety measures to protect its most vulnerable citizens and contain the spread of COVID-19.

“No doubt this is a tough call, particularly given the tremendous progress we’ve made in recent weeks here in Caledon,” said Mayor Allan Thompson. “We need to go by the science...

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