It wasn't yet mentioned on Mattamy's website, but yesterday (April 3rd) they released a new phase of Townhomes in Hawthorne Village, Milton. Although we're not interested in the townhomes, we did visit the sales office to take a look. The sales office was crowded, but not as bad as I expected. It was curious to note that Mattamy's website didn't mention this new release date before it occured. If you visit Hawthorne Village's sales office and are interested in a home/model that's sold out, they put you on a call/email list to contact you in the future when a new release will occur. I'm guessing that's how most of the people there this weekend heard about the new townhomes. There's also the assumption that new releases only occur on a Saturday.

After visiting Mattamy we spent more time looking around Milton. We visited the Milton Leisure Centre (very nice pool facilities and gym) and the GoodLife Fitness Club. Both looked great! I really liked the family orientation the Leisure Centre has, and my wife liked the large selection of treadmill machines GoodLife has. It will be a hard pick between the two when we move. The staff at both places were friendly and helpful. Looking at it at a purely cost/benefit ratio I like the Leisure Centre the best, as it's affordable, close to our future home, and has a wide range of programs & facilities.

We got confirmation that a Loblaws Superstore will be coming to Milton. The town already has a Loblaws, which will just be replaced by a larger Loblaws "Superstore" close by. We also discussed the good and bad about the future Wal-mart coming to Milton. Milton is a small town but it's having some pretty fast growth. I just hope it will be managed well. There's a relevant editorial letter in the Milton Canadian Champion last week about Milton's growth. I couldn't find the original "Patrick Kelly" letter it seems to refer to? But this letter itself raises good points of responsible development planning.