One of the many benefits of living in the Town of Milton is its friendly small-town ambience. Milton is a place where neighbours help neighbours, and where a sense of belonging is paramount. Since Heathwood Homes purchased the land for its Traditions community at the west end of Old Main Street 20 years ago, the company has upheld this important value, and has given back to Milton in numerous ways – most recently through The Mikey Network (www.mikeynetwork.com).

This non-profit organization was founded in 2003 by Heathwood Homes and Heron Homes to commemorate Mike Salem, a partner who passed away in 2002 from sudden cardiac arrest (SAC) during a golf game. The Mikey Network is dedicated to promoting heart-healthy living through public education, and to placing public-access defibrillators called MIKEYS in as many high-risk locations as possible so that people affected by SAC might have a second chance at life.

To date, The Mikey Network has raised over $500,000 and has placed more than 270 MIKEYS across the GTA. To help make Milton a cardiac-safe city, the Network donated two MIKEYS to the Town for use in police cars in remote areas. There is a also MIKEY at the Milton Curling Club. To commemorate the first “Mikey Month” in February 2007, Hugh Heron presented another MIKEY to be used by the Milton YMCA at its summer camp for children. Mr. Heron is Principal and Partner in the Heron Group of Companies, President of Heathwood Homes, and Chairman of The Mikey Network.

Heathwood’s Traditions community also reflects the old Ontario feeling of historic Milton, with the upscale brick-and-stone homes featuring classic architectural focal points that hearken to the Old Ontario feeling of this historic area. Heathwood spent the past two decades planning Traditions with input from some of North America’s most renowned community designers, the Town of Milton, the Region of Halton and the Niagara Escarpment Commission. Traditions invites you to come Home At Last to a natural paradise, with walking trails, a forest and two parks, widened roadways, and bicycle lanes right in the neighbourhood. The 150 homes in Phase 1 will all be built to the Energy Star® standard, and residents will enjoy a high level of other appointments.

Many of the single lots at Traditions range up to over 100 feet in depth, and some designs back directly onto the scenic Escarpment. Detached homes on 36’ lots from 1,689 to 2,534 sq. ft. from $373,900; on 43’ lots from 2,295 to 3,279 sq. ft. from $451,900; and on 49’ lots from 2,572 to 3,268 sq. ft. from $500,900. Ask about the availability of a special limited selection of 60’ and 70’ lots priced from $621,900.

The Traditions Sales Office is on the south side of Main Street, just west of Bronte Road. Regular hours are Monday to Thursday from 1 to 8 p.m.; Friday from 1 to 6 p.m.; Saturday, Sunday and holidays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, call 905-876-3140 or visit www.heathwoodtraditions.com.