Top 5 biggest news stories in 2020 in Halton

Lucy Mazzucco

Published on December 23, 2020, 2:52 pm

This year, although the COVID-19 pandemic caused a lot of changes, an array of different Halton news stories managed to pique your interest.

But which stories were the most popular in Halton from the beginning of January all the way until the end of December 2020? Let’s find out.

Here are the top 5 news stories in 2020 covered on inhalton.com.

Tavolo Pizza Pasta Wine, an Oakville restaurant part of Catch Hospitality Group, announced its permanent closure in a heartfelt Facebook post.

Fast-growing food retail chain Farm Boy announced that they will be opening a brand new location at Oakville’s Bronte Village Mall (located at 2441 Lakeshore Rd W) in 2021.

Sadly, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, another beloved restaurant in Burlington called Chop & Wop Ristorante, which combined the flavours of Italian and Portuguese cuisine, announced its permanent closure after being in business for about a year.

2. Premier slaps severe COVID restrictions on Halton as Burlington, Oakville, Milton and Halton Hills will move into the “Red Zone”

The Provincial government announced Halton would be moving into the “Red” Control category of Ontario’s colour-coded system in the fight against COVID-19.

This meant that would limit social gatherings, close some indoor dining, add more controls on usage of gyms and eliminate sports games at both indoor and outdoor facilities.