Still here after 12 years - 2026 looks promising for the country, province needs some help, city could do with a regime change

By Pepper Parr December 23rd, 2025 BURLINGTON ON   Still here after 12 years! Thank you to our many readers, contributors, and commenters who took […]

December 25th -

By Pepper Parr December 23rd, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON.   I’ve never understood why Merry Christmas replaced the words: For unto us a child is born […]

You must have CO alarms outside each sleeping area in your home and on every floor level in residential and care occupancy buildings

By Gazette Staff December 23rd, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Why you need them CO is an odorless, colorless gas that can be deadly. You can’t see, […]

Lakeshore West GO : Adding extra late-night trips on Dec. 31

By Gazette Staff December 23rd, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   GO Transit has beefed up its service for New Year’s Eve on the Lakeshore West Line […]

Parkin: Pierre Poilievre: not useful for working Canadians

By Tom Parkin December 22, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON OPINION He presses the prime minister to fix what aren’t the real causes of the frustrations and […]

Pipeline to Permit- everything you want to know about developments taking place

By Pepper Parr December 21st, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   Pipeline to Permit The name given to a computer program created by the Planning department that […]

Will someone tell Burlington Conservatives when just one more MP crosses the floor - the Carney government is in place until 2029

By Pepper Parr December 20th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON OPINION There are times when I have to wonder what some people are smoking. This from the […]

Community Group sponsoring a panel discussion in January on property taxes they say are not sustainable: Council members will be invited.

By Gazette Staff December 20th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   2026 should see more in the way of public interest in municipal politics. With an election […]

For the last minute gift that you've yet to find - the Art Gallery of Burlington Shop is worth a look,

By Pepper Parr December 20th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   The Christmas shopping is DONE. Most of the gifts are wrapped. You can put your feet […]

Few people knew what Councillor assistants are paid; comes close to what the Council member is paid

By Pepper Parr December 19th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   This job posting relates to Mississauga but there is every reason to believe that the details […]

What does 2026 have in store for Burlington?

By Pepper Parr December 19th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   In just a little over an hour from now City Hall will close for the holidays. […]

No Deal is Better than a Bad Deal

By Ray Rivers December19th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   Donald Trump delivered an unprecedented 18 minute end-of-year progress report to the American people last Wednesday […]

The Rise of Comic-Themed Canadian Casino Platforms: Where Pop Culture Meets Real Wagers

By Emily Miller December 19th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   Lately, Canadian online casinos have been levelling up by adding a fun twist—games inspired by superheroes […]

Public School Board faces declining enrollment and budget shortfall that has to be addressed

By Gazette Staff December 18th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   Over the past few years, the education sector has faced unprecedented challenges and funding pressures. Student […]

A $70,000 increase over last year, reflecting both rising community need and an incredible response from the community.

By Gazette Staff December 18th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON As the year comes to a close, I wanted to take a moment to sincerely thank you […]

Love gaming but hate high prices? Try Canada’s best free sites  

By Tim Jones December 9th, 225 BURLINGTON, ON   As featured in the press and seen online, things aren’t cheap these days. In fact, with […]

Another reason to live in Burlington - driving behaviour

By Gazette Staff December 17th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Another reason to live in Burlington – even if the taxes are too high and you can’t […]

Inquest will look into the deaths of five men; four are under the age of 40.

By Gazette Staff December 17th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   Dr. Armita Rahmani, Regional Supervising Coroner, East Region, Kingston Office, announced the scheduling of inquests into […]

Focus Burlington asks: What will your June 2026 tax bill look like?

By Gazette Staff December 17th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Focus Burlington was able to pull together the data needed to show what the City of […]

Population of Canada dropped for the first time since 1946

By Gazette Staff December 17th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   A surprise drop of 76,068 people in the third quarter 2025, the largest decline on record, […]