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“History is best told as a story of organized crime,” said University of Cambridge scholar Luke Kemp By Pepper Parr August 4th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON “History is best told as a story of organised crime,” said Luke Kemp, who studies at […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X	Crosswalk markings missing at Plains and Francis in Aldershot By Gazette Staff August 4th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON You know the joke – why did the chicken cross the road – to get to […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X
Gould adjusts to not being a Cabinet Minister By Pepper Parr August 4th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON In the past few weeks there has been comment on how available or unavailable Burlington MP Karina […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X	Will Curt Benson bring a different ethic to the way city hall deals with the public? Will transparency and accountability be real under his watch? Possible with this guy. By Pepper Parr August 3rd, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON OPINION When Curt Benson woke up this morning, he was the city’s Chief Administrative Officer (CAO); his […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X
Library Summer Reading Club has room for you By Gazette Staff August 3rd, 2025 Burlington, on Some of the summer is gone, but there is a lot left and there are a […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X	Gag order put on the swimming clubs lets the Mayor do all the talking By Pepper Parr August 3rd, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON With a gag order in place on the swimming pool allocation matter Mayor Meed Ward gets […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X
Rivers on Free Trade: What Free Trade? By Ray Rivers August 2nd, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON “Time to grow up! Batten down the hatches and expand to new markets. Trade east west. Remove […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X	Hamilton based swimming club has been given Burlington pool space for their members; the Devilrays believe they can run a strong program with what they were given By Pepper Parr August 2nd,2025 BURLINGTON, ON With a gag order in place, it’s difficult to get much in the way of information on […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X
Stern on the relationship between rent and taxes By Gazette Staff August 2nd, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Focus Burlington published an interesting piece today on rent and taxes. Eric Stern shows the tax […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X	City has put a gag order on the swimming clubs By Pepper Parr August 1st, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON This doesn’t surprise us – the city has imposed a gag order on the swimming clubs. […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X
A Solution for Competitive Youth Swimming is announced: no details - just that there is a solution By Pepper Parr August 1st, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON City Hall announced minutes ago that a solution for competitive youth swimming has been reached between […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X	The budget numbers are being fudged before serious discussion at the ward level take place By Pepper Parr August 1st, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Mayoral aspirant Lisa Kearns: Look closely at how tightly the fingers are held. Mayoral aspirant Lisa […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X
Jazz on the Plaza: a Performing Arts Summer feature By Pepper Parr August 1st, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON August has always been a nice month for the Performing Arts Centre. Their now decade-old event […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X	A new group that wants to see an end to the Strong Mayor Powers By Pepper Parr August 1st, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Summer is a tough time to get anything done; the BBQ circuit is busy, but it’s mostly […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X
GO will get you to the Toronto Caribbean Carnival By Gazette Staff August 1st, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Burlington isn’t exactly jumping this long weekend. However, the Toronto Caribbean Carnival will be taking place […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X	Skyway Bridge lane closures; Just Thursday night to early Friday - weekend all clear By Gazette Staff July 31st, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Skyway Bridge lane closures. Thursday, July 31 at 11:00 PM to Friday, August 1 at 6:00 […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X
Community Develop Halton gave a first look at research done by a student group: impressive By Pepper Parr July 31st, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON We first learned about the bold decision to recruit young people to do survey work on […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X	Great idea - QR codes - a cost-effective way to tell the city that waste bins need cleaning in real-time By Pepper Parr July 31st, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Milton did it again. A great idea – hopefully someone at City Hall will put in […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X
I wanted to know why Regional Council went into a CLOSED session to shut down of the Heritage Services unit. By Pepper Parr July 31st, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Every time I bump into Gary Carr, Chair of the Region of Halton, I usually have […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X	Most innovative photo op seen so far this year By Pepper Parr July 31, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Has he decided to buy one? Ward 6 Councillor Angelo Bentivegna test test-driving his newest form […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X