Council had a tough time getting through it Standing Committee meeting this week

By Pepper Parr March 6th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON OPINION Completing a Council meeting was a bit of a stretch this week. Convened on Tuesday, they […]

Wolseley Canada gives $10,000 to Water First in honour of World Plumbing Day

By Gazette Staff March 6th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   In celebration of World Plumbing Day Wolseley Canada is donating $10,000 to Water First, an organization […]

Some fine art on the 2026 Library Bookmarks: Vote for your Favourite

By Gazette Staff March 6th, 2026 BURLINGTON, Gazette   More than 500 artists and book lovers of all ages answered the call to submit an […]

Will the Pipeline to Permit committee remove Mike Collins-Williams?

By Pepper Parr March 6th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   The Pipeline to Permit Committee is going to take a look at its membership when they […]

Art Gallery seeking fresh minds with an innovative spirit to serve on the Board as they consider a transformation

By Gazette Staff March 6th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   The Burlington Art Gallery is looking for a number of new Directors.   Who We’re Looking […]

Liberal voters massively oppose Carney’s support for Trump war

By Tom Parkin March 5th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   Carney’s “opening to the right” hits limits as past supporters refuse to go along. liberal-voters-massively-oppose-carneys?utm_source=email&redirect=app-store&utm_campaign=email-read-in-app”>READ IN […]

The Council that Burlington will end up with next October is pretty clear except who will serve as Mayor

By Pepper Parr March 5th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   Council spent more than half an hour talking about the rules that will apply to what […]

City Communications people finally get out a detailed report on what Council decided to do about Development charges

By Gazette Staff March 5th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON Council members took hours to get to the point where they all agreed on what Staff were […]

Councillor tries to get City Auditor to do a Value for Money look into the $37 million transit service

By Pepper Parr March 5th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   During the closing minutes of the Audit Committee yesterday afternoon Ward 6 Councillor Paul Sharman took […]

Ontario Appoints Advisory Body to Improve Student Achievement

By Gazette Staff March 4th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   Province announces the launch of a comprehensive review of EQAO testing and student outcomes Education Quality […]

Watershed Conditions – Flood Outlook will be in effect through Monday March 9, 2026.

By Gazette Staff March 4th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   Conservation Halton advises that local forecasts suggest up to 15 mm of rain is possible Thursday […]

Horizon 50

By Pepper Parr March 4th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   Horizon 50 is the name given to the Strategic Plan that is currently being fashioned by […]

Pensions for Council members over 71 became an issue: Councillor Nisan Pushed it past acceptable boundaries

By Jim Portside March 4th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   There have to be more important issues facing the city. During the March 3, 2026, council […]

1,200 elementary & secondary students will participate in 34th annual Halton Skills Competition,

By Gazette Staff March 3rd, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   Halton District School Board (HDSB) will host the 34th annual Halton Skills Competition, providing elementary and […]

City Communications report on a Council meeting;

By Gazette Staff March 3, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON At a Special Meeting of Council on Monday, March 2, Burlington City Council directed staff to report […]

Rules and time line for the October municipal election to be released at Council Committee today

By Gazette Staff March 3rd, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   The next municipal election will take place on October 26th, 2026 There are very tight rules […]

Council Committee meeting to hear 11 delegations

By Gazette Staff March 3rd, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   Council are back at the horseshoe today. This time, they meet as a Committee of the […]

Gould reports on the work she is going in Ottawa and the forthcoming International Women's Day festivities

By Gazette Staff March 3rd, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   Burlington MP Karina Gould reports on what she has been doing for the City We wrapped […]

Barnett delegation: spend your time concentrating on needs, delaying wants until economic conditions improve. Cut back on the newsletters & photo ops that look more like electioneering than communication.

By Jim Barnett March 3rd, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   Jim Barnett, a long time resident of Burlington delegated at Council yesterday. His opinion is well […]

How analytics changed the way we watch sports

By Fred Elemere March 3rd, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   Watching sports in 2025 isn’t what it used to be. Analytics has woven itself into every […]