Councillor Rory Nisan came out swinging in his Letter to the Editor of Hamilton Spectator

By Gazette Staff February 24th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   In a Letter to the Editor of the Hamilton Spectator Ward 3 Councillor Rory Nisan […]

Different Drummer hosting author of Mockingbird Diary of St. Helena Island

By Gazette Staff February 24th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   DEBORAH SERRAVALLE is launching her new novel Mockingbird Diary of St. Helena Island Sunday March 1, […]

Right of Center Think Tank Comes Out Against Premier Ford

By Gazette Staff February 24th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   The Fraser Institute, a right-of-centre think tank released the following this morning: Not the kind of […]

Rivers: Russia Invades Ukraine - Five Lessons

By Ray Rivers February 24th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   The fifth year of the War begins tomorrow. The Russian Federation following the breakup of […]

Councillor Kearns issues a Call to Action over the development charges issue

By Gazette Staff February 24th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   On March 2nd, a Special Meeting of Council will take place. Among the several items on […]

Councillor Paul Sharman appears to have chosen no to alert his constituents about critical Council meetings.

By Gazette Staff February 23, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   Each Council member puts out a newsletter to update their constituents on what’s taking place. This […]

War in Ukraine started four years ago - with no end in site

By Pepper Parr February 24th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   The war in Ukraine started four years ago. Six million people have been displaced inside the […]

Just what are the current pay grades for the elected and asppointed?

By Gazette Staff February 23, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   There is always a public fascination with how much we pay the elected and appointed officials. […]

United Way Halton Hamilton adds $337,000 to the 2026 target of

By Gazette Staff February 23, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   United Way Halton & Hamilton’s Sleepless For Our Community raised over $337,000 for Local Support providing […]

Is There a Future for Canadian Young People to serve in the Armed Forces

By Pepper Parr February 23, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   Based on a comment from a former Canadian diplomat, people are thinking seriously about putting for […]

An Ugly Truth: What Facebook has done to you and your children

By Pepper Parr February 23rd, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   I am just finishing an interesting and very disturbing book. “An Ugly Truth”, written by two […]

Hamilton Brings In a Decent What?

By Ray Rivers February 22, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   I have to disagree with my publisher on just how decent the City of Hamilton […]

Did the government have to announce Human Trafficking Awareness Day?

By Pepper Parr February 22nd, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   Did the government need a statement to make people aware of this scourge on our society? […]

Coldest Night of the Year Fundraising Walk in Waterdown

By Gazette Staff February 22, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   CNOY is a winterrific, family-friendly walk in support of charities that serve people experiencing hurt, hunger […]

I don’t believe there is any justification for developers to be bailed out of their obligations

By Lynn Crosby February 22, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   I have delegated a few times, essentially on four topics: the undemocratic strong mayor powers; issues […]

Ward 6 Councillor decides its time to actually do something for his constituents

By Gazette Staff February 21st, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   Ward 6 Councillor Angelo Bentivegna released the following statement: Ward 6 Councillor Angelo Bentivegna. “In […]

Hamilton knows how to bring in a decent budget

By Pepper Parr February 21st, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath has said she might change the tax increase Council has approved. […]

Changes to City of Burlington meeting calendar for the week of March 2, 2026

By Gazette Staff February 20th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   The City of Burlington has made the following changes to the City Council and Committee meeting […]

Rivers: Tiny Homes for Hamilton - an incredible case of administrative overreach that has done almost nothing to put a dent in the homelessness problem

By Ray Rivers February 20th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   The reasons often cited for homelessness typically include mental illness, family disputes, and substance abuse . […]

The U.S. Supreme Court decides Trump’s tariffs are not legal

By Gazette Staff February 20th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   In a 6-3 ruling Friday, the US Supreme Couty wrote that Trump had no authority […]