Councillor gets a 'bum steer' from staff as she is learning to do her job.

By Pepper Parr February 19th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   During the very difficult meeting at which the Audit Committee discussed the report the auditor had […]

How much risk does the city tolerate? Flooding was never a serious risk before 2014; it is now . There is now a Risk Registry

By Pepper Parr February 18th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The word risk is creeping into sentences in documents and conversations around city hall. City Manager […]

Councillor Sharman: 'Not getting answers to my questions. Did we have any guidance on installing CRM from the very beginning?

By Pepper Parr February 18th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON Part two of that awkward Audit Committee meeting last week. City manager Tim Commisso defending staff and […]

Are city staff both 'excited and dealing with internal terror' asks the Mayor and is there an answer to the Customer Relations Management problem?

By Pepper Parr February 18th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON The Audit Committee heard the report from the Auditor on the problems with the Customer Relations Management […]

Has the Mayor returned to a classroom? Good move for the city if she has.

By Pepper Parr February 17th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Has the Mayor returned to the classroom to learn more about governance which is now a […]

PROSPECTS brings together dancers and choreographers to present creative interpretations of several forms of dance

By Doreen Nicol February 14th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Aeris Kőrper Contemporary Dance is hosting an evening of dance and discussion. PROSPECTS brings together dancers […]

Another survey - this one is on a values issue: think in terms of opium dens

By Staff February 14th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The City of Burlington is asking residents to share their thoughts about whether cafes and lounges serving […]

That plastic bottle that ends up in the ocean is ending up in the fish we eat.

By Ray Rivers February 14th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The baby boom generation has a lot to answer for. How many boomers can recall that […]

City wants your help in naming three new trails.

By Staff February 13th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Time to take part and be engaged in the way your city works. There are three distinct […]

Audit committee to hear a tough report on what has gone wrong with the CRM service.

By Pepper Parr February 12th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Earlier this week we wrote about problems with the CRM Customer Relations Management (CRM) service that […]

Halton District School Board joins nine others in an agreement with Mohawk college to focus on students and climate change

By Staff February 11th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The Halton District School Board announced an historic agreement today with Mohawk College and nine Ontario school […]

How to Reduce the Cost of Car Insurance in Burlington

By Jason Cartwright February 11th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Accidents happen – be sure you are effectively covered. Car insurance is a necessity for any […]

City hall Customer Relationships software isn't doing what is was expected to do -neither are the people hired to make it work.

By Pepper Parr February 11th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   There is much more background in a report from the Audit committee that will be going […]

Art work for the new pavilion at City View Park

By Staff February 10th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The City of Burlington is inviting residents to provide feedback on three design concepts for a sculpture […]

Live & Play to go out of print: digital from this point forward.

By Staff February 11th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON Adult Registration Spring/Summer Registration for Adults begins Saturday, Feb. 22 at 9 a.m. The online Live & Play […]

Online Forms Unavailable Feb. 14 - 18, for Scheduled Maintenance

By Staff February 10th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Between Friday, Feb. 14 at 4:30 p.m. and Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 8:30 a.m., the City will […]

Impaired Driving Offences Within Halton Region

By Staff February 10th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON If you have been named in a police report and after going through the judicial procedure and were […]

Accessibility and Heritage Advisory Committees looking for new members..

By Staff February 10th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The City of Burlington is currently recruiting volunteers to be members of the Heritage Burlington Advisory Committee […]

The city now has the authority to actually barricade the party house on Lakeshore Road if that is what it takes to bring an end to the noisy parties

By Pepper Parr February 7th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   As court cases go – this one went pretty quickly. The city filed their application for […]

Japanese garden, designed to highlight the city's twinning with Itabashi Japan, wins significant award.

By Staff February 7th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The Itabashi Garden at the Tansley Community Centre has won the Parks and Recreation Ontario 2020 Award […]