By Pepper Parr
October 22nd, 2025
BURLINGTON, ON
The Burlington Aquatic Devilrays (BAD) are expected to hold a meeting on Thursday and elect at least five people to the Board.
Fighting for its life.
The additional talent and a new club president will allow BAD to focus on the significant issues it faces.
New data on just what the membership is at this point in time should bring some clarity to pressing questions.
It is not clear at this point what the Golden Horseshoe Aquatic Club (GHAC) membership numbers are and exactly where its members live – if they don’t live in Burlington, many ask why are they being included in the discussions reported to be taking place with people at city hall.
Kearns: Will her Motion get to the point where it is debated?
Ward 2 Councillor Lisa Kearns is understood to be putting a Motion forward at the November Council meeting to have the way the decisions on pool time allocation sent to the City Auditor for review. That intention has been mentioned in conversations going back to last August.
Based on how City Council has responded to this issue up to this point, there is considerable doubt that the motion will actually get to the point where it will be debated.
A majority of Council just want this issue to go away. With a stronger Executive running BAD starting on Thursday, Council can expect to find itself facing a determined bunch of people.
Not something you want to do heading into the next municipal election which takes place in October of 2026.
imagine if this much interest was directed at property tax hikes
Well, all of you who expressed concern about the handling of the RFP and its effects on BAD, it’s members where were you tonight? You all were aware Ward 2 Councilor Kearns was holding her open to floor questions meeting at City Hall. A wonderful opportunity to question a city councilor on this matter. There were only 6 attendees, 3 in person and 3 online (1 was one of those online). I suggest you cannot be as passionate about this issue as you all make out. Whine, whine but do nothing about it.
BTW Councilor Kearns said check out the City Council’s next agenda, to be published on Friday