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July 23, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
Marine traffic will not be affected. The closures are required as part of the project to replace the bridge’s controls, drives and cables. 
July 22, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
Got this from a specialty coffee marketer who has inventory she is not going to be able to use. The product is rare and pricey. She wants to give the coffee away but it has to go to someone who in turn is either going to give it away or use it as a fund raiser. I would like to donate 12 gift-tins of rare & prized CIVET COFFEE for silent auction or other prize uses, for charities having events within the next month. The retail value of this rare coffee is $50 each, so hopefully they can help raise $600 out in the community. The reason I am donating them is that they are ‘best before’ the end of August 2017. That does not mean they will be ‘bad’ after that, but they cannot be sold and will not be good as prizes after that. Please share this with anyone you know having an event (or who could have some other use for them – such as volunteer appreciation for a volunteer who is a specialty-coffee lover?) Have them contact me at this email address: cj@cjscoffeefundraising.com  Civets is eating coffee during the production of Civet coffee, the world’s most expensive coffee. A civet (a small squirrel-like arboreal mammal) which eats the coffee berries or red coffee cherries, the beans inside which pass through its digestive tract, expelling them undigested as faeces. The faeces are then cleaned, dried and lightly roasted to make the coffee. What is Civet Coffee? It is certainly a different gift or fund raising item – different enough to actually work. Kudos to the coffee merchant for coming up with a way to manage her inventory and give back to her community.
July 22, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
The Halton Regional Police Child Abuse and Sexual Assault Unit have concluded an investigation into an incident of sexual assault. The assault took place at Mall in Burlington on July 4, 2017. At approximately 7:00 p.m. on that date, an adult female was shopping in the mall when she was approached by a male. A short conversation ensued in the mall, followed by the accused sexually assaulting the female.
Kukreja was arrested on July 20, 2017 and is charged with one count of sexual assault. Anyone with information relating to this incident, or other incidents of sexual assault are encouraged to contact Detective Constable Adam Groulx at 905-465-8976 of the Halton Regional Police Child Abuse and Sexual Assault Unit, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.com, or by texting “Tip201” with your message to 274637 (crimes).
July 22, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
An event next Thursday is going to pull together a number of interests in the city and give people an opportunity to get outside and do some fixing up of a facility that has been home to baseball since it came to the city six years ago. The Nelson Baseball Park Neighbourhood Group wants to celebrate the completion of the Nelson Baseball Park beautification and fencing improvements project at the Burlington Herd baseball game on Thursday, July 27.
The pre-game ceremony begins at 7 p.m. and attendees are encouraged to come early to get a seat and participate in some of the pre-game fun. Entrance to the ball game will be free, a 50/50 draw and a BBQ in support of the Terry Fox Foundation. The beautification and fencing improvements were done with the support of community volunteers and funding from the City of Burlington’s Neighbourhood Community Matching Fund program. That fund is a favourite of the Mayors and was part of an initiative that the Parks and Recreation department dove into a number of years ago when they brought in Jim Diers who had done some incredible work in Seattle to juice up the thinking at Parks and Recreation. Burlington was not able to get community responses that were as involving as those in Seattle but the program has begun to take hold. The work being done at Nelson Park is a good example. It is similar to what a bunch of elementary students did with their ball diamond at Lakeshore Road elementary public school.  Site lines and picnic tables have been improved. If you know Casey Cosgrove then you know that there isn’t a baseball game he can avoid. All it takes is the crack of a bat to shift his focus. When his community of “baseball enthusiasts” heard about this baseball ‘gem’ we have in our neighbourhood park and learned that the sight lines were in need of improvement so that a baseball game could be viewed clearly, without obstruction they gathered to tackle this project together. The City of Burlington’s Neighbourhood Community Matching Fund provided much of the financing and they have been able to improve the fencing and freshen up the baseball buildings, stands and picnic tables in Fenway green, a famous baseball colour, to make the neighbourhood baseball park a first- class facility for players and spectators.” Will someone be throwing the ceremonial opening pitch? Don’t let the Mayor near the ball. When he took on that task back in the days when the team was known as the Burlington Twins he let fly and the ball dug into the ground a couple of yards before the plate. Nelson Stadium, part of Nelson high school facilities, which is adjacent to Nelson Park, has plans of its own to improve those grounds.
July 21, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
Canada’s aboriginal leaders have once again demonstrated how they sometimes don’t do themselves any favours. Last week, having been invited to attend the Council of the Federation where the provincial and territorial leaders meet biannually to discuss national issues – they staged a perfect no-show. Their boycott was put down to their offence at not being given a voice at the ‘Table’ equivalent to that of the premiers. Unlike the premiers, charged with managing Canada’s sub-national governments, aboriginal self-governance, at best, approximates the authority given to municipalities. So it is unfortunate and dysfunctional when indigenous leaders take their adopted First Nations misnomer to heart. In a united Canada, these First Nations, comprising a million and half people, about 4% of our population and widely dispersed throughout the country, will never be more than a notional nation, as important as they were to our past and should be to our future.
Back in 1969 Pierre Trudeau tabled a white paper proposing to repeal the Indian Act and scrap all of the historic treaties. He would have given the reserves to the individual band members and closed down the Department of Indian Affairs realigning health care, education and welfare to the appropriate provincial authorities. His proposal, a response to the failure of aboriginal policy and the Indian Act over the previous century was widely opposed by the aboriginal community itself, and he dropped the idea. Canada’s earliest parliamentarians considered the native population uncivilized. The real purpose, arguably, of the Indian Act, which received royal ascent sometime between Louis Riel’s rebellions in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, was to civilize them. It was racist and sexist and designed to promote assimilation of the native population, though officially its purpose was to oversee and administer the welfare of the 600 or so native tribes and bands, and attending to the requirements of the treaties they signed with the Crown. The Fathers of Confederation envisioned a future where aboriginals would eventually be integrated into mainstream Canadian society, they called it enfranchisement. That would eventually negate the need for an Indian Act – once there are no longer any ‘Status Indians’ -those covered by the Act. Bribes were offered for band members to relinquish their status. Anyone attending a post-secondary institution, serving in the military, joining the priesthood or just wanting to have the right to vote had to surrender their Indian status.
Canada’s First Nations’ development has not been a happy story. We hear all too often about how they generally experience lower income levels, poorer health, higher incarceration rates and shorter life expectancies. We cringe when hearing the horror stories of life at Attawapiskat and Davis Inlet. We find it hard to fathom this whole ugly matter of the missing and murdered indigenous women and girls (MMIWG), currently the subject of a national inquiry. There is a long laundry list of recommendations coming out of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on the residential school program, though interestingly none of the recommendations effectively deal with what inspired that program in the first place, the Indian Act. The Commission referenced the need to pay attention, if not adopt, the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Canada was one of only four or five nations which voted against it and we had little choice given the blatant conflict with our current policies under the Indian Act. Over the years, subsequent governments, including that of Stephan Harper have attempted to make the Act less sexist and more focused on self-help and self-government. But the Indian Act remained a source of discrimination between those with status, primarily those living on reserves and eligible for various federal subsidies, and those without. In a landmark decision last year the Supreme Court struck down that discrimination, now ensuing that all First Nations, Inuit and Metis are subject to the Indian Act.  Indigenous games – 2017 This decision will be expensive for the government to implement unless we re-invent how we manage our relationship with Canada’s first inhabitants. And it does provide both the indigenous community and the rest of us with a unique opportunity to reset how we live with each other. Perhaps our current PM would benefit from a review of his father’s old White Paper. And what better time to initiate such a dialogue, as we congratulate our indigenous athletes for their participation in the half-century old North America Indigenous games held in Toronto this year.
Background links: First Nations – More First Nations – Canada Day Protests – Premiers’ Meeting – Truth and Reconciliation – Indian Act – Status for All – Beyond Indian Act – Trudeau’s Proposal – Missing and Murdered – Status Indians –
July 20th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
Nelson Pool Service Interruption – Lap Swim Cancelled Friday July 21, 2017
The pool will be open for regular service at 10:30am. Hold on – isn’t this a brand new swimming pool that has been operating since July 8th and is getting ready for its official opening in August – with the Mayor and the Ward Councillor in attendance? What is it this time?
July 20, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
Wow! That is something to watch. All that energy. Quite a show. Video lasts just over a minute. Runs for just over a minute – astounding, CLICK HERE
 Lightning display over Sussex in the UK yesterday evening
July 19, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
Last week, the Halton Regional Police received a complaint about an attempted employment scam that occurred during 2014. The accused, Jagjit SINGH (51 years of Oakville), became acquainted through their mutual association in a religious group. During their contact, SINGH claimed to be a member of the Toronto Police Service. The victim was told that, in exchange for a sum of money, SINGH would be able to secure employment for him with the Police.
Detectives believe that SINGH has attempted the same scam with other persons where he may have offered other employment opportunities (also fraudulent) with the Ford Motor Company. Investigators encourage those who may have been victimized to come forward. Citizens are reminded to be extremely cautious with promises of advantage in any employment situation. Legitimate employment opportunities will NEVER involve the exchange of money. Jagjit SINGH has been charged with Fraud Over $5000 and Personating a Peace Officer and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Milton on Wednesday August 16th 2017. The police take great exception to anyone who tries to impersonate a police officer – they make sure they protect the brand. Jagjit SINGH will soon find out just how tough the Courts are this kind of offence.
July 19th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
The city is hosting a celebration to officially mark the opening of the new Nelson pool and splash pad from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 1. Nelson pool grand opening ceremony and ribbon-cutting. Admission will be free all day, and there will be family activities and giveaways.  Artists rendering of the Nelson pool which has been open since July 8 – reader says it’s beautiful. The Mayor and Ward 4 Councillor Jack Dennison will be on hand for the photo op. The ceremony will take place at noon. The pool party is from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. The pool has been open to the public since July 8th.  That water bucket would be a good place for the official opening photo op. The upside for the public is the free admission. A comment from a reader read: “New one is beautiful! Tried it out yesterday. Pricey, at $6.50/adult swim (Oakville is $4), but what a lovely facility. So glad the city decided to make the investment. Now they just need to make it affordable!”
July 19th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
Everesting – do you know what it means? Think Mount Everest and the attempts that are made to get to the top. A group has created an event that will have cyclists driving 2.4 km up Kerns Road 73 times which would be equal to the 30,000 feet that has to be climbed to get from the base of Mount Everest to the peak. The 29,029 vertical feet climb on bikes, over the course of 20 hours, to equal climbing the summit of Mt Everest. The event is seen as the Ultimate Mind-Body Challenge; this will be the first Everesting attempt in Halton. The 29,029 vertical feet climb on bikes, over the course of 20 hours, to equal climbing the summit of Mt Everest When : July 22nd 2017 Why? Joey Orfanogiannis.  Joey Orfanogiannis with family and friends At 6 years old Joey and his family lives were changed forever. On January 4th, 2016 they had to hear the words “your child has cancer”, words that would thrust him into the challenge of his life at a very tender age. Joey was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia “A.L.L.” When most kids would be counting the minutes until recess, Joey was counting “arm pokes” – how many needles he would receive for blood tests prior to receiving a port into his chest which would become a pathway for chemotherapy and give him a break from all the needles. He would count spinal taps to administer chemotherapy that would protect his brain. He would face numerous setbacks and painful surgeries coupled with nights that would leave him reeling in pain. Through it all Joey never wavered and never backed down, he stood tall when most would fall and fought back when most would give up. We are happy to report that Joey is winning the fight with the same determination and looking forward to the word “remission” in March of 2019 Through it all, the statistics for children’s cancer became deeply troubling to his parents. Aside from cancer being the leading cause of death in children, as well as the medical issues that occur after cancer survival from the heavy medication, one of the scariest facts is that children’s cancer research is grossly and consistently under-funded. It receives just 4% of government funding on an annual basis. Joey’s parents knew something had to be done and wanted to help in an immediate and impactful way. They knew the challenge needed to be daunting, something that seemed as insurmountable as fighting cancer, and from that idea the Everesting event came to life. It’s important to remember that no matter how difficult it may be to climb the cumulative height of Mount Everest over nearly 20 hours, it pales in comparison to the challenges faced by Joey and the many children battling cancer every day. Joey will be running a lemonade stand and all the proceed will be going towards fighting cancer. Grupetto will be serving coffees starting from 9am till noon. Riders from the 30 top cycling clubs in the province will be taking part including the elite team Morning Glory from Mississauga and CCF Racing from Burlington. The road will not be closed – it is seen as a very quiet road in a cycle friendly community. Anybody can ride and no one will be ask do donate as the riders are coming to support the cause of fighting cancer and to bring awareness about how many kids are affected. All Proceeds go directly to the Toronto Sick Kids and Montreal Children’s hospital for research funding in support of Pediatric Oncology.
July 19th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
There is a lot going on in the city and we haven’t had a chance to drive along the full length of New Street so cannot confirm what one Gazette reader opposed to the New Street Road Diet told us earlier this morning. Hi I hope one of your reporters have time to do a story on the New Street Road Diet where yesterday they were digging up the brand new paving to install more water lines. Another planning and engineering fiasco. Sometime after we originally published this piece another reader as: Has anyone investigated what in blazes is going on on New St?! For months (a year) we’ve endured construction and upheaval. Once it was all nicely paved and the #%^* bike lanes were painted on again, haven’t they gone and torn up the whole thing again (east of Guelph Line). Looks to me like they forgot to lay down some pipe! Honestly, how much is this costing to do the job over? I’d like to know…  Freshly paved weeks ago- reader reports it is being dug up – again. New Street has become the 2016-17 news story in the public imagination – replacing the 2011-13 Pier story. Seems the people need to have something to prod city hall about.
July 18th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
The move is on to get you out of your car. Use a bike, take transit – try walking. There are those who will tell you that you don’t need a car – hard to justify that in a city like Burlington. But do you need two cars? Especially if one of them sits in the GO station parking lot. Could you share a car – more on that below. With the city pushing for more balance in the transportation modes we use one wonders why there hasn’t been a real push to have Burlington transit experiment with different service opportunities. Having a dial up service that lets people order up a bus that picks them up and drops them off at the GO station for a fee that has a bit of a premium on it seems so obvious to everyone we have mentioned it to – nothing that has the potential to give the public better access to transit service seems to get past the current council. Jim Smith put forward a solid proposal for a service that would be free to seniors during the off peak hours – council found a way to ignore the advice or take a deeper look at the idea. The private sector seems to be able to do a better job. There is an organization that is in the car share business that already has vehicles on private property in Burlington in an arrangement with a developer.  Wide range of vehicles available. There is another developer that gave a small car to a condominium it had built – that arrangement didn’t work out but it is clear that people are looking at different options. The car sharing business is growing – there is now a group of people, organized as a co-operative, who now have vehicles in nine Ontario cities – Burlington is one of the nine. They have vehicles hat are pet friendly – vehicles that include a 407 transponder. Gas is included in the share/rental with a gas card in each vehicle. Known as community car share they offer quite a bit more than an economical car rental service. As a co-operative you become a member and can take part in choosing who the members of the board are and what the corporate policy and rate structure is going to look like. Matthew Piggott – membership services manager is the contact point. What impressed us was the range of the vehicle offering. If you need a small van for a couple of hours – they have one. Of course everything isn’t available all the time but at least there is one. The co-operative organization speaks to the corporate values that drive the company.
There is a video with all the information you need to make a decision. www.communitycarshare.ca Related article: Jim Young on seniors and transit
July 18, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
Here is why we like the work we do. We did short piece on the slice of pizza that will be available at the Pizza Pizza outlets in the Burlington. It was a promotion from the pizza chain that is celebrating the 50th anniversary. A Gazette reader comes back with: “How come the plains rd pizza pizza is not participating?” (We left the typos in the comment.) We have no idea why the Plans Road outlet isn’t participating – and we will look into that. Minutes later another reader adds that: “…and you can wash your Pizza Pizza down with a FREE root Beer at A&W this week Saturday July 22 2017. So there is some good news from time to time.
July 18th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
David Vollick has been serving as the Town Crier for the city of Burlington for at least five years. He gets called upon to ring his bell and bellow out the message he is in the room to deliver. A number of months ago during the day the Joseph Brant Hospital Foundation was trying to set a new Guinness Book of Records record for the largest crowd forming a letter of the alphabet. They did their level best to get a crowd that would form a huge J in Spencer Smith Park. They didn’t quite make it – the falling rain didn’t help.  David Vollick in “full throat” making an important announcement. Vollick was awarded First Place in a recent Town Crier competition. But Vollick was there with his footwear covered in mud. We asked Vollick a sensitive question – who pays the cleaning bills? David looked at the ground and sadly said that he was still playing the cleaning bills. A Beachway resident offered to send Vollick a cheque to cover the cost of some of the dry cleaning. When Vollick appeared before city council saying he was setting himself up as a Town Crier for the city – the biggest question was – how much is this going to cost us? Vollick said it wasn’t going to cost the city anything – he would just like their blessing for what he was setting out to do. He did wonder aloud if there might be some support for the cost of dry cleaning the uniform that he has to get done twice a year. They didn’t offer a dime but the city calls on him frequently. However there has been some sunshine in Vollick life. He recently entered a Town Crier’s contest in Easton, Pennsylvania where he was awarded “First Place”. In his constituency newsletter Ward 1 Councillor Rick Craven thanks David “for representing Burlington and the Museums of Burlington.” But nothing for the cost of cleaning the uniform.
July 18th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
There is no free lunch – right? But a slice of pepperoni and cheese pizza slices for 99 cents – from a brand name operation is as close to free as you’re going to get. And onion rings at 50 cents is reason enough to head out to a Pizza Pizza this Saturday. To entice you to get there early – there are $10 gift cards for the first twenty five people who show up at the four Pizza Pizza locations in Burlington, Why the close to free lunch?
WHEN: Saturday, July 22, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: Pizza Pizza 2184 Mountain Grove Avenue
July 18th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
August is going to Shakespeare month for those who enjoy the bard. Othello will be on an outdoor stage in Lowville where Thinkspot sponsors the Driftwood Theatre Company annually, The single performance will be on August 2nd – 7 pm; bring an outdoor chair. Later in the month, Trevor Copp will direct the Merchant of Venice at the RBG Rock Garden. Last year, the first that Copp used the RBG location, was stellar in several ways.  Last year’s production of Midsummer Night’s Dream was the first time Trevor Copp mounted a play at the RBG – it was an outstanding success. Audiences loved the outdoor setting. The cast of Midsummer Night’s Dream was fresh, energetic and used the outdoor location to great effect. A QEW accident presented the cast from getting to the location – no problem – just re-schedule. The Merchant of Venice will run from August 14 – September 1, 2017. Monday – Friday, 7:00PM (No Saturday shows.) Copp sets out the story line: Dark in its humour and bawdy in its romantic hijinks, The Merchant Of Venice takes audiences on a journey of love, mercy and (in)justice. And for the second consecutive year, Trevor Copp will direct the production; Copp is the founder and Artistic Director of the Tottering Biped Theatre. The Shakespeare at the Rock ensemble create a strikingly physical, playfully contemporary, abridged re-imagining of one of William Shakespeare’s classics. Shakespeare at the Rock began with a simple idea: that audiences and emerging artists alike need not quench their creative thirsts in Toronto or elsewhere; that beautiful and captivating work is done right here in our own backyard; that local artists can stay local and still be paid for their work. Last year’s inaugural production was a unanimous success in this respect: sold-out crowds, a total attendance of over 2000 patrons, and a cast comprised of many recent graduates from McMaster, Brock, Waterloo, and Sheridan Theatre programs. Returning to tell this season’s tale of ‘a monster made not born’ are the ever-talented Jesse Horvath, Zach Parsons, Claudia Spadafora, Alma Sarai, and Micheal Hannigan. In addition, this year’s ensemble is enlivened by the artistry of newcomers, Chris Reid, Jamie Kasiama, and Shawn DeSouza-Coelho. Tickets through the RBG Box office.  Hamlet; a previous Driftwood Theatre production performed outdoors in Lowville. Othello will be produced this year – August 2nd. Othello is a Driftwood Theatre production. The troupe travels the province each summer doing a different Shakespeare play. Thinkspot has sponsored the company for a number of years.
July 17th 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
It was great while it lasted for the sellers – the buyers might see these price drops quite a bit differently. Burlington appears to have lost approximately 10-20% of residential property values when comparing June 2016 to June 2017, pretty much across the board. There are a few communities that are down considerably more – Tyandaga, Mountainside, Orchard which makes sense as these were communities where property values swelled unsustainably, during the late spring months.
Several communities did not experience as dramatic a change as others. Aldershot, Plains, Longmoor all saw slight adjustments to average prices but nowhere near as dramatic as some. It remains to be seen if these communities soften further. By the end of June, Burlington had close to 3-3 ½ months worth of inventory. This may sound like a lot but it is the number needed for a healthy, sustainable market. It’s good for buyers because they now have choices, they can do home inspections, and they can pay fair market value which is good for sellers too.  Some stunning changes in real estate prices The data used is courtesy of the Rocca Sisters and Associates
July 17th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
With parents from both Lester B. Pearson and Bateman high school having filed requests for an Administrative Review of the Halton District School board decision to close their schools it becomes a bit of a waiting game. The parent groups sent their documents to the Ministry of Education who then send a copy of that document to the Board of education and ask for a response.  Steve Armstrong, Pearson parent The Board has 30 days to prepare their response. The school board have various staff members working on different parts of the document which they will compile, edit and send to the Ministry of Education. Once the complaint and the response are filed the Ministry has to decide to either appoint an Administrative Review facilitator/reviewer or they can choose to reject the AR and not appoint an independent reviewer. The Board does not expect to make any comment until the Ministry makes a statement. Stuart Miller, the Halton District School Board Director of Education has been through this process before. When he was still a principal of an Oakville school there was an Accommodation Review of elementary schools in the area that was appealed to the Ministry. The facilitator of that Review found that the Board had violated their own policy, (it was a different policy at that time) and ordered that the review had to be re-done. Shortly after that decision Miller was promoted to Superintendent. He and the Director of Education at the time filed a new review process which the Ministry accepted.  Halton Board of Education Director of Education Stuart Miller. Miller led the second review, under the new policy. The Board adhered to the new policy they had created and in the fullness of time three elementary schools were closed. Miller said that at the time the policy problem was that the Board had not provided any options for the community to consider. When the Accommodation Review of the Burlington high school situation took place in June, the Board had put 19 different options on the table. In the Oakville situation the community wanted to develop the options. In Burlington the trustees had input from the Program Accommodation Review Committee and the 19 options to choose from. There were 50 + delegations and the result of seven PARC meetings for the trustees to work with – they chose to go with the revised recommendation from the Director of Education. While the PAR that was used in Burlington was new and there were certainly problems with that process – the decision was still made by the trustees to close two of the seven high schools in the city. The province may well review the process. The citizens may well review just who they want to represent them as trustees. They have an opportunity to do that in October of 2018. The Board is proceeding with the expectation that the Ministry will not call for a formal review. The bulk of the work that has to be done to close the two schools will commence early in the next school year. While the schools will not have students in them in the 2019 school year for Pearson and 2020 for Bateman the buildings will not be sold until the trustees decide that they are surplus to the Board’s needs. At that time the property can be sold but don’t expect to see the buildings sold to a developer faster than you can say Jack Rabbit. There is a very strict process as to who the property has to be offered to – private interests are pretty close to the bottom of that list.
July 17th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
If it’s a good thing – keep on doing it – in even more places than you did before. John Romano, who created Nickel Brook Brewing in 2005 announced plans earlier this month to build a new facility to allow for the continued growth of their core and specialty brands.  John Romano places bottles in place on the bottling machine for his Nickel Brook beer brewed at Better Bitters in Burlington . Photo Cathie Coward The decision to build a new, state-of-the-art brewery is a result of Nickel Brook’s exponential growth, with sales doubling every year since 2012. This new facility is planned for the Niagara wine region, while still maintaining the Funk lab facility in Burlington. Nickel Brook expanded operations to Hamilton, when they co-opened the Arts and Science Brewery with Collective Arts Brewing in 2013. With the move to this new facility, Nickel Brook will be moving out of the current Hamilton facility, selling its stake in Arts & Science to Collective Arts. Nickel Brook will continue to brew its core brands and seasonal beers in Hamilton for the next two years while the new facility is constructed. Ryan Morrow will remain on as Nickel Brook’s Brew Master, and Patrick Howell will continue as the Head of Barrel Management. The company is also expanding its award-winning barrel-ageing program, and to bring in new tools and technologies that will allow its brewing team to explore new possibilities in craft brewing.
While still in the early stages, the team has plans for a sizeable barrel room, separate funk and ‘clean’ facilities, foeders, a proper tap room and events space, restaurant and more.
July 17, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
A 26-7 win over the Burlington Herd made it eight straight wins for the Kitchener Panthers, who moved past London and into second place following Saturday’s game Kitchener took a five-run lead into the seventh and blew the game open with 19 runs over the last three innings. Sean Reilly led the way with four hits, including two home runs, and eight RBI. He’s currently in position to win the triple crown with 16 home runs, 50 RBI and a .473 average. Mike Gordner and Jeff MacLeod each singled, homered and drove in four, while Yorbis Borroto went 2-for-3 with two RBI and three runs. Tanner Nivins had two hits, two RBI and two runs, Colin Gordner drove in a run and scored twice, Mike Andrulis picked up two hits, an RBI and two runs, and Ryan Douse, Matthew Vollmer and Connor Mitchell all had an RBI. Matt McGovern (2-1) earned the win, allowing two runs on eight hits with two strikeouts over seven innings.
Rich Corrente (1-3) gave up 10 runs (eight earned) on nine hits over six innings. He walked six and struck out one. The stunning news for the Intercounty Baseball League is the new record for consecutive wins. The Barrie Baycats are now 25-0 for the season The Guelph Royals suspended operations for the season a number of weeks ago. Standings
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The Burlington Canal Lift Bridge will be closed in the evenings to vehicular and pedestrian traffic in both directions between 8 pm and 5 am from Monday, July 24, to the morning of Saturday, July 29
The accused fled on foot once a passersby was alerted by the female. As a result of an investigation, police identified Ramesh Kukreja, 51 years, of Burlington.
The Herd will be playing the Toronto Maple Leafs – the team that broke the 25 game winning streak the Barrie Baycats had achieved – those guys play some serious baseball.
First Nations’ authority comes from a patchwork of treaties signed with the Crown over a century ago and the Indian Act, an even more inappropriate misnomer. Although there are some very successful reserves operating, as for example Walpole Island and our neighbours in the Six Nations, many are poorly managed and dependent on federal largesse for their survival, especially those in remote northern locations.
Women who married off the reserve would lose status, but men didn’t. And then some rocket scientist figured that snatching children from their parents and placing them miles away in ‘residential schools’ was the ultimate approach to achieve assimilation – though admittedly no one could have imagined the sexual and other physical abuse the children would be exposed to in schools operated by religious orders.
Ray Rivers writes weekly on both federal and provincial politics, applying his more than 25 years as a federal bureaucrat to his thinking. Rivers was a candidate for provincial office in Burlington in 1995. He was the founder of the Burlington citizen committee on sustainability at a time when climate warming was a hotly debated subject. Tweet @rayzrivers
The lap swim at Nelson Pool will be cancelled from 8:30am-10am on Friday July 21, 2017 due to unexpected preventative maintenance.
Worth looking into. Check it out!
It’s Pizza Pizza’s 50th anniversary and they are celebrating with a pizza party for the whole family! The four Pizza Pizza locations in Burlington will be hosting community pizza parties on Saturday, July 22 as a way to thank its customers for their continuous support during their 50 years of operation.
For the month of June, as compared to the same month in 2016, sales are down by 33% in Burlington and prices paid are on average 9% higher than in June 2016 which is still not too shabby an increase.
“The new brewery we’ve envisioned is going to be a place where people will want to spend the day, and where we can brew even more exciting beers than we’re already making” said President John Romano. “The Arts & Science partnership was a good way for both us and Collective Arts to expand production capacity, but our long term vision is to offer customers a full craft experience where they can enjoy fresh Nickel Brook beer along with amazing food, education, events and more. This facility will allow for all of that.”
Matt Schmidt went 2-for-5 for Burlington, with a home run and three RBI. Ryan Freemantle singled three times and drove in two while scoring once, Andrew Mercier singled twice and had an RBI, Justin Gideon went 2-for-5 with a run, and Canice Ejoh scored twice.