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August 18th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
The southbound lane on Brant Street, just south of Victoria Avenue, will be closed on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for excavation work.  South bound traffic on this part of Brant Street will be detoured while excavation work is done. Southbound traffic will be detoured. 
August 10th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
The 2017-18 Fall/Winter Live and Play Guide – the City of Burlington’s guide for information on recreation, sport, culture programs and festivals and events is now available online. Printed copies are available for pick up at recreation centres, City Hall (426 Brant St.), Burlington Tourism (414 Locust St.) and Burlington public libraries. The online Live and Play guide allows you to review and share program information as well as register for programs directly from any computer or mobile device. View the online guide.
An interesting program that has become quite popular is pickle ball, a trending sport that is taking the world by storm. Easy to learn, Pickleball can be geared to a wide range of ages and skill levels, from those new to the sport to the most seasoned players.
In coming years, Pickleball in Burlington will expand to include more advanced lessons, advanced drop-in times, and tournament play. For now, we encourage advanced level players to play with similarly skilled partners and opponents or to respectfully adjust their level of play to the level of others. More on the program online.
August 10th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
It is one of the events that those living downtown know about and make sure they get to the Performing Arts Centre early enough to get a seat.
Those who get there are treated to some of the smartest – sweetest jazz you are going to hear in this town. And there is a cash bar, And – given the way weather has played with us this summer – in the event of rain, the performance will be moved inside the venue.  Jane Bunnett The line up this year includes: Friday, August 11 Four-time JUNO Award winner, two-time Grammy nominee soprano saxophonist/flautist Jane Bunnett brings the soul of Cuba to the hearts of Canadian music-lovers. Along with her new and exquisite all-female sextet: Maqueque. Saturday, August 12 Biali is an award-winning Canadian pianist and vocalist, who has has been garnering world-wide recognition for her music. Her accolades include SOCAN Composer of The Year, and Keyboardist of The Year at Canada’s National Jazz Awards.  Amanda Martinez Saturday, August 12 Amanda Martinez is a Toronto-based singer-songwriter whose music blends her unique Mexican and South African roots with flamenco soul. Her solo CDs have garnered her multiple nominations for Latin Jazz Performer of The Year. Sunday, August 13 Born in Scarborough, Kellylee Evans is a chameleon-like performer, whose natural charm and improvisational jazz vocal style have shined on her adventurous journey through jazz, soul, pop and hip-hop over the past decade. Every square inch of the patio is taken up – some people sit on the sidewalk on the other side of the street to listen to the music. It is unfortunate that Performing Arts staff have in the past taken up some of the prime space – this is a public event – not a perk for staff. The downtown lifers know a good deal and they arrive in droves.
August 9th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
If someone calls you, s6ays they are from the city and asks to make an appointment to come to your home and inspect water and gas meters inside your home – you should know the call is fraudulent – the city isn’t going to call and offer to help you. That is not the business municipal governments are in The city continues to receive reports of phone calls being received by Burlington residents from an individual claiming to be a City of Burlington employee. The caller asks residents to set up an appointment time to inspect water and gas meters inside their homes. These are fraudulent phone calls Residents who have called the number displayed on their call display got the “number not in service” message. The city is also posting information on its social media sites about the fraudulent calls. If it looks too good to be true – you should know it isn’t. Municipal governments don’t call citizens – they do respond to citizen complaints.
July 28, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON The southbound lane on Brant Street, just south of Victoria Avenue, will be closed on Saturday, July 29, 2017 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for excavation work.  Brant Street – looking south – part of the road will be closed for some excavation work.
July 24th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
Blathwayte Lane from Elgin Street to Ontario Street will be closed daily from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. for two weeks beginning Monday July 31, 2017 Local access will be maintained from Ontario Street.  Construction adjacent to Blathwayte Lane
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 11th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON  Traffic lights to be upgraded at the Harvester Road – Cumberland intersection. On Thursday, July 13, 2017 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Harvester Road will be reduced to one lane in both directions so the traffic signals can be replaced at Cumberland Road. While the traffic signals are turned off, Halton Region Police will manage the traffic control. For more information:
July 10, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON  Trip planner software down for maintenance. Different kind of plastic has to be used. A system upgrade to Tripplanner.burlington.ca is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. on Tuesday July 11, 2017 until end of service. This will also affect access to Next Bus information available by phone. For assistance during this time, please try www.triplinx.ca or Google Transit for online trip planning or access the print-friendly schedules on our website.
July 9th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
August 21st – the Official opening of the brand new and rebuilt parts of the Joseph Brant Hospital will take place – lots of hoopla and everyone being proud of a job well done. Now we all have to figure out how to use the place. Getting there will be different; the entrance will be in a different place and the drive will take you along Lakeshore Road as it cuts towards the lake edge. The hospital communications usually do an excellent job of getting information out and in the early stages there will be all kinds of people on hand to get you to where you want to go. The public has had to come of with $120 million of the cost of the new hospital – $60 million is being paid by the taxpayer – seperate line on your tax bill and an additional $60 million that is being raised by the hospital Foundation. They are in the final stretch of the fund raising effort. For the immediate future the graphic below shows you the fundamentals.
June 9th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
It isn’t a big deal until there is a depot of someone being infected with the West Nile Virus (WNV).
A batch of mosquitoes trapped last week in Oakville has tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). This is the first batch of WNV positive mosquitoes confirmed in Halton this year. “The Halton Region Health Department works diligently to reduce the risk of West Nile virus in our community through both education and preventative programs such as larviciding,” said Dr. Daniela Kempkens, Acting Medical Officer of Health, Halton Region. “We can all work together to keep our community safe and protect ourselves from West Nile virus by removing standing water sites that breed mosquitos and covering up or applying DEET or Icaridin when outside during dusk and dawn.” Urban areas are more likely to have mosquitoes that carry WNV. The types of mosquitoes that transmit WNV to humans most commonly breed in urban areas, typically in places that hold water such as bird baths, plant pots, old toys, and tires. Residents can take the following steps to protect themselves and their families from mosquitoes: • Cover up. Wear light-coloured, long-sleeved shirts and pants with tightly-woven fabric. To report standing water at public facilities or for more information about West Nile virus, please visit halton.ca/wnv, call 311 or e-mail wnv@halton.ca.
July 7, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
The Burlington Canal Lift Bridge will be closed for periods of time between July 10 and July 29, 2017. The bridge will be closed overnight to vehicular and pedestrian traffic in both directions between 8 pm and 5 am during the following periods: from Monday, July 10, to the morning of Saturday, July 15
This schedule may change because of weather conditions or logistical requirements. PSPC will publish notices regarding any schedule changes. The closures are required as part of the project to replace the bridge’s controls, drives and cables. The replacement of key components of the bridge’s lift system will extend its serviceable life, meeting the needs of both marine and vehicular traffic in the area.
June 21, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
This is good news – timely as well. The Nelson pool and splash pad are targeted to reopen on Saturday, July 15 The Recreational swims will be held daily between 10:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. Lap time swims can be found at: www.burlington.ca/  Bigger and better – but no sponsorship. In 2015 the city announced that “with two severe winter seasons back-to-back, the steel tank at Nelson Pool has seen an accelerated rate of deterioration,” said Chris Glenn, director of parks and recreation. “Ensuring public safety is our top priority, and thus the need to keep Nelson Pool closed.” Getting the pool re-built generated some vociferous debate when Ward 4 Councillor Jack Dennison wanted to hand the job off to the private sector and have a new pool in for the following summer City manager James Ridge suggested a plan like that was not very prudent and that 2017 was the more likely with 2018 a possible opening date as well. When the announcement on the made on the size of the pool and when it was most likely to open the city also released a report on possible sponsorship for the pool. During a discussion on fund raising for the Nelson pool reference was made to the consultant’s analysis which estimated value for a Facility Naming Sponsor could range between $300,000 to $350,000. It is also recommended that the payment terms could be as follows: • $30,000 – $35,000* annually for an agreement term of 8 to 10 years There doesn’t appear to have been a taker for this deal. Look for the photo ops when the pool opens. We recall watching Mike Wallace get himself soaked at the opening of a splash pad in Ward 3 – he was the Member of Parliament at the time. Perhaps all seven members of city council will take a leap into the water.
June 15th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON Due to road closures, there will be temporary detours in place as follows: Routes 3 and 5 from Friday, June 16 – Sunday, June 18:  Some of the buses will not be on the streets they are normally running on. Beginning Friday, June 16 at 3 p.m. through to Sunday, June 18, 2017, Brant Street will be closed from Lakeshore Road to Caroline Street. Routes 3 and 5 will use John Street up to Caroline Street. For service, please move to stops north of Caroline or to the downtown Transit Terminal (430 John St.). Routes 4 and 10 on Saturday, June 17: For service to Route 4, please move to New Street or north of Woodward Avenue on Drury Lane. Route 10 passengers can still board their buses at the downtown Transit Terminal (430 John St.).
June 10th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
While there are still some that argue the merits of climate change the rest of us need to pay attention to the weather warnings issued by the Region For the balance of the weekend we are into the Region has issued an extreme heat and humidity warning that came from Environment Canada.
Especially at risk: Prevention tips: If you or someone in your care experiences rapid breathing, headache, confusion, weakness or fainting, please seek medical attention right away.
June 9th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
During the Dinner on the Bridge event, Route 1 will not service York Boulevard between Highway 6 and Dundurn all day. For service into Burlington, please move to stops on York Boulevard, east of Dundurn.  Dinner is being served on the bridge How did the organizers of “Dinner on the Bridge ever manage to convince people at Hamilton’s city hall to shut down a major road? I suppose just the way Burlington shuts down Lakeshore Road for a road race.
May 31, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
They come in at the rate of a couple every day. Most of them are immediately evident as phishing attempts and they get discarded. From time to time there is a message that catches the eye (we once got caught by a United State Postal Service scan – we were expecting a parcel and we thought this was a part of the delivery notice) This scam was aimed at TD Bank customers – we don’t bank with TD so we knew it was a phishing attempt.  The use of a photograph can be deceiving. Whenever there is something important – your bank calls you. They don’t want to lose you as a customer over what is a technical matter. This one was good – look it over and see if you can identify the flaws. Remember the cardinal rule – if in doubt – don’t.
May 29, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
Rossmore Blvd. southbound between Princess Blvd. and Balmoral Ave. will be closed on May 31, 2017 for tree removal.  There are leaves on those trees at this time of year.
May 12, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
A section of New Street west of Guelph Line to Martha Street will be closed overnight on May 16 and 17 for road resurfacing.  New Street west of Guelph Line to get a new layer of asphalt next week. Tuesday May 16, 2017 Wednesday May 17, 2017
May 10th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON
The weather damage was worse than the Rob Peachey, manager of parks and open space realized. Significant erosion has resulted in the pedestrian bridge closest to Lake Ontario in Paletta Lakefront Park has been closed to ensure public safety.  Paletta Mansion, the property was once owned by Laura Secord has a number of small bridges on the property. Spring rains took out one of those bridges. There has been damage to the bridge supports and creek banks as a result of last week’s storms and wave action from Lake Ontario. An engineering consultant has deemed the bridge unsafe for public use and has recommended the bridge be removed. Plans for the removal of the bridge are underway and the area is being fenced-off with signage posted. The bridge is expected to be out of service for an extended period of time.
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Burlington offers registered lessons for Pickleball players of all levels. Many drop-in times and locations are also available. These drop-in programs are designated as beginner or intermediate levels and provide flexible, convenient opportunities to enjoy the sport.
It is the annual Jazz on the Patio – a joint effort between the Performing Arts Centre and the Burlington Downtown Business Association that is free.
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 infections get to us from mosquitoes that care carrying the virus.
