By Gazette Staff
July 17th, 2025
BURLINGTON, ON
Burlington’s Heritage Advisory Committee has put together what they are calling an “exciting lineup of activities for Heritage Week, Aug. 2-9.”
With a theme this year of Living with Our Natural Heritage, Naturally, 18 special events are planned to celebrate our city’s history.
A full list of events is available at burlington.ca/heritageweek.
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Roseland Park
Take a guided walking tour of Greenwood Cemetery, at 1030 Greenwood Dr.
- Join a City of Burlington Heritage Planner and the Chair of Heritage Burlington for a leisurely walk to explore architectural and environmental aspects of Roseland Park, at 3076 South Dr.
- Test your local knowledge and learn surprising facts during Burlington History Trivia Night, at the Burlington Performing Arts Centre, 440 Locust St.
All events are free. Registration for events that require it are now open until July 31, or until capacity is reached.
When City Hall talks about heritage, some property owners shudder – they see it as finding that their homes have been designated as historically relevant, which sometimes means the owner is limited to what they can do with their property.
Some see a designation as valuable, but not all. During Heritage Week we will look into how messy and controversial a designation decision can become
I have just a CBC article (see link below) which reports Halton Region is shuttering its heritage services department and will soon start trying to get rid of around 30,000 historical items.
This decision was taken so the report says by the regional Council in a closed session. Apart from being a terrible and regressive decision, why on Earth would the votes be taken in secret?
Just how did Burlington councilors vote on this matter?
Will the City of Burlington acquire any of these items?
Why has this not been reported by Council or by local media?
Editors note: WE are indebted to Ms Hall for bring this to our attention. It took a little time to do a follow up. More digging to be done.