Ford on bail: You aren't going to get out on bail;  We're going to catch you and you're going to jail

By Pepper Parr August 12th,2023 BURLINGTON, ON   The Press event in Streetsville on Friday was about to ocme to an end when a reporter […]

MMW and Doug Ford trying to spin away the obvious with baffle-gab

By Pepper Parr August 12th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   A Gazette reader brought the picture to my attention. He makes a serious and adds: “Seriously, […]

Housing in Burlington: it will be on the affordability metric, depending on how you define that.

By Pepper Parr August 12, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   During an interview on the CHCH TV Morning Joe program Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward was […]

I am embarrassed and apologize to Karen Barnes from all reasonable Burlingtonian

By Pepper Parr August 11th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   The comment section is doing what it is supposed to do – let people say what […]

Rivers defines corruption - Auditor General points a finger

By Ray Rivers August 11th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Premier Doug was right about one thing. Ontario’s housing crisis is a matter of demand and […]

Premier claims the Task Force report that there was enough land to build - Greenbelt didn't have to be touched is out of date

By Pepper Parr August 11th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   At the Press event earlier today a reporter from Canadian Press asked: “Given the questions that […]

Citizen learns: Natalie Pierre is going to have something to say very soon

By Staff August 11th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Public response to the stand the Premier has taken on the Auditor General’s report that slammed the […]

Average Rents in Canada Reach a Record High

By Staff August 11th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   The National Rent Report charts and analyzes monthly, quarterly and annual rates and trends in the rental […]

Premier said Mayor is a really good person but the numbers aren't there.

By Staff August 11th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   During the Premier’s news conference this morning, Matt Ingram CHCH news said: Premier want to help the […]

Wow!  That is egregious.  That is mean spirited and we suspect illegal.

By Pepper Parr August 11th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON OPINION More on that food chain and naturalized garden that the City weed-whacked recently The belief on […]

Teens sought for study on kindness and well-being

By Staff August 10th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   A new Brock University study aiming to learn more about how youth think about kindness is calling […]

Doors Open offer 8 locations to visit on Saturday

By Staff August 10th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Saturday, August 12, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit some of Burlington’s notable cultural and […]

You can now pay for TTC service with a debit card

By Staff April 10th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   At a press conference Thursday morning, municipal, provincial and transit officials introduced open payment to the TTC […]

Budget 2024 Time Table

By Staff August 10th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Digging into the data is what Municipal Budgets are all about. There was a time when public […]

City wants to hear what you think is important before they make the 2024 budget final

By Staff August 10th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Set out below are the question on the 2024 budget budget survey. You can do the […]

The Court case the Mayor refers to doesn't pass the smell test

By Pepper Parr August 10th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   The following came in from the City’s Communications department. Thank you for your patience. The court […]

Fall and winter recreation programs registration opening August 19th

By Staff August 10th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   The City’s fall and winter adult recreational programs will be opening for registration on Aug. 19 at […]

I think the mayor is a good person. I have to sit down and ask her what the problem is.

By Pepper Parr August 10th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Premier Doug Ford stood before the cameras for more than an hour and did his best […]

Mayor scrambles to get her spin out on the Naturalized Gardens issue

By Pepper Parr August 10th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   There are times when the communications people in the Mayor’s office find themselves in a damage […]

Two opportunities to engage: submit a name and let the city hear about your vision for the space

By Staff August 10th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   The City is ready to start two engagement opportunities related to the former Robert Bateman High School […]