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Portside on the provincial budget: $14.6 billion in additional debt - 7 cents on every tax dollar goes to interest payments on the accumulated debt. By James Portside May 18th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON The provincial government released its budget last Thursday. Burlington’s City Council has begun the process of […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Gotta SING, Gotta DANCE! Footnotes take to the stage June 17th By Staff May 16th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Gotta SING, Gotta DANCE! is an exciting tribute to the art of staying young, showcasing music, comedy […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Time to take a hard look at the way Elections Canada runs the federal elections By Pepper Parr May 16th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON OPINION It is time to take a hard look at how Elections Canada ran the last federal […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	BPAC ONSTAGE Education Series is exclusive to schools By Staff May 16th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON ATTENTION Parents! Guardians! Grandparents! Caregivers! Aunts! Uncles! Elders! Teachers! Principals! Students! Mentors! Youth Workers! Educational Support Staff! […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Halton District School Board and Halton Region Public Health are hosting Vaping Information Sessions for parents/guardians By Staff May 16th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON The Halton District School Board (HDSB) and Halton Region Public Health will host information sessions to raise […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	OLG made a whopping $27 million in the Q4 from gaming revenue By Julia Borg May 16th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON The OLG (Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation) revealed in April that it made a whopping CA$27 […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
A tradition that came out of WW II - that is now the the largest of its kind in the world. By Eric Stern May 15th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Ottawa’s tulip festival can trace its roots back to World War II. After the Nazi invasion […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Private Coffee Sessions Vol. 1—happening this Sunday, May 18 at Hola Café & Market. By Staff May 15th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Burlington’s very first coffee party—Private Coffee Sessions Vol. 1—happening this Sunday, May 18 at Hola Café & […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
This is clearly a government that wants to be seen for being serious and focused By Pepper Parr May 15th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Provincial budget was read into the record at Queen’s Park this afternoon. The last item in […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Ontario budget is unlikely to deliver a significant plan to reverse the trend in housing construction By Tom Parkin May 15th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Ontario needs a significant plan to reverse the trend in housing construction and today’s Ontario budget […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Next Monday is a Holiday - celebrated as Victoria Day - a Queen that created the Empire of which we are a part By Staff May 14th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON What you can do and what you can’t do. What is open and what isn’t open. Fireworks […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Citizens Group wants the province to curb the use of Strong Mayor Powers By Lynn Crosby May 14th. 2025 BURLINGTON, ON The strong mayor powers legislation in Ontario continues to draw the ire of many who value […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
The smartest guy in the room will tell the others what they have to achieve - they don't have a lot of time to get it done By Pepper Parr May 14th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON The back patting is over – now they get down to work. Prime Minister Carney pulls […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Lita Barrie: 'We know all of the things that reading brings us; people who haven't discovered that face challenges. Convincing people of the value can be a bit of a hard sell.' By Pepper Parr May 14th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Part two of a two-part article on the Burlington Library CEO “Our demographics.” There isn’t […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Civic Recognition Honours handed out at City Hall, council members horned in on the photo-op By Staff May 13th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Burlington City Council handed out civic recognition honours to nine recipients at a special meeting of Council […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Unlock Tax-Smart Strategies for Your Business By Staff May 13th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Unlock Tax-Smart Strategies for Your Business Sun Life, Trillium District and supported by the Burlington Chamber of […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
van Koeverden now Secretary for Sport By Pepper Parr May 13th, 2025 BURLINGTON. ON Adam van K: Secretary of Sport being sworn in. Adam van Keoverden Adam Van K is […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Ford begins to deliver on election promises By Staff May 13th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Fulfilling a promise from the Progressive Conservatives’ Feb. 27 re-election campaign, Premier Doug Ford and Finance Minister […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Adam van Koeverden headed for Cabinet By Pepper Parr May 13th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Adam van Koeverden, an Olympian – now a Cabinet Minister? Burlington North—Milton West’s Adam van Koeverden […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Gould not in Cabinet? By Pepper Parr May 13th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Burlington MP Karina Gould News sources often get it wrong. They provide information they believe to […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)