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Mapleview Mall uses its roof top to grow garden vegetables, herbs and flowers that go to the Food Bank By Staff July 31st, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON Mapleview Shopping Centre, in collaboration with Micro Habitat, has transformed its rooftop into an urban garden oasis […] 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)	Is email to the City Clerk requesting to delegate before City Council being diverted ? The evidence suggests this may be the case. By Pepper Parr July 31st, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON This is not a nice story. The information set out is disturbing. There are two parts […] 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)
Resident asks: 'Why do our spendthrift Mayors always think they need to build a monument to themselves?' By Pepper Parr July 31st, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON Phil lives close to Nelson High School. He and his wife are retired and they don’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)	Province gives itself new authority to set binding priorities on school boards By Staff July 30th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, issued the following statement: Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, “Today, our government […] 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)
Asbestos removal at former Bateman site well underway - word asbestos now being used UPDATED By Staff July 29th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON This article had material added after it was first published. A reader has advised us that: The […] 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)	Environment advises - it is going to be a wet weekend. By Staff July 29th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON Date: July 29, 2023 Time: 11:00 A.M. Conservation Halton advises that up to 50 mm of rainfall […] 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)
Care Clinic now part of the Headon Road Shoppers location, one of three in the province By Pepper Parr July 27th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON In 1962 a man named Murray Koffler, a pharmacist opened up a drug store named Shoppers […] 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)	City looking for input on renewing the playgrounds at Nelson Park and Millcroft Park By Staff July 28th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON The City is getting ready to renew the playgrounds at Nelson Park and Millcroft Park. First step […] 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)
In the virtual faerie tale world that City Council has become there are three powerful wizards By Staff July 28th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON OPINION Telling a story is a combination of what is written, the photographs that accompany the content and […] 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)	Are Forest Fires in the Region something we should be preparing for? By Pepper Parr July 28th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON Is this scene something that we will see in Burlington? Anywhere within the Region for that […] 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)
Provincial audits of municipal development charges - civic planners aren't going to win this round. Province wants to raid the reserves before the Mayor does By Staff July 27th, 2027, BURLINGTON, ON Ontario has selected a third party to audit the finances of six municipalities as part of its […] 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)	Local Cadet Hones Leadership Skills: Grzybowski, By Staff July 27th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON Victoria Grzybowski is a Petty Officer Second Class of 65 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Iron Duke, […] 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 size of City Council is already on the minds of this Council. Would Mayor Meed Ward make it an election issue in 2026 ? By Pepper Parr July 27th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON How did the idea of a bigger city council end up on the table? It started […] 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)	Update: Burlington Skyway Bridge Closure - no closure of Niagara-bound traffic on QEW Burlington Skyway this weekend By Staff July 27th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON There will not be a closure of Niagara-bound traffic lanes on the QEW Burlington Skyway this weekend […] 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)
Burlington Chamber of Commerce - looking for leadership on Task Forces, Committees, and Event Ambassadors By Staff July 26th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON The Burlington Chamber of Commerce values the time and contributions of their member volunteers. The Chamber has […] 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)	WEATHER ADVISORY Rainfall amounts up to 30 mm are expected with higher amounts possible should thunderstorms develop By Staff July 26th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON Date: July 26, 2023 Time: 7:40 P.M. Conservation Halton advises that Environment Canada is tracking a storm […] 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)
More Greenbelt land slips into developer hands - 500 acres in June By Pepper Parr July 26th, 2027 BURLINGTON, ON Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP said today that the Ford-connected developers snatched up […] 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)	Karina Gould sworn in as House Leader - a critical Cabinet Appointment By Pepper Parr July 26th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON Karina Gould reading the oaths during her swearing in as House Leader Karina Gould MP for […] 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)
Karina Gould: Big changes in her life By Pepper Parr July 26, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON As Karina Gould walked toward Rideau Hall with her son we learned that she is pregnant […] 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)	What if Burlington had a larger city council? By Pepper Parr July 26th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON We hear people saying: “I’m not interested in politics, it doesn’t matter to me”. We shudder […] 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)