Citizens recognized for their community work at the 70th Queen's Jubilee

By Pepper Parr July 22nd, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   The event was originally going to be held in Civic Square – extreme heat killed that […]

Is this what they meant by intensification? Council members felt blind sided

By Pepper Parr July 22, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   Lisa Kearns Councillor for ward 2 holds regular ward level meetings. It is something she has […]

Seventy three citizens recognized for their community service

By Pepper Parr July 22nd, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON Revised: we erred; there were 73 recipients if the Jubilee awards Forty citizens will be wearing a […]

Burlington Student Theatre Performing Arts Camp Presents: JEKYLL AND HYDE July 28th - two performances

By Staff July 23, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   Burlington Student Theatre Performing Arts Camp Presents: JEKYLL AND HYDE Music by Frank Wildhorn, Book by Leslie […]

Just What This City Needs - Something to Laugh At

By Staff July 22nd, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON Published with permission from Plan B.   It’s the Wizard of the OLT (Ontario Land Tribunal) that we’re […]

Metrolinx Adjusting Service to Accommodate Soccer Fans on the 23rd

By Staff July 21st, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   Metrolinx is listening to comments about crowding on TFC match days – on platforms, trains and even […]

The Model Parks and Recreation is Using to Serve the Seniors needs a re-think - soon.

By Pepper Parr July 21st, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   A heat warning has been issued by Halton Region beginning July 22, 2022. When a heat […]

Ward 4 candidate Eden Wood is now very public

By Pepper Parr July 21st, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   No one knew anything about Eden Wood. There was nothing on social media; some thought she […]

'Just watch me' said Kimberly Calderbank

By Kimberly Calderbank July 21st, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON Lifted from the Kimberly Calderbank LinkedIn page Everyone has an opinion. BUT, why let the opinions of […]

Housing price increases in the20% plus range almost across the board

By Staff July 20th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   With inflation at an 8.1 % increase over last month and a high that has not been […]

Burlington.ca scheduled maintenance July 21 from 8:30 – 10:30 a.m - that's the web site - not the city

By Staff July 20th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   City of Burlington’s website and some web applications temporarily unavailable for scheduled maintenance July 21 from 8:30 […]

Arkells are approaching Hamilton Royalty - now part of the Walk of Fame

By Staff July 20th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   The Arkells – that band from that city on the other side of the lake has gone […]

Economic Development people present a picture that has some challenges but is do-able longer term.

By Pepper Parr July 20th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   When Anita Cassidy, Executive Director, is presenting to Council, she finds herself speaking very quickly on […]

Health Services when you Travel Abroad - How do you find Reliable Practitioners?

By Vlad Mudrova July 20th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   Organizing medical treatment abroad Every year, millions of people travel outside their native country to receive […]

As things stand today- candidates for public office in Burlinggton

By Pepper Parr July 20th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   Nominations close on August 19th. Here is the list of the people running for Council and […]

Man Arrested After Gunshots Fired at Burlington Bar

By Staff July 19th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   On July 9, 2022 at approximately 1:50 am, Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) officers responded to the […]

Pathetic performance - link to new city web site announcement didn't work

By Staff July 19th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON UPDATE July 20: Readers report that the city has since taken down the link. Coming Soon! Our redesigned […]

Burlington's Chamber of Commerce is setting a new course as it adapts to some choppy water

By Pepper Parr July 18th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   The Burlington Chamber of Commerce is on a bit of a tear. Terry Caddo, the recently […]

Will the Mayor make the correspondence public?

By Pepper Parr July 18th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   The Gazette will keep going back to that 14 minutes of self-destruction when Mayor Marianne Meed […]

Not much in the public eye when it comes to the Waterfront Hotel site development - city planning consultant drops a couple of bombs.

By Pepper Parr July 18th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   Heard anything lately about the plans for the Waterfront Hotel site? Pretty quiet – and that […]