Salaries for members of City Council: You get what you pay for - this is what they get

By Staff March 2, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   The following are the amounts paid to the members of Burlington city council. Members of City Council […]

A Half Marathon on a Chilly Day - only in Burlington you say!

By Staff March 2, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   This is what is taking place on Sunday. Races are a part of Burlington’s culture along with […]

Financial Accountability Office Reports: Provincial spending $6.4 billion less than expected through third quarter of 2022-23

By Staff March 1st, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   The provincial government Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO) released its Expenditure Monitor 2022-23: Q3 report. The […]

Councillor appears to take a pass on Conflict of Interest Advice from Integrity Commissioner

By Pepper Parr March 1st, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Council met is as a Standing Committee on Tuesday – it was a long day with […]

Some movement on the 409 Brant development - council talking about a solution in a Closed session

By Pepper Parr March 1st, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   There is seldom much information about just why council decides it has to go into closed […]

Director of Communications and Engagement is not all that engaging with the Gazette

By Pepper Parr February 28th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   In May of2020, the Gazette published a story on Shawna Stolte’s experience is as a newly […]

In the near future the public will know how members of Council voted on issues at the Standing Committee level.

By Pepper Parr February 27th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Council has been in a Workshop mode all morning – this is something that people who […]

School Boards are in place to educate and protect students: Full Stop

By Pepper Parr February 27th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON OPINION Rev. Dr. Brent Hawkes, CM, is founder, executive director of Rainbow Faith and Freedom and senior […]

Conservatives meet and hear a solid argument for teaching young people financial literacy

By Pepper Parr February 27th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   It is interesting to watch a group of people discussing fervently the way they would like […]

With the title Deputy Mayor Councillors will now debate just what the job description is

By Pepper Parr February 25th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Now that they have the title – Council is going to discuss the job description. Here […]

The right to speak to your municipal government might be limited and micro-managed by senior Staff

By Pepper Parr February 25th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON This article is about the wording of documents that relate to the way the public gets to […]

How Buying A House Today Differs From 1990

  By Zoe Demarco February 24th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   The belief in Burlington is that parents want to get their kids into the housing […]

Director of Education to lead series of on line panels focused on mental health, environmental leadership and the Indigenous perspective

By Staff February 24, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Every Director of Education takes on the job with a belief that they can move the needle, […]

Scammers are at it again - using brand names to gain your confidence

By Staff February 24th,2023 BURLINGTON, ON   This is about as bold as you can get. Again – the scammer is using a reasonably well […]

Vote For Your Favourite Burlington Library Bookmark

By Staff February 24th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Staff at the Burlington Library are excited. One of their pet project drew 270 entries – a […]

IDENTITY THEFT: How they steal your private data and then lurk you into giving them even more

By Pepper Parr February 24th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   In the world of Identity theft and phishing there is a cycle. The public learns that […]

The History and State of Gambling Laws in Canada

By Nick Raffoul February 23rd, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Gambling, an activity as old as civilization itself, has been present in Canada since the early […]

A year of war in a country that was invaded by the Russians - who are now finding they could lose the war they started

By Pepper Parr February 24th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   The vast majority of Canadians do not know what war is; they have never experienced war […]

Town Hall on the Housing Affordability problem - many see it as a crisis - taking place on Saturday

By Pepper Parr February 24th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   The sign of a healthy society can be seen when groups of people hold events to […]

All City facilities and programs are open today

By Staff February 23rd, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   All City of Burlington facilities and programs are open Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. Service Burlington customer service […]