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Road Closure - Mainway at Guelph Line, Nov. 4 - 6, 2021 By Staff November 5th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON Mainway, between Northside Road and Guelph Line will be closed nightly: Nov. 4 to 6, 2021 7 […] 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)	High rise is coming to Waterdown Road - 29 storeys is what they are looking for. No mention of any parkland. By Pepper Parr November 5th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON Rendering of the proposed development. We have been told they were coming and indeed they are […] 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)
New Look for Brant Street By Pepper Parr November 4th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON They told us there would be intensification. And there is intensification. The view is of 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)	David Barker explains the Heritage restoration grants he was awarded by Council after being recommended by a Committee he served on. He did recuse himself. By David Barker November 4th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON Setting the record straight. Are there problems with the way Heritage Fund grants are awarded? Should […] 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)
Getting public response to what City Manager calls a 'difficult budget' By Pepper Parr November 4th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON During the days before the pandemic got a grip on the world some members of 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)	From time to time we have to suspend people from using the Gazette comments section - the response at times is vitriolic By Pepper Parr November 4th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON The Gazette suspended the privilege David Barker had to comment in the Gazette’s Comments section. We […] 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)
Food Bank Drive focused on infant needs By Staff November 4th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON The Aldershot Food Collection Committee is having a Special INFANT FOOD Collection for ROCK’s Infant Food Pantry […] 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)	Reserve funds, those rainy day dollars, are in very bad shape. No plan for repairing them either By Pepper Parr November 4th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON Municipalities cannot show a deficit. They can’t go broke either. If their finances are suspect 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)
Ontario Expanding Booster Eligibility: Will Expand Gradually Based on Age and Risk to Delta Varia By Staff November 3rd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is expanding eligibility for booster […] 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)	Budgets are a numbers game: which ones do you want? By Staff November 3rd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON Budgets are a numbers game – for members of Council it is a real life situation 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)
Halton Regional Police Service Launches Collaborative Anti-Hate Campaign By Staff November 3rd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON The Halton Regional Police Service has announced a new annual collaborative anti-hate campaign called #NoHaltonInHalton. The inaugural […] 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)	Memorial Service for the Late William Davis will be held live on Thursday. By Pepper Parr November 3rd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON He was far from perfect but he ran Ontario the way it was supposed to be […] 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 of Burlington update on staff vaccination numbers: 88% fully vaccinated By Staff November 3rd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON Burlington is providing an update on its staff vaccination numbers in accordance with the City’s COVID-19 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)	A Living Wage in Halton is reported to be $20.75 per hour; province set minimum wage for 2022 at $15 an hour By Staff November 3rd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON The living wage is the hourly rate that ensures that a person working full time, full year, […] 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)
Looking to book passenger road tests (class G2/G) ? You can at Burlington GO By Staff November 3rd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON To help reduce the backlog of road testing due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Ontario government is using […] 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 the budget deliberations going to be the first skirmish in the battle for the Chain of Office ? By Pepper Parr November 2nd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON Taxes are about politics – good government service comes after that. The four year average amounts […] 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 Native has found the gym - hopefully the library as well By Staff November 2nd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON Jenna Morais, second-year forward at Carleton University. Burlington native Jenna Morais led the Carleton University Ravens 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)	Remembrance Day Ceremony will be Virtual By Staff November 2nd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON The 2021 Remembrance Day ceremony will again be virtual and will be live-streamed at burlingtonlegion.com, beginning at […] 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)
Grace period given for children under 12 yrs old who have not completed their vaccinations By Staff November 2nd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON The Regional Municipality of Halton Medical Officer of Health amended Instructions that were issued on October 19th […] 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)	Ron Foxcroft: Be Smarter and more innovative - and have smaller governments. By Staff November 2nd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON Ron Foxcroft, a well known Hamilton based entrepreneur and Burlington resident who was named Citizen of 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)