The water just didn't stop - amount of damage may exceed the 2014 flood

By Pepper Parr July 18th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   The the extent of the damage and the amount of water that was coursing through the […]

City responses to floods was just not good enough.

By Pepper Parr July 19th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   It was better than nothing – and some of the information was very useful. It was […]

Shawna Stolte: Ask the public how much they are prepared to pay to upgrade the infrastructure and manage the flooding

By Pepper Parr July 18th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   During the long meeting during which members of Council struggled to develop a process and procedure […]

Flood Warning message has been downgraded

By Staff July 17th. 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Conservation Halton advises that the Flood Warning message issued July 16, 2024 has been downgraded to a […]

A trickle of flood news from city hall and the ward 4 Councillor

By Staff July 17th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Flood Update for July 17 Burlington and surrounding areas have received a large amount of rain since […]

MPP Natalie Pierre shows up to help with getting in touch with the people who could solve some of the problems

By Pepper Parr July 17th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   A Cavendish area resident is keeping us up to date what is happening in that part […]

Council stumbles over how to respond to flooding issues; will hold a special meeting of Council on Friday

By Pepper Parr July 17th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Council was getting ready to adjourn their meeting on Tuesday when when Councillor Sharman asked a […]

Mayor issues statement on flooding - resident reminds her of previous statements that she didn't follow through on

By Staff July 17th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Mayor Marianne Meed Ward issued the following statement on the flooding. Link to the Mayor’s statement: A […]

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By Jeremy Ranford July 18, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Finding a trustworthy and expert platform that reliably identifies the best online casinos in Canada can […]

Flooding at almost every culvert in the city; Council plans a Special meeting on Friday for an update

By Pepper Parr July 16th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   While City Council discussed flooding and made plans for a Special Council meeting on Frday to […]

Council has decided: Civic Square design has been settled.

By Pepper Parr July 16th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Civic Square will move to final design work. Council voted on this – there were no […]

LCBO strike: The fight is about just what can be and what is being negotiated.

By Randy Robinson July 16th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   By now, most Ontarians know that frontline workers at the LCBO are on strike, but not […]

Child amputees meet other kids 'just like me'

By Staff July 15th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Nine-year-old Edison Shepalo and Nathaniel Dionisi, 5, both of Burlington. Burlington child amputees meet other kids “just […]

Watershed Conditions: Flood Outlook upgraded to a Flood Watch.

By Staff July 15th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Conservation Halton advises that the Watershed Conditions Statement – Flood Outlook issued on July 13, 2024 has been […]

Coyotes: What to do and what not to do: people have been bitten in the past.

By Staff July 15th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Animal Services will continue to host educational pop-ups at various rec centres and public libraries on Thursdays […]

A Ministerial Zoning Order for the Millcroft development? Wishful thinking on the part of the Mayor

By Pepper Parr July 14th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON OPINION The agenda for Tuesday’s July 16th, 2024, Council meeting itemizes a motion to again request that […]

Flood Outlook issued on July 9, 2024 is being extended to July 16th

By Staff July 13th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Conservation Halton advises that the Watershed Conditions Statement – Flood Outlook issued on July 9, 2024 is […]

Think Tank: 'We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to start fixing the mismatch.'

By Cherise Burda July 13th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Solving Canada’s housing affordability crisis requires addressing the mismatch of housing supply and need. For […]

Ward Councillor takes exception to a Gazette reader comment

By Pepper Parr July 13th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   We ran a short piece on comments ward 5 Councillor Paul Sharman made on some polling […]

Views on how the housing problems should be resolved were mixed

By Pepper Parr July 12th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Nanos, a national polling organization and the Oakville, Milton and District Real Estate Board, released a […]