Rivers: A Premier for the Lobbyists and Developers?

By Ray Rivers July 24th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON OPINION “Despite being the epicentre of the COVID pandemic in Ontario, for-profit nursing homes, from a business […]

The Hurley Burly of the political arena.

By Staff July 23rd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Burlington’s Mayor makes major use of social media and every other form of communications. Her journalism degree […]

Summer - great time for picnics - how about twelve of them? Check the Councillor Stolte calendar

By Staff July 23rd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   In a normal world members of Council would be in full vacation mode with most of the […]

The push is on to help prevent a fourth Covid19 wave in the Fall.

By Staff July 23rd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   As vaccine supply increases, many appointments available in July and August Halton Region Public Health is encouraging […]

Library transformed into a space for community support, equity and inclusivity to cope with pandemic

By Maddy Van Clieaf, Local Journalism Initiative reporter July 23rd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   The Burlington Public Library, BPL, has served as a community hub […]

Peculiarities of Gambling in Canada

By Kate Elder July 23rd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Although Canada is not considered to be the gambling capital, there are many good casinos, bookmakers, […]

Technology is wonderful - assuming you can make all the parts work with one another

By Staff July 22nd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON We don’t know at this point how long it will be before the comments section is available for […]

Council will come back from their break and dig into what will be tough budget discussions - the number on the table now is 5.47% increase

By Staff July 21, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Budget time – and this is going to be a defining period of time for this council. […]

Two members of Council issue a Joint Statement and then put it on their Facebook pages

By Staff July 21st, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON Sometime after we were advised of the Facebook posting the Office of the Mayor issued a document It […]

Jazz on the Patio - great line up, four shows and a unique seating set up. Kudos to BPAC for pulling this off

By Staff July 20th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Jazz on the Patio at the Performing Arts centre has been one of those rare summer treats. […]

Twenty plus demonstrators protest outside Quarry gates - passing trucks drown out the sound

By Ryan O’Dowd July 20th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   This morning CORE Burlington (Conserving our Rural Ecosystems) hosted their first event since the start of […]

Police parking lot offered as a safe place to transact business. Really!

By Staff July 20, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   The Halton Regional Police Service is pleased to announce the launch of our first Buy & Sell […]

Pole in the main walkway at Village Square precarious - could topple very easily.

By Staff July 20th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON There is a pole in the Village Square that is very dangerous – its condition is such that […]

Shift in the make up of the real estate market requires sellers to understand the new dynamic

By Rob Golfi July 20, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON The pandemic era housing market has continued to climb to an all-time high over the past two […]

Ace wheel chair basket ball player going to Tokyo Paralympics

By Staff July 20th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON We first met Melanie Hawtin when she was playing wheel chair basketball at the Haber Recreational Centre. What […]

Online registration for indoor summer recreation programs opens July 24

By Staff July 20, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON Burlington will open online registration for indoor summer recreation programs for adults 19+ and adults 55+ beginning Saturday, […]

Is our Air Quality an issue? WHO says it is

By Staff July 20th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON The air quality in Burlington right now is the THIRD WORST in the World! What? How could that […]

Technology from inventive minds helps RBG collect donations while you take a walk in the park

By Staff July 19th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Like many not-for-profits, Burlington’s Royal Botanical Gardens saw a slump in donations during the pandemic. With their […]

Life is getting closer to normal now that we are in Step 3 of the ReOpen plan

By Alexandra Vanquest July 19th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON After months of lockdown and restrictive measures, there is at last some good news for Ontario residents. […]

Gazette comments feature disabled until design problems resolved

By Pepper Parr June 19th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON The comments section of the Gazette have been disabled for the immediate future. There are technical problems […]