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Art Galley is just a little short of reaching their 2025 fund raising target - postal strike hurt - you can still help By Staff February 4rg, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON The 50th-anniversary event at the Art Gallery went very well. Jonathan Smith, a former curator at 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)	Public reacts very quickly at LCBO stores to possible tariffs on spirits and wines imported from the United States By Staff February 4th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON What a news whirlwind yesterday. A photographer took some time in the late afternoon to see what […] 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)
We made it through the first tariff crisis - there will be others - brace for them By Staff February 3rd, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Times change. Living next to Donald Trump is a crisis. It was always clear his people would try […] 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 Election: Unpopular Ford and the PCPO hold big advantage early in the campaign By Staff February 3rd, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Most voters aren’t in love with their choice – three-in-five say they ‘dislike the other options more’ […] 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)
U.S. tariffs on hold for 30 days By Staff February 3rd, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Tough place to patrol. News flash via Apple – U.S. tariffs on hold for 30 days after […] 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)	Winter golf - better than nothing for some By Staff February 3rd, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Who said you can’t play golf in the winter. Andy Griffiths has been doing disc golf for […] 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)
Political struggles with the United States: Canada can't afford to lose - should that happen Trump will hammer us for at least the next two years By Staff February 3rd, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON That trade war that gets real on Tuesday has everyone waiting to see just how bad it […] 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)	Council got a run down of just what police do to protect the public in Burlington By Pepper Parr February 3rd, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Part one of a two-part series Superintendent Dave Costantini from police district number three, which is 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)
Sarah Harmer to receive Humanitarian Award at 2025 Juno Awards By Staff February 2, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON The Reform Gravel Mining Coalition (“RGMC”) congratulates Sarah Harmer on last week’s announcement that she will receive […] 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)	Get to an LCBO today if you want to stock up on American wines and spirits By Pepper Parr February 3, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Ron Dennis, an ink-stained wretch who now lives in Ottawa, has returned to his reporter roots […] 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)
The lies won: goodbye carbon rebates. By Nate Erskine Smith February 1st, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON We should all be embarrassed that we’ve let shameless politics kill a system that cost-effectively […] 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)	Just what does Detainees lodged mean? By Pepper Parr February 1st, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Just what does Detainees lodged mean? Set out below is the work being done by 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)
City Chief Administrative Officer reports on what staff got done - did it all in five minutes By Pepper Parr February 1st, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON The practice at City Council meetings is to have each member of Council comment on what […] 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)	B'nai Brith calls on the Convention Centre to cancel the scheduled appearance of Mohammed Hijab By Pepper Parr January 31st, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON The B’nai Brith has formally called on The Burlington Convention Centre to cancel the scheduled appearance […] 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)
Is there a place for rent control? By Staff January 31st, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Is there a place for rent control? Residents who face significant rent increases want controls. Politicians appear […] 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)	February is Black History month - much to learn even more to enjoy By Staff January 31st, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON When you hear the sounds of music that comes out of Africa – you find yourself moving your […] 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)
School Board hosts Anti-Sex Trafficking Information Session February 20 By Staff January 31st, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON The Halton District School Board (HDSB), in collaboration with SAVIS of Halton and EFRY Hope and Help for […] 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)	i3 - a Muslim group are not getting much in the way of a welcome from the Mayor's Office By Staff January 30th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON This article has been updated. Transforming Minds, Shaping the Future On Feb. 24th in Burlington, Ontario, an organization […] 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)
Polling group asks: 'Three-quarters say ‘bring back parliament’ - but do they want to deal with Trump or to trigger an election?' By Staff January 30th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Angus Reid Institute asks: Three-quarters say ‘bring back parliament’ – but do they want to deal with Trump […] 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)	Gazette reader wants a better Official Portrait of the King to be used in Canada By Staff January 30th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Perry Bowker loves that Canada is a Constitutional Monarchy and he wants the country to give King […] 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)