Hospital Fund raising involves the small business sector.

By Staff June 4th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   The Joseph Brant Hospital Foundation has a fund raising initiative underway and has found willing supporters within […]

Meed Ward, Kearns and Nisan featured in production that uses sex as a weapon of humiliation in theatrical production at the Performing Arts Centre

By Pepper Parr June 3rd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON In an earlier version of this story there was a headline that was inappropriate. It was revised. […]

Lakeshore and Martha - traffic chaos most of Saturday while a construction crane is put in place.

By Staff June 3rd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON Lane Closures: Lakeshore Road at Martha Street, June 5, 2021 A striking look – just in an awkward […]

Outdoor Graduation ceremonies - maybe. School boards have heard nothing from the province. Several schools have planned virtual events

By Pepper Parr June 3rd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   In a grand gesture yesterday the Premier announced that outdoor graduation events were going to be […]

Day trips to Ontario Parks can now be scheduled - attractively priced.

By Staff June 3rd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Day trips to the Ontario Parks that are not too far a drive – Interesting way to […]

BurlingtonGreen finds a way to make up for not holding their annual CleanUp-GreenUp event

By Pepper Parr June 3rd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   BurlingtonGreen was not going to totally lose the chance to have an impact even if the […]

Rivers: Is it Time to Phase out Natural Gas?

By Ray Rivers June 3rd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON’   The previous provincial government closed all of the coal-fired power plants and permanently banned coal as […]

Another parking fee - this time at LaSalle Park - you pay to park the vehicle you used to tow your boat to the public launch

By Staff June 2nd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON Another parking fee – this time at LaSalle Park – you pay to park the vehicle you used […]

Monkey wrench stops our presses - problem solved

By Pepper Parr June 2nd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Ooops! The web site was off line, or to use our language – the presses stopped […]

Sociasl Planning is more than handing out data - analysis and policy recommendations are vital

By Pepper Parr June 2nd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Where do the policy initiatives come from? Where do the fresh ideas come from? Are we […]

Roadmap to reopening starts June 14th providing 60% of us are vaccinated

By Staff June 2nd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   There is now a road map to get us from where we are to where we want […]

The number of working poor people in Burlington is lower than Milton and Halton

By Staff June 1st, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Work or employment is commonly understood as a means for individuals to have a decent living. With […]

Stay at Home ends tomorrow - Roadmap to re-opening follows

By Pepper Parr June 1st, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Tomorrow, June 2nd, we come out of the Stay at Home order the province put in […]

Food Bank gardens are beginning to sprout - head gardener expects to see significant produce in a month

By Staff June 1, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Robin Bailey, Executive Director of the Burlington Food Bank got to meet with new Garden Coordinator Samantha […]

Mariam Manaa: a young women with significant community experience in a political setting seeking the Liberal nomination

By Pepper Parr June 1st, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Mariam Manaa said she knew the day she sat in on a House of Commons committee […]

After a bit of kafuffle it comes down to two women seeking the Liberal nomination to be the candidate in the June 2022 provincial election

By Pepper Parr May 31st, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON OPINION So – what did happen? We learn that ward 2 Councillor Lisa Kearns had decided to […]

Lane Closures: North Shore Boulevard East, at QEW Toronto/Niagara on-ramps, June 1 - 4, 2021

By Staff May 31st, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   The Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) is doing work on North Shore Boulevard East, between QEW Toronto […]

RoundTables held by MP should be more transparent

By Pepper Parr May 31st, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   OPINION Earlier today Karina Gould, Burlington MP and member of the Trudeau Cabinet where she serves […]

Park Ambassadors on duty to answer questions

By Pepper Parr May 31st, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   A Gazette reader asked: “Tell me why I see this all the time. Shouldn’t they be […]

Zoom Zoom - candidate for the Liberal nomination holds a Town Hall

By Pepper Parr May 29th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   That didn’t take her very long. Andrea Grebenc seeking the Liberal nomination for the 2022 provincial […]