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Federal government upping the Old Age Security Benefit by 10% By Staff April 20th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON Those seniors who are 75 and over will see a 10% increase in the Old Age Security […] 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 Safely Expands Age Eligibility for AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine to 40+ By Staff April 20th 2021 BURLINGTON, ON Starting Tuesday, April 20, 2021, Ontario will offer the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to individuals aged 40 and […] 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 people thought to be spreading the Covid19 virus are caught between federal and provincial benefit programs By Andrew Drummond April 20th, 2021 BURLINGTON,, ON Monday morning the Ford government again voted down an NDP motion to introduce paid sick days […] 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)	An Urban Farm just north of the downtown core - will be in place for at least two years By Staff April 20th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON An interim urban farm is popping up at the North-West corner of Brant Street and Ghent Avenue […] 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)
Housing Strategy Working Group needs volunteers By Staff April 20th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON It might become the next big thing your city Council takes on. The concept has merit and […] 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)	Future of work By Staff April 19th, 2021 BURLINGTON,, ON Local new is our focus but from time to time we drift and include background on a bigger […] 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 health crisis and a confidence issue - how much can the public handle ? By Pepper Parr April 19th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON There are a lot of people very unhappy with the Premier. Dr. Adelstein Brown, Chair of […] 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)	Rare Saturday council meeting - long on conversation - no decisions By Pepper Parr April 19th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON It was a City Council meeting called by the Mayor for 10 am on a Saturday […] 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 Region offering emergency child care to health care and frontline workers during remote learning By Staff April 18th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON When the Ministry of Education announced that students would return to on-line learning when the Spring Break […] 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)	Rivers: When is a Tax Not a Tax ? By Ray Rivers April 18th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON OPINION When you are wrong, you are wrong. The adult thing to do is to just admit […] 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)
Regional Police: We will not be stopping vehicles or individuals randomly By Staff April 17th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON A statement from the Regional Police sets out how they plan to respond to the decisions made […] 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)	In the next two weeks the infection numbers are going to rise dramatically - so will the death rate By Pepper Parr April 17th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON One of a series of articles on the Science Table data that led to the decisions 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)
Data on mobility shows where the problem is - has the province made the right decisions that will lower the mobility? By Pepper Parr April 17th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON One of a series of articles on the Science Table data that led to the decisions 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)	Burlington reacts to the mobility restrains put in place by the peovince - Mayor calls special meeting of Council for Saturday. By Staff April 16th,, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON Mayor Marianne Meed Ward Mayor Marianne Meed Ward has called an emergency meeting of Council for 10 […] 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)
Province limits mobility big time - police will have the right to pull you over and if they don't like the answer you give can issue a $750 ticket By Pepper Parr April 16th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON The message from the Science Table at 1:00 pm was direct. You cannot meet with people […] 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 school as we know it could disappear By Pepper Parr April 16th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON A number of years ago, when the Halton District School Board found itself having to closes […] 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 Municipalities that oppose the CN rail hub planned for Milton are going to court to demand ompliance with laws By Staff April 16th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON Halton Municipalities and Conservation Halton resumed their 2018 Ontario court case against the proposed Milton CN truck-rail […] 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)	Keeping the faith that we will hear that applause again one day soon; because the show must go on! By Tammy Fox April 16th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON I find it beyond belief that we have been existing in this Twilight Zone of a […] 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 government is discussing making full-time online schooling permanent in public education. By Lana Parker April 16, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON Despite the lack of data documenting benefits to children, and emerging evidence of several drawbacks and […] 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)	Conservation Halton wants a tighter communications link with citizens. By Staff April 15th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON Conservation Halton had an item in a recent newsletter that included the following notice: Administrative offices on Britannia […] 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)