To 'retain our humanity in times of such crisis and give our patients’ family some solace that they were treated with dignity'.

By Pepper Parr April 12th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The Sunday habit is for one of us to walk up the lane to pick up […]

You elected her - now please listen to her: STAY HOME

By Pepper Parr April 11th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The Mayor is pushing the message again and again – she has been relentless, which at […]

276 calls related to intimate partner abuse were made to the police in March alone - 150 charges laid.

By Staff April 9th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Maintaining a healthy intimate relationship is a challenge at the best of times. And these are not […]

It could be more than two years before we learn just how expensive that CRM system that never really got off the ground is going to cost to achieve lift off

By Pepper Parr April 11th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Keeping up to date on the reports the Finance department sends to council means learning something […]

For God so loved ...

  “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have […]

Mayor unable to take part in the Front Line Clap this Friday evening.

By Staff April 9th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Mayor Marianne Meed Ward preparing her iPad for the Front Line Clap Out she performed from the […]

I have just gone and done something crazy.

By Pepper Parr April 9th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Got a note from my favourite long distance runner – Ashley Worobec. She said: “I have […]

COVID results for the Region of Halton - Burlington numbers are re-assuring

By Pepper Parr April 9th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Data – data and more data. Getting a grip on what is actually happening in Burlington […]

City records a surplus in the 2019 budget; they call that a favourable variance - most of the upside came from investments

By Pepper Parr April 9th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   We are not likely to see numbers like these in the 2020 financials – linger over […]

Worobec: Spring is in the air; family has been spending a LOT of time outside

  The Gazette has put together a team of parents who are at home taking care of their children while the province goes through school […]

If there is a 2020 baseball season, the first time we might hear an ump shout 'play ball' will be July

By Pepper Parr April 8th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   A 101 year tradition is about to take a hit – the Inter County Baseball League […]

Food Bank would like you to CALL them - dropping by for food doesn't work all that well

By Staff April 8th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Robin Bailey is a kind man who works hard at making sure people who need food get […]

City-wide burn ban effective April 13th

By Staff April 7th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The Burlington Fire Department has issued a City-wide burn ban and suspending all Open-Air Burning Permits until […]

Proximity bylaw now has massive fines if people do not stay at least six feet apart. Error in the first version

By Pepper Parr April 7th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON In an early version of this article we featured a picture of the Mayor and her family […]

Mayor hands out a tax relief goody - you still have to pay those property taxes - just not right now

By Staff April 7th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The wheels are still turning at city hall. Other than the Chair of the meeting and people […]

St. Matthews United Church Annual Plant Sale still a go

By Staff April 7th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   It is a 20-year tradition – the Annual Plant Sale at St. Matthews United Church on Plains […]

Raw cookie dough as a bed time treat; a 'quarantini' to celebrate the end of chemotherapy

By Nicki St George April 7th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Nicki St George is the mother of two, Leo 11 and Bea 8. She is […]

City to hold a second Town Hall call-in on April 14th

By Staff April 7th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The City is going to host a second town hall – April 14 from 7 to 9 […]

Service is still available for those that need help from city hall - by telephone. Response time is reported to be very good.

By Staff April 7th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   As part of the City’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Burlington continues to maintain […]

Regional Health unit assures public nursing homes are being tightly monitored

By Staff April 6th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   When the number of COVID-19 related deaths were reported at a single nursing home in Bobcaygeon exceeded […]