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No Burlington Skyway closures this weekend By Staff May 22nd, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON The citizens of Burlington will be pleased to learn that – The Niagara-bound traffic on the QEW […] 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)	HDSB: Indigenous Rights: A Shared Responsibility Monday, May 21 from 6 - 7 p.m. By Staff May 21st, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON’ An error in the date in the original story has been corrected. The mistake wasn’t ours. Families, students, […] 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)
Super-sized book sale in Centennial Hall at Central Library Branch Saturday from 9am to 5pm. By Staff May 22, 2025 BURLINGTON. ON Book lovers! Save Saturday, May 24 for Burlington library’s biggest book sale of the year! Our super-sized […] 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 Heath in Ontario works. By Pepper Parr May 21st, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Public health works! My doctors have me doing a bunch of tests – THEY want to […] 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)
Prime Minister sets out mandate for his government; feedback is supportive. By Staff May 22nd, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Prime Minister Mark Carney Prime Minister Mark Carney wrote the members of his Cabinet, setting out 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)	Eagles Nest starts another online auction - front row seats to two Toronto Blue Jays games By Staff May 21st, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON At Eagles Nest this spring! Online Auction – May 22 to June 1 This spring, you can […] 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)
Lakeshore West GO service will be temporarily modified to accommodate critical track work By Staff May 21st, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Starting this Friday, May 23 in the late evening until end of service Sunday, May 25, Lakeshore […] 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 Evolution of Analytics in the NHL: Case Study: Toronto Maple Leafs By Alexander Blanchet May 21st, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Over the past two decades, NHL teams decision-making has evolved from purely observational and subjective to […] 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)
What Features Make Basketball One of the World's Leading Sports? By Ryan Charles May 21st, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Lots of people watch and play basketball regularly in their local neighborhoods because it’s more than […] 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)	Federal politics: Keep the feet of the elected close to the flames. Don’t let them get too full of themselves. By Pepper Parr May 21st, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON When you have someone with this kind of clout saying something about what the federal government […] 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)
Weather: Strong easterly winds with gusts up to 50 km/h may produce waves up to 1.5 m along shoreline areas By Staff May 21st, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Conservation Halton advises that Environment Canada and the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) Surface Water Monitoring Centre […] 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 approves Industrial Property Tax Payment Deferral Program By Staff May 20th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Council approved a six-month, interest-free property tax deferral program for local industrial properties affected by ongoing U.S. […] 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 Burlington that is - it will still exist in a decade - how will it fit in with the high rise towers? By Pepper Parr May 18th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON I have no idea who Anne Wilcox is. The pictures below came to us from her; […] 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 nice way to start a day: how will it end Sunrise – May 20th, 2025 By Staff May 20th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON For those who get up early and out for a walk – […] 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)
Affordable rental housing: how does it get created? By Staff May 20th , 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Just what is affordable rental housing and how does it get created? The level at which […] 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 Strategy Manager: We want to set you up for success to participate in our BIG affordable rental housing (ARU) By Staff May 19th,. 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Sarah Phillips, Manager of Housing Strategy, City of Burlington is asking, via LinkedIn – Do you build […] 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)
Lisa Kearns shills for the bingo crowd By Pepper Parr May 19th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Are photo ops the bread and butter of political life in Burlington? Sometimes, there is 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)	There will be a really nice addition to the land that runs south from St. Luke's Anglican church to Lakeshore Road - it won't be a high rise By Staff May 19th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON It was a great idea – and it looks as if it is actually going to get […] 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)
Making Burlington a Healthier City - Mayor takes part in week long workshop in Finland By Staff May 19th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON The City of Burlington, the Region of Halton Public Health Department and the University of Waterloo – […] 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)	Portside on the provincial budget: $14.6 billion in additional debt - 7 cents on every tax dollar goes to interest payments on the accumulated debt. By James Portside May 18th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON The provincial government released its budget last Thursday. Burlington’s City Council has begun the process 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)