Kozy Kids initiative to put winter snow suits on under served children starts November 21st

By Staff November 9th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   There are children who do not have snow suits. The Regional Police have set up collection locations […]

Staffing at City Hall - determining what is needed and what the city can afford is a serious exercise.

By Pepper Parr November 8th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Direct the City Manager to bring forward a rank order (Top Priority/High Priority/Medium Priority/Other Priority) for […]

If all the public gets out of this budget is a webmaster - they have won

By Pepper Parr November 8th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   When the public gets wind of just how many new jobs city department managers say they […]

Burlington will miss out on provincial funding - not enough concrete being poured

By Staff November 8, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   A report in the Toronto Star has a majority of 50 municipalities poised to fail their first […]

Volunteer to join a City of Burlington committee    

By Staff November 8th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Burlington is looking for community members to volunteer on a city committee or board. These volunteers play […]

Stop the Proposed 2024 Property Tax Petition keeps growing

By Pepper Parr November 8th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON The Wendy Fletcher Petition to keep the property taxes lower is still drawing signatures. It climbs a […]

Executive Director of HR lays out the problems and the changes needed if the public expectations are going to be delivered

By Pepper Parr November 7th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Sue Evfremidis, Acting Executive Director Human Resources – The increases to the staffing compliment are at […]

NDP Opposition at Queen's Park wants the Auditor Generalto keep an eye on the MZOs being handed out

By Staff November 7th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON The NDP Opposition at Queen’s Park is doing a consistently great job on keeping the public attention on […]

Assessing Risk: Human Resource Management, Labour Market and Workforce

By Pepper Parr November 7th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON Part 2 of a 6 part series Given the size of the staffing expense the Finance department […]

Alternative Burlington launches technology pilot to accelerate permitting process for industrial-commercial buildings

By Pepper Parr November 7th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Burlington is undertaking a pilot program to accelerate the permitting process for industrial-commercial buildings. Burlington is […]

Council gets taken through first day of what Staff maintains is essential if the city is to meet the public expectations

By Pepper Parr November 7th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   It was the start of a two day review of what Staff wanted City Council to […]

Petition to keep taxes lower is still open - it is expected to surpass the original target

By Pepper Parr November 7th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   We have undertaken to report on just how the petition started by Wendy Fletcher was doing […]

Councillor zoning in on outstanding business licenses

By Pepper Parr November 6th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   In the municipal world it is not unusual to have licenses required to run a local […]

Decisions already made - what they are costing taxpayers

By Pepper Parr November 6th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   A project that a Council falls in love with can on occasion come back to bit […]

Two days of going over where the spending takes place and what the city has committed to in the past.

By Pepper Parr November 6th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Council will meet today and on Tuesday to listen to staff explain the work that gets […]

Assessing the risks when preparing a budget - Part 1 of a six part series

By Pepper Parr November 6th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON Risk assessment Part 1 of a 6 part series When a Budget is prepared by Staff the […]

Petition to register opposition to the Mayor's budget is still open

By Pepper Parr November 6th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Getting Council to listen to the people who pay the property taxes has proven difficult. Wendy […]

Resident adds to the delegation she made to City Council

By Pepper Parr November 5th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   When Aldershot resident Lydia Thomas delegated at City Council earlier this week she ran out of […]

The full story of the death of Regan Russell on Friday, June 19th, 2020 at the gate to the Fearmans Pork plant in Burlington

By Staff November 5th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Caution – this is very disturbing material. Regan Russell, run over by a tractor trailer in June […]

Remembrance Service to take place at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum November 11th

By Staff November 4th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   A Remembrance service will take place at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum honouring those who served […]