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Road Closure - MacLaren Drive - new water main going in By Staff March 30th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON If you doubted that city staff are not really working – check this. March 31 to April […] 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)	One of the Coping with the kids team manages to keep the household organized and maintain her running program By Ashley Worobec March 30th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON My family has come up with a big chart system, whereby we have listed 12 items […] 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)
All recreation facilities, parks, playgrounds, sports fields and City administration facilities to the end of June. By Staff March 30th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON Due to the ongoing threat of COVID-19, the City of Burlington has decided to suspend all City-run […] 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)	Mayor is preparing for the next three months to provide stability and certainty to the public. By Staff March 30th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON Mayor Meed Ward explains how council will continue to guide and direct the administration as the city settles […] 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)
Close to unbelievable - but sadly true. Do help those who have not helped themselves. By Pepper Parr March 29th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON A Gazette reader made a comment on a piece we published about the Mayor’s efforts 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)	COVID-19: Some simple tips from the perspective of a motorcyclist. By Pepper Parr March 29th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON This came to us from a Gazette reader: Carol Gottlob has been with us from 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)
COVID-19 deaths world wide to date: 31,940 By Staff March 29th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON The numbers continue to rise. And yet there are those who still will not heed the Stay […] 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)	COVID-19 test results not available one week later By Pepper Parr March 28th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON Brian Rose, the Burlington resident who felt he should be tested for COVID-19 after returning from […] 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)
Individual responsibility and social responsibility as well pleases By Staff March 28th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON A regular Gazette reader, who frequently notes some of our spelling and grammar errors, brought to our […] 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 announces new time lines on Planning and LPAT matters: public gets some breathing room. By Staff March 27th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON The City has had to make changes to various timelines and processes related to Planning and Building […] 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)
Mayor doesn't mince her words - 'Walk and don't stop' By Staff March 27th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON Walk – don’t stop was Mayor Meed Ward’s message. She has threatened to get out her megaphone […] 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)	Flour is scarce at the supermarket shelf level - getting it into small bags seems to be part of the problem. By Pepper Parr March 27th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON One of the things that struck us as we spent some time in supermarkets – 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)
Food Bank keeps on trucking - Rotary helping to deliver the food. By Staff March 27th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON The Food Bank was very busy this morning picking up donations from several grocery stores, assembling delivery […] 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)	Is a Universal Basic Income an unintended consequence of COVID-19? By Ray Rivers March 27th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON This is what it has come to in Italy – and what we are probably going […] 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)
Provincial Offences Act matters scheduled from March 16, through to and including May 29, 2020 will be adjourned and rescheduled to a later date. By Staff March 27th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON NOTICE TO PUBLIC All Provincial Offences Act matters (e.g., traffic tickets and offences under provincial legislation) scheduled until […] 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)	Ok - who did it? The lovely painted rocks didn't just fall out of the sky. Do we have rock painting fairies amongst us? By Pepper Parr March 27th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON We used to say we were always so busy – now hundreds of us are sitting […] 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)
Little rays of sunshine in uneasy times - sprinkled along the Centennial Trail By Staff March 27th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON Special Joy not GERMS – done in chalk on the Centennial Trail Sylvia and Pat Lennon 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)	Troops on the border? Is he crazy? Probably By Pepper Parr March 27th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON OPINION With so much news coming at us from every direction – there are times when we […] 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 trend is still upward - the worst is yet to come. Follow the rules and we will get through this By Pepper Parr March 27th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON The number of people infected and the number of people dying of COVID-19 are higher now in […] 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)	Demand for illegal drugs appears to be real; police arrest four on drug charges By Staff March 26th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON The Halton Regional Police Service has made a number of arrests in relation to a drug trafficking […] 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)