Holiday Market Closed early on Saturday due to high winds

By Pepper Parr December 12th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Mother Nature howled – people were sent home It was unfortunate. Mother Nature turned on the […]

Call Centres and the law in Canada

By Connie Price December 12th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Have you found yourself calling an organization to resolve a problem and finding that the person […]

The certificate says that I now know how to work with the public -my concern is working with city hall.

By Pepper Parr December 12th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Are we in the photo op business now? Nope – that sphere of interest and public […]

Palettas puts their muscle behind bid to bring Commonwealth Games to the city.

By Pepper Parr December 12th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   The three of them were before a city Standing Committee to talk about a bid that […]

Municipal Alcohol Policy - Did you know we have one?

By Staff December 12th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   To be Approved by Council on: December 14, 2021 The purpose of the Municipal Alcohol Policy (MAP) […]

Some downtown stops you don't want to miss - best to be appreciated before that man in the Red Suit arrives

By Staff December 11th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   The wonder of it all. Adults looking forward to meeting with family and friends The really young […]

Something fishy about a numbers report from Parks and Recreation

By Pepper Parr December 10th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Was it Santa who was counting the number of people he waved to? During a Standing […]

The year that changed everything and where do we go from here

By Ian Allen December 10th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   As the decade progresses, we will look back at 2020 as the year that changed everything. […]

Service Burlington counter at City Hall closing at 3 p.m. on Dec. 13, 2021

By Staff December 10th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Get there before 3 on the 13th. The Service Burlington counter at City Hall (426 Brant St.) […]

City invited to be a participant in the bid to hold the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Burlington

By Pepper Parr December 10th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   This is a multi part story. The first part is about what the Hamilton Commonwealth Games […]

Gazette named as a finalist in 2021 COPA awards

By Staff December 10th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   OFFICIAL Congratulations are in order. !!!!! Finalist award The photograph was created by a women taking part […]

Holiday Market gets off to a small but steady start

By Ryan O’Dowd December 10th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Burlington’s first annual Holiday Market kicked off Thursday evening running from 4 pm to 9 pm […]

We are still in a State of Emergency dealing with a pandemic - how much longer ?

By Staff December 9th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Will the State of Emergency be lifted soon? And if it is – what difference will it […]

Standing Committee recommends a 4.46% budget increase - goes to Council on the 14th

By Pepper Parr December 9th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   It was a terrible budget process – everyone of them came out with mud all over […]

Impressive list of items on the Sound of Music SILENT bid - closes at 4 on Friday

By Staff December 9th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Just a reminder that the Sound of Music our Silent (Night) Holiday Auction is LIVE on their […]

Critical Information Technology budgeted at $9 million is expected to require an additional $3 million

By Pepper Parr December 8th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Without information technology the city could not open the doors each day. A lot of very […]

Fly By Night: favourite book store for many to close in January

By Pepper Parr December 8th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   When a book store closes there is a tear in the social fabric that is hard […]

Things you want to know about the Grey Cup - Oskee Wee Wee

In 1921, the Oskee Wee Wee cheer was first used at a Hamilton Tigers football game. Back then, there were two teams in Hamilton — […]

Burlington's first annual Holiday Market - opens Thursday

By Staff December 8th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON It all starts late Thursday afternoon. The first annual Holiday Market for Burlington; an event patterned after the […]

City spins out a media release on the new taxi service

By Pepper Parr December 7th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   The City Hall communications people put out a media release on the taxi situation in the […]