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Ontario Taking Impaired Drivers Off the Road. Smart Start device for those who get caught DUI By Staff May 15th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The Ontario government is cracking down on impaired driving by introducing Legislation that, if passed, would impose […] 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)	Integrity Commissioner is said to have accepted a complaint against the Mayor By Pepper Parr May 15th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON UPDATE: “We are in the process of reviewing the complaint you filed ( which means it is […] 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)
Local Liberals are going to begin looking for a candidate to run against Natalie Pierre - soon By Pepper Parr May 15th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The local Liberal Party organization may not have gotten the memo yet but the people at […] 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)	Monday is a holiday - no city sponsored fireworks By Staff May15, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON City Hall wants you to know that Fireworks are permitted to be set off on Victoria Day only […] 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)
Become a Performing Arts member - and get first crack at tickets By Staff May 15th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Become a member – the place becomes a second home. If you are a member of 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)	Tickets for Sound of Music VIP Lounge Day and Weekend - Passes Supply is limited By Staff May 14th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The Sound of Music is not that far away. Huge crowds for the music which is always […] 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)
Visiting Lowville Park? Reserved weekend parking starts again on May 18 By Staff May 14th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Visiting Lowville Park? Reserved weekend parking starts again on May 18 A river runs through the park […] 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)	DREAM Team Enhancing Dementia Care at Joseph Brant Hospital By Staff May 14th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON It is the disease that families with aging parents have to face: Alzheimer and the dementia that […] 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)
Stiff Penalties to Combat Auto Theft: licence suspensions including lifetime ban for repeat offenders By Staff May 14th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The Ontario government is cracking down on auto theft by introducing legislation that, if passed, would suspend […] 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)	Getting anything from the Land Tribunal that helps tell the story - pull teeth from hens is easier By Pepper Parr May 14th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The Ontario Land Tribunal hearing on the plans for two 31 and 36 storey towers will […] 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)
Part of the Joseph Brant land grant will become a pathway to the Lake By Staff May 13th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Reverend Cannon Stuart Pike and Rick Reycroft There is a long stretch of property that leads 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)	Hassaan Basit: How did he do on his first day in the public eye? By Pepper Parr May 13th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON City Manager Hassaan Bait So – how did he do on his first day in 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)
What might a new Civic Square look like? Council discusses three options By Staff May 14th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The plan for a new look for Civic Square has three options labelled canopies, atrium and portals. […] 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)	You will have to pay for parking in the Beachway starting the 19th. By Staff May 13th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Is summer here yet? How do you know? Because starting on the 18th – you will have […] 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)
Civic Square renewal plans go before Council this week By Staff May 13th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON We get to see a first look at what the city plans to do with Civic Square […] 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)	'I find it infuriating, distressing, overwhelming,' said one expert. , 'I’m relieved that I do not have children, knowing what the future holds,” said another By Staff May 12th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Global heating is likely to soar past internationally agreed limits, according to a Guardian survey of hundreds […] 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)
Moving Freeman Station from its current location, if at all possible, would be very very expensive By Alan Harrington May 12th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The Grand Trunk Railway of Canada built The Freeman Station in 1906 in typical fashion with […] 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)	Mountsberg Raptor Centre to celebrate 30 years of bird of prey rehabilitation and community education By Staff May 12th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Mountsberg Raptor Centre; they officially opened on June 3, […] 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 State of eSports in Canada By Irina O’Connor May 12th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The continued growth of the gaming market has led to various market opportunities and segments 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)	Mental Health Awareness Week: 70% of a doctors patient visits related to mental health issues By Pepper Parr May 12, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON A colleague wrote recently and said when he visited his family doctor for an annual physical […] 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)