Mayor has her finger prints all over the 2019 budget - she will deliver on the promise.

By Pepper Parr February 27th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   As city council works its way through the 2019 budget, determined, it would appear, to come […]

Remembering the Brant Inn - it put the city on the map - before we became a city.

By Pepper Parr February 27th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   The Brant Inn – most of the population of the city couldn’t tell you what it […]

The Voters Have Spoken - but the Future Awaits

By Ray Rivers February 26th,2019 BURLINGTON, ON   After the dust had settled on the three by-elections, the Liberals came out one seat ahead. It […]

Council very close to getting the budget increase number the Mayor wanted - a full 1% less than what staff came forward with.

By Pepper Parr February 26th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   It has been chop, chop, chop at the Operational budget review meeting that started this morning. […]

Public Board of Education Looking for Comments.

By Staff February 26th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Bureaucrats at almost every level want to know what the people they serve think – so they […]

Application has been made for a retail cannabis operation on Fairview, east of Walkers Line.

By Staff February 26th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   An application for a retail cannabis store in Burlington has been received by the Alcohol and Gaming […]

This one looked like a scam to us.

By Staff February 25th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Got his earlier today. Dear Customer: We’re letting you know that we’ve noticed some suspicious activity on […]

Tuck, Ryerson, Pauline Johnson and Tecumseh as well as Frontenac to undergo a boundary review.

By Staff February 25th 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   The Halton District School Board (HDSB) is currently reviewing the boundaries of Frontenac Public School along with […]

Burlington's BEST nomination date extended to March 7th

By Staff February 25th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Once again Burlington’s Best nomination deadline has been extended – this time to March 7 In an […]

What Buildings, Cars and Trees Have in Common

By Jim Feilders February 25th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON Building height and tree removal are like car speed. There is no maximum. After a certain point […]

Nominations for Burlington's BEST close on the 28th - the 2018 nominees will mark the end of the event.

By Pepper Parr February 24th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   The deadline for what has been an annual event for the past 53 years is February […]

How much did they pay the piper? Financial reports from all candidates coming due.

By Pepper Parr February 24th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Now that they are comfortable in the new Council chambers the seven people you elected to […]

Rivers: Is Trudeau in Trouble - Or is This Just Fake News?

  By Ray Rivers February 23RD, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON It is bizarre that it has got this far and has gone on for this long. […]

29 Storey Pearl and Lakeshore Proposal Ignores Entire Planning Context

  By Roland Tanner February 23, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   If the new 29 storey proposal for Lakeshore and Pearl is ultimately approved at the […]

Speeding - 132km/h in a 60km/h zone - right to drive could be lost.

By Staff February 23rd, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   This specific highway traffic incident didn’t happen in Burlington – but the same kind of driving stupidity […]

Creeks are expected to have more water running swiftly - unsafe for children.

By Staff February 23, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Conservation Halton advises that areas of the watershed are forecast to receive 5 to 10 mm of […]

AGB Spring and Summer program registration begins March 13th.

By Staff February 23rd, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   We are going to get through this winter. The people at the Art Gallery are so certain […]

Minister wants to 'speed up the time it takes to get the right kind of housing built in the right places' - music to the ears of the developers?

By Mayor Marianne Meed Ward February 22nd, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Mayor Marianne Meed Ward released the basics of a letter she received recently from […]

City staff at Seniors' Centre continue to make life difficult for the membership.

By Pepper Parr February 22nd, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   The Gazette keeps hearing about problems at the Seniors’ Centre on New Street. For the most […]

Beethoven, Brahms and Hayden: their music to be performed by the outstanding Gryphon Trio at the Performing Arts Centre.

By Staff February 22nd, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   If music played on a piano is something you enjoy – and if that music is classical […]