Burlington Chamber of Commerce advertising for a new President

By Staff July 13th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   The Burlington Chamber of Commerce announced today that they are hiring, a President and CEO. Carla Nell […]

Brave App – Another Tool to Prevent Fatal Drug Poisonings

By Staff July 13th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   In the first six months of 2020, Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) officers responded to 168 suspected […]

The screens will come alive on Friday - social distancing ? No mention of that

By Staff July 13th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Expect the pop corn to be available. Some notice on how social distance seating will be handled […]

Council to hold its last meeting until September - much has been achieved - still a lot left to do and some unfortunate practices have crept in

By Pepper Parr July 13th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   City Council meets at 1:00 pm this afternoon for their last meeting until September. The agenda […]

New items added to the City's Lending Library program - courtesy Tim Hortons

By Staff July 12th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   More play equipment available to borrow through the Lending Library, thanks to donation from Tim Hortons Burlington […]

City has to pony up an additional $165 thousand for a parking system that works

By Staff July 12, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Parking and fireworks are two issues that always draw attention and phone calls to the office of […]

Traffic will be a bit slower on Walkers Line north of Britannia - bridge being replaced.

By Staff July 12th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   For the cyclists that use Walkers Line there is a reward while they wait for the construction […]

Income Inequality in Halton - disturbing differences

By Staff July 12th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   The widening income gap between the rich and the poor can impact negatively on economic growth, standard […]

The first 'LIVE' entertainment - educational based event announced

By Pepper Parr July 12th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   They have been offering programs for young people and putting on theatrical performances at the Performing […]

Unpopular 400 series highway - GTA West - moves into phase 2

By Staff July 12th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is in Stage 2 of the GTA West Transportation Corridor Route […]

Step Three of the Roadmap to Reopen at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 16, 2021.

By Staff June 11th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   The province in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health is moving the province into Step […]

School Board Trustees explain their decision to rename Ryerson Public School

By Staff July 11th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON Trustees Margo Shuttleworth and Tracy Ehl Harris delegating virtually before a city Standing Committee. Halton District School Board […]

Comments section of the Gazette experiencing technical issues

By Pepper Parr July 10th, 2021 BURLINGTON   There are problems with the commenting feature. Some reader comments are not getting through. Some comments made […]

City council hears from an Indigenous Elder on the matter of renaming parks and schools.

By Pepper Parr July 9th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   The Standing Committee on Environment, Infrastructure and Community Services met earlier this week and almost swooned […]

City beginning to plan for events - sign that the restrictions might be easing up soon

By Staff June 9th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   On April 10th of next year the people of Burlington will gather at the Cenotaph just north […]

Terry Fox T-shirts available later this month

By Staff July 8th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   On Tuesday the 13th, a group of people will gather at the Terry Fox Mile Marker, then […]

Regional Public Health office provides an update - the Covid19 virus and its variants are still with us and still dangerous

By Staff July 8th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   As of Thursday, July 8, 2021, 638,849 doses have been administered in Halton, which includes 394,519 first […]

Rivers: Who is Going to Pay for Global Warming ?

  “Exxon worked alongside Chevron, Shell, BP and smaller oil firms to shift attention away from the growing climate crisis. They funded the industry’s trade […]

Council instructs Clerk to prepare a plan for returning the public to council meetings

By Pepper Parr July 8th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   You won’t be able to actually attend a council meeting in September but expect to hear […]

Burlington now requires building permit applications to be submitted electronically

By Staff July 7th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   The City of Burlington has announced that applications for building permits can now only be sent to […]