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Are we ready for 2019? By Staff January 1st, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON What kind of a year is it going to be? A number of resident offered their thoughts for […] 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 resident, the black Honda and the Regional Police budget. By Rob Narejko December 31st, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON The temperature was minus 2, crisp, not cold. The sun was shining brightly in a clear […] 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)
Transit service makes changes to eight routes effective January 6th. By Staff December 31st, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON As a result of customer feedback Burlington Transit has introduced improvements to Routes 1, 2, 5, 11, 21, […] 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)	President Trump doesn't beleive the climate change arguments; Premier Ford doesn't buy into the need for a carbon tax; Canadian Minister of the Environment says changes are being made while the United Nations tells us we have 11 years left to get it right. By Staff December 30th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON In a media release from Queen’s Park the Ministry of the \|Environment said: “Ontario’s Government for 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)
Changes made to eight transit lines - take place effective January 6th By Staff December 29th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON Thank you to our Burlington Transit customers who contacted us with questions about route and schedule changes […] 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)	Interim city manager will know where the bodies are buried as he renews relationships with staff members who have come on board since left the city in 2008 By Pepper Parr December 29th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON A follow up on Tim Commisso, the Interim City Manager who will show up for work […] 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)
Jane McKenna gets attention she may not have wanted in major media. By Pepper Parr December 29th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON Burlington’s MP, Jane McKenna, managed to get her name in the Globe and Mail on Friday. […] 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)	Speak wisely, act wisely and that wisdom will trickle down to the people you are there to serve. By Pepper Parr December 28th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON Stu Parr, who is not a relative nor a friend – we’ve never met; made a […] 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)
Some Big names performed at the Central arena that turned 50 this year. By Staff December 28th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON Central Arena is now 50 years old. The milestone was marked by a Tim Horton’s Free Holiday […] 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)	Rivers; his 19 predictions for 2019 - personally he plans to hibernate. By Ray Rivers December 27, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON There is no reason to be generally optimistic about the prospects for the upcoming year. Near […] 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)
Ron Foxcroft made a Member of the Order of Canada. By Pepper Parr December 27th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON Ron Foxcroft was made a Member of the Order of Canada today. The investiture ceremony 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)	The vision Meed Ward had in January of this year. Is this the Burlington we will see going forward? By Pepper Parr December 26th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON This is a story the Gazette published almost a year ago. It was about a series of […] 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)
For unto us ... By Pepper Parr December 25th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON The shopping is done. The family is gathered to celebrate and enjoy the company of each […] 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)	Twas the night before ... By Staff December 25th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON There is a Christmas story and there is a Christmas story. Both are beautiful. One shaped 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)
Ward 2 Councillor Lisa Kearns sets the pace for the rest of the Council members. By Pepper Parr December 23rd, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON She is off to an exceptionally good start. Lisa Kearns was the first out 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)	Local resident to be made a Member of the Order of Canada By Pepper Parr December 22nd, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON This is both a Burlington and a Hamilton story. A Membership in the Order of Canada […] 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)
Glen Eden to open on Saturday: snow making machines have been working around the clock. By Staff December 22, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON Hard to believe but Conservation Halton announced that Glen Eden will open Saturday, weather permitting at 8:30 […] 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)	Rivers on Patrick Brown Part Two - He said, She said By Ray Rivers December 22, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON “Sexual misconduct is an umbrella term for any misconduct of a sexual nature that is of […] 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 services holiday schedule: transit, courts, parks and recreation. By Staff December 21st, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON A number of City of Burlington administrative services will be closed for the holidays on Monday, December […] 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)	Real Estate firm collects 27,797 pairs of socks for the homeless. By Staff December 21st, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON What would a pile with 27, 797 pairs of socks look like? Leslie Bullock reports that “thanks […] 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)