Rivers, with tongue in cheek, predicts for 2018.

By Ray Rivers January 6th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   2018 is going to be a year of surprises. On the international front, America’s Supreme Leader […]

Bates precinct will be the location of many of the 19th century homes that give the city much of its character.

By Pepper Parr January 6th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON Part four of a multi-part editorial feature on the precincts and mobility hub being planned for the […]

Open letter from the Chief of the Halton Regional Police.

By Staff January 5th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   It was a very relieved Regional Police Chief who sent a letter electronically to everyone in the […]

Parks and promenades get special attention from the planners - they are what make the city unique.

By Pepper Parr January 5th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON Part three of a multi-part editorial feature on the precincts and mobility hub being planned for the […]

Dates and details on the schedule of public meetings on the draft Official Plan.

By Staff January 5th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   It was never going to be an easy piece of municipal legislation to get passed by Council. […]

Parking complaints - finding a place to park your car is part of living in Burlington - and there are options.

By Staff January 4th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Those using the No Frills parking lot on Brant and not actually shopping in the supermarket are […]

Senior with dementia missing in Aldershot found.

By Staff January 4th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON Update: The Halton regional Police Service are pleased to report that the missing elderly female (Margaret McCormick) has […]

Burlington MP Karina Gould is pregnant - due date not announced. Congratulations

By Pepper Parr January 4th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   It was a different way of passing along the Good News. The staff in the office […]

Walking soccer - a low impact sport - space available - $5 a game.

By Staff January 4th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Walking Soccer When – Every Tuesday Morning Starting January 16th , 10 am to 11:30 am Where […]

2018 Levee to be held at the Art Gallery of Ontario on Sunday.

By Staff January 4th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   The third New Year levee will take place on Sunday January 7th from 1:00 pm to 4:00 […]

'I can do something about that' didn't make it to the PARC meetings; a failure in leadership.

By Pepper Parr January 4th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   In the not too distant future Burlingtonians will learn what the provincially appointed Administration Review facilitator […]

Gazette reader takes issue with an interview given by the new Deputy city manager.

By Stephen White January 4th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   It was an interesting news story – the former Director of Planning doing a sit down […]

How the 421 Brant project got to where it is - now where does it go?

By Staff January 3rd, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   How did the 421 Brant development get to where it is today? The developer took a proposal […]

Ward 2 Councillor is taking 9 motions to a standing committee and will ask her colleagues to make OP an election issue.

By Staff January 4th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Councillor Meed Ward taking nine motions to city council meeting. In her most recent Ward 2 Newsletter […]

Brant Main Street Precinct was created to recognize the unique and fine grain “Main Street” character of Brant and to achieve a pedestrian- scaled environment Pine Street and Caroline Street.

By Pepper Parr January 4th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON Part two of a multi-part editorial feature on the precincts and mobility hub being planned for the […]

Mobility hubs and precincts - the evolution of a city as the planners see it. Some of the public want a seat at that table.

By Pepper Parr January 3, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON Precincts and Mobility Hubs is a series of editorial features on what the planners have in mind […]

New Deputy city manager does a sit down interview with a real estate agent - some interesting comments were made.

By Staff January 3rd, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   The video runs for just over four minutes – you come away with a sense as to […]

Who has served this city BEST in 2017? Awards being given in eight categories.

By Staff January 2nd, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   The city does it every year. Citizens are asked to think of who was the very best […]

In an Open letter to city Council Aldershot resident wants a slow down on the Official Plan - a radical irreversible experiment.

By Greg Woodruff January 2nd, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Staff have recently announced a new schedule for passing the revamped “Official Plan.” The staff proposed […]

Some Halton Region drivers are going to continue their Impaired Driving beyond the holiday season.

By Staff January 2, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   It looks like some Halton Region drivers are going to continue their Impaired Driving beyond the holiday […]