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Make a difference in your community! Recruitment open now for two committees By Staff May 9th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Applications to serve on the City of Burlington’s School Traffic Safety & Mobility Committee and the Council […] 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)	Average asking rents in Canada have climbed 28% since reaching a pandemic low in April 2021. By Staff May 8th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON The latest National Rent Report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation reveals that the average asking rent for all […] 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)
Canadians are managing their financial problems better than expected: Bank of Canada By Staff May 8th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Bank of Canada says Trump’s trade war could create ‘dysfunctional’ financial market In its Financial Stability Report […] 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)	Setting ward boundaries for a city where less than a third of the population bothers to vote By Pepper Parr May 8th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Council is being asked to approve the final option on ward boundaries, or a modified version […] 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)
Next federal NDP leader's top job: help provincial NDP wins By Tom Parkin May 8th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON The federal party’s rebuilding lies in helping provincial NDP sections defeat Smith, Moe, Ford and Houston. […] 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)	Volunteer Gloria Reid recognized for more than a decade of service to the community By Staff May 5th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON A picture is worth 1000 words. What then is a picture with words worth? Gloria Reid now […] 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)
Where things are with the 413 highway. By Staff May 7th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON The Project includes the 52-kilometre (km) Highway 413 corridor, a 4 km extension to Highway 410, […] 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 does one inspect at an adult entertainment establishment and what is the public being protected from? By Pepper Parr May 7th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON This is a news article that has to be read ‘tongue in cheek’ City wants to […] 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)
Free Fishing on Mother’s Day Weekend By Staff May 7th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Spring has arrived and in honor of Mother’s Day Ontario is offering Canadian residents the opportunity to […] 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)	Sound of Music has approached their friendly banker for another loan By Pepper Parr May 7th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON The staff recommendation to City Council next will be to approve a short-term loan to Sound […] 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)
Datashows: Unaffordable Ontario has consumers tapped out By Tom Parkin May 7th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON In unaffordable Ontario there’s not much cash left to spend at the end of the month […] 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)	Update your browser to use Google Drive and other apps By Ethel Morgan May 4, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON A web browser is what you use to go to websites and use online apps like […] 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)
Exploring the past at the Brant Museum - examining how the intersection of audio, storytelling, graphics creates the immersive environment of video gaming By Staff May 6th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON SPECIAL EXHIBITION \| GAME CHANGERS JOSEPH BRANT MUSEUM \| OPENS MAY 10! Get your game on! 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 is the focus today for HDSB during Education Week By Staff May 6th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Day two of Education Week in Ontario. The Halton District School Board is devoting today to Mental […] 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 spending of public money by elected and appointed officials is a matter of ethics and accountability By Staff May 6th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Each member of Council is given $10,400 each year to cover costs incurred while doing their jobs: […] 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)	Reliable Internet Connection; knowing what you need By Leonard Fergus May 4, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON A reliable internet connection is essential for everything these days, be it work, school, entertainment, socializing, or […] 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)
Where do you see yourself and the use of electric vehicles? By Staff May 6th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Do you see yourself in the graph set out below? Burlington Hydro set out the number 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)	There is more to the world of apps than Google Play Store By Sheldon Parker May 6th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON This isn’t the only game in town Many users these days are looking for alternatives to […] 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)
Kellys Bake Shop is no more By Staff May 5th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Kelly’s Bake Shop; opened in 2012 and became a reason to visit Burlongton. Owners Kelly and Erinn […] 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)	We still don't know why Councillor Galbraith is in Apeldoorn - someone invited him - Who? By Pepper Parr May 5th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON We asked the city communications people how Ward 1 Councillor Kelvin Galbraith managed to find himself […] 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)