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Gazette has been around for seven years - started out as Our Burlington - When do people read the Gazette? By Pepper Parr March 29th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON The Gazette is now in its seventh year of publication. We first hit the streets, via […] 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 administration demands that a Gazette column be taken down; leaving it up will damage the city’s reputation because according to the city we are making things up and telling lies. By Pepper Parr March 29th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON Our relationship with the city administration is not all that good. The city has a Senior […] 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)
ADI settles with the city at the OMB on their Alton Village development. By Staff March 28th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON A settlement agreement has been approved by the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) for the development proposal at […] 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 gets an Award for being Age Friendly; Mayor's Task Force on housing for the aged yet to produce a report. By Staff March 28, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON The Ministry of Seniors’ Affairs selected the City of Burlington to receive the Age-Friendly Community Recognition Award […] 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)
Former Minister of the Environment and Climate Change will address Burlingtonians at Mayor Goldring's next Inspire event. By Staff March 28th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON Mayor Goldring is holding another of his Inspire Burlington series late in April. Goldring has invited Glen […] 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)	Bye Bye Birdie will be the Koogle Theatre summer production - audition/workshop to take place in May. By Staff March 28th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON Koogle Theatre has been putting on superb theatrical productions in Burlington for at least five years. 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)
Burlington Hydro wins industry awards for leadership in Conservation and PR Excellence. By Staff March 28th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON The Electricity Distributors Association has recognized Burlington Hydro from among its provincial utility peers as a leader […] 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)	More than 900 students from across the Region take part in a two day Band Extravaganza. By Staff March 28th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON Two solid days of students and their instruments learning a new piece of music and then coming […] 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)
Pay package for city manager is almost $300,000 - before taxes. By Pepper Parr March 27th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON What we pay our civil servants and what they deliver in the way of service and […] 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)	Hilda's Yard - the kids come back - 0n at Theatre Burlington in April By Staff March 25, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON It is being billed as another “crowd pleaser”: A comedic look into the realities of family life. […] 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)
Pearson high prepares for the formal closing early in June. By Staff March 25th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON The closing of a high school is never a pleasant experience particularly when many in the community […] 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)	Afternoon tea at the AGB this afternoon By Staff March 25th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON Little did we know. Our original headline on this story read: High tea at the AGB this afternoon. […] 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)
Construction of a transformed Brant Museum is well underway; public acceptance of the project now has to catch up. By Pepper Parr March 24th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON The transformation of the Joseph Brant Museum is well under way. Architectural rendering of what 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)	MP McMahon announces new provincial funding of $11.2 million for the Joseph Brant Hospital. By Staff March 24th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON The Joseph Brant Hospital will be getting $11.2 million in new provincial government funding that will be […] 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)
Bfast to hold their 4th Annual Transit Users Forum April 21st By Staff March 23, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON The Gazette is currently running a ridership survey. One of the question we asked was: Does Burlington […] 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 adds performances to their Kick Off program - a hotel package is now available. By Staff March 23, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON Sound of Music Festival has added performances to their Saturday, June 9th Kick Off concert. Sublime with […] 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)
Mayor in Smart car interview: puts in a 60 hour week and talks about parking while in a steam bath at the YMCA By Staff March 23, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON Earlier in the week we published a snippet from a drive the Mayor took in James Burchill’s […] 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)	Gazette doing a poll of our readers - where do you live and what do you think? By Staff March 23, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON The Gazette has been publishing since September of 2010 Every publisher wants to know – who reads […] 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)
Organized Shoplifting Ring Dismantled By Staff March 22, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON Dating back to October 2017, a group of four individuals have been targeting various retail stores 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)	Trustees are not opposed to having a new HDSB administration centre built - but they don't agree on where it should be located. By Pepper Parr March 22, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON In an earlier version of this news story we said that Milton trustee Kim Graves had complained […] 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)