What does it cost to live in rented accommodations across Canada? It isn't cheap in Burlington.

By Staff December 20th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Click on the link to the left – highlighted in red and learn what housing costs in […]

Mayor does something to show a little Christmas cheer in the Hall

By Staff December 20th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   A drab looking city hall – were it not for the poinsettia you’d never know it was […]

City provides additional detail on the 2020 budget - for a house assessed at $500,000 the tax increase would be $96.70

By Staff December 20th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Taxes to keep the city operating. City hall released the following: City tax increase of 3.99% The […]

Is Tourism Burlington about to get access to significant funding to promote the city ?

By Pepper Parr December 20th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   When Myles Rusak appeared before a Council Standing Committee last week he set out some of […]

Are residents being well served by the new Customer Service Response system?

By Pepper Parr December 20th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON More than eight years ago during a conversation with then Mayor Rick Goldring he remarked on how […]

Urban Growth Centre land use study is done.

By Pepper Parr December 19th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   The good news is that the Interim Control Bylaw (ICBL) Land-Use Study was produced within the […]

Rivers: Who do we hold accountable if we fail to stop climate warming?

By Ray Rivers December 19th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON “President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Rick Scott, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, and others who oppose action to […]

Glen Eden will open Friday - lifts will operate from 8:30 am to 9:30 pm

By Staff December 19th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Pick the slope you want. Glen Eden will be opening the hill and spinning the lifts on […]

Region releases figures setting out new house builds for 2020

By Staff December 19th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   If you want to know what the growth of residential housing is going to look like for […]

Rotary Centennial Pond re-opens on Thursday.

By Staff December 18th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   The Rotary Centennial Pond will be open on Thursday It wasn’t exactly warm yesterday – but outdoor […]

Criminal code charges laid against Sean Baird may impact a lot of vested interests in the city.

By Pepper Parr December 18th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   The announcement that the police had a warrant to arrest Sean Baird may have had a […]

The community is seriously divided on the private tree bylaw - so is council but the

By Staff December 18th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   It has been a contentious issue for close to a decade. It was impossible to find a […]

Is the staff compliment climbing just a little too quickly?

By Pepper Parr December 17th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Is anyone doing a staff compliment count? How many people have been added to the number […]

Long long debates - strong differences of opinion - but council voted to create a Private Tree Bylaw on a 5-2 vote.

By Pepper Parr December 17th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   They did it. City Council passed a private tree bylaw during debates that got close to […]

Nothing festive about city hall - about as welcoming as a county jail.

By Pepper Parr December 17th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   The talk is about making city hall a more service oriented place. Making it a place […]

Council was half an hour short of approving a budget Monday night.

By Pepper Parr December 16th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Mayor Meed Ward, sporting her civic “bling” ran a tight council meeting – was challenged twice […]

Party Clean Up - At the very least, you should clear up the dishes and glasses and put them in the dishwasher.

By Jeremy Biberdorf December 17th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Hosting a party is fun and exciting. Whether it’s Christmas, New Year or a special birthday […]

Holiday happenings city side: pools, parking, ice, transit - the whole nine yards.

By Staff December 17th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   A number of City administrative services will be closed for the holidays on Tuesday, December 24, 2019, […]

Skating at the Rotary Centennial Pond is on hold until the water-main break is repaired.

By Staff December 16th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Just when it was getting to be really ice skating outdoors weather – a water-main break at […]

Provincial Police issue arrest warrant for Sean Baird; charged with serious Criminal Code offenses.

By Staff December 16th, 20119 BURLINGTON, ON   Marianne Meed Ward celebrating her election win in October 2018 Mayor Marianne Meed Ward announced this morning […]