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Capital budget proposal for 2018 is $68.6 million. By Staff November 2, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON A review of the 2018 proposed budgets will begin on Nov. 9 at 11 a.m. A copy […] 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 offering a From Nothing to Something class - FREE - just have to register. By Staff November 1st, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON The Sound of Music isn’t just a week long music feast beside a big lake. The organization […] 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)
Identity theft still taking place - don't join the list of those who have been seriously damaged financially. By Staff November 2, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON This from people who claimed to be the TD Bank – anyone who opened that pdf would have […] 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)	Wellington Square United Church putting on a musical to honour Remembrance Day and Canada’s 150th birthday. By Staff November 2, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON 1942 – America – The Stage Door Canteen – a place where Bette Davis served the desserts. Marlene […] 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)
Trained as a classical piano player Suzanne Mammel now directs the Home Builders Association that covers Hamilton and all of the Halton Region. By Pepper Parr November 2nd, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON The city of Burlington Planning department has basically wrapped up their work on the draft 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)	Seven hand guns stolen from a semi-rural residence in the Region. By Staff November 2, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON The locale for this story is not Burlington – but it raises serious concerns over the number […] 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)
Burlingtonians want to know much more about aging - tickets to the event sold out. By Staff November 1, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON This is the kind of problem our Mayor likes to have. Listen in. Moses Znaimer was invited […] 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)	Developer wants to add two more storeys to an approved project. By Pepper Parr November 1st, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON When the project was first brought to the public the project could have been five storeys […] 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)
Public to get a look at the more than 200 ideas that came in about the Focus Exploration at Aldershot high school. By Staff November 1st, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON The Halton District School Board is hosting an Open House on Monday, November 13, 2017, from 5-7 […] 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)	Students who will enter high school next September are invited to visit the school and learn about the programs offered - two of the seven high schools in the city will not graduate those young people. By Staff November 1, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON High school information nights are scheduled by the Halton District School Board during the month of November […] 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)
Looked like a good business model - thief was up against technology he probably wasn't even aware existed. By Staff November 1st, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON The Burlington Street Crime Unit arrested a man on Monday for shoplifting merchandise from various Walmart 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)	Maintenance work to be done to the city’s online services Monday night. By Staff November 1st, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON There is maintenance work to be done to the city’s online services. It will take place on […] 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 issues directions on the etiquette expected by those who use the pathways for cycling. By Staff October 31st, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON Is this the beginning of a shift from the idea of road diets? The City is reminding […] 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)	They failed to break into the premises; they lost control of the getaway car - but they did get bail. By Staff October 31st, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON It was a crime that had not been thought through and the escape plan proved to 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)
Freeman Station gets a $4000 cheque from District 15 of the Retired Teachers of Ontario. By Staff October 31, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON Retired Teachers of Ontario members presented the Friends of Freeman Station with a grant of $4000. Left […] 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)	How did the city ever get to this point with the New Street road diet? By Staff October 31st, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON Before dedicated bike lanes on the lift – proposed lanes (and what is in place 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)
Police nab and name six drivers who were arrested for Driving while Under the Influence. By Staff October 31st, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON The Halton Regional Police Service decided recently to release the names of those arrested and charged 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)	Draft Official Plan to be released to the public November 10th - Council wants to pass it before the end of the year. By Staff October 31st, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON Burlington’s proposed new Official Plan is scheduled to be released to the public on November 10th. 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)
Less than a year away - and we will have voted for the next municipal government. Here are the rules that will have to be followed to win. Can you spot the loop holes? By Staff October 31st, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON New provincial rules ban city council candidates from accepting corporate and union donations, change the maximum allowable […] 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)	Resident expresses an opinion that appears to be held by many - when 194 of 213 parents in a school sign a petition - the numbers have to tell you something. Might be something the ward trustee would make a note of. By Tony Brecknock October 30th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON Resident expresses an opinion that appears to be held by many – when 194 of 213 parents […] 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)