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A ruptured City Council: majority of the seven member council no longer trust their mayor By Pepper Parr April 25th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Ward 2 Councillor Lisa Kearns led the comments made during a Council meeting during which it […] 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 Manager explains in book how newbies to the job should behave - sit tight for the first hundred days By Staff April 24th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON We want to point out to readers that the content of this article was lifted from Joey Coleman’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)
Summer swimming lessons, aquatic leadership and adult 19+ and 55+ programs will be opening for registration on May 4. By Staff April 24th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The City’s summer swimming lessons, aquatic leadership and adult 19+ and 55+ programs will be opening for […] 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)	Ontario Raising Highway Speed Limits - 00-series highways will see posted speeds of 110km/h By Staff April 24th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The Ontario government is raising the speed limit permanently from 100 km/h to 110 km/h on 10 […] 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)
Metrolinx One Fare program had more than five million transfers since February 26 launch By Staff April 24th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Metrolinx reports that as of April 19, 2024, transit customers have made over five million transfers between […] 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)	Another complaint to the Integrity Commissioner - wolves circling easy prey. By Pepper Parr April 23rd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The wolves are circling what they think is going to be easy prey. The Grimsby Town […] 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)
$195,000 Resilience grant from Trillium Foundation Grant to be used to rebuild a robust volunteer program By Staff April 23rd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Resilience, the ability to withstand adversity and bounce back from difficult life events. That became possible for […] 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)	Mountain Bike Racing resumes at Kelso May 14th; plate pickup on the 7th By Staff April 23, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Mountain bike racing at night! What an adventure. The terrain for senior riders is always challenging. Conservation […] 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 are not the first people to describe this Council as dysfunctional By Pepper Parr April 23, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON This is what dysfunction looks like. Can you identify the members of Council who are opposed […] 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 and every member of Council will be at the Bfast Transit Forum By Staff April 22nd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The Transit Users Forum will take place this year Burlington Public Library’s Central Branch on May 4 […] 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)
Cherry Blossoms and whimsical art By Alan Harrington April 22nd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Undoubtedly, the “place-to-be” during late-April in Burlington is down among the Sakura Trees at Spencer Smith […] 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)	Council gives Mayor a tough ride when she asks for an endorsement of her Speaker series By Pepper Parr April 22nd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON April has not been very kind to Mayor Marianne Meed Ward. She was seriously challenged by […] 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)
Opportunity for Canadian soccer fans to attend EUFA Nations League Games in Wales and Iceland By Staff April 22nd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON If you are a football fan (we call it soccer) the UEFA Nations League has released 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)	Earth Day: Is the planet on life support? By Pepper Parr April 22nd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Every year on April 22, Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern […] 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)
New Community organization created to fight tax increases By Pepper Parr April 22nd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON There can never be too many community organizations. When the public has a voice society is […] 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)	Author: The result can no longer be ignored - anxiety, depression, suicidality - is plaguing our youth. By Staff April 21st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON “The Anxious Generation,” by Jonathan Haidt, is described as “erudite, engaging and combative in a New York […] 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)
Citizen revises Strong Mayor Powers to Wrong Mayor Powers By Pepper Parr April 21st, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON Public attendance at City Council meetings is getting better. Mayor Meed Ward tells the audience that she […] 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)	Small business people have trouble seeing the fairness in the federal budget By Jim Portside April 21st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON How am I doing so far asks the Minister of Finance Here are a couple 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)
Warplane Museum celebrates the RCAF centenary By Staff April 20th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON David Rohrer, Chairman of the Board, Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum said recently that “ As we enter […] 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 Manager designate taking part in events with Meed Ward By Staff April 19th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON He isn’t on the payroll yet but City Manager designate Haassan Basit took part in the Ontario […] 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)