Major, 26 storey, development proposed for opposite city hall.

By Pepper Parr January 25th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The proverbial just hit the fan. It is going to be messy and it is going […]

Artists planning on creating their own organization - look for the announcement in March

By Pepper Parr January 25th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   It began as a mild protest about the way parts of the arts community was being […]

Fibre art exhibition hosted at the AGB to tour three Ontario communities.

By Staff January 25th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   One of the success signs of an art show is when parts of the show are sent […]

Mayor: This community means everything to me. He wants to ensure the best quality of life for our residents.

Mayor Rick Goldring Mayor Rick Goldring on the State of the City: January 25th,2017 The Gazette has published the Mayor’s State of the City report […]

What your council members think of the $238 million dollar operating budget they passed last night.

By Pepper Parr January 24th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   For Ward 2 city Councillor Marianne Meed Ward it was a good budget – bad budget. […]

School closing meeting agenda: not all that much time for the really important stuff.

By Staff January 23rd, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON In a much anticipated meeting the Halton District School Board Program and Accommodation Review Committee (PARC) formed to […]

Technology fails city council once again - program that records the votes wasn't working - it never has worked. What did it cost?

By Staff January 23, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON The budget of $238 million for 2017 was approved Monday night – on a vote of 5-2 with […]

2641 names on a petition to kill the idea of bike lanes on New Street

By Pepper Parr January 23rd, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The New Street road diet is one of those stories that just does not want to […]

City gets told to put more money on the table if it wants to own LaSalle Park - and to find another Fire Chief as well.

By Staff January 23rd, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   It was a tough week for city manager James Ridge: he lost his Fire Chief, one of […]

Ward 5 Councillor tells city resident he is still trying to figure out the 4.56% planned tax increase.

By Pepper Parr January 23, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Sometime this evening, before 10:00 pm, city council will decide in a formal manner what the […]

What is the role of the City, and of City Council in the decision to possibly close two high schools ?

By Tom Muir January 21st, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON Part 6 of a series Tom Muir, an Aldershot resident, has been an active participant in civic […]

City web site getting a fix up - won't be accessible early early on Monday.

By Staff January 20, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   If your practice is to log into the city’s web site early in the morning – you […]

Get married at city hall - and be forced to make a right hand turn on Lakeshore - two goodies for you from your city council

By Staff January 20th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Some of the budget goodies that you get for your tax dollars. You will be able to […]

Muir analyzes the data collected at a December public meeting and reports a lot of consistency in the responses.

By Tom Muir January 20th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON Part 5 of a series Tom Muir, an Aldershot resident, has been an active participant in civic […]

What the heck is an Eponym, and what does it mean for your brand?

By James Burchill January 20th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Today I’ve decided to share with you a new word that recently made a special appearance […]

Brant Museum closed - has been closed for well over a month. No one at city hall knew.

By Pepper Parr January 19th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   It came as a surprise to the city. An inquiry from a reporter, it wasn’t us, […]

Budget approved - taxes will increase by 4.42%

By Pepper Parr January 19th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   City council passed a budget that reflects an increase over last year of 4.42% The budget […]

Does this city council have the political will to reign in the spending. Operational budget to be debated on Thursday.

By Pepper Parr January 19th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   City council will be meeting as a Committee of the While (COW) today to go through […]

Part 4: Was the building of Hayden high school the beginning of the end for Central and Pearson?

By Tom Muir January 19th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON Part 4 of a series: Tom Muir, an Aldershot resident, has been an active participant in civic […]

Burlington Foundation announces a record $120,000 in community fund grants to be invested in 14 local projects.

By Pepper Parr January 18th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Building community happens when groups partner and create a situation when the whole is greater than […]