If Doug Ford actually comes through with his 10 cent per litre savings on gas - will that savings come out of the hide of municipal transit?

By Pepper Parr June 25th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   With the provincial election out of the way – we will figure out just what kind […]

Two thirds of workers don’t have a workplace pension; teachers,federal, provincial & municipal employees have a defined benefit with a fixed payout. Some corporate pension plans get misused. Not much fairness.

By Ray Rivers June 25th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON “When people think whatever they happen to believe constitutes a fact, there goes a reasonable chance at […]

New Rose Garden at the RBG opens to the public this weekend.

By Staff June 22, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   The new Rose Garden in Hendrie Park, Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) will officially open to the public […]

Planners opting for 18 storeys at the SE corner James and Brant opposite city hall. 23 approved on the NE corner.

By Staff June 21st, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Ward 2 city Councillor and a candidate for Mayor Marianne Meed Ward reports that City staff are […]

First annual Casey Cosgrove Memorial Golf Tournament at Hidden Lake July 19th

By Staff June 21, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Bryna and the rest of the Casey Cosgrove family are hosting the first annual Casey Cosgrove Memorial […]

Candidate for Mayor wants to see commercial space included in the Solid Gold development

By Staff June 20th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   During the Statutory meeting two weeks ago on the two tower development being proposed for the Solid […]

Rich Harmony in Aldershot - Friday Night.-

By Staff June 20th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Richard Street and his Rich Harmony Singers plan on delighting you with some great Broadway choral music […]

Just what is intensification going to do to Burlington - more than we have been told.

By Pepper Parr June 20th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   There are decisions being made now about what this city is going to look like in […]

Where does the election campaign money come from?

By Pepper Parr June 20th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Albert Facenda, a small Burlington developer, with distinct views of his own, made a comment on […]

Thieves pilfer purses while people visit the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

By Staff June 20th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   There is no level to which a thief will not descend. People visiting a cemetery park their […]

Greg Woodruff wants to be Mayor - files nomination papers.

By Staff June 20th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Greg Woodruff Aldershot Greg Woodruff has thrown his hat into the Burlington Mayoralty. That decision has the […]

ECoB withdraws its appeal - 421 Brant development is now a GO!

By Pepper Parr June 20th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   It has been a bumpy road for ECoB. One of the small but very effective grass […]

City Council chamber getting a major upgrade giving the place a new look - maybe the look of the faces around the horseshoe will look different as well?

There was a time when city council has 17 members. The city has a seven member council – four people can decide major issues. Many […]

Six candidates in ward 1 - slim pickings so far.

By Pepper Parr June 19th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON UPDATE: Marty Staz advised the Gazette that he has “over 25 years of roots in Ward 1 […]

Indigenous people will be recognized at every council meeting - hopefully the public will remember poor old Joe Brant too.

By Staff June 19th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   At the start of Standing Committee and Council meetings the chair will read a Land Acknowledgement statement. […]

Police report that 37% of all tobacco now being sold is un-taxed and illegal

By Staff June 19th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Anyone buying illegal tobacco products is funding organized crime. That’s the message Crime Stoppers of Halton is […]

Land Acknowledgement statement to be read at every city council meeting - Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation flag to be raised in civic square.

By Pepper Parr June 18th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   We basically took the land from the Indigenous people. Some treaties were signed – we didn’t […]

School boards in Halton are getting far less funding than comparable boards in the province - that shortfall is felt in the classrooms your children attend.

By Pepper Parr June 17th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   An Infograph is a graph that conveys information in a more effective visual manner. The Halton […]

Roger Wilkie named Halton Regional Police’s new deputy chief.

By Staff June 17th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Roger Wilkie has been named Halton Regional Police’s new deputy chief. He joins Deputy Chief Nishan (Nish) […]

Halton Regional Police Officer Sentenced to 3 years’ probation; still faces police services discipline.

By Staff June 16, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   A member of the Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) has been sentenced in relation to an earlier […]