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Was it legal? They think it is and no one is going to challenge them on the matter. By Pepper Parr April 29th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON I’m reading about the vote on the OP; was the Special meeting of Council made known […]	How do you get unintentionally stabbed by a person known to you? By Staff April 28th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON On April 28, 2018 shortly after 1:00 a.m. an altercation took place inside of Club 54 located […]
Dennison comments on the approved Official Plan By Jack Dennison, Ward 4 Councillor April 28th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON Burlington city council heaved a sigh of relief Thursday afternoon and approved an Official […]	Freeman Station gets a Trillium grant to install an accessibility ramp. By Staff April 27th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON On Friday afternoon, there was an Open House at the Freeman Station in Burlington. Local MPP Eleanor […]
City hall releases a statement on the adoption of an Official Plan By Staff April 27th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON Burlington City Council has adopted Grow Bold: Burlington’s new Official Plan. A report recommending adoption of the […]	Toronto male arrested for exploiting an adult female for sexual purposes. Awaiting a bail hearing By Staff April 27th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON The Halton Regional Police Service – Human Trafficking Unit have arrested a Toronto male for exploiting an […]
Lancaster's comment on the approval of the Official Plan By Blair Lancaster April 28th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON Burlington city council heaved a sigh of relief Thursday afternoon and approved an Official Plan. The 400 […]	Meed Ward on what the draft Official plan is going to mean to the city. By Staff April 27th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON In a note on a web site she maintains ward 2 Councillor Marianne Meed Ward said: “Burlington’s […]
Workshop on incorporating native plants in your garden. By Staff April 27th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON Does the arrival of spring weather have your thoughts turning to your garden? Perhaps you’re thinking of […]	Rivers: what role will education play in the provincial election? Think about the graduation rates. By Ray Rivers April 27th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON The Liberals have been in power now for a decade and half, even though Kathleen Wynne […]
Official plan gets sent to the Region - with one dissenting vote By Pepper Parr April 26th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON And so it is done. City council meeting in a special meeting of council voted 6-1 […]	Police vigorously investigating home invasion on Bonnieview Avenue By Staff April 26th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON On Wednesday April 25th 2018 shortly after 10:30 PM, two unknown suspects entered an unlocked rear door […]
Standing committee stands down and prepares to meet as a city council to approve the draft Official Plan and send it along to the Region. By Pepper Parr April 26th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON They have been at it for two days. After a grueling session on Tuesday planning staff […]	Would the Royal Bank send this to you? Never. By Staff April 26th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON They don’t stop. The reason they don’t stop is that someone bites the bait and these thieves […]
Mayor reminds his colleagues that a bylaw has to be approved before they go home allowing for the collection of taxes. By Staff April 25th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON The meeting was running late and everyone on council wanted to adjourn and go home. They had […]	The new Official Plan, without Transit and Transportation Plans will only be a shell of a document . By Gary Scobie April 25th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON I want to apologize for some wrong information I presented earlier to Council. I stated that […]
David McKay: Time to approve it and get on with the business of doing as much as we can to make it work . By David McKay April 25th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON David McKay taught science to many of the people who help run the city. Now retired from […]	ECoB's 3D model of part of the down core made it into the web cast of council Standing Committee. By Pepper Parr April 25th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON They were determined to make it a bigger part of the public record – they just […]
ECoB - We need to call a truce. We have tried everything possible to bring a sense of balance, to bring a better vision, to bring a complete plan and we are exhausted. By Lisa Kearns April 25th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON Engaged Citizens of Burlington (ECoB) is a not for profit group working towards a better Burlington […]	Muir - This new OP is not complete. Let the planners do their job. By Tom Muir April 24th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON I have a number of comments and concerns, based on some of my experience for the […]