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 […]

Now we know why: Jim Young goes on record - Grow Bold, Urban Growth Centres, Downtown Mobility Hubs and Special Development Precincts have simply been a smoke screen.

By Jim Young April 24th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   For years now everybody has known that the OMB was a very developer friendly organization. Its […]

The sharks are in the water - they smell blood. Can someone not see how ridiculous this is and push the pause button on the attempt to get the draft Official Plan adopted?

By Pepper Parr April 24th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   It was as if there were sharks in the water who had smelled blood and they […]

Tyandaga Golf Course will officially open Saturday, April 28. Spring specials!

By Staff April 24th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON Time to dust off your golf clubs and shine your shoes. The City of Burlington’s Tyandaga Golf Course […]

Bfast gives the city a rather spotty report card - consistently poor funding is the biggest concern.

By Staff April 24th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Burlington Transit’s report card improved slightly over the past year and about 100 transit users and community […]

Kearns sets out where the city got it wrong wth the community benefits that were given to the 421 Brant - 23 storey high rise.

By Lisa Kearns April 24th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   This delegation sets out my position on item PB 33-18 – Community Benefits 421-431 Brant St. […]

Sarah Harmer to share top billing at the Lowville Festival with tenor Ben Heppner

By Staff April 24th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   She is coming home, just for a few days, but she will be on the stage at […]

Police officer pleads guilty to stealing drugs from the evidence locker - to be sentenced June 7th.

By Staff April 24th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   It is always difficult when a member of the team you work with steps outside the accepted […]

Director of Transit levels with Bfast audience - there are challenges at transit - without funding she can't do the job,

By Pepper Parr April 23rd, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   It was a Transit Forum that had people applauding and for the most part leaving the […]

Rule changes will prevent condominium boards from saying no to electric charging stations.

By Pepper Parr April 23rd, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   There are more than 18,500 electric vehicles currently on the road in Ontario More than 680,000 […]

Ward 2 Councillor will oppose much of the 421 Brant Street community benefits agreement at council this evening.

By Pepper Parr April 23rd, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   City council is going to consider community benefits, which are set out in Section 37 of […]