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A couple of Quick Questions By Pepper Parr August 20th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON ????? Using the well worn Angelo Bentivegna phrase – Couple of quick questions. Sound of Music […] 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 now have a Hunger Action Month. By Pepper Parr August 20th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON It has come to this: We now have a Hunger Action Month. The Burlington Food Bank […] 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)
Some of the community centers & recreation facilities will be closed for maintenance. By Staff August 19th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON There appear to be rocket scientists working at City Hall. The Bistro, the heart of the Seniors’ […] 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)	Housing report prepared for Big City Mayors sets out six core challenges - can they be met? By Staff August 19th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON A lengthy, very data filled report was released days before the AMO conference taking place in London […] 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)
NDP Leader of the Opposition offers Ontario Municipalities a New Deal By Staff August 19th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Speaking to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), Marit Stiles, Leader of the Ontario NDP, promised […] 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)	Premier Ford announces new funding project and lists all he has done for the municipal sector By Staff April 19th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Premier Doug Ford spoke to to AMO in London this morning His address is set out in […] 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)
July floods: We may not be able to fix this. By Pepper Parr August 19th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Part 4 of a 4 part series. The content of this Council meeting has been edited 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)	Millcroft Greenspace Alliance presses on By Pepper Parr August 19th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON They are not going to quit. The Millcroft Greenspace Alliance said in a statement today that […] 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)
Fascinating short video on how one resident and a lot of neighbours handled the flood in July By Pepper Parr August 19th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON A reader sent us a link to what people on a city street were doing when 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)	That tree cutting on Centennial Trail - Parks & Forestry had nothing to do with it - Hydro did the dirty By Pepper Parr August 19th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON City Council has been close to totally focused on figuring out what has to be in […] 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)
A mistake is not just a learning opportunity - it has to be owned and changes made. By Pepper Parr August 17th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON OPINION There are always things to be learned. A crisis tends to point out the weak spots […] 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)	The July flooding - This is what we have to live with, plan for and get an idea of what it is all going to cost. By Pepper Parr April 16th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Part 3 of a 4 part series on what City Council had to say about the July […] 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)
The Ford Fest - a Milton event that was hampered by poor weather - no mention made of Hwy 403 plans. No RCMP spotted at the event By Pepper Parr August 16th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The free burgers were said to be quite good. The crowd at the most recent Ford […] 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)	Person pulled from the lake yards from the Pier By Staff August 16th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON A person has just been lifted into a Police boat with the help of Burlington firefighter swimmers. […] 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 ordered to provide water drainage maps - why the reluctance? By Staff August 16th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON On July 19, 2024 a Burlington resident requested some information on the water drainage map for his […] 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)	Some people lost almost everything; some of the flooding damage was self inflicted By Pepper Parr August 16th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON I have a colleague who is fairly described as bookish. His library is something to behold. […] 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 has some choice words for the Prime Minister for the City MP By Staff August 15th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON When you have something to say that you think is important – you look for the best […] 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)	Exclusive discounts of up to 44% on CNE advance sale admission and ride tickets. By Staff August 15th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The eagerly anticipated 2024 Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) is opening this Friday and Metrolinx is thrilled to […] 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)
Learn marketing and media tips needed to get your audiences to take notice during Culture Days By Staff August 16th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Attracting people to your cultural event is not easy. Social media is great – providing you know […] 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)	VR Pro donated more than $19,000 to Joseph Brant VR Pro, the organization that runs raises all over the place. They appear frequently before City Council asking that roads be closed for the races […] 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)