Burlington BEST nominations extended one week - Jim Young, Deedee Davies and Gary Scobie deserve to be nominated.

By Staff March 1st, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   This seems to happen every year – the date for submitting nominations for Burlington’s BEST gets extended. […]

City declares snow event as of 9:00 pm this evening - find somewhere else to park your car.

By Staff March 1st, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   The city is doing a much better job of managing the way snow is removed from the […]

Rivers suggests there is a pot calling the kettle black on the matter of corruption at the Tory debate for a new leader.

By Ray Rivers March 1st, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Rivers suggests there is a pot calling the kettle black on the matter of corruption at […]

Did you know that a developer community benefit payment was what got the Freeman Station project off the ground?

By Staff March 1st, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Thanks to the generosity of their sponsors and donors, Friends of Freeman Station has raised to date […]

Chilly Half and Frosty 5K Road Temporary Closures on March 4th

By Staff March 1st, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON It may turn out to be a sloppy run on Sunday when the March 4, 2018 the Chilly […]

Is immigration the answer: '300,000 new immigrants and half of them are coming to southern Ontario'.

By Joseph A. Gaetan March 1st, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON The opinion set out below is one of a series of opinions given to city council […]

Deedee Davies: my perception is that you have lost control of our downtown on us.

By Deedee Davies February 27th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON This is one of a series on delegations that were made at a Statutory public meeting on […]

Lisa Kearns: We need a complete strategy and we need it before this is voted into law.

By Lisa Kearns February 28th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Engaged Citizens of Burlington (ECoB) is a not for profit group working towards a better Burlington […]

Jim Barnett: This should not be an election issue. It should be a get it right issue. There is still time if you have the will.

By Jim Barnett February 28th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   In past delegations I have pointed out the many shortfalls of the current draft proposal, in […]

Lowville plans to go green on St. Patrickès Day - you get to sing your heart out.

By Staff February 28th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   The entire hamlet of Lowville in north Burlington will be “wearing of the green” on St. Patrick’s […]

Gary Scobie: Council got us into this. Now Council has to get us out.

By Gary Scobie February 28th,2018 BURLINGTON, ON   City council didn’t want the development but failed to respond to the application within the required time […]

Jim Young tells council they have failed to inform, consult, involve, collaborate or empower and reminds council that they are debating the citizens Official Plan.

By Jim Young February 28th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON Jim Young, one of the most effective speakers in the city delegated before city council last night. […]

MetroToronto po;oce work withthe Regional police to arrest males who robbed Scotia bank branches at gunpoint.

By Staff February 27, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Early in the month branches of Scotia bank were being robbed; one in Burlington, another in Milton. […]

Heather Lareau is ticked - Meridian made her personal email address public. Ouch!

By Staff February 27th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Fernand Coderre and Heather Lareau half a football field away from where Meridian wants to mine shale. […]

Place the order the day before online and pick up the groceries at the GO station the following day

By Staff February 27th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   When MetroLinx announced that internet access would be available throughout their network the Gazette didn’t see that […]

City fails to spend $2.8 million plus in taxes they collected.

By Pepper Parr February 27th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   City budget are not like corporate budgets. Cities are not permitted to run a loss – […]

Free access to credit status if legislation is passed.

By Staff February 27th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Not sure how getting free personal credit reports and assuring the public they will have improved access […]

City council chambers to get a major overhaul with better communications, more fibre optic cable and maybe even a coat of paint for the new council in November.

By Staff February 27th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   We won’t know until the end of October who is going to be sitting in the seven […]

Different viewpoints on the impact tall buildings will have on the downtown core and if there are going to be tall buildings - just where should they be.

By Staff February 27th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   There are two sides to the decision to permit tall buildings in the Downtown core. Pam Casey, […]

Ministry of Transportation is indicating that the era of more roads is coming to an end. But more cars than ever are being sold.

By Staff February 27th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   The province is sending a no more roads message; is the public hearing? If it happens in […]