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2015 – Year in review – top story second quarter – Flood victims get financial support. By Staff December 29, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON What happened to our city during the 2Q (April, May, June) of 2015? Click on the link 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)	Snow Update: December 29, 2015 9 a.m. By Staff December 29, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Snow Update: Dec. 29, 2015 9 a.m. Approximately 5 to 7 cm of snow accumulated in the city […] 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)
2015 - A Year of promise hope and challenges: Rivers on what we got and what we didn't get. By Ray Rivers December 29, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Columnist Ray Rivers looks at 2015 and comments on where we got it right and where we […] 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)	Making 2016 work: Trevor Copp wants to see the Performing Arts Centre deliver on the promise. By Trevor Copp December 29, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Trevor Copp is the dancer who brazenly told city council in 2012 that there really was a […] 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)
2015 - Year in review - top story first quarter - city sells waterfront property staff advised it to keep. By Pepper Parr December 28, 2015 BURLINGTON,ON Does the past give any hint on what the future will bring? What happened in 2015 – a […] 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)	In six years time there will be a community of 2000 people settled into the Paradigm project on Fairview in between the GO station and Walmart. By Pepper Parr December 28, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Roger Park stands on the observation platform at the back of the construction office that is 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)
Fiorito: I wish I could end this story on environmental issues on a positive note, but I can’t. A Year in Review: The Top Environmental Stories of 2015. By Vince Fiorito December 27, 29015 BURLINGTON, ON 2015 was a big year for the environmental movement. It was a year of historic agreements, milestones, […] 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)	Are we satiated beyond our needs, and can dispose of food we don’t want, without a care? By Carol Gottlob December 27, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON It was Boxing Day, a day traditionally reserved for ultra-consumerism. Stores were being ransacked for “unbelievable […] 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 reason for the season ... By Staff December 25th, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON The kids have been up for hours, the gift are unwrapped and you are settling in for a […] 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)	My Grown Up Christmas Wish - Let There be Peace - Ray Rivers By Ray Rivers December 24, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Sorry folks, there’ll be no postcard winter wonderland for us this year. And this is not […] 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 first of the new Canadians from the Middle East arrive at a resettlement centre in Hamilton; some may start their new lives in Burlington. By Pepper Parr December 24, 2105 BURLINGTON, ON How many will there be? We have no idea, said Gillian Kearns, interim director at 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)	The Christmas weather report - no snow. By Pepper Parr December 23rd, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON There isn’t going to be any snow – is there? This time last year we were looking […] 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)
Joseph Brant hospital rebuild is changing the city skyline; scheduled to open in 2018 By Staff December 23, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Each day the re-developed Joseph Brant Hospital takes its final shape. The last pouring of concrete 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)	City hall closes on Wednesday for an 11 day break. By Staff December 23, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON They head for the hills at around 4:30 tomorrow and for the most part we will not see […] 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)
Burlington skyline to see more construction cranes on the 2016 horizon. By Pepper Parr December 22, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON As 2015 comes to a close the look of the city during 2016 begins to become visible. […] 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)	Showtimes at Ciné-Starz : Week of Friday, December 25, 2015 through Thursday, December 31, 2015 Ciné-Starz Upper Canada Place, Burlington, ON Week of Friday, December 25, 2015 through Thursday, December 31, 2015 In the Heart of the Sea […] 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 Fire Chief wants you to make sure you have both a fire alarm and a Co2 detector in your residence. By Staff December 22, 2105 BURLINGTON, ON The sound of a fire engine is something we recognize instantly and we look towards the sound 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)	Burlington Transit Holiday Schedule: No service on either Christmas or New Year's Day. By Staff December 22, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON The city that spends a fortune on the repairing and upgrading of its roads so that all 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)
Public Board of Education prepares for Ombudsman who will have the authority to review and investigate any complaints in January. By Walter Byj December 21, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON It looked like a pre Christmas agenda, relatively short with a quick adjournment so that one could […] 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)	Will the Nelson pool get replaced by next summer? Ward Councillor is going to battle the city manager to get it done his way. By Pepper Parr December 21st, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Jack Dennison believes he got himself over one of the hurdles he faces in getting a new […] 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)