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More than 50 highway closures today - check the list before you start the car engine By Staff August 22nd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Part 1 of this story is about the 55 road closures scheduled n provincial highways 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)	Martha Otton, iGaming Ontario CEO, Announces Retirement By Julieta Belen Correa August 22nd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON After leading the organization for almost four years, Martha Otton has announced her impending retirement, […] 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)
Provincial By-election Called in Bay of Quinte By Staff August 21st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Seems everything about the Bay of Quinte seat is rushed. Todd Smith the MP for the constituency […] 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)	Flowers commemorate the death of a young male found floating in Lake Ontario By Staff August 21st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Flowers and a photograph of an unidentified male rest close to the Pier. The body of 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)
The Maudit awards for 2023 go to outstanding citizens By Pepper Parr August 21st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The politicians love handing out awards; Certificates saying you were at an event – anything 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 more about strategies to engage volunteers By Staff August 21st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON For those already active in the Volunteer sector this may have already gotten to you by email. […] 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)
Accessing public information at the Municipal level not all that easy By Pepper Parr August 20th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Pot holes and recreation services are a large part of what a municipality is about – […] 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 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)