How the decision to sell off pieces of city owned waterfront property got made.

By Pepper Parr January 5, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON A four part feature on the city’s decision to sell small parcels of land that it owns […]

The target is clear enough. How good is his aim and how many arrows does he have? Economic development needs a win soon.

By Pepper Parr January 4, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON. The Burlington Economic Development Corporation (BEDC) Strategic Plan was introduced to a Council Stranding Committee recently. There […]

Budget for 2015 includes a Shoreacres character study for $60,000. Is there value for money here?

By Pepper Parr January 4, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON. They are called Character Area studies; exercises where planners and residents meet to talk about what kind […]

Columnist will write from New Zealand for two months; has chosen to avoid Canadian winter.

By Staff January 4, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON. Ray Rivers will not be with us this week. He is in New Zealand pondering what he wants […]

Just how much can a developer do without a permit of any sort? They can cut down mature trees.

By Pepper Parr January 3, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Understanding developers requires a mind that can see into all kinds of cracks and crevices. The Gazette […]

When is $3 million actually $3 million? Politicians do mathematics differently.

By Pepper Parr January 2, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON.   “This means that the $3 million provincial government contribution we announced November 10th will be leveraged […]

An Enfant Terrible dies in his sleep. Former area MPP Eric Cunningham - dead at 65.

By James Smith January 1, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON. Enfant Terrible: A term not used much these days, but I like to think of my pal […]

Eric Cunningham dies at his home in Huntsville.

By Staff January 1, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON. Eric Cunningham, a loyal friend to many, a member of the provincial legislature from 1974 to 1984 is […]

Blood clinic on Saturday - possible blood worker strike on the 8th - help if you can.

By Staff January 1, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON There is an opportunity to get your habit of giving back to the community that has been so […]

They are going to "pave paradise and put up a parking lot" on the property beside Emma's Back Porch.

By Pepper Parr January 1, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON. The Gazette got a call from a reader about some work being done on the lot that […]

Techies tuning up the Gazette engine; masthead getting a bit of a polish.

By Staff January 1, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON During holiday periods the gremlins that make the wheels of web sites go around get inside the engines […]

Two Barracuda teams take Silver and Bronze at annual hockey classic in Mississauga.

By Staff December 31, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON The Burlington Barracudas brightened up their holidays with two Tournament Medals at the 34th Annual Mississauga Chiefs Christmas […]

Columnist Ray Rivers re-charges his batteries in New Zealand; adds his comments to a Globe and Mail editorial.

By Staff December 30, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON The Globe and Mail editorial of December 27, 2014 sums up the year and the ongoing performance of […]

Two of the nine business cases the city has in its 2015 budget: better transit for seniors and 3D graphic modelling software.

By Pepper Parr December 30, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON   The city is taking a different approach to the way they present their budget to the […]

Is there hope for bicycles in Burlington? Bright green markings indicating merging bike traffic is a welcome sign to cyclists.

By Staff December 29, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON. Roy Brooke is an avid cyclist who lives in Victoria BC. On a trip to Copenhagen Denmark he […]

Flood relief funds will flow by the middle of January; those who filed just before the deadline will have a bit of a wait.

By Pepper Parr December 29, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON.   There are people in the Burlington Community Foundation offices plowing through piles of paperwork during the […]

We were hearing a different story about snow this time last year.

By Staff December 29, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON.   Do you remember this time last year? It was snow, on snow, on snow with dozens of […]

City names Angela Paparizo as Manager Arts and Culture

By Pepper Parr December 27, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON   During the 2014 budget deliberations council wasn’t able to find the funding needed to cover the […]

Marvelously renovated Mountainside recreation complex now open. Well worth the ten year wait.

By Pepper Parr December 26, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON   It was pretty close to a ten year project but John Taylor, Councillor for Ward 3 […]

What Lies Ahead for 2015? A federal election - sooner than you think and a budget that will have a pretty thin surplus.

By Ray Rivers December 26, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON.   Canada faces an important federal election this year. There will be clear choices for the voters […]