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Mental Health - Well Being sessions sponsored by School Board By Staff February 15th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Halton District School Board is hosting Mental Health & Well-Being information sessions for parents/guardians The Halton District […] 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)	Sharman on the Special Council meeting that was not webcast: 'Nothing of any relevance, no decisions, no information shared, all legal.' By Pepper Parr February 14th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON An update on that Special Council meeting that took place immediately after Council adjourned from 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)
Special Council meeting announced but appears not to have taken place. By Pepper Parr February 13th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Something very suspicious going on at the City Council level. At just after 12:30 pm on […] 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)	Can the U13A Blue Eagles bring the Chevrolet Good Deeds Cup to Burlington and pass $100,000 to Gift of Giving Back ? By Pepper Parr February 14th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Paul Sharman told his Council colleagues about an initiative that could help the most vulnerable 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)
Council still hiding important numbers report on Status of Contingency Reserves discussed behind CLOSED doors By Pepper Parr February 13th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON City Council will meet today and zip through their agenda. The folks in Shoreacres will delegate […] 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)	Family Day - what's open - what isn't. Maybe some snow? By Staff February 13th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON City of Burlington administrative services will be closed for Family Day, on Monday, Feb. 19. A summary […] 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)
Beer Stores will be closed Monday - the 19th - Family Day By Staff February 13th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON UPDATE: The Beer Store advises that: Agency locations are independent and and as such each operate independently with […] 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)	Still no really clear picture of how space at the Bateman Community Centre is going to be used By Pepper Parr February 13tjh, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Jim Thomson – a regular city council delegator. We got a note from Jim Thomson who […] 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 lot of missing information on just how much space there is at Bateman and how the space will be allocated. By Pepper Parr February 12th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON During a lengthy and very detailed report on what Denise Beard, Manager Community Planning, has done […] 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)	Let us introduce the City's newest employee - CoBy - cost a fortune to get him on the payroll By Pepper Parr February 12th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The future just landed. CoBy, Burlington’s first AI-powered digital assistant – it can be found on […] 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)
Wasn't the fight over the two towers at the Brant and Lakeshore intersection resolved? Apparently not. By Pepper Parr February 12th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Pay close attention to what is expected to take place at the Ontario Land Tribunal 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)	The front entrance is going to be at the back of the Bateman Community Centre By Pepper Parr February 12th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Noted in the Staff report that was discussed at length during xxx meeting last week: Turns […] 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)
New information from developer who want to demolish Waterfront Hotel and put up 40 storey towers By Pepper Parr February 11th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON This is a complex story: While it about a developers attempt to build two towers right […] 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)	Reader corrects some material on John Waldie in a 2015 article The Gazette archives are little history books on the city By Pepper Parr February 12, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON One of Canada’s greatest business leaders at the turn of the 20th century was John Waldie; […] 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)
Smoke and Mirrors - this fancy financial dancing is the least efficient and most costly way to deliver provincial programs. By Ray Rivers February 11th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON “Spending under the Ford government has consistently been higher than it was under Wynne—whom Ford criticized […] 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)	Quiet yesterday By Pepper Parr February 10th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Things were quiet yesterday – had to leave the keyboard and have the cataract surgery done […] 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)
Returning to the Rink: Ovechkin's Outlook and the Capitals' Playoff Push By Roger Henderson February 10th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Washington Capitals: Chasing a playoff berth. As the Washington Capitals gear up for their post-All-Star break […] 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)	What happens when you add a Rock Star with the biggest audience in the world to a Superbowl football game? Media academics at Brock are thinking about that By Pepper Parr February 8th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON SuperBowl LVIII Celebrity – some will remember when the Beattles attracted this kind of attention. Big […] 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)
Pipeline to Permit: a Standing Committee with unelected members. By Pepper Parr February 8th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON There wasn’t that much for a report from the first meeting of the Pipeline to Permit […] 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)	Unlocking the Secrets of Successful Trading: Mastering Market Trends By Vincent Hawkins February 8th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Trading can often feel like trying to catch a bus in rush hour – you need […] 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)