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Flood Outlook issued on July 9, 2024 is being extended to July 16th By Staff July 13th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Conservation Halton advises that the Watershed Conditions Statement – Flood Outlook issued on July 9, 2024 is […] 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)	Think Tank: 'We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to start fixing the mismatch.' By Cherise Burda July 13th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Solving Canada’s housing affordability crisis requires addressing the mismatch of housing supply and need. 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)
Ward Councillor takes exception to a Gazette reader comment By Pepper Parr July 13th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON We ran a short piece on comments ward 5 Councillor Paul Sharman made on some polling […] 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)	Views on how the housing problems should be resolved were mixed By Pepper Parr July 12th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Nanos, a national polling organization and the Oakville, Milton and District Real Estate Board, released 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)
Some area beaches are closed to swimmers By Staff July 12th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Stinking hot weather in a city beside a lake and the water is fouled by ecoli. Many […] 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 can't build the kind of housing most people want By Pepper Parr July 12th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The vast majority of the people who took part in a recent poll on housing want […] 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)
Data on housing developments in real time now accessible on city web site By Pepper Parr July 12th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Jamie Tellier and Nick Anastasopoulos. Jamie Tellier, Director of Community Planning and Nick Anastasopoulos, Director of […] 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)	Baseball diamonds in several parks closed until the grounds dry By Staff July 12th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Wet weather has closed the following baseball diamonds at the following parks: Ireland Park – D1, […] 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)
Ford’s approval on edge of ‘political black hole’; Science Centre closure, LCBO strike and Beer Store closure plans not popular By Pepper Parr July 11th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Members of CUPE Local 966 (Canadian Union of Public Employees) addressed Region of Peel councillors over […] 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)	Liability insurance is preventing several community initiatives from proceeding By Pepper Parr July 11th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The insurance industry can at times be a bit of a damper on what people 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)
Can anyone tell us a bit more about this photograph? By Staff July 11th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON This came our way with a notation saying the picture is from the 60’s. Is there anyone 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)	John Lawrence Reynolds to launch the third book in his Beach series at the Different Drummer on the 14th By Staff July 8th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Summer time – life is a little easier, the pace not as hectic,time for you and maybe […] 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: A City that Grows By Pepper Parr July 10th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The makeup of Burlington’s organization chart is going to become known in bits and pieces. Jacqueline Johnson […] 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)	Canadian Rents Increase by 7.0% in June By Staff July 10th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Canadian Rents Increase by 7.0% in June, Marking Slowest Growth in Over a Year. Average asking rents 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)
The Fight Against the French Radical Right By Ray Rivers July 10th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Sunday’s turnout voting for the French National Assembly was the largest in over 40 years. 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)	Sustainable Gaming: How Live Casinos Are Going Green By Shelley Green July 10th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON All businesses, regardless of sector or whether they’re based online or on physical premises, are under […] 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)
Canadian Blood Services teams up with Department of National Defence and Veterans Affairs Canada to support soldiers in the field By Staff July 9th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON When a soldier is seriously wounded in battle, they typically need to be treated early with blood […] 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)	Shakespeare from the heart of As You Like It - another Trevor Copp production By Pepper Parr July 9th. 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Five women on a summer afternoon: A picnic sur l’herbe, music, play and tales of love […] 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)
Hurricane Beryl could bring 50 mm of heavy rainfall to the community early Wednesday and into Thursday. By Staff July 9th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Conservation Halton advises that Environment Canada and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources & Forestry (MNRF) Surface […] 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)	Civic Square project gets through a lengthy meeting - final preferred concept design released By Pepper Parr July 9th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON It was supposed to be a project update on the preferred concept design for Civic Square […] 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)