The Protestants have a band wagon - will the Catholics jump on? And what will the parents think of all this?

By Walter Byj February 11, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Burlington school Board trustee Andrea Grebenc, who hasn’t been a trustee long enough to cash the first […]

Art Gallery passes GO with $140,000 in hand; is there some property to be sold on the Tax Stabilization fund Monopoly Board?

By Pepper Parr February 10, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON The city’s Tax Stabilization fund got clipped for $140,000 this morning. The Tax Stabilization find is the […]

Ward 5 Councillor makes it official- he is now a Tory, in a town that is in the process of becoming solidly Liberal.

By Staff February 10, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON If there was any doubt before – there is non now. Ward 5 Councillor Paul Sharman is now […]

Maybe the snow was cleared for the dogs that get taken for walks in this neighbourhood?

No one asked to have this done – a neighbour just thought it was something he wanted to do. By Staff February 9, 2015 BURLINGTON, […]

Ten minutes each to tell city council what you think of their budget.

By Staff February 9, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON If you want your ten minutes of fame before city council slip over to the city web site […]

Burlington joins 80 cities: will walk on the Coldest Night

By Staff February 7, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON We hear radio announcements about a Weather Alert. We read about people freezing to death in a bus […]

Most of the Gazette readers do so daily; the comments they make are interesting.

By Pepper Parr February 7, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Response to our readership survey is doing well. We’d like to convert those weekly and every three […]

They are going to spend millions - get your two cents worth in.

By Staff February 7, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON If you want your ten minutes of fame before city council slip over to the city web site […]

Suspicious male follows high school student home

By Staff February 7, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Halton Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man who had interactions with a teenaged female […]

Research firm plans to reach out and touch 750 of you – want you to confirm the city’s future direction

By Pepper Parr February 6, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON The call won’t be from a telemarketer – it will be from Forum Research calling you on […]

“Suggested admission” is the first step to an admission fee for the AGB. It’s worth the $5 being suggested.

By Staff February 6, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON The Art Gallery of Burlington (AGB) is launching its new self-guided tour program to assist gallery visitors in […]

Region releases its budget; tax increase is less than inflation

By Staff February 5, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Last week Regional Council approved the 2015 Budget and Business Plan with a continued focus on investment in […]

Southeast Asian community is the target for scam artists using a tax angle to grab some of your cash.

By Staff February 5, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON   The Halton Regional Police are warning the public about a tax-related phone scam that has resurfaced, primarily […]

All the new school construction is taking place outside Burlington; what kind of a community is that going to leave us with?

By Walter Byj February 5, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON The anticipated discussion around the letter Karen Lacroix of the Halton Student Transportation Services consortium sent to […]

Target liquidation sale is going to take more of your money than you expected: 10% discounts appear to be the norm at this point.

By Staff February 5, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON They weren’t lined up trying to rush through the doors at the Target store in the Burlington Mall […]

Burlington man arrested in Milton as a result of an auto theft investigation

By Staff February 5, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON On the overnight hours of Jan. 15th, 2015 two unlocked vehicles parked in the driveway of a Campbellville […]

Beer Festival this weekend at the Waterfront Hotel

By Staff February 4, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON The Burlington Beer Festival – a two season event – will be holding it’s winter season at the […]

Who are our readers and what do they like and not like? Your chance to tell us.

By Pepper Parr, Publisher February 4, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Time to count the chickens and see just who the readers are and what they think. […]

Rivers on Baird - what a smack down.

By Ray Rivers February 4, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON I never cared for John Baird. I remember sitting in the public gallery at Queen’s Park watching […]

Councillor Dennison promoting bylaw that would forbid feeding nuisance wildlife.

By Staff February 4, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Ward 4 Councillor Jack Dennison knows a good local issue when he sees one: Coyotes. The creatures are […]