Community garden applications to be available on November 2nd - closing date is November 22nd. Lottery draw will decide who gets a space.

By Staff October 26, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Shucks – they aren’t advertising the seed catalog offerings yet are they? The city however is ready to […]

Project approved in 1985 sees a construction crew on site to bury hydro wires.

By Staff October 26, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON It begins. Not quite the shovels in the ground with the photo op and the silver spade – […]

Planning department creates drawings to show what parts of the city could look like with intensification in specific locations.

By Pepper Parr October 26, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON First of a multi part series on how the city thinks intensification could be managed. What do […]

Culinary and ceramic arts combined at the Art Gallery of Burlington - November 19 – 22 for the annual Soup Bowl sale. It is usually a sold out event.

By Staff October 26, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON It is a well-established tradition in Burlington – 19 years and they are still slurping soup from hand […]

Hospital construction now at level four - with pillars for the bridge from the garage in place. Watch the construction live.

By Staff October 26, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Every couple of days one can see the re-developed Joseph Brant Hospital reach higher and higher. They are […]

Police ask for help with a crime ten days after it was reported to have taken place.

By Staff October 26, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON On Thursday October 15th 2015 at approximately 4:00 am, an unknown person entered numerous vehicles in the City […]

Burlington is now represented by three women in Ottawa: Gould, Damoff and Raitt.

By Pepper Parr October 26, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON It was a week ago today that Canadians made a choice – and now we have a […]

Legion wants parents to know about the programs they offer - they fear teachers won't do that job this year.

By Pepper Parr (43164-H) October 25, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON There are these things we call unintended consequences or we say “I didn’t see that coming.” […]

Public meeting to learn what the board thinks it should do with the French and English programs at the elementary levels.

By Staff October 24, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON The Halton District School Board has a programming problem on its hands – the uptake for French Immersion […]

How does one fund a small local business? Check out the Lending Loop

By Staff October 22, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON A pretty smart guy from Hamilton and a partner from elsewhere in the province have come up with […]

Run jump play: city gets behind a three year initiative to get young people outside playing.

By Pepper Parr October 22, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Run, Jump, Play – every day. That’s the drill and Burlington got it off to a decent […]

Wallace to get a severance package worth $89,500 plus an annual pension of $46,000

By Staff October 24, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON The first thing you have to do is gulp. Then sit down and let the facts sink in […]

Regional police are looking for Jordan Travis MILLER, 28 years old, of Ohsweken, ON. Accused has 29 criminal convictions

By Staff October 23, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON There are people who continue to evade the police and the court system and continue to live out […]

Violence against women to get special attention during November: a cultural change is needed and it is the men in the community who have to change their behaviour.

By Staff October 23, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON November is Woman Abuse Awareness Month Violence against woman is not a women’s issue – it is a […]

The province wants to put more money into off road bike paths - where would Burlingtonians like to see those paths built?

By Staff October 23, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON The province wants to help cities become more bike-friendly – that perked up the ears of council members […]

Gould heads for Ottawa to start her orientation and find out where her office is going to be and where she will sit in the House of Commons.

By Pepper Parr October 22, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON If you are a regular reader of the Gazette published by the federal government you would know […]

Region announces flu shot clinic dates for Burlington

By Staff October 22, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON The Halton Region Health Department has started the influenza (flu) immunization clinics for the 2015-2016 flu season with […]

Mike Wallace closes up his shop - doesn't know what he will do next - has decided to relax for a bit and let things work themselves out.

By Pepper Parr October 22, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Mike Wallace is in the process of clearing out his office at the Burlington Mall and then […]

Public school board gets through an agenda that suited the baseball fans - published the policy that will set out review criteria for the new Director of Education.

By Walter Byj and Pepper Parr October 21, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON   The October 21 st Halton District School Board meeting was quick indeed. It […]

How to manage parking and get people out of their cars - they have found a way in Aldershot

By Pepper Parr October 22, 2105 BURLINGTON, ON The photograph shown in an earlier version of this story was the wrong building. The photograph shown […]