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Leblovic’s manage to get at least a part the hearing they’ve wanted on the Chilly Half Marathon route. December 12, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. They weren’t exactly made welcome at the city council Monday night. At one point it looked […] 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)	City hall wants your insights – they want to pick your brains and do it all in a couple of minutes from the comfort of your keyboard. December 11, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. They refer to it as “the panel” – it’s a collection of people who want to […] 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 planned Lakeshore hotel be ready for 2015 PanAm Games; – 18 months to build a project that doesn’t have final approval. December 11, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. City Council meetings are a legal requirement. In Burlington when your elected representatives meet as 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)	Last Council meeting for the year – another kick at marathon route and hidden in the agenda is a potentially big tax increase. December 8, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. It will be the last time this city council meets this year. Along with the usual […] 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)
Is ward 1 shaping up to be a hot race before nominations are even opened? Could Councillor Craven be in trouble? December 8, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. “Talk about a one issue candidate” was the first comment I got when I asked 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)	Joseph Brant hospital tops off Family Medical Centre; announces schedule for hospital construction. December 8, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. It has been a good year for the Joseph Brant Hospital. Not as good a year […] 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)
Developer sells units in a project that has yet to be given zoning change approval. “Unseemly” says city hall. December 6, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. A very senior source at city hall called it “unseemly”. Some think it might be outright […] 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)	Roseland residents asking for an interim control bylaw that will halt all develoment – planner describes it as “draconian”. December 5, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. Change is an awkward process. We say we are OK with change but we rarely approach […] 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)
City Standing Committee structure modified – cut down to just two that will hold evening meetings to accommodate the public. December 5, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. Burlington now has just two Standing Committees that preview staff reports that eventually go to city […] 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)	Local “People’s Inquiry” supports a mock trial for Premier Wynne and members of her government. December 4, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. She was somewhere between 35 – maybe touching 40. Kleenex in her hands to manage 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)
Fixing our electoral system; does what we have in place now reflect the wishes of the people who get out and vote? December 4, 2013 By Ray Rivers BURLINGTON, ON. Well there you have it. Four by-elections last Monday, Nov 25, and nothing changed. The 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)	Free parking downtown was for customers – not for staff. Parking lots full before stores and services were open. December 4, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. Isn’t working out quite the way it was supposed to. The people who work on making […] 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)
Idiocy reigns within the provincial bureaucracy; city staff may need help from a support group – airpark situation ludicrous. December 3, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. The Burlington Executive Airpark is $40,000 lighter than they were a month ago when they agree to […] 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 pornographer arrested twice. Charged with distributing smut and luring a child. December 3, 2013 By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. A male resident of the city managed to get himself arrested twice on child pornography charges. Police […] 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)
Parking goodies in those Christmas stockings – longer on street parking rules coming + FREE parking for all of December. December 3, 2013 By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. December is clearly going to be a nice month parking wise. Not only did you get free […] 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)	Expect to see reduced speed limits on Wilson Avenue – residents convince council committee to make a change. December 3, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. Wilson Avenue residents appear to have prevailed and convinced a Council Standing Committee that the speeding […] 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)
Santa was there, the kids lined the sidewalks and snow at least hinted that it was in the air. December 2, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. The weather worked – you could see your breath when you exhaled. The rain held off […] 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)	Miles-Goldring exhibits at the Seaton Gallery while hubby trudges the streets looking for loose coins. December 2, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. It was her third show in her career as an artist. This time Cheryl Miles- Goldring […] 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)
They got a bigger fish this time; Regional police seize drugs and cash in a Ross Street raid. By Staff December 1, 2013 Burlington, ON. Halton Regional Police, Burlington-3 District Strategic Support Team, executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant […] 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 introduces fashion line into her campaign. Is she declaring? Yup – she says she’s in for another round. November 29, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. Every Council member does everything they can to meet with their constituents. They take telephone calls, […] 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)