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BAD is going to be able to offer a decent swimming program in the fall; GHAC ended up getting additional pool time By Pepper Parr August 7th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON The Burlington Aquatic Devilrays (BAD) said they needed 50 hours of pool time every week when […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X	Getting some STEAM into your child's literacy - library has some ideas for you By Gazette Staff August 7th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON At first glance, building a tower out of toothpicks or launching a balloon rocket might […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X
City Council: 'They’ve mastered the art of looking busy while doing nothing, knowing most residents have tuned out — because council stopped listening a long time ago.' By Gazette Staff August 6th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Talking about Food for Feedback: How’s this for Feedback A Gazette reader commenting on an article […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X	Province putting up $56.8 million to train 2,200 additional nurses. By Gazette Staff August 6th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON The Ontario government is continuing to deliver on its plan to protect the province’s health-care system […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X
Devilrays get 18 hours of city pool time: how much did the Hamilton based GHCA get ? By Gazette Staff August 6th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON The Burlington Aquatic Devilrays (BAD) announced a bold new chapter in the club’s history: a […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X	Karina Gould chairs the House Finance Committee - By Pepper Parr August 6th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON For those who grouse about how little Liberal MP Karina Gould does – listen up Karina […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X
Winding Down Appleby and gearing up for the New Appleby at the Robert Bateman Community Centre - September 15th By Gazette Staff August 6th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON A message from the Burlington Library leadership: Set up and construction crews are on the […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X	Disruption has made some huge changes in the way business is done in many sectors: might that ever include the city of Burlington? By Pepper Parr August 6th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Disruption is not something new that began around 2000. It is an elemental part of every […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X
Burlington Renters May Soon Face 5% Hikes as Landlords Respond to Property Tax Increases By Joseph A. Gaetan BGS August 6th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON The following is an excerpt from an information package prepared by the Landlord […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X	Engagement: In Burlington – photo ops are basically the prime political currency. By Pepper Parr August 5th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Engagement can be a double-edged sword. It got to be a little too much for this […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X
9 In-person Doors Open sites - Saturday 10:00 to 2:00 By Gazette Staff August 5th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Discover the stories behind Burlington’s most unique spaces during Doors Open Burlington this Saturday from 10am […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X	Foundation puts the word Community back into their logo - never understood why they removed it in the first place By Gazette Staff August 5th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Colleen Mulholland announcing the new corporate name. The word community got dropped – that was in […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X
“History is best told as a story of organized crime,” said University of Cambridge scholar Luke Kemp By Pepper Parr August 4th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON “History is best told as a story of organised crime,” said Luke Kemp, who studies at […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X	Crosswalk markings missing at Plains and Francis in Aldershot By Gazette Staff August 4th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON You know the joke – why did the chicken cross the road – to get to […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X
Gould adjusts to not being a Cabinet Minister By Pepper Parr August 4th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON In the past few weeks there has been comment on how available or unavailable Burlington MP Karina […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X	Will Curt Benson bring a different ethic to the way city hall deals with the public? Will transparency and accountability be real under his watch? Possible with this guy. By Pepper Parr August 3rd, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON OPINION When Curt Benson woke up this morning, he was the city’s Chief Administrative Officer (CAO); his […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X
Library Summer Reading Club has room for you By Gazette Staff August 3rd, 2025 Burlington, on Some of the summer is gone, but there is a lot left and there are a […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X	Gag order put on the swimming clubs lets the Mayor do all the talking By Pepper Parr August 3rd, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON With a gag order in place on the swimming pool allocation matter Mayor Meed Ward gets […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X
Rivers on Free Trade: What Free Trade? By Ray Rivers August 2nd, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON “Time to grow up! Batten down the hatches and expand to new markets. Trade east west. Remove […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X	Hamilton based swimming club has been given Burlington pool space for their members; the Devilrays believe they can run a strong program with what they were given By Pepper Parr August 2nd,2025 BURLINGTON, ON With a gag order in place, it’s difficult to get much in the way of information on […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X