New Lobbyist Registry ByLaw Effective Monday, January 1, 2024

By Pepper Parr December 12th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   The City will have a new lobbyist registry ByLaw effective Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. The new […]

What's going on? Why are the bulk of the Council members not in the Council Chamber?

By Pepper Parr December 12th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON If Mayor Med Ward had been in Council Chamber she would have been wearing the Chain of […]

City webcast service on the fritz - public broadcast start is more than 45 minutes late

By Pepper Parr December 12th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON Problems was a technical one – system wouldn’t allow the members of Council to talk to each […]

Lots of Confidential items that will be heard in a CLOSED session of Council

By Pepper Parr December 12th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON The City has a lot in the way of property matters that more often than not […]

Gould in the House of Commons: 'That is irresponsible. That is reckless.'

By Pepper Parr December 12th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   That nice lady that represents Burlington in Parliament got very tough yesterday. A very pregnant Karina […]

Will Short: 'We made it clear - we cannot accept girls being discriminated against when it comes to equity and allocation of space in city arenas'

By Pepper Parr December 12th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Will Short, president of the Burlington Girls Hockey Club was delegating on ice time allocation. The […]

The City is considering using the Hamilton Spectator to communicate with you when they have to

By Pepper Parr December 11th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Home for you is Burlington but City Hall just might decide that when it comes to […]

Where is the risk in putting an item on a public agenda; which begs the question – what’s going on here?

By Pepper Parr December 11th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON We did a short piece earlier in the day on the way the city and Chairs of […]

Feds want deputy ministers to shake conventional thinking on policy making and develop fresh perspectives on key issues

By Kathryn May December 11th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON Canada’s top bureaucrat has assembled a dozen teams of deputy ministers to shake conventional thinking on policymaking […]

Delegating at city hall: Rules of that game need some changes

By Pepper Parr December 11th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   People who delegate at city council have frequently had a concern with the way agenda items […]

Provincial goal of building 1.5 million homes will not be realized without adequate land supply

By Pepper Parr December 11, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   A report released last week said: the Provincial goal of building 1.5 million homes will not […]

Real Estate Rule Changes now Allow Option for Sellers to use an Open Bidding Process

By Pepper Parr December 10th,2023 BURLINGTON, ON   New rules for Ontario real estate are coming into force that are meant to provide more clarity […]

Ontario has partnered with some Staples retail locations to make it easier to access government services

By Staff December 10th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON Ontario has partnered with some Staples retail locations to make it easier to access government services The Ontario […]

Burlington Muslim Youth Partner with Canadian Blood Services

By Staff December 10th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association donated 15 units of blood in Burlington to support Canadians […]

City asking for Expressions of Interest for 'refreshing' the area surrounding City Hall

By Pepper Parr December 8th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON They are serious. The city has put out Requests for Expressions of Interest for the renewal of […]

Figuring out who gets to use Spencer Smith Park

By Pepper Parr December 8th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   When the city decided that the Food Truck Festival wasn’t going to be allowed to host […]

Large Stormwater Storage Tanks to be owned by 98 unit condo corp development on Millcroft golf course property has potential legal problems

By Staff December 8th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Daintry Klein was delegating on the Drainage By-law Amendment; one of those dry as toast subjects – […]

What takes place when at Spencer Smith Park

By Staff December 8th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON What takes place in Spencer Smith Park ? Who decides what takes place? Spencer Smith Park seen from […]

'The Evolution of Sports Gambling in Canada: A Historical Perspective'

By Trevor Hurry December 7th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Sports gambling has been a contentious topic in Canada for many years, with its roots reaching […]

City conducting public test of Alert Burlington on December 14, 2023

By Staff December 7th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON A test of Alert Burlington, Burlington’s public notification system for community emergencies will take place on Thursday, December […]