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Minimum wages in Ontario raised by $1.05 an hour

By Pepper Parr October 1st, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON David Piccini, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, issued the following statement on ...

Resident provides data putting the recent City Manager salary increase in context

By Staff September 30th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON Joe Gaetan, a Burlington resident, put some useful data in a comment earlier today on how ...

One-Fifth Of Homeowners Worry All the Time About Affording Their Mortgage at Renewal

By Zoe Demarco September 29th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON Soaring interest rates are inducing anxiety in nearly half of Canadian homeowners for whom mortgage ...

MAD needs far more than they have raised: a possible 15-20% drop in housing prices doesn't appear to be much of a motivator

By Staff September 29th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON Millcroft Against Bad Development (MAD) reports they have been "hard at work since 2020, pulling together ...

Truth and Reconciliation - How far have we come?

By Pepper Parr September 29th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON Truth and Reconciliation - How far have we come? Are there still people who can’t tell ...

Koogle Theatre goes 'Into the Woods' this evening and on the 28th and 29th By Pepper Parr May 27th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON The new normal – we are seeing more and more of it in the community. 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)	What will the province look like on Friday June 3rd By Pepper Parr May 27th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON What will the province look like on Friday June 3rd? Put a different way – How […] 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)
The service is back up - the lesson - don't rely on GoDaddy to do the right thing By Pepper Parr May 27th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON To those who found they could not access the Gazette yesterday, our apologies. Go Daddy pulled some […] 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)	Data from city survey on Bateman high school limited but has merit By Staff May 26th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON There weren’t that many participants taking part in the survey the city put out and then withdrew […] 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)
Some Day My Prince Will Come - 6 Best Dating Apps & Sites in Toronto for 2022 By Stephen Atcheler May 27th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON With all the dating sites out in the world, finding the right ones can definitely be […] 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 Drug Investigation Leads to 3 Arrests and Seizure of Firearm By Staff May 26, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) – 3 District Street Crime Unit has concluded a drug trafficking […] 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)
A new city protocol - Don't think - just do it By Pepper Parr May 26th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON Just how do they do it? An event that is critical to the development of 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)	Public meeting on the Bateman matter - virtual - if it were live the public would be throwing eggs at the political and administrative leadership By Staff May 26th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON If they were selling tickets for this event it would be sold out in an hour. 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)
Into the Woods - a Koogle production on stage starting tomorrow By Staff May 26th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON They are back – like everyone else in the business of attracting a public the Koogle Theatre […] 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)	Natalie Pierre has things to say and values that matter - much of the public won't get to hear them. By Pepper Parr May 26th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON Word that we hear is that the Progressive Conservatives are getting some serious blow back on […] 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)
The tight race for the next Burlington MPP might be opening up a little. By Pepper Parr May 26th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON The Tory vote seems to be coming out of the woods. What was a very tight […] 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)	Arrest made while fraudster was getting ready to collect $12,000 in a scam By Staff May 26th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON Early in April , the Halton Regional Police Service responded to an emergency scam in progress at […] 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)
Backing down on the public survey over the sale of a sports field is proving to be a little awkward REVISED By Pepper Parr May 25th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON The city’s Communications department had some concerns about wording we used to describe what we referred […] 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 council nominations now less than a trickle - look for more after the provincial election By Pepper Parr May 26th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON OPINION Is there another hat about to be thrown into the ring for the ward 2 Council […] 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)
Benefits of online betting - casino bonuses By Dennis Savoy March 24th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON Betting has existed since ancient times and there are more and more users every day. It […] 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)	Polls are seldom right - but they are an indication of what voters are thinking. The number of undecided tells us someting By Pepper Parr May 26th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON What will the province look like on Friday June 3rd? Put a different way – How […] 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)
The winner of a very tight race for the Burlington seat in the provincial legislature is now up to the undecided voters By Staff May 26th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON For the past three weeks the Gazette has had a reporter out on the streets of 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)	On the campaign trail with NDP candidate with Andrew Drummond By Jason Octavo May 24th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON The purpose of an election is to get more votes than anyone else and be able […] 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)
Backyard pools make a splash with Ontario property owners By Staff May 24th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON More than 9,000 swimming pool permits issued in 2021 – up 33% Swimming pools were obviously popular […] 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)	How to remove Google from your life By Staff May 23rd, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON The Gazette uses Malwarebyte for much of our cyber security. It has worked well for us in 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)