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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Race for the Burlington seat is still very tight. Undecided voters quite large

By Staff May 23rd, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   Data collected locally suggests that the Burlington seat is still very much up for grabs. Jason Octavo, […]

Rivers on the debate: Ford doesn’t have a platform; doesn’t need one. Winning at this point

By Ray Rivers May 23rd, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON OPINION The Ontario leaders election debate took place this past week. And the undisputed winner was the […]

On the Bateman high school purchase - Sharman tweets 'Failure is a possibility'

By Pepper Parr May 22th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON There is just something not quite right about the sale and purchase of the Bateman High School […]

Lot of yappity yap over just where things are with the Bateman high school property purchase.

By Pepper Parr May 20th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   There is just something not quite right about the sale and purchase of the Bateman High […]

Mother and son billet Ray and Jean Rivers in Ukraine in 2016 - in 2022 the Rivers help them get to Canada and and find work

By Pepper Parr May 20th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   Ukrainians celebrate Vyshyvanka Day annually on the third Thursday in May. So I went to visit […]

New Democrats make a late in the game announcement: They will regulate gas prices

By Pepper Parr May 20th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   First it was Doug Ford’s buck a beer – that didn’t really take off. Then it […]

Burlington third on the list of 35 cities for average monthly rent rate: $2017 for a one bedroom

By Staff May 20th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   This hurts! Average rent for all Canadian properties listed on Rentals.ca in April was $1,821 per month, […]

I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE on at the Drury Lane Theatre June 3rd to 26th

By Staff May 20th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   If you make it through the provincial election there is light hearted relieve for you. Burlington’s Drury […]

While soccer is the most popular sport in the world - other sports have huge followings - they all develop life skills such as teamwork.

By Barclay Gilmore May 20th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   In spite of the diverse metrics applied to determine the popularity of various kinds of sports, […]

Burlington election race is very tight

By Jason Octavo May 18th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   The Gazette assigned a reporter to learn how people in Burlington are handling the election for […]

Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, musician and activist will be onstage at Sound of Music

By Pepper Parr May 18th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON Fantastic Negrito – will be part of the summer Sound of Music program.   We’ve not heard […]

Resident feedback wanted on Robert Bateman High School proposals

By Staff May 18th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   The City of Burlington is looking for residents’ feedback on a proposed land transaction with the Halton […]

Ribfest fans will get a Taste of Summer at a Drive-Thru Kickoff on Victoria Day.

By Staff May 18th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   If it worked twice – it will work a third time. The Drive thru worked well the […]

Public school board to purchase the city owned sports field next to Central High School - that is part of a bigger story

By Staff May 18th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   The Halton District School Board put out the following media release. The Halton District School Board is […]

Freeman Station will be open to visitors on Saturday.

By Staff May 18th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   We are heading into a long weekend – people will be out and about looking for interesting […]

Marina issues: First it was insurance - now its a crane operator strike. The question some are asking - what do you do with a drunken sailor?

By Pepper Parr May 17th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   There will be a detailed report on how council and city staff will do their best […]

Ward 1 Councillor meets with his constituents - virtually with 12 in the room

By Pepper Parr May 17th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   Kelvin Galbraith is now embracing the world of retail politics. Kelvin Galbraith with Aldershot residents shortly […]