City Clerk moves a petition with 1740 names opposing the budget the Mayor proposes until after the budget is discussed

By Pepper Parr November 1, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON Two pieces of information had to be corrected: the date on which the request to delegate was […]

Will the Kitchener Centre by-election deliver bad news to Doug Ford?

By Pepper Parr November 1st, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON At the end of the month we should have some sense as to how politically damaging the […]

Removing the HST taxes on rental homes is touted as a benefit - for who? Will it reduce the monthly rent for tenants?

By Staff November 1st, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   The provincial government shovels out about ten, sometimes more, announcements each day telling the public about a […]

Any student from about grade 5 on with even a little curiosity should be given an opportunity to attend the Sound, Just Sound event at the Joseph Brant Museum.

By Staff November 1st, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Any student from about grade 5 on with even a little curiosity should be given an opportunity […]

REVEL: The Ultimate Art Bash! A Night of Art, Food & Drink, Entertainment and Revelry

By Staff November 1st, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Friday, November 17, 2023, the Art Gallery of Burlington (AGB) presents REVEL: The Ultimate Art Bash! This […]

Councillor learns that developers need a 15% profit margin for a project to be viable

By Pepper Parr November 1st, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   It was during a discussion about a new approach to issuing development permits that Ward 4 […]

A Freedom of Information request has produced thousands of documents that are going to keep Doug Ford awake at night

By Pepper Parr November 1st, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Back to that drip, drip, drip stuff. Environmental Defence published a statement earlier today setting out […]

Another opportunity to meet new people and learn more about community issues.

By Staff October 31st, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   This is different. The Burlington Performing Arts Centre has launched a new monthly after-work series of networking […]

They went to the wedding reception and left with MZO's in their pockets

By Pepper Parr October 31st, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Relentless describes the manner NDP Leader of the Opposition Marit Stiles is taking to the Greenbelt […]

Mayor releases her version of the budget - at this point she seems to have done a pretty good job.

By Pepper Parr October 30th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Here is how she did it. The Mayor submitted a budget that would reduce the city […]

Laura Boyd, Executive Director Human Resources retires

By Pepper Parr October 30th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Another senior staff member rides into a Retirement Sunset. Laura Boyd who has been with the […]

Mayor proposes that the city portion of the 2024 budget be kept at 4.99% - staff was talking about 7.63%

By Pepper Parr October 30th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   The residential tax bill is made up of three components: City of Burlington (51%), Region of […]

Bigger city, bigger budget, bigger challenges - maybe higher taxes as well

By Pepper Parr October 30th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Burlington is a City that now has well over 175,000 people with another 50,000 that will […]

A hint on what the tax increase might look like - everything has to wait until the Mayor puts her budget on the table

By Pepper Parr October 30th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Tax increase on the table – 7.61 % – down a wee bit from a 7.8% […]

Black Swan offering opportunity to confess at their downtown location

By Pepper Parr October 30th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   An opportunity to confess was offered – I took a pass. The salad they served was […]

City Finance department sets out where the money comes from to pay for the services provided

By Pepper Parr October 30th 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Where does the money come from Property Taxes The single largest portion of City funding comes […]

Majority Of Borrowers 'Concerned' About Future Mortgage Renewals

By Laura Hanrahan October 29th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON A new mortgage renewal survey from Royal LePage released on Thursday found that a sizable 68% of […]

First Budget document will be what the treasurer thinks the city needs in the way of tax money - then you get to learn what the Mayor wants to do

By Pepper Parr October 28th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   On Monday, City Treasurer Joan Ford will take Council through what in normal times would have […]

GO service changes - starts tonight

By Staff October 27th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Starting today, October 27 at 10PM until end of service on Sunday, October 29, Lakeshore West rail […]

The budget for 2024 will come from the Mayor - it will be public on Monday.

By Staff October 27th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON The following was released by the City’s Communications department. Mayor Marianne Meed Ward One section of the document […]