Pathway from St. Luke's Anglican Church to Lake Ontario will be approved by Council this week.

By Gazette Staff

April 20^th, 2026

BURLINGTON, ON

The plan was to create a pathway from the front of St. Luke’s Anglican Church to Lakeshore Road overlooking Lake Ontario.

It should have been a simple change.  But nothing is simple when it comes to changes at the municipal level.

Remove the pavement, add a paved pathway and create a pleasant walkway. Simple.

The plan is for a bit of a wall setting up the entrance to the walkway at the Lakeshore entrance.

The problem was that the church didn’t own all the land.

All kinds of paperwork to turn that small piece of land from a parking lot to a pathway.

The City’s Chief Financial Officer is going to have to incorporate the ongoing operating impacts for maintenance of the new pathway and related elements into the 2027 multi-year budget simulation, to an upset limit of $30,000.

When completed, the view from the steps of St. Luke’s Anglican to Lake Ontario will be what Joseph Brant had in mind when he had the church built on the land. If you are in the area, check when the church is open for a tour. Worth the time to visit.