By Gazette Staff
July 16th, 2025
BURLINGTON, ON
The City released the following statement earlier today:
“Swimming plays a significant role in the lives of many young people in Burlington, offering opportunities for growth, achievement, and community connection. The City of Burlington is committed to engaging the Burlington Aquatic Devilrays (BAD) and the Golden Horseshoe Aquatic Club (GHAC) in finding a path forward that supports all Burlington youth swimmers.
“As we have heard over the past few weeks, recent discussions about the future of youth swimming have been difficult for many in our community. However, what has become clear over this time is that high quality competitive swim programming is a treasured aspect of life in Burlington – and one that our residents feel strongly about.
“At the City, we are also mindful of our responsibility to provide strong services and good value to taxpayers. We are committed to working closely with GHAC and BAD toward a balanced solution – one that meets the needs of athletes and families while making effective use of public facilities and resources.
“In the coming days, we will engage in open and constructive dialogue with both clubs, focusing on collaboration, fairness, and the best interests of Burlington’s youth.
“We look forward to sharing the results of this effort with the community in the near future and thank City Council for their support of this work.”
The only difference between this media release and the one rsent out late yesterday is – in this one, the intent to share the results of the deliberations is set out.
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hehe … Like I’ve said …”this is going to be fun to watch” ….
This is where City of Burlington leadership will start doing what they always do: minimize, deflect, and protect themselves.
Will they call it “miscommunication? A “procedural variance” ?
Will they continue to protect the people who failed ??
And …. as usual ….ignoring and/or botching the process and mismanaging public resources comes with zero consequences,
Another mess. Another “internal review.”
We all know how this ends:
No accountability. No liability or sanctions. Just the same old City Hall BS.
Stay tuned ……. the charade continues.
Looks like a Duck&Run by the elected officials.
Sure does!