By Pepper Parr
August 14th, 2016
BURLINGTON, ON
It has been that kind of a weekend – and it isn’t over yet – many are waiting to see how Andre De Grasse does again Usain Bolt in the 100 metre dash in Rio.
August storms make people in Burlington very wary – they remember 2014. Trees were damaged this weekend.
The United Way decided to call off their plane pull at the Hamilton Airport; Trevor Copp knew he had to cancel the Saturday evening performance of Midsummer Night’s Dream and the Inter County Baseball League semi – final between Toronto and Brantford got cancelled for the second time.
It is certainly a change in the climate – but we have had this kind of weather before – back in the 40”s we had very high summer temperatures – just sayin.
Councillors Sharman and Lancaster – will represent Burlington at the Association of Municipalities conference in Windsor.
This is the week that our city council attends the Association of Municipalities in Ontario (AMO) conference in Windsor.
Representing Burlington will be the mayor, and Councillors Paul Sharman and Blair Lancaster.
Big issues? Money for infrastructure, what shape is the province in financially? Changes to the Ontario Municipal Board will certainly get discussed as will climate change and what the legalization of marijuana will do to us.
Preparing for disasters, the sustainability of the current municipal pension program and the way in which municipalities settle their wage differences with the fire fighters.
These are all financial issues – and it is your money they are talking about.
It might be quiet in Burlington – it will be less so in Windsor.
