By Pepper Parr
December 4th, 2025
BURLINGTON, ON
City Hall was shut down and Staff evacuated and then went into a lengthy hold and secure process that lasted more than seven hours.
The threat was made at around 2 p.m. yesterday (Nov. 26) and lasted late into the night to ensure the safety of everyone in the building.
What has yet to be made clear is the actual threat. Some reports say it was a phone call, another report had the threat made by someone from the mail floor of city hall.
Some reports have the intruder standing in the middle of the ground level of city hall. No dat from anyone on this matter.
A representative from the city stated that the hold and secure was lifted at around 11 p.m. last night, but did not respond to questions on the nature of the threat and who it was directed towards.
Const. Jeffery Dillon, a media relations officer with the Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS), added that the hold and secure was initiated by the city itself as per City Hall policies and was not initiated by the police.
Nothing else?
An arrest was made.
No court date given and so far no names.
This doesn’t pass the smell test.
In the eight hours the building was shut down, there was enough time to search every nook and cranny in the building?
Heard through the “grape vine” so-to-speak he’s a local designer/builder in the Hamilton/Halton area and has been around for a while. He’s not a big name that anybody would recognize, just a little guy with a big chip on his shoulder. He’s had his run-in’s with both the City of Hamilton and Burlington in the past for various issues e.g. permits, bylaw, zoning, etc. He and his family are no strangers to both criminal and provincial offences courtrooms. Just one of those guys who feels rules/codes/laws etc are optional and don’t really apply to him cuz he’s special.
I’ll give you a hint. His company is R & R Design.
He masquerades as an architect but has no qualifications.
Bail hearing took place for Richie Khanna of R & R Design.
Exact details should be shared with general public
Something isn’t right here. I sure hope the Gazette stays on this.