Bentivegna, one of the few Councillors that knows what it is to meet a payroll took a cut, cut, cut approach to the budget

By Pepper Parr November 19th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Angelo Bentivegna Ward 6 Councillor Angelo Bentivegna submitted the following Motions to change the Budget Mayor […]

5 Most Common Injuries in Mixed Martial Arts

By Dara Cruz November 20th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   MMA, or Mixed Martial Arts, is a very exciting sport growing in popularity. The sport is […]

Public opinion not yet clear on what the tax increase should be for 2024

By Pepper Parr November 19th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Getting a fix on just where public opinion is on the budget that Council is currently […]

Mayor reacts to remarks made by senior Staff - beefs up budget spending

By Pepper Parr November 19th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON Motions put before Council by Mayor Meed Ward adding to the budget; motions point to savings that […]

Sharman will argue that Critical Staffing Additions of $2,355,289 are necessary

By Pepper Parr November 19th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Ward 5 Councillor Paul Sharman has always been a big picture thinker that he supports with […]

The flow of water from 17 creeks drops 250 metres over a distance of 12 km; much of it passes through the Millcroft community

By Staff November 19th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   The Millcroft Greenspace is an early, state of the art example of Green Infrastructure for stormwater […]

Governments have several options at their disposal to stabilize rents

By Ricardo Tranjan November 19th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON Governments have several options at their disposal to stabilize rents. They can remove profit from the equation, […]

Councillor Stolte wants $4.5 million for Strategic Land Acquisition Reserve Fund

By Pepper November 18th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON The following motions were submitted by Ward 4 Councillor Shawna Stolte as amendments to the Mayor’s Budget. Motion […]

Ward 2 Councillor Lisa Kearns submits six Motions to revise the Mayor's Budget

By Pepper Parr November 18th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   The following are the Notices of Motion submitted by Ward 2 Councillor Lisa Kearns Motion for […]

Ward 1 Councillor Kelvin Galbraith submits six Motions to amend Mayor's Budget

By Staff November 18th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON Ward 1 Councillor Kelvin Galbraith The following are the Notice of Motions Councillor Kelvin Galbraith, Ward 1 has […]

What Councillors want to do for you - or to you; take your pick - with their Motions to amend the Mayor's Budget

By Pepper Parr November 18th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   We have begun the process of setting out what each Council member of Council is doing […]

Staff submit a Motion to amend the Mayor's Budget

By Staff November 18th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   This first Motion to amend the Mayor’s Budget was submitted by the Finance and Transit departments 2024 […]

Procedure for passing a budget with Strong Mayor Powers being used.

By Pepper Parr November 18th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Now that the setting a budget process is being determined by the Strong Mayor powers that […]

Burlington resident thinks a better presentation of budget numbers is necessary - Asks, How will this tax hike make my life better.

By Eric Stern November 17th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   The following opinion piece first appeared in the Hamilton Spectator earlier this week. Albert Einstein said, […]

Members of Council put forward 54 motions to revise the Mayor's budget - they will be debated on Tuesday

By Pepper Parr November 17th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   There are a total of 54 Motions from members of Council for changes they would like […]

City Clerk's Office backs down on requiring content of a delegation before it is spoken to at a Council Meeting.

By Pepper Parr November 17th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   In a recent notice included in the instruction on delegating to a Standing Committee meeting, the […]

Bombers are staying at the Waterfront Hotel

By Staff November 17th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Learned from a reliable Gazette reader that the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are staying at the Waterfront Hotel […]

Red coated sentries will guard Spencer Smith Park during the Festival of Lights

By Staff November 16th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   It all comes together at 4:00 pm on November 24th when Lakeshore Road west of Brant suddenly […]

Dinovember PA Day at the Library - November 24th

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Louis Riel celebrated by the province: It took us long enough

By Staff November 16th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   “On this day in 1885, Louis Riel, an elected Métis leader and founder of Manitoba, was executed […]