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If your are in the New Street Fortinos keep an eye out for City Staff in the Food Court

By Staff April 19th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Not the easiest bit of news to find. There has always been slip ups when it comes ...

Carpenter Hospice annual hike - note the date Saturday June 1st

By Staff April 19th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON An early reminder of an event you may not want to miss. On Saturday, June 1, Carpenter ...

NSF fee to be reduced from $48 to $10

By Staff April 19th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Most people have a working relationship with their bank and they may have RRSP or TFSA ...

Rivers on the federal budget: Paying the Piper

By Ray Rivers April 18th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Pouring over the 400 page federal 2024 budget document, one can’t help but be impressed ...

Stern on 2024 budget: Fairness for every generation.

By Eric Stern April 19th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON On April 16th the federal government introduced its eighth budget. Using the term “fiscal guardrails” ...

Convergence of Video Gaming and Casino Entertainment in Burlington By Daniel Fraser April 10th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Burlington from the air. Burlington has always had a diverse economy and embraced many types […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Can you see yourself in this incredible eclipse gathering By Staff April 8th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON How did Burlington react to the eclipse? A crowd too large to count descended on Spencer Smith […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Me and my Eclipse By Pepper Parr April 8th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Me and my eclipse. Well, I didn’t feel any emotional change. It never got dark where […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Premier wants paper bags available at LCBO locations - watch how fast that happens By Staff April 8th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The Premier made it really clear: How many trees are we going to have to cut […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Mayor declares a Conflict of Interest on a Notice intended to keep an unnamed person out of Council Chambers. Matter will be discussed in closed session By Pepper Parr April 8th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON This is something new. Mayor Marianne Meed Ward The Mayor declaring a Conflict of Interest on […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Social planner joins the ranks of Community Development Halton By Pepper Parr April 8th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The decision to retrench and restructure Community Development Halton got off to a very good start […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Social vs. Economic Benefits: A Deep Dive into Online Casino Contributions By Milos Stojanovic April 9th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON When you take a deeper look at top online casinos you can see that they are […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	The Eclipse: Going to be interesting at the end of the day to see how we behaved as a society. By Staff April 8th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The Eclipse is not the only big deal on Monday. Getting to the point you want to […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Policy has to be in place before funding approved: Council & Staff took a pass on that when funding Burlington Green By Pepper Parr April 8th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON So this is how they handled it. Last November Burlington Green delegated to City Council asking […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Man dances on Brant at Lakeshore - By Staff April 7th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The shoes are the giveaway. No idea if there was any music or if he had an […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
This is how you sweep things under the rug - some would describe it as a corrupt practice. By Pepper Parr April 7th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON He “overlooked” an email linked to the $8.28-billion Greenbelt scandal that was transmitted on private server […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Burlington is not on the list that matters - so much for the Best mid sized city to live in By Staff April 7th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Check out these announcements from the province: $600,000 to Sault St Marie for reaching their housing targets. […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Sign Up For Our Community Tree Planting Event - Limited Space Available By Staff April 6th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Let’s Grow Burlington’s Tree Canopy Together! BurlingtonGreen and the City of Burlington Forestry Department are organizing a […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Eclipses: Around for just another 600 million years By Staff April 6th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The total eclipse is going to be around for another 600 million years, give or take. So […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
How Mayor Meed Ward can stop the rumours in Burlington. By Eric Stern April 6th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON On March 30th Mayor Meed Ward wrote the following commentary piece in the Spectator: “It is truly […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Awkward - By Pepper Parr April 6th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON There are photo ops and then there are PHOTO OPS. They are part of the business […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Municipal civil servants have job security and a very generous pension plan By James Portside April 6th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Third of a three part series on what city staff are paid and the pension program they […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Jim Thomson gets a 50 page response from the City's Ombudsman: 'My complaint was justified' By Staff April 5th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Jim Thomson took exception with the way the city used or failed to use the Procedural by […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
A Call to Maintain Checks and Balances in Burlington Governance: 'Whammo! Yikes!' By Staff April 5th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The following is a note Ward 2 Councillor Lisa Kearns sent out to the people who get her […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	The four members of Council that oppose the use of Strong Mayor powers have more clout than they realize - STRIKE ! By Pepper Parr April 4th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The conditions within which people work have changed. Employers have to treat people with more dignity […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)