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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” ...

City hall wants you to 'walk the talk' and then record your distance and psuh Burlington to the top of the list. By Staff April 26th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON Burlington is getting ready to launch the Month of Play (June) and has three new exciting initiatives […] 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)	Who knew? Phillip has known for years and the people who have property backing onto Tuck Creek south of Spruce might want to know as well. By Pepper Parr April 26, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON The Gazette has run a comments section since the day we started up. There are some […] 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)
Public school board trustees looking for input from parents on class size changes proposed by province By Staff April 26th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON The Halton District School Board trustees are reaching out to communities in the Region to gather feedback […] 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)	Regional police bring in the K9 unit to capture two resisting arrest. By Staff April 25th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON It took a number of police officers and the use of the K9 unit to capture and […] 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)
An exceptional setting for a Mother's Day event. Saturday May 11th By Staff April 25th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON Finding something new, interesting and different for Mother’s Day can be a challenge. The people at Ireland […] 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 and the MPP exchange letters; MPP slips an advance copy to some media. By Staff April 25th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON In the world of politics you send out the bad news media releases late in the day […] 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)
Politicians gather for a photo-op - and some detail on federal spending. By Pepper Parr April 25th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON For some reason the Honourable Karina Gould, MP, Burlington, Minister of Democratic Institutions and Pam Damoff, […] 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)	Armed Robbery in Burlington: cell store staff did not sustain any physical injuries. By Staff April 24th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON The Halton Regional Police Service is investigating an armed Robbery that took place at a Freedom Mobile […] 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)
Community Development Halton going through a transformation with revenue raising getting more attention. By Pepper Parr April 24th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON In the past few months Community Development Halton has sponsored a number of special focus courses […] 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)	Street Sweeping to begin in May By Staff April 24th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON Get the roller-blades and skateboards ready, declared a City media release. Burlington’s annual spring street sweeping blitz […] 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 now a city with a declared Climate Emergency. By Pepper Parr April 24th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON City Council unanimously passed a motion to declare a climate emergency. The notion was brought forward […] 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)	High school teachers get redundancy notices: 154 of them might not have jobs in September. By Pepper Parr April 24th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON The Halton District School Board issued 154 redundancy letters yesterday to secondary school teachers. This is […] 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)
Sound of Music releases the schedule for the 40th anniversary event. By Staff April 24th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON Sound of Music Festival has released the free concert lineup for Father’s Day Weekend, June 13-16, in […] 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)	It was in the movie Cool Hand Luke that we first heard the phrase: 'What we have here is a failure to communicate'. By Pepper Parr April 23rd, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON Two people who were heavily involved in the campaign to elect Marianne Meed Ward, the Mayor […] 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)
Critical decisions to be made by council this week. By Pepper Parr April 23, 2109 BURLINGTON, ON This evening council will meet to put the rubber stamp and the required signatures on the […] 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)	Is it Service or a System that keeps citizens away from their elected officials. By Pepper Parr April 22, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON When you walk into city hall there are two sort of reception areas – one with […] 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 city that hasn't been able to do better than a pilot private tree by law wants to declare a climate emergency. By Staff April 22, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON Everyone is now on board the climate change train – except for those south of us who […] 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 resident in PEI 'making history'. By Pepper Parr April 22th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON If there is an election and there is a Green candidate in the race, Burlington environmentalist […] 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)
Every bus rider has their own story. Part 2 By Lawson Hunter April 20th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON Lawson Hunter is an observer; people watching is a hobby. He chose to watch people who […] 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)	Father, forgive them ... By Staff April 19th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing. And they divided up his clothes […] 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)