Parks and Recreation Online Registration service is unavailable Monday, July 30, 2018

By Staff July 30, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Service Disruption Notice. Parks and Recreation Online Registration service is unavailable Monday, July 30, 2018 Online program […]

Public school board appoints a trustee for Milton - he gets to take part in four board meetings.

By Staff July 30th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   At a special Board meeting on Wednesday, July 25, 2018, trustees of the Halton District School Board […]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford gets recognized by American media in record time.

By Staff July 30th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   This is just too good not to share. It is an opinion piece from the Washington Post […]

63 people running for office in Burlington - largest number the city has seen in years. Good news?

By Pepper Parr July 30th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON We erred – there are four people running for Mayor. This story has been corrected. The number […]

Male found dead in backyard at Brant and Churchill Rd, long gun also found.

By Staff July 29th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   The Halton Regional Police in Burlington are currently investigating a death in Burlington where a firearm was […]

Premier Ford: 'the vengeful little ‘man of all the people’ with a healthy disrespect for democracy.

By Ray Rivers July 29th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON “I stand with Mayor Tory… that is a direct affront on democracy… That is tin pot […]

If the formula put in place for Toronto were applied to Burlington we would have three members of council and a Mayor.

By Pepper Parr July 28th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   For those who sincerely believe that the public is better served with smaller government the decision […]

It was the failure to communicate - something that can be fixed with a three minute conversation.

By Pepper Parr July 27th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   The Gazette was able to get some background information on the organizational mess within Sound of […]

The start up technical community celebrates a full year of Tech Place operation.

By Pepper Parr July 27th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   It was an occasion for some celebration. TechPlace had been in operation for more than a […]

Sound of Music volunteers desperate for answers as their organization appears to be melting down.

By Pepper Parr July 27th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   It started out with an email sent on July 18, 2018, at 4:29 PM, from Peter […]

Attracting new talent to the staff side of city hall and putting a succession plan in place part of the Strategic Plan.

By Staff July 26th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   City council got a briefing from the Director of Human Resources on how she is building a […]

Young people get to experience what fire fighting is all about.

By Staff July 26th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   The Burlington Fire Department recognized 12 young people, aged 12 to 14, who successfully completed Camp Ignite, […]

Burlington Resident arrested and charged with multiple drug and criminal offences.

By Staff July 26th,2018 BURLINGTON, ON   The 3 District Street Crime Unit (SCU), began an investigation earlier in July. At the conclusion of the […]

Sound of Music Board holding an emergency meeting.

By Pepper Parr July 25th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   A follow up on that Sound of Music situation. The Board and the committee chairs are […]

Can the Sound of Music even take place without the volunteers - they don't think so. They are not happy campers.

By Pepper Parr July 25th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   There is a lot of buzz, a lot of questions and very few answers on what […]

A development that is much bigger than anyone expected - but it meets all the rules and for the most part complies with the Official Plan in place now.

By Pepper Parr July 25th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON Part two of a two part article on a proposed development in the east end of Burlington, […]

Why do people delegating at city hall feel they have to thank council members for listening to them?

By Pepper Parr July 25th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   At the start of almost every delegation made to city council the words: “Thank you to […]

Open-air burning ban lifted by Fire department.

By Staff July 24th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   The Burlington Fire Department has lifted the open-air burning ban, issued on July 13, 2018. Residents that […]

Wards 1 and 2 have long candidate lists - a lot of people want to be in local politics.

By Staff July 24th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   The number of candidates running in wards 1 and 2 is impressive. Both are wards where the […]

TD Bank on Guelph Line robbed - bandit gets some cash.

By Staff July 24th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   At approximately 12:50 p.m. on the 24th of July, 2018, a lone male suspect entered the TD […]