Water levels in creeks and steams higher than normal - caution

By Staff February 28th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Conservation Halton advises that Environment Canada is forecasting rainfall beginning tonight and continuing into early Wednesday. General […]

Two firefighters arrested on fraud, money laundering, and attempt to obstruct justice.

By Staff February 28th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The Halton Regional Police Service Regional Fraud Bureau report that earlier today they arrested two men on […]

Public can now review the six high school closing options.

By Staff February 28th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   For those of you north of the QEW – tonight is the night to get a close […]

Is the corporate cost cutting at Tim Hortons going to hurt the Sound of Music?

By Staff February 28th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   There was an extensive look at the way the Tim Hortons operation has changed now that there […]

What we paid our city council members in 2016

By Pepper Parr February 28th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Why does what we pay our politicians of so much interest to people? We don’t spend […]

School board expected to change public delegation by law.

By Staff February 27, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Ward 1 and 2 School Board trustee Leah Reynolds. Ward 1 and 2 School Board trustee Leah […]

School board opens the survey on school closing options to the general public.

By Staff February 27, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Parents throughout Burlington will have gotten a survey asking them what they think of the six options […]

Mayor to form a Task Force on the problem of housing senior's can afford.

By Staff February 27th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON Mayor Rick Goldring welcomed the Hon. Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, to the Art Gallery of Burlington […]

Rotary pond skating rink closing suggests Spring is coming our way.

By Staff February 27, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Does the city know something the rest of us don’t know? Is winter really over? Meteorologists and […]

Protest march runs into a hurdle - city council won't be in the council chamber this evening.

By Pepper Parr February 27th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Central Strong got a bit of a surprise when they learned that city Council was not […]

Are there members of city council considering their options this far ahead of the 2018 municipal election?

By Pepper Parr February 26th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Is there anything to the rumour that Ward 1 Councillor Rick Craven does not plan to […]

Parents wanting to keep Central high school open are gong to take their protest to city council. This should be fun.

By Staff February 26th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Central Strong, that Merry Band of “die hards” that are fighting the good fight to keep their […]

Flying flag kerfuffle! Did the highest public official in the province get it wrong?

By Staff February 26th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The Gazette is blessed with readers that have sharp eyes. Image of the flag used in the […]

Is the Board of Education missing out on an opportunity to really harness the energy and creativity of the PARC?

By Pepper Parr February 25th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   It is almost as if the parents who want to keep their local schools open have […]

Resident wants the school closing process to be halted by the Minister of Education

By Staff February 24th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Gary Scobie Burlington resident Gary Scobie wants the school closing process now asking place in Burlington halted. […]

Is Islamophobia taking hold in this country? And will a motion bring it to an end?

By Ray Rivers February 24th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Canada’s Criminal Code prohibits hate propaganda of all kinds. The Canadian Human Rights Act forbids discrimination, […]

Intercounty baseball league puts new rules in place to cut down on brawling

By Staff February 24, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   After a couple of bench clearing events during the 2016 season the Intercounty Baseball League decided to […]

Public meeting dates on school closings and online survey time frames announced.

By Pepper Parr February 23rd, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON REVISED With the Program Accommodation Review Committee (PARC) having gone through a long and very arduous process […]

The Spirit of Sport to be portrayed as public art at three community locations - help choose what should go where.

By Staff February 23, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The Spirit of Sport public art project is now at the point where the city wants to […]

Songs by the likes of Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Hoagy Carmichael, George Gershwin, Harold Arlen and Richard Rodgers on the playbill at Tansley United Church.

By Staff February 23th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Lowville Festival and Tansley United Church present Romancing the Song Three of Canada’s foremost entertainers are coming […]