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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” ...

Frapporti: bold action entails risk, the greatest risk we face is not the risk of action, it is the risk of inaction of missed opportunity By Pepper Parr March 4th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Lou Frapporti with Dave Pitblado talking to City Manager Tim Commisso – on the left King […] 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)	What does starvation look like? By Pepper Parr March 4th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The tragedy taking place in Gaza with millions of people bombed out of their homes 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 update on the city's decision to remove a reporter from city hall when they didn't have the authority to do so By Pepper Parr March 4th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON An update on the occasions when the city of Burlington decided I should be banned from […] 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 picture is worth a thousand words - choose the ones you would use. By Pepper Parr March 3rd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON In the world of politics – the photo op is just what they do. Get your […] 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)
BurlingtonGreen looking to the city for $50,000 a year; they have received $773,500 from the Trillium Fund since 2017 By Pepper Parr March 3rd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The Ontario Trillium Foundation advises that: The $615K grant was a Grow grant which are typically have […] 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)	Surge pricing a growing part of consumer experience, By Staff March 2nd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Brock University has attached itself to Burlington in a way that higher education institutions in the area […] 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)
Rivers on Mulroney: a fish out of water in today’s conservative camps. By Ray Rivers March 2nd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON “I came to office as Prime Minister determined to place the environment at the top of our […] 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)	War Plane Museum annual model contest - registration open By Staff March 2nd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Canada’s greatest plastic scale model contest and sale. Contest categories include Aircraft, Armour, Automotive, Ships, Figures, Space, […] 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)
Federal Court rules against Federal Cabinet approval of CN truck-rail hub By Staff March 2nd, 2024 BURLINGTON. ON A break that municipalities seldom get the Federal Court of Canada ruled in favour of the Halton […] 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)	Councillors to take part in a half day workshop on parliamentary procedure By Pepper Parr March 1st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Is someone kidding here? On March 7th, Council will meet in a Workshop setting to: Review […] 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 does the value of your home determined - real estate does it one way - tax people do it another way By Staff March 1st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Yesterday we did a short piece on MPAC – Municipal Property Assessment Corporation and what they can […] 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)	Nominations for 2024 Cheers to Volunteer award now open! By Staff March 1st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Volunteering is one of those win-win opportunities. People who have time on their hands meet with 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)
Electors can present a petition asking Council to pass a by-law dividing or re-dividing a municipality into wards or dissolving the existing wards. By Pepper Parr March 1st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Part 1 of a series Burlington has had a seven-member council since 1997, when Burlington had 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)	Why progressive jackpot games at online casinos are often the first games players gravitate to. By Sherry Blue March 1st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The most popular games that online casino players tend to gravitate to the most are 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)
Weather is not what it used to be - as seen from as downtown high rise By Staff February 29th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Climate change as viewed from a high rise. Typical view. Later in the day: (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i[‘GoogleAnalyticsObject’]=r;i[r]=i[r]\|\|function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q\|\|[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), […] 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)	Ontario communities experience a decline in homes under $500,000 By Staff February 29th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Ontario’s residential property landscape has continued to evolve over the last decade – communities with homes under […] 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)
Sunday - Chilly Half Marathon - be aware of where the traffic will get messy By Staff February 29th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON It’s race weekend in Burlington Downtown! As a reminder to those of you coming to cheer 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)	Talk about diversity and the changes that will come with it - CDH sponsoring an in person event March 18th. By Pepper Parr February 29th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Whenever the 29,000 homes that have to be built for the 120,000 new residents that 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)
Watching city staff and Council work through what will take place at RBCC when it opens in 2025 By Pepper Parr February 28th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Earlier in the month Denise Bears, Senior Manager Community Planning with Recreation Community and Culture (RCC) […] 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)	Integrity Commissioner Rejects Conflict of Interest Complaint against Councillor Kelvin Galbraith By Pepper Parr February 28th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON , A complaint that ward 1 Councillor Kelvin Galbraith had a Conflict of Interest that he did […] 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)