Rotary did something really smart - they've erected a huge tent at Ribfest

By Gazette Staff August 27th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   It is going to cost two twoonies ($4.00) to get into RibFest this year. If the […]

What is open and closed at the City of Burlington on Labour Day

By Gazette Staff August 27th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON If the photograph below, taken early this morning, is any indication, we are going to have great […]

Burlington as few people have seen it.

By Gazette Staff August 26th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   This is the kind of thing that happens on a slow news day. Aerial of Spencer […]

The Economic Boom of Online Gaming Exports from Canada

By John Davis August 26th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   Canada’s digital entertainment sector has experienced explosive growth, with the video game industry contributing $5.1 billion […]

 The hot office trend? Leaving early

By John Tomase, Editor at LinkedIn News August 26th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   Are these things still used? Working a 9-to-5 used to mean those […]

Trade with the United States - we do have a problem

By Pepper Parr August 25th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   Most Canadians know that the United States is our best customer – we sell a lot […]

Roads have to be repaired - the public understands that - they want better notice and would like to be listened to

By Gazette Staff August 25th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   We received a note from a Gazette reader about traffic congestion during the weekend. Drivers inched […]

Are the public school board trustees going to roll over and let the provincial government erase 175 years of local democratic representation

By Pepper Parr August 25th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Ontario’s Education Minister Paul Calandra has floated the idea of reforming school boards and even scrapping elected […]

Useful Tools Canadian Students Use to Make Studying Easier

By Lydia Havens August 25th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   For many college students in Canada, handling multiple assignments, balancing part-time work, and keeping up with […]

Entertainment on a Budget: How Canadians Are Finding Affordable Fun Online

By Alicia Anderson August 25th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   In the late 1990s the creation of the internet meant that Canada began to shift away […]

What we are facing - By the numbers

By Gazette Staff August 22nd, 2025 BURLINGTON. ON   Storeys.com By the numbers: $112 — The decrease in monthly mortgage payments needed to afford a […]

Housing: Toronto continued to struggle in July, with starts falling 69% year over year and 49% year to date

By Tania Bourassa-Ochoa, August 22nd, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   At the national level, housing starts continued to show growth in July, according to the latest […]

Never the 51st: A difficult play, about difficult issues, with some remarkable performances.

By Pepper Parr August 23rd, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   It is a difficult play, about difficult issues, with some remarkable performances. Never the 51st State […]

How to Win: Common Canadian Soccer Tactics

By Chritna Yudina August 23rd, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   Soccer in Canada has its own style. It borrows from Europe, picks up ideas from around […]

Ribfest asking for $4 to get in to buy Ribs

By Gazette Staff August 22nd, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   Canada’s Largest Ribfest will run from Friday, Aug. 29 to Monday, September 1, at Spencer Smith […]

Most of Council spent three days in Ottawa: a report card on what they got done

By Gazette Staff August 22nd, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   City of Burlington’s mayor, some councillors and staff recently attended the Association of Municipalities of Ontario […]

Ford Claims to be Unaware of the Concern with the Decision to go Forward with the Building of a park at Ontario Place.

By Pepper Parr August 22nd, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   Premier Doug Ford said earlier this week that he was unaware of any financial concerns with […]

Plunging Housing Starts in Ontario to Have 'Dire Consequences'

By Zakiva Kassam August 22nd, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Economists with RBC are sounding the alarm on a housing construction slowdown that could hit Ontario […]

Skyway Bridge Closure notice: two of the four QEW Niagara Bound lanes will be closed

By Gazette Staff August 22nd, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   The Ministry of Transportation is working on the rehabilitation of the QEW Niagara Bound lanes of […]

Top 5 Tips for Making the Most of Tutoring in Canada

By Maren Telfor August 22, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Tutoring has become one of the most effective ways for Canadian students to improve academically, build confidence, […]