Public doesn't appear to understand that transit is a service, not a business - Mayor needs to remind them why she has argued for a free bus service

By Pepper Parr March 8th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON This article has been updated and corrected. Kingston Transit is not free. At some point in the […]

Rivers: Elected Trustees - time for a change

      By Ray Rivers March 9th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON “The Ford government’s proposed Bill 33 would allow the province to replace elected school […]

A surprising number of departments that have never been audited

By Gazette Staff March 9th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   Macie Jurczyk,, City Auditor The City Audit department is small: the Auditor, Macie Jurczyk, and an […]

When are audits done and who decides which departments are to be audited? Digital Services didn't think they needed to be audited

By Pepper Parr March 9th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   Macie Jurczyk, the City Auditor Macie Jurczyk, the City Auditor does four audits each year. The […]

Public can get to see the four people who now control city Council as the Mayor takes them on Town Hall tours

By Pepper Parr March 9th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   During a Special Meeting of Council last week, Mayor Meed Ward set out her schedule for […]

The news at the start of the day isn't all that good - maybe it will get better before sundown

By Pepper Parr March 8th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   Having lost an hour of sleep, the day hasn’t gotten off to a very good start. […]

Bfast refutes the Sharman contention that the city is not getting value for what it spends on transit

Special to the Burlington Gazette By Doug Brown March 7th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   Bfast – informs the debate on transit to insure the issue […]

Council had a tough time getting through it Standing Committee meeting this week

By Pepper Parr March 6th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON OPINION Completing a Council meeting was a bit of a stretch this week. Convened on Tuesday, they […]

Wolseley Canada gives $10,000 to Water First in honour of World Plumbing Day

By Gazette Staff March 6th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   In celebration of World Plumbing Day Wolseley Canada is donating $10,000 to Water First, an organization […]

Some fine art on the 2026 Library Bookmarks: Vote for your Favourite

By Gazette Staff March 6th, 2026 BURLINGTON, Gazette   More than 500 artists and book lovers of all ages answered the call to submit an […]

Will the Pipeline to Permit committee remove Mike Collins-Williams?

By Pepper Parr March 6th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   The Pipeline to Permit Committee is going to take a look at its membership when they […]

Art Gallery seeking fresh minds with an innovative spirit to serve on the Board as they consider a transformation

By Gazette Staff March 6th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   The Burlington Art Gallery is looking for a number of new Directors.   Who We’re Looking […]

Liberal voters massively oppose Carney’s support for Trump war

By Tom Parkin March 5th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   Carney’s “opening to the right” hits limits as past supporters refuse to go along. liberal-voters-massively-oppose-carneys?utm_source=email&redirect=app-store&utm_campaign=email-read-in-app”>READ IN […]

The Council that Burlington will end up with next October is pretty clear except who will serve as Mayor

By Pepper Parr March 5th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   Council spent more than half an hour talking about the rules that will apply to what […]

City Communications people finally get out a detailed report on what Council decided to do about Development charges

By Gazette Staff March 5th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON Council members took hours to get to the point where they all agreed on what Staff were […]

Councillor tries to get City Auditor to do a Value for Money look into the $37 million transit service

By Pepper Parr March 5th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   During the closing minutes of the Audit Committee yesterday afternoon Ward 6 Councillor Paul Sharman took […]

Ontario Appoints Advisory Body to Improve Student Achievement

By Gazette Staff March 4th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   Province announces the launch of a comprehensive review of EQAO testing and student outcomes Education Quality […]

Watershed Conditions – Flood Outlook will be in effect through Monday March 9, 2026.

By Gazette Staff March 4th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   Conservation Halton advises that local forecasts suggest up to 15 mm of rain is possible Thursday […]

Horizon 50

By Pepper Parr March 4th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   Horizon 50 is the name given to the Strategic Plan that is currently being fashioned by […]

Pensions for Council members over 71 became an issue: Councillor Nisan Pushed it past acceptable boundaries

By Jim Portside March 4th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   There have to be more important issues facing the city. During the March 3, 2026, council […]