Jane Goodall to be remembered world wide on April 3rd

By Gazette Staff March 23rd, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   Burlington and more specifically BurlingtonGreen had a special relationship witn Jane Goodall. She visited the city […]

From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land.

April 3, 2026 Good Friday As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the […]

Karina Gould keeping her constituents up to date

By Karina Gould April 2, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   The world feels like an unsettled place with the American war in Iran and the unfolding […]

City Hall will be closed Friday the 3rd and Monday the 6th

By Gazette Staff March 30th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   City of Burlington administrative services will be closed on Good Friday (Friday, April 3) and Easter […]

Ontario Raising Minimum Wage to Protect Workers and Support a Competitive Economy; they recently gave MPPs a substantial salary increase

By Gazette Staff April 2nd, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   Minimum wage increasing to $17.95 an hour effective October 1, 2026, marking the second-highest rate among […]

Honouring Loved Ones Beneath the Cherry Blossoms at Spencer Smith Park

By Gazette Staff April 2nd, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON When the petals fall to the ground, we are reminded of the gentle awareness of impermanence — […]

'30 days or free' guarantee from the government for passport applications

By Gazette Staff April 2nd, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   The Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced that, effective April 1, 2026, applicants will receive […]

Environment Defence goes after the provincial government for repealing critical endangered species legislation

By Gazette Staff April 2nd, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   Environmental Defence spoke out loudly about the Ontario government decision to remove all provincial protection measures […]

Canada’s medicare system is at odds with the principles of so-called free trade treaties: These concerns are more relevant today than ever

By Andrew Longhurst and Stuart Trew April 1st, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   In their defining 2004 book on health care privatization and trade agreements, CCPA […]

Kearns calls for “Urgent and direct action to actually get housing built, sold and occupied.

By Lisa Kearns April 1st, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Mark Carney held a news conference on March 30th, […]

Premier Ford threatens a woman who wants to run for office; behaves like a bully

By Pepper Parr April 1st, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   Would someone tell Doug Ford what his job is! It isn’t to threaten and bully people […]

Alton community knitters make use of library space

By Pepper Parr April 1st, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   Libraries have not been about just books for some time. This group of women have made […]

Air Miles changing its name and the way your points will be valued

By Gazette Staff April 1st, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   If you have an Air Miles card – get ready for a change. They are renaming […]

NDP Leader of the Opposition calls Ford’s Conservatives out for voting against saving OSAP 

By Gazette Staff March 31st, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP, forced a vote today, calling on Doug Ford […]

A Canadian Supreme Court Justice to be chosen by the Prime Minister from

By Gazette Staff March 31st, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   Why a story about the selection of Supreme Court judges? Look south at the mess that […]

Canadian Armed Forces Colonel to face a Courts Marshall

By Gazette Staff March 31st, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   A Courts Marshall is something seldom seen in Canada. On March 23, 2026, the Canadian Forces […]

Stephen Lewis: November 11th, 1937 - March 31st, 2026 RIP Gentle Soul

By Pepper Parr March 31st, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   Stephen Lewis passed away this morning, days after his son was chosen as leader of the […]

The Federal Government is Preparing for War on Canadian soil or underneath Canadian Seas

By Gazette Staff March 31st, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON OPINION No one wants to say out loud that we are preparing for a war. But the […]

Thinking about running for Council? Halton municipalities will host candidate information sessions

By Gazette Staff March 31st, 2026 BURLINGTON ON Individuals interested in running for Mayor, Regional Chair, Local or Regional Councillor in any Halton Region municipality […]

Federal and provincial governments come through with plans to lower the cost of housing - city hall can begin processing paper

By Pepper Parr March 31st, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON   Some movement on the housing front. Prime Minister Carney and Premier Ford shared the podium […]