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Council squabbles continue By Pepper Parr July 6th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON Do you Remember the Ripley’s Believe it or Not program? Lisa Kearns didn’t want Stolte chairing […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X	How high? Do you remember Councillors Galbraith and Nisan saying: 'The sky is the limit' By Gazette Staff July 6th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON The Alinea Land Corporation is nowhere near putting a shovel in the ground but they have […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X
Ford popularity might be down but the money just keeps on rolling in By Gazette Staff July 6th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON Premier Doug Ford in better days. The polls suggest Doug Ford has some popularity problems on […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X	School will be different come next September. By Gazette Staff July 6th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON School will be different come next September. Minister of Education Paul Calandra The Minister of Education […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X
Gazette Unable to Host Candidate for Mayor debate By Pepper Parr July 3rd, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON A number of months ago, the Gazette announced its intention to host debates between the Mayoralty […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X	'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” By Pepper Parr July 4th, 2026, BURLINGTON, ON Marcus Gee, a Toronto Star columnist, had this to say on the day America celebrated its […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X
The Lame Duck Rules in Place Before the October Election Prevent City Council From Putting Forward a New Budget: Thank Goodness for that By Pepper Parr July 4th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON There is some good news in the tax increase projections. The current council cannot increase taxes. […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X	Are we clear on just what 'development charges' are? Apparently not By Gazette Staff July 4th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON For generations, homeownership has been a cornerstone of the Canadian dream. It has represented stability, financial […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X
Concerts in the Park From Now to the end of August By Gazette Staff July 4th, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON As good as it gets – and only in Burlington. From now through to the end […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X	Bryan Adams Drew a Line in the Sand and Told the 'Mister' South of the Border Just Where it is. By Gazette Staff July 3rd, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON If you haven’t heard the Bryan Adams “51st State” piece, take this opportunity to hear […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X
Rivers on Canada Day By Ray Rivers July 3rd, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON It was fate – the invisible hand of global justice… or maybe an angry God. Just […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X	Library announces three winners in three age group in the 2026 Write Here Write Now contest By Gazette Staff July 3rd, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON Burlington Public Library announces the winners of this year’s Write Here Write Now writing contest. It’s […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X
Power outage for the past 28 hours shut the presses down By Gazette Staff July 3rd, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON Power outage has kept us off the air for the past 28 hours. Now to catch […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X	GO Services will be strained this evening: FIFA - Portugal vs. Croatia will tie up Toronto By Gazette Staff July 2nd, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON Excitement is building across the GTHA as the City hosts its final FIFA World Cup 2026™ […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X
Hot weather can result in a 'buckle' on railway tracks: Service schedule impacted By Gazette Staff July 2nd, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON The hot weather has a significant effect on the GO rail network. The potential impacts to […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X	Canada Day in Burlington: The heat, then the rain then the fireworks By Pepper Parr July 2nd, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON Almost everyone strolling along the Naval Promenade was wearing a T-shirt with the word Canada on […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X
The Scammers got creative - pay attention and don't be fooled By Gazette Staff July 1st, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON Remember the rule: ALWAYS look at the address the email came from. This address: apablo@takeaway.es This […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X	Canada Day Had To Take Place Without the Drone Show And Limited Stage Performaces By Pepper Parr July 1st, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON This Canada Day was different. It was a good, solid burst of rain with a lot […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X
Ward six Councillor gets his web site up. By Pepper Parr July 1st, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON Ward 6 Councillor in action. Angelo Bentivegna advised us yesterday that he would have his website […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X	Permalink This is Canada Canadian Olympians enter the Games with the Canadian flag. and this is our Day. It has been a hard year and there […] Share this: LinkedIn Email Tumblr Facebook More Print X