*Please see below a news release issued by the Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) caucus. March 23, 2023 Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) would like to thank Premier Doug Ford and Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy for the 2023 Ontario Budget: Building a Strong Ontario. Through the budget consultation process, OBCM urged the province to …
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Grateful to my Council colleagues for approving, at our March 21 meeting, a motion put forward by myself and Councillors Paul Sharman and Rory Nisan directing staff to find alternatives to accommodate additional parking in the former Robert Bateman High School adaptive reuse project that minimizes the impact to existing greenspace. MY TAKE: We need …
*Please see below a news release issued by the Region of Halton. The Regional Municipality of Halton For Immediate Release March 23, 2023 Halton Regional Council is developing a Strategic Business Plan that will guide the Region’s work over the next four years. To seek input from the public, the Region has prepared a Consultation …
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Welcome to the Mayor’s Mailbag – March 2023 roundup. The Mayor’s Monday Mailbag is a weekly initiative Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward and the Mayor’s Office has launched to share answers to questions from the public we’ve received through our main email inbox at mayor@burlington.ca or the Mayor’s social media platforms. At the end of the …
At our Burlington Council meeting on March 21, we unanimously passed a resolution I brought forward calling on the Provincial government to help end homeless in Ontario. A similar resolution was brought forward by myself and Halton Regional & Milton Town Councillor Colin Best at our Halton Regional Council meeting on March 22 and it …
*Please see below a news release issued by the City of Burlington. Burlington, Ont. — March 22, 2023 — Applications for the 2023 temporary patio program are being accepted starting today, March 22. Business owner/operators that would like to install a temporary patio on municipal property in the downtown during the 2023 patio season are …
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At our Burlington City Council meeting on March 21, we unanimously approved continuing our temporary outdoor patio program on private property for the 2023 season, and directed staff to start an application process to implement a plan for the use of public property in the downtown for temporary outdoor patios. We also approved once again …
At our March 21 meeting, Burlington City Council unanimously approved endorsing the City of Burlington 2031 Municipal Housing Target Pledge in support of our commitment to meet the Province of Ontario’s 2031 housing target for our city of 29,000 homes. This was done as a result of the City of Burlington being asked by the …
*Please see below a news release issued by the Region of Halton. The Regional Municipality of Halton For Immediate Release March 21, 2023 Halton Region, like many other jurisdictions across Canada, is receiving reports of dead birds with suspected avian influenza (H5N1), also known as avian or bird flu. Avian influenza usually spreads among wild bird …
Wild Birds with Suspected Avian Influenza Found in Halton Region Read More »
Our weekly series “Budget Briefs” lets residents know how our community will be benefitting from specific investments in Burlington’s approved 2023 Operating and Capital Budget. • • • During 2023 Budget deliberations, Ward 3 Councillor Rory Nisan …
Free Transit for Youth on Weekends, Evenings in Burlington Read More »
Welcome to the Mayor’s Monday Mailbag, an initiative Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward and the Mayor’s Office launched to share weekly answers to questions from the public we’ve received through our main email inbox at mayor@burlington.ca or the Mayor’s social media platforms. At the end of the month, we publish a roundup of those most pressing …
Good morning Burlington, The official launch of Bimose Agaming — Walking Along the Lake, Indigenous Art Walk & Spring Equinox Celebration is on today (Monday, March 20) starting at the Spencer Smith Park Gazebo at 11:30 a.m. The event also is a celebration of local Indigenous artists. For more details on this event and what’s …
Mayor Meed Ward’s Weekly Update: March 20-26, 2023 Read More »
*Please see below a statement from the Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) caucus. As well, as a related a related statement from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM). March 17, 2023 Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) would like to thank the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada and the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister …
*UPDATED – March 20, 2023 with photos from the event. On March 20, we held the unveiling ceremony for the new ‘Conversations and Stories’ sculpture, by Indigenous artist David General, outside of Joseph Brant Museum, as well as took an art walk through Spencer Smith Park to tour the nine Indigenous art pieces and the …
Come Celebrate Bimose Agaming – Walking Along the Lake Event on March 20 Read More »
MY TAKE: Glad to see the Housing Supply Action Plan Implementation Team will begin meeting soon and hope as part of its critical role will bring together all stakeholders to work jointly towards the goal of increasing the affordable and attainable housing supply. Municipalities are ready to do their part in partnership with all parties …
Over the course of the next few months, we’re going to be running a series called “Budget Briefs” to let residents know how our community will be benefitting from specific investments in Burlington’s approved 2023 Operating and Capital Budget. • • …
Upgrades to 13 Burlington Parks Coming in 2023; Several More Over Next Four Years Read More »
*Please see below a news release issued by the City of Burlington. Burlington, Ont. — March 13, 2023 — As we move closer to the arrival of spring, a section of King Road will be closed to allow for the annual passage of the endangered Jefferson salamanders during their breeding migration. Starting on Thursday, March 16, …
A sure sign of spring: King Road closed for annual migration of the Jefferson salamander Read More »
*Please see below a news release issued by the City of Burlington. Burlington, Ont. — March 13, 2023 — A by-election for the seat of School Board Trustee for Halton District School Board (HDSB) – Burlington, Wards 1 & 2 has been called and will take place between May 15 and 29. Eligible voters in Wards …
Welcome to the Mayor’s Monday Mailbag, an initiative Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward and the Mayor’s Office launched to share weekly answers to questions from the public we’ve received through our main email inbox at mayor@burlington.ca or the Mayor’s social media platforms. At the end of the month, we publish a roundup of those most pressing …
Good morning Burlington, Wishing all of our elementary and secondary school students a wonderful and restful March Break this week! This Friday (March 17) also marks St. Patrick’s Day and hoping those in our community celebrating on the day, do so safely and take advantage of the wonderful local pubs and restaurants our city has …
Mayor Meed Ward’s Weekly Update: March 13-19, 2023 Read More »
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