*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,
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
*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
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 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
*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
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.
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
*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
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,
Proclamations are read at the beginning of every regularly-scheduled Burlington City Council meeting. A proclamation is an official announcement issued by the Mayor to recognize exceptional events, groups, people, or achievements in the City of Burlington. The goal of a proclamation is to recognize and celebrate achievements, and to raise
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
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
*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
*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
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
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. • •
*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.
*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
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