Trustees from the Halton District School Board (HDSB) are hosting three local Education Action meetings to get feedback from parents, students and community members to help inform their submission to the Ministry of Education as part of consultations on class size, e-learning and hiring practices. The first meeting is today
As we continue through our series of focus groups, allowing us to dig deeper into the common issues facing specific business sectors in Burlington, Monday afternoon’s session focused on big business/manufacturers in our city. Joining me again was my Red Tape Red Carpet Task Force co-chair, Councillor Kelvin Galbraith, along
There is a Statutory Public Meeting for a development application at 441 Maple Ave. on Tuesday, May 14 at Burlington City Hall. The applicant, Better Life Retirement Residence, is applying to build an 11-storey building, with 153 residential units, that would be accessed from Maple Avenue. The proposal includes three
Today, I am standing with Mayors from across the GTA to express our concerns with recently announced budget cuts by the Province of Ontario that were done without municipal consultation. The result is a downloading of costs to cities and our residents. This afternoon, mayors of the Large Urban Mayor’s
It’s that time again — the City’s annual street sweeping blitz will begin the first full week of May. The cleaning of winter sand and debris from roads is expected to take six weeks with a crew of seven vehicles working seven days a week. Street sweepers are exempt from
Please see the media release below issued by the City of Burlington. Burlington, Ont. — April 26, 2019 — Burlington City Council approved the 2019 Tax Levy Bylaw at its meeting on April 25, 2019. The bylaw allows the City to bill 2019 property taxes and set payment due dates
Residents are invited to attend a public meeting at Burlington City Hall where a recommendation report for a development proposal at 4407 and 4417 Spruce Ave. will be presented on Tuesday, May 14 at the Planning and Development Committee. Applicant Zarin Homes originally submiteed a proposal request to allow a
During today’s (April 25) continuation of the Burlington City Council meeting that was recessed from Monday (April 23), a majority vote approved a motion from Ward 4 Councillor Shawna Stolte regarding the installation of a sidewalk on Strathcona Drive. I was the sole member of Council who voted against the
Burlington MP and Minister of Democratic Institutions Karina Gould and Oakville North-Burlington MP Pam Damoff joined me yesterday afternoon (April 24) to announce the Burlington projects that will benefit from the $5.6 million of Federal One-time Municipal Infrastructure Top-up funding — Burlington City Council approved the projects during Monday’s (April
Last night (April 23), during the Burlington City Council meeting, we unanimously passed a motion — brought forward by Ward 3 Councillor Rory Nisan — to declare a climate emergency. Numerous cities around the world have recently declared climate emergencies in response to findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Late last Thursday afternoon (April 18) before the long weekend, Burlington MPP Jane McKenna sent a letter to my office, expressing her concerns with my April 15th statement about the recent provincial budget. She also shared her letter with the Burlington Post/InsideHalton.com where it appeared in a story on April
The Burlington’s Best Committee recently announced it received 28 nominations in eight categories for this year’s rendition of the Burlington’s Best Awards. Nominations were accepted from Jan. 2 to March 7, 2019. Burlington’s Best is an awards program that honours the city’s most outstanding citizens. The winners in all categories
A grassroots movement has been formed in response to the Province’s Review of Regional Governments across Ontario — We Love Burlington Stop Amalgamation. According to its Facebook page – We Love Burlington Stop Amalgamation – this group of concerned residents is “fighting for Burlington and telling the Provincial Government to
Please see below a media release from the City of Burlington. Burlington, Ont. –April 18, 2019 — The City of Burlington is now accepting applications for the Park Play Experience Fund at burlington.ca/parkplayfund. The deadline for submissions is Monday, May 27, 2019. The Park Play Experience Fund is a one-year
The City of Burlington is making some upgrades to the gathering area of our Civic Square in front of City Hall on Brant Street. After public consultations, information sessions and gathering feedback from you on the design concepts, construction on the revamp project is scheduled to start this July and
Please see below the media release issued by the City of Burlington. Burlington, Ont. – April 5, 2019 — Angela Coughlan pool will remain open until Friday, May 31 as the project budget is finalized. The pool was originally scheduled to be closed for renovations beginning April 8, until the
Please see below the media released issued by the City of Burlington. Burlington, Ont.— April 15, 2019 — The City of Burlington Fire Department will be accepting volunteer applications online from the public from April 15-May 3. All applicants must: be 18 years of age or older; be legally entitled
Spring is part of the coyote’s denning season and, as such, we’re more likely to encounter or see the wild animals around our city. It’s also a good time to remind our residents about the steps they can take to help reduce the risk of potential coyote conflicts during the
Please see below the Statement I released today on the 2019 Ontario Budget. Burlington, Ont. — April 15, 2019 On behalf of the City of Burlington and Burlington City Council, I would like to express my disappointment in some aspects of the 2019 Ontario Budget that was released on April
We are well underway in the recruitment process for the new City Manager in Burlington — Tim Commisso signed on to be our Interim City Manager for the first half of this year while the search for a permanent replacement takes place. The City of Burlington has hired the firm
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