*Please see below a news release issued by the Ontario’s Big City Mayors caucus. Kitchener, ON – Ontario’s Big City Mayors (OBCM) held its AGM and Conference in Kitchener over the past few days to discuss key municipal priorities including, housing, mental health and addictions, homelessness, and municipal codes of
Today (Monday, April 24), we held a very special flag-raising at City Hall to commemorate Burlington being awarded the “Tree Cities of the World” designation from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Arbor Day Foundation. Burlington has joined 18 other Canadian cities who have received this
Welcome to the Mayor’s Mailbag – April 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.
Good morning Burlington, The agendas for next week’s standing committee week are out. Head to events.burlington.ca/meetings to view all of them. For more on what’s happening this week, please see my full weekly update for April 24-30, 2023 here: Mayor’s Weekly Public Update April 24-30, 2023. Have a great week!
At our April 18 Burlington City Council meeting, we approved making “Food for Feedback” an annual community engagement event in our city to help us continually receive input from residents. At our March 29 Corporate Services, Strategy, Risk and Accountability (CSSRA) Committee, we also received a staff report from the
At our April 18 Burlington City Council meeting, we approved a motion memo from Councillors Shawna Stolte and Kelvin Galbraith directing staff to develop and implement a city-wide short-term accommodation (STA) compliance/licensing program. The full staff direction is below and click/tap here for the motion memo: CPRM-03-23 Motion Memo- STA
At our March 28 Community Planning, Regulation & Mobility (CPRM) Committee, we received an update from staff regarding the additional measures to Burlington’s Coyote Response Strategy that will help the City mobilize faster in response to issues and increase preventative actions to help our community live safely among coyotes. Here
At our April 18 Burlington City Council meeting, we approved a motion memo from myself and Ward 5 Councillor Paul Sharman directing staff to explore options for how we can expand and enhance our windrow-removal program. The full staff direction below and click/tap here for the motion memo: CPRM-04-23 Motion
At our March 28 Community Planning, Regulation & Mobility (CPRM) Committee, we received an update from staff and a presentation on their final report for Burlington’s Park Provisioning Master Plan. as well as approved the final report’s findings and results. The purpose of staff’s report was to provide Council with
At our Burlington City Council meeting on April 18, I put forward a motion memo that was seconded by Councillor Paul Sharman that included a resolution calling on the Province of Ontario to fund the third-party audit program in relation to Bill 23. In late 2022, the Province committed to
At our March 29 Corporate Services, Strategy, Risk and Accountability (CSSRA) Committee, Council received an independent analysis report done by Watson & Associates Economists Ltd. breaking down the financial impacts of the Province’s Bill 23 on the City of Burlington. MY TAKE: The independent analysis from our consultant, Watson &
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
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,
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, We have a couple of Council workshops happening today — one on Legislative and Process Changes Affecting Planning and Development Services that starts at 9 a.m., and another on Festivals and Events that starts at 1 p.m. Burlington City Council and Halton Regional Council will also meet
*Please see below a news release issued by the City of Burlington. Burlington, Ont. — April 12, 2023 — The City of Burlington’s annual Burlington Arts and Culture Fund (BACF) grant program has awarded funding support to 19 projects this year. Local artists, event and project organizers submitted 27 grant
*Please see below a news release issued by the City of Burlington. Burlington, Ont. — April 12, 2023 — As part of a one-year pilot project, the outdoor courts at Ireland Park will have dedicated times for pickleball play. Outside of the dedicated pickleball times, the outdoor courts will be
*Please see below a news release issued by the City of Burlington. Burlington, Ont. — April 12, 2023 — The City’s summer swimming lessons and aquatic leadership programs will be opening for registration on April 22 at 9 a.m. The programs are viewable online now. Adult 19+ and Adult 55+
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. • • • Several creek stormwater management
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