Please see below a media release from the City of Burlington. Burlington, Ont. — Sept. 20, 2019 — Fifteen youths from the Reach Out Centre for Kids (ROCK) worked with ArtHouse and Halton Environmental Network to create an art exhibit made entirely out of the garbage they collected from the
The following column was submitted to the Burlington Post and appears online and will appear in its Thursday, Sept. 26 print edition. Many of you may be asking what has happened since the City of Burlington was targeted by criminal fraud of $503,000 this past May. In order to provide
Update: Council unanimously approved this item at its meeting on Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. During last week’s committee meetings, the Committee of the Whole received a report from staff on the New Skyway Community Centre upgrades that detailed some updates on the design and costing of the new centre, as
The City of Burlington put out a media statement in response to some misinformation that was recently printed in some media outlets regarding panhandling in Burlington. I am sharing that statement with you here. The City of Burlington is not pursing a by-law related to ticketing drivers giving to panhandlers
Please see below a media release issued by the City of Burlington. Burlington, Ont.— Sept. 18, 2019— Burlington City Hall will be one of over 3,500 event locations planned for the Sept. 20 Global Climate Strike. The City will welcome all residents who would like to show their support for
Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) along with City of Burlington staff and Council have been alerted to a number of individuals asking for money in front of a few local businesses and on some roadways. Panhandling in and of itself is not a crime, and our City does not have
Managing traffic across our City is a top priority for me and this Council. During our Planning and Development Committee meeting on Sept. 10, staff followed up to our request back in March asking the Director of Transportation Services to update us in September on the ongoing and planned traffic
My office receives emails from residents about various issues and circumstances you encounter. As your Mayor, my team and I endeavour to do everything we can to help resolve your issues or connect you with the most appropriate departments at the City of Burlington who can. To keep serving you
On Oct. 21, we return to the polls and exercise our democratic right to vote, this time in our country’s 43rd Canadian general election. Most of you know how strongly I feel about each of us using our voice and making the time to vote in every election, whether municipal, provincial
During last week’s Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting, I brought forward a Mayor’s Office report asking for the go-ahead to continue considering free transit fares for Burlington students — I also delegated at a Halton District School Board meeting where the trustees passed a resolution to look at approving
UPDATE: Council unanimously approved the report to finalize the LPMA governance and operation model on Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. At Monday’s Committee of the Whole meeting at Burlington City Hall, we voted to finalize the agreement with LaSalle Park Marina Association to continue operation of the LaSalle Park Marina. Here
Please see below a media release issued by the Region of Halton. On Sept. 12, Halton Region sent a questionnaire to all Federal election candidates running in its local ridings, asking them to share their positions on five key issues. To help the community make an informed decision on Oct.
Last Friday night, I had the privilege of attending the opening of the Art Gallery of Burlington’s newest exhibit: The Gender Conspiracy. The Gender Conspiracy is an open letter to the trans and gender-diverse communities in our area to express allyship in furthering the discourse on gender fluidity and identity,
At our Planning and Development Committee meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 10, we received a preliminary staff report on a development application at 2085 Pine Street. No decision has been made on this file as this was only a receive and file report. As well, as the City of Burlington is
Burlington-based NUVO Network is putting on a Hackathon event in partnership with the United Way of Halton and Hamilton (UWHH) from Oct. 5-6. A hackathon is a free, creative problem-solving event where designers, researchers, programmers and other innovators come together to collaborate and intensively produce a concept solution to a
Please see the media release below issued by the City of Burlington. Burlington, Ont.— Aug. 14, 2019— A traditional Smudging Ceremony was led by Elder Garry Sault of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation this week as three levels of government, project funders and donors were given a preview
In order for the City of Burlington to do our part in efforts to protect species and help our environment, the City made changes in 2018 to our Lot Maintenance Bylaw to allow for naturalized lawns. Please click the link if you’d like to take a look through it. The
Construction of the Gallery Condos and Lofts, a 23-storey building located across from Burlington City Hall at 421-431 Brant St., is expected to begin in early this month. Updates from the developer regarding the new building will be shared on the city’s website under Current Developments. The site of the
As the Province announces more applications being processed for legal cannabis stores to be potentially located in Burlington, my office has been receiving questions from residents and the community. Below you’ll find a timeline of events since the federal government legalized cannabis and some Q-and-A’s relating to cannabis and retail
At next week’s Committee of the Whole meeting (Monday, Sept. 9), I will be presenting a Mayor’s Office report MO-13-19 – AMO Conference 2019Â for receipt and file regarding Burlington Council’s activities at the 2019 Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Conference held in August 2019. Background and Discussion: From Aug.
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