The Ontario government is assisting the City of Burlington with flood recovery efforts by providing matching funds for all donations raised to date in the community. On Nov. 10, MPPs Eleanor McMahon (Burlington) and Indira Naidoo-Harris (Halton) announced 2-to-1 matching funds, up to a maximum of $3 million. So far, the community has raised just […]
Join me in beautiful downtown Burlington Sat. Aug. 23 for a fundraiser for Burlington flood victims, and enjoy free music as part of Saturdays in the Street (Brant&Elgin) and view exotic and high performance cars as part of Marques d’Elegance (Brant St). (Brant St). So far, 20 downtown businesses have contributed gift certificates and products worth […]
Join me today at the Children’s Festival and Saturdays in the Street to get more information about the Burlington flood, the devastation some of our friends and neighbours are facing and how you can help. At a special council meeting on Thursday, we heard first-hand stories of how our fellow residents are affected: contaminated basements, […]
Media Release Flood information available this weekend at downtown events Burlington, Ont.—Aug. 15, 2014— Flood information will be available in downtown Burlington this weekend at Saturdays in the Street, Fit in the Core and at the City of Burlington’s Children’s Festival to help raise awareness of the community need following the extreme storm of Aug. […]
Imagine you are sitting comfortably in your home listening to the rain fall, and very quickly your basement fills up with water and raw sewage. There’s a knock at the door. It’s emergency personnel – the power has to be cut – electricity and water don’t mix. Your heating and cooling systems don’t work – […]
Ken Colombo: I am deeply concerned that Burlington residents MIGHT NOT meet the required CONTRIBUTION THRESHHOLD to cover the FULL DAMAGES. I…
Joan Turbitt: My heart goes ut to everyone who had damage from the flood. After this past winter's ice storm I can…