Our waterfront is one of the defining features of Burlington – and one of the most cherished. But we’ve lost some ground on waterfront access and protection in the last term of council.
Happy Thanksgiving! Burlington is fantastic – urban, rural, waterfront, a great downtown and much, much more. It’s a great place to live, work and raise a family. Our city has it all.
At the beginning of this term of council, the relationship between the city and owners of heritage properties was in tatters. Downtown residents had just gone through a bruising debate over a proposed Heritage Conservation District in the St. Luke’s neighbourhood
Son of a Peach serves up hand-forged pizza using time-honored preparation and techniques, while showcasing only the finest, simple farm to table ingredients. Meet Kim and Bart who describe why they located in downtown Burlington, Bart’s favourite pizza and the meaning behind the name – Son of a Peach.
We live in a great city and must take care to keep what is great as we grow and change. We must protect what residents value and what makes them want to live here in the first place. We do that when City Hall works with residents, putting the needs of residents first.
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Great things are happening in arts and culture in Burlington, and people like Selina Eckersall-McCall, founder of No Vacancy and our Arts Person of the Year for 2013, are making them happen. Watch my video interview with Selina as she explains her dream for arts and culture in Burlington, and the vision behind Cirque, a […]
Enjoy complimentary parking on the street, and in all Municipal lots, in downtown Burlington starting November 30th (Shop the Neighbourhood Day) and continuing everyday for the entire month of December!
Burlington and Halton Councils will vote in fall 2013 on acquiring the private homes on the Burlington Beach. The community has existed here for more than a 100 years. Some residents have lived their whole lives here; many have raised their children here. Residents have an emotional connection to the community they love. They don’t want to leave.
Sign the petition: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/164/175/741/let-us-stay/
Fill out the survey: http://burlingtonwaterfront.org
10 reasons to keep residents near the Burlington beach: […] on the beach more than 70 years, and spoke about their experience and hopes for their future in a video. We…
City Hall does a good job of asking residents what they think. Where there’s room for improvement is incorporating that feedback into final decisions.
Video series: Valuing Public Input | Ward 2 | Burlington: [...] Contact ← Video: Valuing residents’ input in decisions [...]
chris harvey: My view, which i have expressed before, is that the Pier project is beyond financial resolution. the Taxpayer will be…
E Brian Gibson: Why do high rises have to be close to the lake? Yes, they sell better there but we must protect…
Lynholton: Sidebar, but relevant. I got an email notification from Ward 3 Councillor Taylor's office this morning informing me of a…
Jfairbridge: In this day of consciousness of pollution, garbage disposal problems, destruction of natural habitat, and a multitude of other issues,…
The pier is over-budget and more than two years behind schedule. We need solutions not inaction or lawsuits.
City Hall is increasing taxes at 3 times the rate of inflation to pay for nice-to-have capital projects like the pier. City Hall needs to limit spending: and ideas on how we could rein it in.
City Hall is approving out of scale downtown development to meet urban intensification targets; but more importantly because they need developer revenue. We must balance developer interests with the community’s interests.
Burlington’s downtown businesses and residents are paying the price for City Hall’s inadequate plan to address the parking shortage.
The pier in Burlington’s downtown waterfront has been plagued by delays and cost overruns. The City says the contractor is at fault – but do we know the whole story?
Burlington City Council set to block our waterfront with up to four 8-15 story towers. See the video for more details.
Check out the hundreds of resident’s comments at the Save Our Waterfront website ( http://saveourwaterfront.ca/your-comments/ )
Gary: Great idea and excellent video. Makes me want to go downtown more if I can Free P. Just thinking about…