Halton Voter Turnout in the Federal Election was Higher than the Average in the rest of Canada: Burlington had the highest turnout in the region November 4th, 2019, BURLINGTON, ON from the Burlington Gazette "The Advance polls were much higher this election. Burlington – 12,989 advance ballots in 2015 – 20,143 advance ballots in 2019." "The voter turn out [...]
... sixteen years ago, on June 6th 2003 the Juno Beach Centre opened in Normandy France. Longtime Burlington resident and Juno Beach Veteran Garth Webb and his partner Lise Cooper spearheaded this project. Now in 2019 the Juno Beach Centre is celebrating Juno 75! Lise Cooper's son, Don Cooper will be a special guest speaker at [...]
SaveLocalBusiness.ca radio campaign hits the airwaves Conservative Party of Canada | September 22, 2017 The Conservative Party of Canada's first national radio campaign featuring Andrew Scheer is hitting the airwaves across Canada this weekend. The campaign features Mr. Scheer standing up against Justin Trudeau's tax hikes, which unfairly target local businesses and the jobs they create. The transcript of the [...]
A Celebration of Life for Muriel Kempling, wife of our esteemed former Progressive Conservative MP, Bill Kempling will be held at the DODSWORTH & BROWN FUNERAL HOME - BURLINGTON CHAPEL (2241 New Street at Drury Lane - 905-637-5233) on Monday April 24 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., with words of remembrance at 11 a.m. Muriel and Bill were a [...]
From a series of '5 QUESTIONS' by Future CPC Leaders Blog Who were my political role models growing up? I did not really have any “political” role models until I was in my late twenties and early thirties. As a City Councillor in Burlington, I served with two distinct Mayors and I learned something different from [...]
The $138.9M Randle Reef Contaminated Sediment Remediation project involves the remediation of approximately 695,000 m3 of contaminated sediments in Hamilton Harbour. The project is expected to take eight years to complete based on the following projected timelines: Construction of the ECF structure and dredging between the double sheet pile walls (2 years) Dredging of the contaminated sediment located outside of [...]
'MoneySense' ranks Burlington best mid-sized city for fourth year! Burlington Post By Michael Gregory Burlington has once again defended its title as the best mid-sized city in Canada for the fourth consecutive, according to the MoneySense Magazine Best Places to Live 2016 rankings released Wednesday. The city was also rated as the second-best municipality overall ... Read all about it [...]
Canada 150 Mural The Canada 150 Mural Mosaic is a national project created by Albertan artists Lewis Lavoie, Paul Lavoie and Phil Alain. During the two years leading up to Canada's 150th anniversary in 2017, the artists plan to create murals in 150 different communities across the country as part of the national celebrations. Each mural will incorporate locally relevant [...]
Burlington has a Donation & Volunteer Hub for anyone who wishes to get involved with this great humanitarian effort. Click here Statement on Syrian Refugees Coming to Canada NOVEMBER 24, 2015 OTTAWA – The Honourable Michelle Rempel, Official Opposition Critic for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today responded to the Liberal Government’s announcement regarding plans to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees in [...]
July 3, 2015 On many occasions in the last few years I have heard from healthcare professionals and community organizations about the importance of improving the Employment Insurance Compassionate Care Benefits Program. I am personally aware of how the current program has been utilized in Burlington, by both adult children of elderly parents and organizations such as Easter Seals Ontario, [...]