$35,000 a year to provide homeowners with funds to host neighbourhood parties through something called the “Love Your Neighbourhood” initiative. A now-shuttered program for $170,000 in loans to provide homeowners with loans to install heat pumps. Thousands of dollars spent by civic officials to provide participants with food vouchers as part of the “Food for … Continue reading Opinion – CUT THE FLUFF !!
Is there only one taxpayer?
Dedicated listeners to Burlington council meetings will often hear our mayor talk about the “Municipal Growth Framework.” The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is taking an active role in promoting this new framework, and Burlington’s own, Rory Nisan, was recently re-elected to the FCM Board of Directors. This quote is from FCM’s website: “FCM is … Continue reading Is there only one taxpayer?
Opinion: Murky Waters surround Burlington Pools
This post discusses two RFPs RFP-25-202 and RFP-25-203. Copies of the RFP documents are linked at the bottom of this article for anyone interested in reading the them. In Burlington, the right to rent swimming pools is precious. Request for Proposals (RFPs) are typically used when the city is purchasing something. When the city needs … Continue reading Opinion: Murky Waters surround Burlington Pools
Opinion: From Pool Rental to Lawsuit?
When it comes to competitive swimming, Burlington swimmers have 2 outdoor and 4 indoor pools to choose from. The city’s recent and controversial decision to award an “RFP” to the Golden Horseshoe Aquatics Club (GHAC) over the Burlington Aquatic Devilrays (BAD) requires a closer look. First, the term “RFP” stands for Request For Proposal. This … Continue reading Opinion: From Pool Rental to Lawsuit?
Burlington’s Ward Boundary Review
In Ontario, municipalities are required to conduct ward boundary reviews. Reviews are undertaken every 12 to 16 years. In Burlington, a review was conducted in 2005 when the city's population was approximately 139,000. Recently, our council completed a new review, resulting in new ward boundaries for Burlington. Burlington has the smallest number of councillors in Halton … Continue reading Burlington’s Ward Boundary Review
Burlington’s Ward Boundary and Council Composition Review Process Time Line
In Ontario, municipalities are required to conduct ward boundary reviews. Burlington recently completed a review to learn more about the review - Click Here We now know that taxpayers paid for a full review of council composition and received small revisions to the ward boundaries. Here’s a brief timeline of the project. March 2024 – … Continue reading Burlington’s Ward Boundary and Council Composition Review Process Time Line
Buying Canadian Should be more than Optics
Staying in your Lane Over the course of the last few years we’ve seen politicians of all political stripes, and at all levels, meddling in things that aren’t within their legislative jurisdiction. Initially, we had Ontario Premier Doug Ford intervening in municipal government. First, it was his endorsement and support for Strong Mayor Powers legislation. … Continue reading Buying Canadian Should be more than Optics