A Better Burlington

08/26/2021

I completely support this recommendation from our Halton Medical Officer of Health to provide consistency across our Region and certainty for our local businesses.

The City of Burlington has also recently announced that we are working on a staff vaccination policy and will be discussing a policy for the public for voluntary City programs: https://mariannemeedward.ca/protecting-staff-residents-city-of-burlington-preparing-covid-19-staff-vaccination-policy/

Halton’s Medical Officer of Health is recommending Halton employers establish a COVID-19 workplace vaccination policy. Read our release here: http://ow.ly/7a6550FYR8D

Read the MOH recommendations for employers: http://ow.ly/3emX50FYR8C

08/05/2021

Burlington’s King Edward VII Memorial Fountain is back and restored to its glory! It was reinstalled at City Hall following restoration this week — thank you to City staff for their efforts. This is certainly some good news for our community!

Made in Hamilton, the fountain was previously located at Lakeshore Road and Brant Street following its dedication in 1912. After spending some time in storage until being restored at the time by the Optimist Club of Burlington, it was relocated to its current location at the corner of Brant and Ontario streets in 1977 for the Queen’s Silver Jubilee, where it has stood ever since.

08/03/2021

The Ontario government has revealed their highly anticipated back-to-school plan, which allows for all students to return to the classroom in-person this September.

07/19/2021

Welcome back. Online registration for summer recreation programs at City facilities opens Saturday, July 24 - includes programs for adults 19+, 55+ and swimming lessons. See a list of what's being offered at www.burlington.ca/recreation.

07/19/2021

Welcome to the Mayor’s Monday Mailbag, an initiative Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward and the Mayor’s Office has launched to share weekly answers to questions from the public we’ve received through our main email inbox at [email protected] or the Mayor’s social media platforms. At the e...

07/13/2021

Burlington City Council is officially on summer hiatus for the month of August and will be returning with committee and council meetings in September 2021. Today at our last Council meeting before the break, we unanimously approved a staff direction motion to: Direct the City Clerk to initiate the p...

07/13/2021

Burlington residents can now borrow more play equipment from the City’s Lending Library program, located at Brant Hills Community Centre at 2255 Brant St., thanks to a donation from Tim Hortons. Items to borrow include bikes, archery set, astronomy kit, stilts and more. Visit www.burlington.ca/playlending

07/01/2021

As we each choose the best way for us and our families to commemorate Canada Day, I encourage everyone to reflect on our nation’s true history & its ongoing effects today – honouring Indigenous Residential School Survivors & listening to their stories, & mourning those who didn’t survive. Please see my statement on Canada Day: https://mariannemeedward.ca/statement-from-burlington-mayor-meed-ward-on-canada-day-celebrations.

Today, our Pier will be lit orange and the shoe memorial will remain at City Hall for Canada Day. As well, Indigenous artist Amber Ruthart’s ‘A Hope for Healing’ art installation returns to Spencer Smith Park from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. today. The Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation flag will now permanently fly at City Hall next to the flag of Canada.

06/28/2021

Moving to Ontario's Step Two of the reopening plan means additional changes to City services and programs. Read more: https://bit.ly/3hfwHXV.

06/24/2021

06/16/2021

Time to check in with Burlington's mayor, Marianne Meed Ward to see how the city is doing.

06/14/2021

Welcome to the Mayor’s Monday Mailbag, a new initiative Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward and the Mayor’s Office is launching where we will share, weekly, answers to questions from the public we’ve received through our main email inbox at [email protected] or the Mayor’s social media pla...