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Burlington Fire Department encourages residents to use spring cleaning to keep homes safe

Burlington, Ont.—April. 13, 2018— Spring cleaning season is here so the Burlington Fire Department is reminding residents to keep home fire safety in mind while completing their seasonal cleanup.

Homes have many electronics and appliances needing maintenance. Cooking-related fires are the number one cause of house fires in Burlington. The risk of a cooking fire can simply be reduced by cleaning any grease buildup inside your oven and stovetop.

Here are some tips to help protect your home this spring:

• Check and test your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms and replace any alarms that are older than 10 years
• Have your furnace and other fuel-burning appliances inspected and serviced by a qualified technician
• Test barbecue lines by applying a 50/50 solution of water and dish soap to all fuel and hose connections and then clean off built-up grease
• Pull the refrigerator out and vacuum or dust the coils
• Donate any old electronics to the vehicle rescue team electronic waste recycling program
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Don’t let backyard pool safety complacency claim another life

Burlington, Ont.—Apr. 12, 2018— Residential swimming pools are involved in nearly half of all drowning and near drowning incidents among preschoolers.  With the summer swimming season around the corner the City is offering Free Backyard Pool Owner Safety Clinics.  They will be offered from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, May 5 and 26 at the Angela Coughlan Pool.

The clinics will provide pool owners with the tools necessary to stay safe when playing in and around the water of their backyard pool. Hundreds of children’s lives are claimed each year due to pool-related accidents. This training is for anyone who owns a pool or hot tub.  This course will provide the owner with emergency scene assessment, injury prevention, pool safety equipment, basic water rescue skills and first aid training.  Having a set of safety checks will ensure your family and friends will have a safe enjoyable experience in your pool this summer.

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Standing with Humboldt on April 12

City of Burlington staff are invited to wear their sports jerseys to work on Thursday, April 12 to show that we stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the coaches, players and grieving families of those involved in the bus accident on April 6 in Saskatchewan. 

We are joining the cross-Canada movement to show support for the Humboldt Broncos Junior A hockey team and its community.

The lights outside of City Hall will be lit green for Humboldt the evening of April 12 and you will see hockey sticks in the front window of City Hall and at city arenas. City Hall flags will remain at half-mast until Friday.

City of Burlington to receive provincial funding to support the city’s cycling infrastructure

Burlington, Ont.—April 6, 2018—Burlington MPP Eleanor McMahon, President of the Treasury Board and Minister Responsible for Digital Government, joined Burlington Mayor Rick Goldring on April 5 to recognize an investment in the City of Burlington’s cycling infrastructure from the Ontario Municipal Commuter Cycling Program.

The provincial program has approved $640,298 in annual funding to support up to 80 per cent of costs associated with the implementation of eligible commuter cycling projects in the city. The money will be used to assist with capital costs to build new commuter cycling infrastructure and enhance existing cycling infrastructure.

A project to upgrade and extend Francis Road Bikeway from Warwick Drive to Plains Road East has been identified under the new funding. The extension is expected to be completed by the end of 2020.

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Work has begun to resurface New Street from Guelph to Walkers after pilot

Burlington, Ont.—April 4, 2018— Following the end of the New Street pilot project, work to resurface New Street from Guelph Line to Walkers Line is now underway and will be finished in mid-May.

In 2016, the City of Burlington began a one-year pilot on a section of New Street between Walkers Line and Guelph Line, reducing the number of lanes from four to three with buffered bike lanes. In December 2017, City Council approved a staff report to convert the existing bike lane pilot project on New Street between Guelph Line and Walkers Line back to the original four-lane configuration.

As part of the staff report about the pilot, City Council approved a recommendation to add cycle tracks on New Street between Guelph Line and Burloak Drive for consideration in the 2019 capital budget, subject to receiving provincial and/or federal government funding. Cycle tracks are physically separated from vehicle lanes, most commonly by the curb.

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