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Mayor’s State of the City Address includes audience participation
Posted on Monday, January 22, 2018 05:15 AM
Mayor Rick Goldring’s eighth annual Mayor’s State of the City Address, hosted by the Burlington Chamber of Commerce, will include many opportunities for audience participation.
The address takes place starting at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 1 at the Burlington Convention Centre. Mayor Goldring will speak to a crowd of more than 400 about how Burlington continues to be a vibrant city, one of Canada’s safest cities, and the No. 1 mid-sized city in Canada, according to MoneySense.
Mayor Goldring will share positive economic news, and talk about how the economic development team will attract employers to our city. He will outline how Burlington is growing, how we continue to say no to urban sprawl and how Burlington protects what matters most to those who live and work in this city.
The Mayor’s State of the City Address will include:
- Opening speech by Mayor Goldring
- Moderated questions and answers (submitted)
- Moderated questions and answers (live)
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Ask Grow Bold videos and website aim to provide more clarity about proposed new Official Plan and Downtown Mobility Hub
Posted on Thursday, January 18, 2018 05:00 AM
Burlington, Ont. – Jan. 18, 2018— The City of Burlington continues to share facts about the proposed new Official Plan and Burlington’s Downtown Mobility Hub in a series of Ask Grow Bold videos and on an Ask Grow Bold webpage.
The videos, webpage and ongoing information are designed to provide more clarity, additional information and to answer the most commonly asked questions about growth in Burlington. Ongoing information will include a daily fact about growth in Burlington posted on the city’s social media channels.
The videos and the questions and answers can be viewed at www.burlington.ca/askgrowbold.
About Burlington’s proposed new Official Plan
Work on a revised Official Plan for the City of Burlington began in 2011. Significant community consultation in the form of more than 35 public events was held between 2011 and 2017 and helped shape the policy directions that appear in the new Official Plan.
On April 6, 2017, a draft new Official Plan was released and more consultation took place...
Learn about Burlington’s history in February during Heritage Month
Posted on Thursday, January 18, 2018 04:00 AM
February is Heritage Month and residents are invited to learn more about the events and issues that have led us to modern-day Burlington by attending some of the many great and informative sessions planned throughout the month.
Topics include Black history, First Nations, Freeman Station, movies, panel discussions and more. The full calendar listing is at bpl.on.ca and on burlington.ca/calendar.
A kick-off event is planned for Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018. All are welcome to attend.
Date: Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018
Time: 1 to 3 p.m.
Location: St. Luke’s Anglican Church, Parish Hall, 1382 Ontario St.
1 p.m. - Talk and tour of the historic church
2 p.m. - Official opening ceremony. Begins with a ceremonial welcome by Elder Garry Sault of the Mississauga’s of the New Credit First Nation, greetings and proclamation...
City of Burlington seeking input on Public Art Master Plan
Posted on Monday, January 15, 2018 05:00 AM
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a public art master plan review should be worth millions. The City of Burlington is looking to gather feedback into the Public Art Master Plan.
Residents are invited to provide feedback through a standard online survey and through a mapping tool to show where they would like to see public art, or attend one of the public drop-in sessions. The online tools can be found at burlingtonpublicart.com/master-plan-review and will be open until Feb. 2, 2018.
Drop-in Public Engagement Sessions
Date: Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Tansley Woods Community Centre, 1996 Itabashi Way
Date: Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018
Time: ...
Burlington Arts and Culture Fund launches, hosts information session
Posted on Monday, January 08, 2018 10:30 AM
The City of Burlington is launching the Burlington Arts and Culture Fund (BACF), an annual program that provides grants to local artists, multicultural groups and arts and culture organizations to foster creativity and enrich how Burlington residents experience and engage with arts and culture.
Applications will be accepted until Feb. 28, 2018 and will fund projects from April 2018 to April 2019. Successful grant applicants will be announced at the end of March 2018.
To be eligible for BACF funding, applicants must be located in Burlington and must be:
- An incorporated non-profit arts and culture organization, or;
- A charitable arts and culture organization, an individual artist, an arts and cultural collective or a multicultural group.
Grants will be evaluated in part by a peer assessment jury for artistic merit and by city staff for program merit and strategic initiative, citywide and community impact and economic impact. A committee of local arts and cultural professionals and the Arts...
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