News and Notices

Burlington Remembrance Day 2026 services

On Nov. 11, the public is invited to attend Remembrance Day services at Spencer Smith Park (1400 Lakeshore Rd.), and Veteran Square (426 Brant St.) to honour those who have who have served our country. 

Burl-Oak Naval Veterans Remembrance Day Service, 9 a.m. 

This 30-minute ceremony takes place at the Naval Ships Memorial Monument in Spencer Smith Park. For more information, contact the Burl-Oak Veterans at 905-318-0236 or visit burloaknavalveterans.org.  

Remembrance Day Procession, 10:30 a.m.  

The procession will be led by armored personnel carriers and will begin at Central School on Baldwin Street, travelling down Brant Street to Elgin Street, Locust Street, Ontario Street and ending at the Cenotaph in Veteran Square, 426 Brant St. 

There will also be a fly-over by Harvard Aircrafts. 

Locust Street will reopen once the procession has passed. Other streets noted will be closed from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.  

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 60, Remembrance Day Service, 11 a.m. 

This 45-60-minute ceremony will...

Burlington Transit Incident on Route 2

At approximately 8:53 a.m. today, Oct. 30, 2026, a Burlington Transit bus operating on Route 2 was involved in a collision with a pedestrian near Cavendish Drive and Coventry Way. Emergency services attended, and the pedestrian was taken to hospital.

Our thoughts are with the pedestrian and their loved ones. Burlington Transit is reviewing the circumstances of the incident.

City of Burlington announces official results from 2026 municipal and school board election

Burlington, Ont.—Oct. 28, 2026— The City of Burlington has declared the official election results from the 2026 municipal and school board election.

Of the 160,089 eligible voters in Burlington, 56,863, or 35.5 per cent, voted in Burlington’s 2026 municipal and school board election, including:

• Advance voting locations (Oct. 17 and 20): 4997 votes
• Online voting (Oct. 14 to 25): 26,444 votes
• Voting Day, 24 voting locations (Oct. 26): 25,422 votes

Official election results

See the official elected representatives below. A list of the full results can be found on myvoteburlington.ca/results.

Mayor
Marianne Meed Ward

City and Regional Councillor Ward 1
Kelvin Galbraith

City and Regional Councillor Ward 2
Sean Campbell

City and Regional Councillor Ward 3
Mark Carr

City and Regional Councillor Ward 4
Olivia Duke

City and Regional Councillor Ward 5
Alex Don

City and Regional Councillor Ward 6
Angelo Bentivegna

Halton District School Board Trustee – Wards 1 and 2
Bika Diakoloukas (acclaimed)

Halton District School...