Media Releases

Burlington, Ont.—April 18, 2024— The City of Burlington is celebrating spring with two free events on Saturday, May 11 at the Burlington Performing Arts Centre. Hosted by the Burlington Mundialization Committee, the events are held each year in honour of Burlington’s twin cities, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands and Itabashi, Japan.

Burlington, Ont.—April 17, 2024— Yesterday, Burlington City Council approved the Urban Forest Master Plan and Woodland Management Strategy. Staff will use both as guiding documents to protect and improve Burlington’s tree canopy over the next 20 years.

Burlington, Ont.— April 9, 2024 — The City of Burlington’s Burlington Arts and Culture Fund (BACF) grant program has awarded funding to support local artists. This year’s fund will support 18 projects.

Burlington, Ont.—April 9, 2024— Through the month of April, the City of Burlington and BurlingtonGreen are connecting residents with opportunities to take action on climate change.

The City of Burlington’s Tyandaga Golf Course will open for the 2024 season on Saturday, April 13. Members and non-members are welcome to play.

In an effort to encourage the installation of residential solar panels, the City of Burlington is now offering grants for the building permit fee for residential solar panels installed on rooftops for the remainder of 2024. This would be a savings of $594.

Burlington, Ont.—March 27, 2024— The City of Burlington is reminding residents about steps they can take to manage coyote sightings during denning and pup season.

Coyotes typically give birth between April and May, with the average litter size around four to seven pups.

The City of Burlington has begun phase 1 of the outdoor engagement on the greenspace at Robert Bateman Community Centre. The outdoor engagement includes a redesign of Frontenac Park.

Burlington, Ont.—March 26, 2024 — The City of Burlington Urban Design Advisory Panel is looking for two professional architects to volunteer for its next two-year term starting in May 2024.

The mandate of the Burlington Urban Design Advisory Panel is to provide independent, objective and professional urban design advice to the Community Planning Department on tall and mid-rise buildings, five storeys or greater, and public development projects, studies and policy initiatives to help achieve design excellence in the city.

Burlington, Ont. — March 25, 2024 — City of Burlington administrative services will be closed for Good Friday, on Friday, March 29, and Easter Monday, on Monday, April 1. For a list of which City services and facilities are available on the Easter holiday weekend, please see the summary below or visit burlington.ca.