News and Notices

Deer Run Avenue entrance closed Sept. 4, 2019

The entrance to Deer Run Avenue at Upper Middle Road is closed for construction until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019.

Burlington Seniors’ Centre Breakfast @ the Bistro celebrates community partners

The Burlington Seniors’ Centre invites the community for a hearty breakfast among friends at the Seniors’ Centre to celebrate community partners and their upcoming programming. On Saturday, Sept. 14 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., the Breakfast @ the Bistro program will launch another exciting fall, winter and spring season where the monthly breakfast programs welcome the community to gather for a breakfast buffet followed by social time and entertainment. Community supporters who help to make this program possible will also be acknowledged.

Generous donations of time and funds offered by community partners including the Lions Club of Burlington, Revera Retirement Living, ComforCare and Bayshore Home Health will be recognized at the breakfast. The support provided by these sponsors helps to reduce the financial barriers that might otherwise prevent participation in Burlington Seniors’ Centre programming for some in our community. The contribution of both financial support and volunteer time also...

Elgin Street Closure on Sept. 12

Elgin Street between Brant Street and Locust Street will be closed from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a United Way road hockey tournament on Sept. 12.

Queen’s Head and parking lots at SIMS Square and City Hall will remain accessible.

Public art locations and projects selected for Burlington: Your stories needed for Lowville Park by Sept. 10

Burlington, Ont.—Aug. 28, 2019—The City of Burlington’s public art program has selected seven professional artists and artist teams that submitted proposals for temporary art installations throughout the city. Many of these installations are interactive and the artists are requesting public participation.

The first of these opportunities is at the Lowville School House on Sept. 5,6, 9 and 10 in Lowville Park. Artist Thomas Sokoloski is looking to record stories about Lowville.

All seven temporary art installations will be unveiled as part of the Burlington’s Culture Days event, later this month on Sept. 27 – 29, 2019. The installations will be exhibited for one-month, running from Sept. 27 – Oct. 25, 2019.

Artwork Concepts

Lowville Park – artist: Thomas Sokoloski

The expression “If these walls could talk…” comes to life with “Listening to the Walls”, a site-specific interactive installation inspired by the memories of the Lowville community. In the tradition of a community ‘barn-raising’,...

Labour Day Weekend signals the end of summer: here’s what’s open and closed

Burlington, Ont.— Aug. 26, 2019 – As we enjoy the last long weekend of the summer, a number of administrative services will be closed for Labour Day on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, reopening Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. For a complete listing of hours of operation, phone numbers for City facilities and available services, please visit burlington.ca.

For information about what to do in Burlington on the Labour Day weekend, please visit burlington.ca/calendar and tourismburlington.com.

City Hall will be closed on Monday, Sept. 2, reopening on Tuesday, Sept. 3.

Parks and Recreation Programs and Facilities
Activities and customer service hours at city pools, arenas and community centres vary over the holiday weekend. Please visit burlington.ca/play for a complete listing of program times and burlington.ca/servicehours for hours at customer service locations.

Burlington Transit
Route and schedule changes starting Sept. 1, 2019.  Visit burlingtontransit.ca for more information.

Burlington Transit will...