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Development · Aug. 24Burlington's proposed data centre is not what many people think.
Roads · Aug. 24Upper Middle Road construction: what changes next.
Public health · Aug. 24A bat in Burlington tested positive for rabies.
Schools · Aug. 24Can a teacher take your phone? Seven school rules students should know.
Development · Aug. 24730 Brant sat empty for more than a decade. Then it caught fire.
Development · Aug. 24What the Nelson Quarry decision means for Burlington.
Events · Aug. 24Ribfest turns 30, with nearly $6 million behind the smoke.
Development · BackgroundMillcroft Phase 2 proposes 138 homes. It has not been approved.
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Roads · Aug. 24Upper Middle Road construction: what changes next.Watermain work is planned from fall 2026 into spring 2027, followed by surface restoration.
Public health · Aug. 24A bat in Burlington tested positive for rabies.What the confirmed case means, how testing works and what counts as a possible exposure.
Schools · Aug. 24Can a teacher take your phone? Seven school rules students should know.What Ontario rules actually allow inside a school, and where the limits are.
Development · Aug. 24730 Brant sat empty for more than a decade. Then it caught fire.The history and unresolved questions around one of Brant Street's most visible vacant properties.
Development · Aug. 24What the Nelson Quarry decision means for Burlington.The City opposed the Mount Nemo expansion. Now the decision shifts the next question.
Events · Aug. 24Ribfest turns 30, with nearly $6 million behind the smoke.The Labour Day tradition and the fundraising story behind it.
Development · BackgroundMillcroft Phase 2 proposes 138 homes. It has not been approved.Background on the application. A genuinely new update will move this story back up.