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Carriage Gate Proposal Requests Record Height

New proposal a test case for the new Council, LPAT and the way planning works in the province of Ontario. Do councils really control development?

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Empowering Residents at City Hall

ECoB began to address what we felt was a City Hall that was ignoring residents on important issues, especially downtown development and the Official Plan, and to demand residents be heard. In October 2018 residents were heard loud and clear, but that is just the first step in Council, City Hall and Citizens building a better Burlington together.

Halton Region sends Official Plan back to Burlington

Dec 4, 2018

Halton Region has today announced that it has found the new Burlington Official Plan (OP) not to conform to Regional policy objectives as outlined in the Region of Halton Official Plan (ROP). It has therefore sent the OP back to Burlington for modification. What does...

ECoB launches new website

Nov 25, 2018

Engaged Citizens of Burlington (ECoB) is pleased to be able to launch a new website today, as part of a new chapter in its history, a year after it was initially founded. ECoB is currently seeking to broaden its base and establish committees in every Ward in...

Report: Open House on 401-417 Martha St

Nov 20, 2018

Approximately 200 residents gathered at the Lion's Club last night to hear about the development proposal for 401-417 Martha Street. Landform Development Group (LDG), the developer also responsible for the Saxony development opposite Burlington Performing Arts Centre,...