LISA KEARNS - For Ward 2
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A LETTER TO RESIDENTS
A LETTER TO RESIDENTS
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Tree by-Law & Urban Tree Canopy
Tree by-Law & Urban Tree Canopy
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Transit Strategy
Transit Strategy
leslie akseOctober 12, 2018
Caring for our seniors
Caring for our seniors
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City Hall needs to work for Us!
City Hall needs to work for Us!
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Let's do this together!
Let's do this together!
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Ward 2 Update — Sept 18
Ward 2 Update — Sept 18
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AMO Delegation meeting with Ontario Minster of Finance, Hon. Rod Phillips, following MPAC meeting yesterday. Small businesses are a vital part of the character and history of our downtown. @dtburlingtonon I have heard our BDBA Downtown BIA express concern about the impact of tax assessments. I have advocated on behalf of over 400 businesses to ensure that Burlington remains the #1 Community in Canada. There are some timely challenges as businesses address the impact of escalating property tax assessments on the commercial sector of Burlington’s Downtown. We have to question the overall health of the Downtown commercial ecosystem as the net effect of inflated MPAC assessments can make a business investment in the BIA less and less competitive. At AMO my key priority was to escalate our message to the very top! Land assembly and land speculation has led to a dangerous mix inflated property values and the associated taxes – of which MPAC is only one. Analysis has concluded that increase in comparable property values has been skewed. Certain properties that have been “overpaid for” or would not be actual comparable because they are not in an block under assembly so no one would actually pay that price another assessed property even though it is similar in all physical characteristics. This is leading to unrealistically high valuations, by MPAC, that are not accurate in real market conditions. We will change this, together. We will continue to make things happen, together. We need the support of MPAC, through the 2019 Ontario Budget – Ontario’s Plan for Protecting What Matters Most to protect the Burlington Downtown that belongs to everyone. Protecting our vibrant downtown contributes to making Burlington the best place to live, work, and play. Stay tuned
AMO Delegation meeting with Ontario Minster of Finance, Hon. Rod Phillips, following MPAC meeting yesterday. Small businesses are a vital part of the character and history of our downtown. @dtburlingtonon I have heard our BDBA Downtown BIA express concern about the impact of tax assessments. I have advocated on behalf of over 400 businesses to ensure that Burlington remains the #1 Community in Canada. There are some timely challenges as businesses address the impact of escalating property tax assessments on the commercial sector of Burlington’s Downtown. We have to question the overall health of the Downtown commercial ecosystem as the net effect of inflated MPAC assessments can make a business investment in the BIA less and less competitive. At AMO my key priority was to escalate our message to the very top! Land assembly and land speculation has led to a dangerous mix inflated property values and the associated taxes – of which MPAC is only one. Analysis has concluded that increase in comparable property values has been skewed. Certain properties that have been “overpaid for” or would not be actual comparable because they are not in an block under assembly so no one would actually pay that price another assessed property even though it is similar in all physical characteristics. This is leading to unrealistically high valuations, by MPAC, that are not accurate in real market conditions. We will change this, together. We will continue to make things happen, together. We need the support of MPAC, through the 2019 Ontario Budget – Ontario’s Plan for Protecting What Matters Most to protect the Burlington Downtown that belongs to everyone. Protecting our vibrant downtown contributes to making Burlington the best place to live, work, and play. Stay tuned
Change of Command of the Canadian Army. 🇨🇦 Honoured to attend the change of command ceremony for the Canadian Army on August 20, 2019. Lieutenant-General Wayne Eyre will assume command of the Canadian Army from Lieutenant-General Jean-Marc Lanthier in a ceremony presided over by the Chief of the Defence Staff, General Jonathan Vance. Pride, transparency and honour are on Parliament Hill today, steadily improving the safety of our country. 🇨🇦
Change of Command of the Canadian Army. 🇨🇦 Honoured to attend the change of command ceremony for the Canadian Army on August 20, 2019. Lieutenant-General Wayne Eyre will assume command of the Canadian Army from Lieutenant-General Jean-Marc Lanthier in a ceremony presided over by the Chief of the Defence Staff, General Jonathan Vance. Pride, transparency and honour are on Parliament Hill today, steadily improving the safety of our country. 🇨🇦
Spending some time feeling inspired at the National Art Gallery @natgallerycan and bumped into Joseph Brant 👋 in the Canadian and Indigenous Art Exhibit. #artincanada
Spending some time feeling inspired at the National Art Gallery @natgallerycan and bumped into Joseph Brant 👋 in the Canadian and Indigenous Art Exhibit. #artincanada
It’s an early morning ☕️ working through the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, Code of Conduct Clinic in Ottawa. Council recognizes their obligation to serve their constituents and the public in a diligent manner - understanding that as leaders of the community, they are held to a higher standard of behaviour and conduct. Burlington’s Code of Conduct is consistent with principles of transparent and accountable government, and reflective of the City’s core values. I’m here at this workshop to ensure that amongst other Ontario municipalities, Burlington is a leader in best practice and that I have a strong knowledge of our Council Code of Conduct and Corporate Policies. #AMOconf19 #amoconf2019
It’s an early morning ☕️ working through the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, Code of Conduct Clinic in Ottawa. Council recognizes their obligation to serve their constituents and the public in a diligent manner - understanding that as leaders of the community, they are held to a higher standard of behaviour and conduct. Burlington’s Code of Conduct is consistent with principles of transparent and accountable government, and reflective of the City’s core values. I’m here at this workshop to ensure that amongst other Ontario municipalities, Burlington is a leader in best practice and that I have a strong knowledge of our Council Code of Conduct and Corporate Policies. #AMOconf19 #amoconf2019
People sure love our Parks! 👏 It was a great morning celebrating official opening of Spencer Smith Park! 🎉 So many comments about our wonderful park from visitors near and far! It’s amazing to see lots of happy faces enjoying the new Spencer Smith Park!
People sure love our Parks! 👏 It was a great morning celebrating official opening of Spencer Smith Park! 🎉 So many comments about our wonderful park from visitors near and far! It’s amazing to see lots of happy faces enjoying the new Spencer Smith Park!
It was a blast to be a judge for the first #buttertartfestival in Burlington this morning at the @artgallburl 🥇 First place went to Bitton Cupcakes on @lockestshops 🥧 Great morning sampling 17 different butter tarts - wow! Kicked off a crowd of runners 🏃‍♀️ 🏃 for the 5K & 1K hosted by @vrproinc at Spencer Smith Park! The rain cleared and it was a beautiful day ☀️ Thanks to all who organized, volunteered, ran, are, and enjoyed our wonderful city!
It was a blast to be a judge for the first #buttertartfestival in Burlington this morning at the @artgallburl 🥇 First place went to Bitton Cupcakes on @lockestshops 🥧 Great morning sampling 17 different butter tarts - wow! Kicked off a crowd of runners 🏃‍♀️ 🏃 for the 5K & 1K hosted by @vrproinc at Spencer Smith Park! The rain cleared and it was a beautiful day ☀️ Thanks to all who organized, volunteered, ran, are, and enjoyed our wonderful city!
☀️ Rise & Shine ☀️ Join me for coffee, treats & play on August 17th (tomorrow), everyone welcome! Welcome to the newly updated playground at Spencer Smith Park. Situated on the waterfront in downtown Burlington, this playground is a unique destination in our city, offering the perfect spot to take in the lake, the pier or one of Burlington’s signature festivals and events. Work to enhance the playground began in 2017 with an online Love Your Playground survey where we asked residents to tell us about the play features they’d like to see in city parks. Thank you to everyone who took the time individually or with your families to share your input. The new playground design and equipment reflects many of the features you told us were important to you, including, •New rubber safety surfacing in place of wood chips to ensure the playground is fully accessible for mobility devices and strollers •New playground equipment with an accessible ramp, a two-person slide, below deck play and multiple climbing structures •The first 20m long zip line in Burlington, with built-in safety features for kids and adult play •An accessible intergenerational spinner and new swings with high-back seats for support •Equipment that offer areas for shade, e.g. the large tiki hut roof, the ship sails and the palm trees. •Areas for quiet retreat from active play at the palm tree hangouts, and under the tiki hut at seating pods and storefront. To learn more about other City playgrounds visit Burlington.ca/lovemyplayground
☀️ Rise & Shine ☀️ Join me for coffee, treats & play on August 17th (tomorrow), everyone welcome! Welcome to the newly updated playground at Spencer Smith Park. Situated on the waterfront in downtown Burlington, this playground is a unique destination in our city, offering the perfect spot to take in the lake, the pier or one of Burlington’s signature festivals and events. Work to enhance the playground began in 2017 with an online Love Your Playground survey where we asked residents to tell us about the play features they’d like to see in city parks. Thank you to everyone who took the time individually or with your families to share your input. The new playground design and equipment reflects many of the features you told us were important to you, including, •New rubber safety surfacing in place of wood chips to ensure the playground is fully accessible for mobility devices and strollers •New playground equipment with an accessible ramp, a two-person slide, below deck play and multiple climbing structures •The first 20m long zip line in Burlington, with built-in safety features for kids and adult play •An accessible intergenerational spinner and new swings with high-back seats for support •Equipment that offer areas for shade, e.g. the large tiki hut roof, the ship sails and the palm trees. •Areas for quiet retreat from active play at the palm tree hangouts, and under the tiki hut at seating pods and storefront. To learn more about other City playgrounds visit Burlington.ca/lovemyplayground
Another magical night of 🎥 Movies Under the Stars 🌟 Coco with family, friends, and neighbours! Presented by @timhortons with special thanks to the @cityburlington Events Team, @burl_parksrec @burlingtongymnasticsclubinc @stjohn_ambulance for pre-show activities! Another amazing night that makes #BurlOn the best community! Enjoy the show! 🍿 🎥 🌟
Another magical night of 🎥 Movies Under the Stars 🌟 Coco with family, friends, and neighbours! Presented by @timhortons with special thanks to the @cityburlington Events Team, @burl_parksrec @burlingtongymnasticsclubinc @stjohn_ambulance for pre-show activities! Another amazing night that makes #BurlOn the best community! Enjoy the show! 🍿 🎥 🌟
🎉Welcome Into the Blu’s Lindy & Kim to @dtburlingtonon Village Square Business Community 🎉@intotheblu_to Looking to let go through a delightfully simple, blissful, and relaxing experience? Then this light and sound frequency therapy room is for you! Blue Room is for anyone and everyone, right here in #dtburlon
🎉Welcome Into the Blu’s Lindy & Kim to @dtburlingtonon Village Square Business Community 🎉@intotheblu_to Looking to let go through a delightfully simple, blissful, and relaxing experience? Then this light and sound frequency therapy room is for you! Blue Room is for anyone and everyone, right here in #dtburlon
🦄Unicorn (and Horse) 🐴 A sweet story about about differences and commonalities. Jealousy and friendship. Honoured to join in a wonderful morning at Family Story Time @burlonlibrary Central! 📖 📚 “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go.”— Dr. Seuss
🦄Unicorn (and Horse) 🐴 A sweet story about about differences and commonalities. Jealousy and friendship. Honoured to join in a wonderful morning at Family Story Time @burlonlibrary Central! 📖 📚 “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go.”— Dr. Seuss
AMO Delegation meeting with Ontario Minster of Finance, Hon. Rod Phillips, following MPAC meeting yesterday. Small businesses are a vital part of the character and history of our downtown. @dtburlingtonon I have heard our BDBA Downtown BIA express concern about the impact of tax assessments. I have advocated on behalf of over 400 businesses to ensure that Burlington remains the #1 Community in Canada. There are some timely challenges as businesses address the impact of escalating property tax assessments on the commercial sector of Burlington’s Downtown. We have to question the overall health of the Downtown commercial ecosystem as the net effect of inflated MPAC assessments can make a business investment in the BIA less and less competitive. At AMO my key priority was to escalate our message to the very top! Land assembly and land speculation has led to a dangerous mix inflated property values and the associated taxes – of which MPAC is only one. Analysis has concluded that increase in comparable property values has been skewed. Certain properties that have been “overpaid for” or would not be actual comparable because they are not in an block under assembly so no one would actually pay that price another assessed property even though it is similar in all physical characteristics. This is leading to unrealistically high valuations, by MPAC, that are not accurate in real market conditions. We will change this, together. We will continue to make things happen, together. We need the support of MPAC, through the 2019 Ontario Budget – Ontario’s Plan for Protecting What Matters Most to protect the Burlington Downtown that belongs to everyone. Protecting our vibrant downtown contributes to making Burlington the best place to live, work, and play. Stay tuned Change of Command of the Canadian Army. 🇨🇦 Honoured to attend the change of command ceremony for the Canadian Army on August 20, 2019. Lieutenant-General Wayne Eyre will assume command of the Canadian Army from Lieutenant-General Jean-Marc Lanthier in a ceremony presided over by the Chief of the Defence Staff, General Jonathan Vance. Pride, transparency and honour are on Parliament Hill today, steadily improving the safety of our country. 🇨🇦 Spending some time feeling inspired at the National Art Gallery @natgallerycan and bumped into Joseph Brant 👋 in the Canadian and Indigenous Art Exhibit. #artincanada It’s an early morning ☕️ working through the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, Code of Conduct Clinic in Ottawa. Council recognizes their obligation to serve their constituents and the public in a diligent manner - understanding that as leaders of the community, they are held to a higher standard of behaviour and conduct. Burlington’s Code of Conduct is consistent with principles of transparent and accountable government, and reflective of the City’s core values. I’m here at this workshop to ensure that amongst other Ontario municipalities, Burlington is a leader in best practice and that I have a strong knowledge of our Council Code of Conduct and Corporate Policies. #AMOconf19 #amoconf2019 People sure love our Parks! 👏 It was a great morning celebrating official opening of Spencer Smith Park! 🎉 So many comments about our wonderful park from visitors near and far! It’s amazing to see lots of happy faces enjoying the new Spencer Smith Park! It was a blast to be a judge for the first #buttertartfestival in Burlington this morning at the @artgallburl 🥇 First place went to Bitton Cupcakes on @lockestshops 🥧 Great morning sampling 17 different butter tarts - wow! Kicked off a crowd of runners 🏃‍♀️ 🏃 for the 5K & 1K hosted by @vrproinc at Spencer Smith Park! The rain cleared and it was a beautiful day ☀️ Thanks to all who organized, volunteered, ran, are, and enjoyed our wonderful city! ☀️ Rise & Shine ☀️ Join me for coffee, treats & play on August 17th (tomorrow), everyone welcome! Welcome to the newly updated playground at Spencer Smith Park. Situated on the waterfront in downtown Burlington, this playground is a unique destination in our city, offering the perfect spot to take in the lake, the pier or one of Burlington’s signature festivals and events. Work to enhance the playground began in 2017 with an online Love Your Playground survey where we asked residents to tell us about the play features they’d like to see in city parks. Thank you to everyone who took the time individually or with your families to share your input. The new playground design and equipment reflects many of the features you told us were important to you, including, •New rubber safety surfacing in place of wood chips to ensure the playground is fully accessible for mobility devices and strollers •New playground equipment with an accessible ramp, a two-person slide, below deck play and multiple climbing structures •The first 20m long zip line in Burlington, with built-in safety features for kids and adult play •An accessible intergenerational spinner and new swings with high-back seats for support •Equipment that offer areas for shade, e.g. the large tiki hut roof, the ship sails and the palm trees. •Areas for quiet retreat from active play at the palm tree hangouts, and under the tiki hut at seating pods and storefront. To learn more about other City playgrounds visit Burlington.ca/lovemyplayground Another magical night of 🎥 Movies Under the Stars 🌟 Coco with family, friends, and neighbours! Presented by @timhortons with special thanks to the @cityburlington Events Team, @burl_parksrec @burlingtongymnasticsclubinc @stjohn_ambulance for pre-show activities! Another amazing night that makes #BurlOn the best community! Enjoy the show! 🍿 🎥 🌟 🎉Welcome Into the Blu’s Lindy & Kim to @dtburlingtonon Village Square Business Community 🎉@intotheblu_to Looking to let go through a delightfully simple, blissful, and relaxing experience? Then this light and sound frequency therapy room is for you! Blue Room is for anyone and everyone, right here in #dtburlon 🦄Unicorn (and Horse) 🐴 A sweet story about about differences and commonalities. Jealousy and friendship. Honoured to join in a wonderful morning at Family Story Time @burlonlibrary Central! 📖 📚 “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go.”— Dr. Seuss
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