News – The 905er

Stella Ambler Explains What is Municipal Watch

Joel Macleod — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 15:30:00 +0000

We like to pride ourselves on being open to opposing view points. We concede that sometimes we don’t always get

Ward 2’s Kearns slams behaviour of Gazette’s Pepper Parr as “disgusting”, “unacceptable”

Roland Tanner — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 20:16:35 +0000

Parr "published a comment about me by a competitor that I should have my mouth duct-taped. He once again used this language directly in a more recent article - first hand."

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Why Halton Catholic Trustees Were Censured

Joel Macleod — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 14:37:58 +0000

The Halton Catholic School Board has released the reports which lead to the censuring and suspension of Trustees Vincent Iantomasi

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The Party Leaders Speak: Steven Del Duca

Roland Tanner — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 16:07:34 +0000

In the second of our interviews with Ontario party leaders, this week we are joined by Steven Del Duca, leader of the Ontario Liberal Party. The extent to which Del Duca can make an impact with Ontario voters over the next few weeks will be crucial in deciding whether the OLP and NDP split the progressive vote, or one of them is able to unite the public behind them enough to prevent a second term for Doug Ford.

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Stolte to Face Losing 5 Days’ Pay for Stating “Final Cost over $50 million” for Bateman Purchase

Roland Tanner — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 19:55:45 +0000

We look at the four complaints levelled against Burlington's Shawna Stolte (two upheld by the Integrity Commissioner) and ask why two of Stolte's colleagues would have used such extreme measures to resolve a matter with a colleague, and look at the wider context of the Integrity Commissioner's role in Ontario.

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“Information inappropriately withheld from the public” – Shawna Stolte Hits Back at Colleagues, Integrity Commissioner Report

Roland Tanner — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 14:06:41 +0000

Burlington's Ward Four Councillor Shawna Stolte has today delivered a scathing response to the actions of two of her colleagues, Ward 1 Councillor Kelvin Galbraith and Ward 3 Councillor Rory Nisan, who made a secret complaint against her to Burlington's Integrity Commissioner earlier this year. The report was published---or made available to Burlington City Hall---last Friday, but the was not forwarded to media until Councillor Stolte herself forwarded it today.

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Burlington Goes on a Spending Spree—Behind Closed Doors

Roland Tanner — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 19:05:49 +0000

Burlington is the process of negotiating some major purchases of land, but the process and likely costs are almost entirely hidden from public view.

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Mariam Manaa Chosen as Burlington’s Ontario Liberal Candidate

Roland Tanner — Sun, 27 Jun 2021 17:22:54 +0000

The members of Burlington's Ontario Liberal riding association selected Mariam Manaa to be their candidate for the 2022 election last night. The contest was between Manaa and Andrea Grebenc, Chair of the Halton District School Board, and the result may be considered an upset with the little-known Manaa emerging the winner against an opponent with an established local profile who had won two previous elections.

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Mayor’s Spending, ‘Performative’ Actions Criticized by Kearns, Stolte, Sharman

Roland Tanner — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 02:14:31 +0000

Three of Burlington's seven member council have issued a strongly worded rebuttal that appears to be a response to a message sent at 6:40am this morning by Mayor Marianne Meed Ward via her Twitter account. The tweet tacitly stated that three unnamed councillors, who could be deduced to be Councillors Lisa Kearns (Ward 2), Shawn Stolte (Ward 4) and Paul Sharman (Ward 5), had voted against additional Rainbow Crosswalks in Burlington.

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Paradise Lost?

Roland Tanner — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 06:04:00 +0000

Thursday's episode covers three 905 stories: the latest changes of direction on our schools and an education minister with egg on his face; $5 million for Burlington City Hall's front yard; a new stinky mess in Cootes Paradise.

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