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Archive for May, 2010

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Friday evenings, weekends and holidays, from May 21st to Sept 26th, the GO Train can take you all the way from Union Station to Niagara Falls – with stops at Exhibition, Port Credit, Oakville, Burlington, and St. Catharines.

GO for the fun and games

GO for the chills and thrills

GO for the biking and hiking

GO for the wining and dining

GO for the blooms and rooms

GO for the sights and sounds

Go to the website for schedules and fares.

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Halton Region’s rain barrel sales event has been held to promote outdoor water use.  Diverting water from a downspot into a rain barrel allows you to capture rain water and store it for future use to water gardens, shrubs and potted plants.

This year’s rain barrels have a new look and price at only $36 CDN each (cash only).

Sat May 29th, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm  at Mapleview Mall, 900 Maple Ave, Burlington.  Lower parking lot.

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Here is a terrific resource to help you with recycling efforts.  It can be difficult to get rid of household toxic wastes, and old electronics.  This website is designed to help you find places to drop-off household hazardous and special wastes and unwanted electronics that can’t be put in your Blue Box and should not go in the garbage. You can search for places by municipality, postal code or material.

Do What You Can!

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A sure sign of summer, here in Burlington ON, is the annual Sound of Music Festival.

It is held at Spenser Smith Park – right on the shore of beautiful Lake Ontario.  Held for 4 days – June 17 to 20th, it is FREE and offers music for everyone.

There will be a free music workshop for children aged 6 to 12, visit the website to register.

Some  past performers include Tom Cochrane, The Stills, USS, Divine Brown, Matt Dusk, Robert Michaels, Cowboy Junkies, Ronnie Hawkins, Natalie MacMaster, Glass Tiger, Trooper, Leahy, Michael Burgess, Serena Ryder, Jim Cuddy Band, Finger Eleven, Molly Johnson, David Wilcox, 54-40, Kim Mitchell, Valdy, The Philosopher Kings, Tomi Swick, Kim Stockwood, The Good Brothers, Marc Jordan, Sloan, Tom Wilson, Murray McLauchlan, Spirit of the West, and The Trews, just to name a few.

The Sound of Music Festival is just one of many many activities that takes place in Burlington ON, making this City a fantastic place to live.  If you are at all interested in real estate in Burlington ON, please do not hesitate to contact me by email, or my cell phone which is 905.616.7745.

Be sure to mark the dates and plan on enjoying this wonderful Burlington ON tradition!

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It is held at Spenser Smith Park – right on the shore of beautiful Lake Ontario.  Held for 4 days – June 17 to 20th, it is FREE and offers music for everyone.

There will be a free music workshop for children aged 6 to 12, visit the website to register.

Some  past performers include Tom Cochrane, The Stills, USS, Divine Brown, Matt Dusk, Robert Michaels, Cowboy Junkies, Ronnie Hawkins, Natalie MacMaster, Glass Tiger, Trooper, Leahy, Michael Burgess, Serena Ryder, Jim Cuddy Band, Finger Eleven, Molly Johnson, David Wilcox, 54-40, Kim Mitchell, Valdy, The Philosopher Kings, Tomi Swick, Kim Stockwood, The Good Brothers, Marc Jordan, Sloan, Tom Wilson, Murray McLauchlan, Spirit of the West, and The Trews, just to name a few.

The Sound of Music Festival is just one of many many activities that takes place in Burlington ON, making this City a fantastic place to live.  If you are at all interested in real estate in Burlington ON, please do not hesitate to contact me by email, or my cell phone which is 905.616.7745.

Be sure to mark the dates and plan on enjoying this wonderful Burlington ON tradition!

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Did you know Ontario has well over 88,000 km in trails?

Whether you’re in Hamilton, Burlington or in the surrounding communities, there’s a trail for everyone. You’ll find something for every hiker: gentle walking, jogging, cycling, rollerblading, hiking, rock faces for climbing and water routes to fish, canoe and kayak.  Many of the trails along rivers will take you through picturesque and charming towns.

Chippawa Trail
When completed, this 15-kilometre abandoned rail corridor will link Hamilton and Caledonia and will become part of the Niagara branch of the Trans Canada Trail.  It will also be connected to the Caledonia-to-Dunnville rail trail. Approximately 12 km have been completed and work is proceeding as funding permits.

Cootes Drive Trail
The Cootes Drive Trail is a multi-use asphalt trail extending between Sanders Blvd. (Hamilton) and Dundas/Thorpe Street (Dundas). The trail is 2.5 km long and can be accessed from Sanders Blvd. (where there is a signed level crossing of Cootes Drive to McMaster University), just south of the McMaster University bridge across Cootes Drive, Olympic Drive, King/East Street and Dundas/Thorpe.

Dundas Valley Trail
A 40-km multi-use trail network extends through this 1,200-hectare natural area that comes complete with Carolinian forests, fields, cold-water streams, stunning geological structures, and an array of rare plants, birds and wildlife.

Dofasco 2000 Trail
The second Millennium project of the Hamilton Conservation Authority, this 11.5-km trail will link the 1812 Battlefield House Museum, Devil’s Punch Bowl Conservation Area, Vinemount South Swamp and Bruce Trail. The Dofasco 2000 Trail will eventually continue on road to link with the Waterfront Trail at the Fifty Point Conservation Area and Marina on Lake Ontario.

Desjardins  Recreational Trail
The Desjardins Recreational Trail is a 1 km long trail extending from Kay Drage Park access road, along the Chedoke Creek to Cootes Paradise, across the creek then on to the Desjardins Canal.

Woodlot Nature Trail – Rock Point
This trail travels through a variety of different environments within the park, along the top of a lakeside bluff, through old fields and into a Carolinian Woodlot. Stairs lead down the side of the bluff to the beach or limestone shelf with many fossils. Viewing platforms overlook Lake Erie and nearby Mohawk Island and lighthouse.

Links:

Ontario Trails

Waterfront Trails



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Attached is a comprehensive list of what is taxable, what is not, once the HST (Harmonized Sales Tax), comes into effect.

What is Taxable, What is Not Taxable under HST

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Canadian Press

Several Canadian banks lowered their residential home lending rates slightly on Monday, dropping the posted rate on a benchmark five-year, fixed-rate mortgage by 0.15 percentage points to 6.1 per cent.

Royal Bank, National Bank  and Scotiabank  announced the same decrease on Monday, which followed similar moves on Friday by Bank of Montreal  and TD Bank.

The decrease, in all cases, apply to fixed-rate mortgages, which are set at the discretion of the banks and do not affect variable-rate mortgages, which are tied instead to a bank’s prime rate.

That is set in relation to the key overnight rate set by the Bank of Canada and currently stands at an all-time low of 0.25 per cent.

Banks generally make special offers to preferred clients that will deviate from the posted rate, often undercutting it by as much as several percentage points, depending on the terms.
In the case of variable rate mortgages, a set amount of interest paid above or below the prime rate is usually set at the time the mortgage is signed.

The changes reflect recent interest rate drops in the bond market in the wake of the $1 trillion European bailout package to ease the continent’s debt crisis.

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The weekly statistics have been updated and posted on www.HomeForYou.com.  These cover area 35 of Burlington which includes:  Headon Forest, Millcroft, Palmer and Tansley.

The monthly statistics will go out with the May newsletter later this week.  Those statistics will be posted on www.BurlingtonHomeForYou.com

If there is a property that is listed for sale or has recently sold, and you are curious about it, simple call or email me and I will get you the information.  I can provide a copy of the listing sheet, photos as well as the final sold price for you.

If you want to be “in the know”, I can set you up with auto email notifications as listings come on the market.  Email me, and we can take it from there.

Enjoy this beautiful day here in Burlington ON!

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I came across this website and wanted to share it with you.  It has some terrific tips and hints on things you can do with Google Maps.

Fun for when you are getting around your own Town or when traveling!  Enjoy!