The ask was for $148,000 - two Council members said no - an hour later it was approved. City web site will be better for it

By Pepper Parr November 20th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Part of the budget process is the filing of Motions by Council members to add or […]

Regional Council votes to spend as much as $400,000 on fighting the CN Rail Truck Hub in Milton

By Pepper Parr November 20th, 2024 BURLINGTON,ON The Region of Halton just committed itself to spending as much as $400,000 to fight the CN Rail […]

Is Grebenc jumping the gun - reader points out an error on campaign literature

By Staff November 20th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Getting elected is a complex business that requires a lot of hard work. And sometimes mistakes get […]

Burlington Library has: 12 Months, 12 Themes, 12 Adventures for Adult Readers in 2025

By Staff November 20th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   The year is not out yet – that isn’t holding the Burlington Library back. The library will […]

Insider Trading Data Filed Tuesday November 19th, 2024

By James Portside November 20th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON This information is not professional investment advice. Investors are advised to do their own research into individual […]

Ontario manufacturing down 9% from May 2023 peak, led by auto and steel

By Tom Parkin November 20th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Manufacturing jobs are down 13,000 from June 2018, Trump election adds uncertainty to massive public EV […]

Insider Trading Data Filed Monday November 18th, 2024

By James Portside November 19th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON This information is not professional investment advice. Investors are advised to do their own research into individual […]

A Proposed Bill Could Keep Billions of Ontario’s Beverage Containers Out of Landfills, Incinerators and the Environment

By Pepper Parr November 19th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON A Private Member’s Bill was announced in the provincial legislature this morning. Mary-Margaret McMahon, MPP for Beaches-East […]

Insider Trading Data Filed Friday November 15th to Sunday November 17th, 2024

By James Portside November 18th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON This information is not professional investment advice. Investors are advised to do their own research into individual […]

CAO reports to Council on what the city has done; expect this report to be a regular event.

By Staff November 19th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The practice at the close of each City Council meeting is for each member of Council to make […]

A world where people of every gender can pursue their dreams without bias or other barriers holding them back.

By Pepper Parr November 19th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   This is for the women in our readership. What do you know about Lean In? The […]

Full day of discussion didn't reduce the proposed budget.

By Pepper Parr November 19th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Council spent all of yesterday deciding what could be cut from the budget and what couldn’t […]

Crosby: 'Burlington Council is responsible for the Burlington costs' adding - tell us what the actual tax rate is and not some number you make up

By Pepper Parr November 19th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Lynn Crosby delegated at City Council yesterday. What she said is at the bottom of this article. […]

How much housing failure can Ontario's economy endure?

By Tom Parkin November 19th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON OPINION So many Ontario economic indicators are pointing down, and the failure to build housing could be […]

Federal Conservatives announce the date on which their candidate will be chosen.

By Pepper Parr November 18th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   The federal Conservatives will be choosing their candidate on Wednesday, November 27th at the Convention Centre […]

Brown and Fraser vetted by Conservative Party - Shaheryar Mian? No one from his office is talking

By Pepper Parr November 15th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Emily Brown and Connor Fraser have been advised by the Conservative Party that they have been […]

35 residents awarded the King Charles III Coronation medal

By Staff November 15th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   The Honourable Karina Gould, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Member of Parliament […]

Mapleview Shopping hours during the holidays

By Staff November 21st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Gift wrapping service available at Mapleview Mapleview Shopping Centre’s annual gift-wrapping service returns this year with proceeds supporting […]

Burlington’s Digital Journey Draws Inspiration from Ontario’s iGO Casino Success

By Gabriela Pelayes November 15th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   iGaming Ontario, a subsidiary of the Alcohol and Gaming Corporation of Ontario that advances the province’s […]

Insider Trading Data Filed Thursday November 14th, 2024

By Staff November 15th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   The two people seeking the nomination as the candidate to represent Burlington provincial Liberals in the next […]