Developer going through the traditional 'giving back' exercise

By Pepper Parr May 10th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Alinea, the organization that holds significant parts of the Paletta International holdings has been spreading their […]

Moving Freeman Station: Have they any idea what is in the basement?

By Pepper Parr May 10th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   There was a time when the Friends of Freeman Station had to scrounge to get a […]

Farmer's Market at Burlington Centre opens on the 15th - starting their 66th year

By Staff May 10th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   The Burlington Centre Lions Farmers Market opens for its 66th season on Wednesday, May 15, at 8 […]

Mother's Day - free entry to War Plane Museum or be compassionate

By Pepper Parr May 10th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   We celebrate our Mother’s on Sunday. Every single one of us will have thoughts – they […]

'Words matter', a phrase used at the opening session of Land Tribunal hearing: How much that matters is becoming clearer

By Pepper Parr May 9th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Chris Barnett, the lead lawyer the city hired to argue before the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing […]

348 charges were laid in a large-scale child exploitation investigation across the province where 34 child victims were identified

By Staff May 9th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   The Ontario Provincial Police say 64 people have been charged in a large-scale child exploitation investigation across […]

Parking and traffic congestion problems make any approval of the re-development of the Waterfront hotel site problematical

By Pepper Parr May 9th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   What does a train wreck waiting to happen look like? The Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) is […]

Burlington Transit had a record year: 2.97 million rides in 2023

By Staff May 7th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The following was sent to us by Bfast – Burlington for Accessible Sustainable Transit . The Gazette was […]

Plan B, citizen's group, comments on Waterfront Tribunal hearing

By Staff May 8th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Waterfront Hotel as it is today. At 10:00 am this morning the Ontario Land Tribunal will resume […]

The Brant Inn story - Dinner in June

By Staff May 7th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   It’s an early notice for a June event. In the past it has proven to be very […]

Tribunal hearings on Lakeshore Road development to resume today.

By Staff May 7th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   The Ontario Land Tribunal that is hearing the application from the owners of the Waterfront Hotel who […]

Ontario Health Coalition reports on Illegal, Unlawful and Unethical: Case Studies of Patients Charged for Medical Care in Ontario’s Private Clinics

By Pepper Parr May 7th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   I recently had cataract surgery done on both eyes. I had an excellent ophthalmologist. My cost, […]

23,646 Grade 4 to 12 students participated in the 2021-2022 Have Your Say survey

By Staff May 7th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   The Halton District School Board has invited students, parents, guardians and staff to provide feedback by completing […]

Buds are springing out all over the place.

By Staff May 7th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   With the Winter that really wasn’t – we now have a Spring that is. Buds are springing […]

Community Development organization map indicates where racialized families live in the Region

By Staff May 6th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   A census tract is a small, relatively stable geographic area that usually has a population between 2,500 […]

Getting children to speak the truth can be a struggle: punishing lie-telling actually increases this behaviour

By Staff May 6th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Getting children to speak the truth can be a struggle at times. While a lie, when discovered, […]

Education week: Setting up students up for success beyond the classroom. 

By Staff May 6, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   The Ontario Ministry of Education has created a theme to be used during Education Week – May […]

Ineffective current recycling program needs an update: it has taken far to long to do something about it

By Pepper Parr May 6th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   “It’s absurd how ineffective our current recycling program is, and how long it’s taken to do […]

Burlington Liberals appear to have done what the Leafs did: failed to show up.

By Pepper Parr May 6th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   The Burlington Provincial Liberal Association met for their AGM on April 17th. The following are the […]

A look at the path that got the Prime Minister to where he is today - worth reading

By Pepper Parr May 5th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   We need to remember how it all started. Veteran journalist Paul Wells, an observer of national […]