Erecting of a construction crane is a delicate task

By Staff June 6th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   City hall announced on Thursday that the intersection of Lakeshore Road and Martha would be closed while […]

With just a little imagination - city hall can come up with a way to keep the streets clean.

By Staff June 6th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Easily cleaned up if there was someone people could call. No one wants the downtown streets to […]

Citizens choose location for next Rainbow Crosswalk - opposite Catholic School Board

By Staff June 5, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Rainbow Crosswalk are now part of the Burlington streetscape. The first was put in place across Lakeshore […]

Managers and staff at school bus company might be getting dunked

By Staff June 4th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Those men and women who drive the school buses have a sense of humour. And like everyone […]

Man Charged with 40 Offences Related to Burlington Garage, Shed and Vehicle Entries

By Staff June 4th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) – 3 District Criminal Investigations Bureau (CIB) with the assistance of […]

Hospital Fund raising involves the small business sector.

By Staff June 4th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   The Joseph Brant Hospital Foundation has a fund raising initiative underway and has found willing supporters within […]

Meed Ward, Kearns and Nisan featured in production that uses sex as a weapon of humiliation in theatrical production at the Performing Arts Centre

By Pepper Parr June 3rd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON In an earlier version of this story there was a headline that was inappropriate. It was revised. […]

Lakeshore and Martha - traffic chaos most of Saturday while a construction crane is put in place.

By Staff June 3rd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON Lane Closures: Lakeshore Road at Martha Street, June 5, 2021 A striking look – just in an awkward […]

Outdoor Graduation ceremonies - maybe. School boards have heard nothing from the province. Several schools have planned virtual events

By Pepper Parr June 3rd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   In a grand gesture yesterday the Premier announced that outdoor graduation events were going to be […]

Day trips to Ontario Parks can now be scheduled - attractively priced.

By Staff June 3rd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Day trips to the Ontario Parks that are not too far a drive – Interesting way to […]

BurlingtonGreen finds a way to make up for not holding their annual CleanUp-GreenUp event

By Pepper Parr June 3rd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   BurlingtonGreen was not going to totally lose the chance to have an impact even if the […]

Rivers: Is it Time to Phase out Natural Gas?

By Ray Rivers June 3rd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON’   The previous provincial government closed all of the coal-fired power plants and permanently banned coal as […]

Another parking fee - this time at LaSalle Park - you pay to park the vehicle you used to tow your boat to the public launch

By Staff June 2nd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON Another parking fee – this time at LaSalle Park – you pay to park the vehicle you used […]

Monkey wrench stops our presses - problem solved

By Pepper Parr June 2nd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Ooops! The web site was off line, or to use our language – the presses stopped […]

Sociasl Planning is more than handing out data - analysis and policy recommendations are vital

By Pepper Parr June 2nd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Where do the policy initiatives come from? Where do the fresh ideas come from? Are we […]

Roadmap to reopening starts June 14th providing 60% of us are vaccinated

By Staff June 2nd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   There is now a road map to get us from where we are to where we want […]

The number of working poor people in Burlington is lower than Milton and Halton

By Staff June 1st, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Work or employment is commonly understood as a means for individuals to have a decent living. With […]

Stay at Home ends tomorrow - Roadmap to re-opening follows

By Pepper Parr June 1st, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Tomorrow, June 2nd, we come out of the Stay at Home order the province put in […]

Food Bank gardens are beginning to sprout - head gardener expects to see significant produce in a month

By Staff June 1, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Robin Bailey, Executive Director of the Burlington Food Bank got to meet with new Garden Coordinator Samantha […]

Mariam Manaa: a young women with significant community experience in a political setting seeking the Liberal nomination

By Pepper Parr June 1st, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Mariam Manaa said she knew the day she sat in on a House of Commons committee […]