Demonstrators want the Fearman pork processing plant closed during the lockdown

By Staff January 8th. 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   A group of people who object to the slaughter of pigs at the Fearman plant in Burlington […]

Festival Lights Might be on for a Bit Longer - Smart Idea

By Staff January 7th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Will the lights be on forever? Well maybe not forever – but there are reported to be […]

Lengthy Drug Investigation Results in the Arrest of Two and Seizure of $23,000

By Staff January 7th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   The drug bust that took place on Wednesday was not some simple street level dealer: this was […]

Body Positive - a Different Way of Looking at What Woman Look Like

By Pepper Parr January 6th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   At the beginning of a year people make resolutions. Losing weight is one that is at […]

CondoGuide Available from Province - Best Information Source for Condo Buyers

The Baxter was a very successful condo development; seen as a prime location and an attractive building to boot. The proposed structure for Brock and Elgin is anything but attractive if the drawings are any indication of what they want to build.

By Staff January 6, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Buying a house is something most people know a little bit about. The Baxter was a very […]

Seventy units proposed for a small lot in the Dundas Appleby area. Public meeting #2 - virtual

By Staff January 6th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   It is a smallish development put forward by one of the premier developers in the city. The […]

Tell me about Burlington – Part 2

By Pepper Parr January 6th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   “So you live in Burlington” you were asked. Nice place? As a city does it work?” […]

Transparency and accountability get walloped by the Clerk's Office

By Pepper Parr January 5th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   It will be a Receive and File report – no action will be taken unless there […]

Online Payments Currently Unavailable

By Staff January 5th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Online payments for the services listed below are currently unavailable: • Parking Ticket Payment • Parking Permit […]

How did a three story building with a classic look end up being a squat ugly two story hair salon

By Pepper Parr January 5th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Alan Harrington is a bit of a history nut. He has spent a lot of his […]

The expensive field unit at Joseph Brant will begin taking in COVID-19 patients this week

By Pepper Parr January 4th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   We fully expected that expensive tent put in place between the parking garage and the hospital […]

Capital budget goes before Council next week - looking for approval to spend $72 million +

By Pepper Parr January 4TH, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   We learn next week how city council wants to handle the budget request for $13,306,000 in […]

Mayor celebrates a birthday as she prepares for a New Year

By Staff January 4th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   The birthday girl! Mayor Marianne Meed Ward, back from several days of R&R, steps into city hall […]

Tell me about Burlington - part 1

By Pepper Parr January 4th, 2021, BURLINGTON, ON Part 1 of a series If someone asked you to “tell me all about Burlington” , “what […]

What would the fortune cookie predict for 2021?

By Staff January 2nd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Little did we know how prescient the first page of a section of the Globe and Mail […]

Arrest Made After Shooting in Appleby GO Station Parking Lot

By Staff January 2nd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   The Halton Regional Police had a major case on their hands New Year’s Day. Shooting took place […]

It is our core values that will get us through 2021 - do we know what those values are?

By Pepper Parr January 1st, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   It is going to be a tough year. It will be a long haul. There is […]

2020 didn't work out all that well. Let's see what we can do in 2021

Now that we are into 2021 let’s figure out how we are going to get through it – safely. Take care of each other and […]

Has the postal service forgotten to report the Covid infections ?

By Staff December 31st, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON UPDATE: Eight people are isolated, one confirmed infection in Burlington. Parcel service and letter mail started coming in […]

Framework will guide vaccine prioritization - THIS is not what the public needs to hear

By Pepper Parr December 31st, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON I am sure the ethical frame work, released by the province yesterday, within which the distribution of […]