Pepper Parr

Provincial parks are opening up; Conservation parks still closed. Weather conditions are what keep us out of the parks now

By Staff May 12th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON On Saturday, May 9th, the Province announced it would be reopening provincial parks and conservation reserves starting […]

St George: Playing euchre over Zoom with my girlfriends from high school. How would THAT work?

By Nicki St George May 12th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON WEEK 8 – Monday, May 4th Today I commence my new work-from-home/complete grad schoolwork/homeschool/stay active/keep […]

What if - we are still in lock down come December?

By Pepper Parr May 12th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON The strategic thinkers ask the “What if” questions. Their job is to attempt to look over […]

In Halton one infection at a nursing home is considered an outbreak and they are all over it

By Pepper Parr May 11th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON Her name is Deepika Lobo. She is a medical practitioner who has the honorific Dr. in front […]

Rivers: Governments let this outbreak get as bad as it is: they are doing the right thing in keeping the money flowing

By Ray Rivers May 11th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON “All countries will wake up after the global pandemic with much higher debt levels. Canada is fortunate […]

Fearmans reports first COVID19 infection at the pork processing plant

By Staff May 11th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON Sofina Foods plant in Burlington, known locally as Fearmans, has reported that an employee tested positive for […]

GTA municipalities join forces to plan for a COVID19 recovery.

By Staff May 11th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON While the province improves its testing and report fewer new infections the municipal sector pulls together to […]

Ed Doer and the missed 75th Anniversary -

By Pepper Parr May 9th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON May is a month that tugs at the emotions of the Dutch people, especially when the […]

Changes to the physical distancing bylaw - it's about your dog.

By Staff May 9th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON Walking a dog? Keep them on a leash They forgot about the woof woofs. The debate on […]

Cloth masks making their way into the community - approaching 1000 distributed so far.

By Staff May 9th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON Connie Price who heads up the production side of the 100% cotton face masks with cloth ties […]

14 weapons seized from a male arrested under a Mental Health warrant

Ammunition recovered with 14 rifles in an Oakville incident. By Staff May 8th, 2020 OAKVILLE, ON Sometime after the noon hour on May 1st, […]

Milton to become a municipality that will have an International Baccalaureate programme

By Staff May 7th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON All four municipalities in the Region will now have high schools that will offer the International Baccalaureate […]

We are richer than we realize. Incredible support at the community level.

By Staff May 8th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON This is a very rich city. Take a look at the organizations in place – offering food […]

Real warm weather didn't make the appearance hoped for - but there was a great surprise at the end of the week.

The Gazette has put together a team of parents who are at home taking care of their children while the province goes through school closures […]

650 Burlington households served by the Food Bank in April.

By Staff May 7th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON Robin Bailey, Executive Director of the Burlington Food Bank does a daily YouTube broadcast. The Burlington Food […]