 By Pepper Parr
May 26th, 2106
BURLINGTON, ON
The parking meters have been in place for a couple of weeks – but these two walkers don’t appear to be convinced that they can be trusted.
Which leads to the question – does the city have any sense yet that the acceptance rate of the new meters is on track.
 Two citizens are not totally certain that this device is something they want to give their money to – is that the general sense in the city? We are not hearing anything negative – but we aren’t hearing anything positive either – and we hear nothing about anyone actually using the telepark feature that lets people use their cell phone to pay for parking – and also has the potential to let commercial establishments pay for your parking.
The sense we are getting is that few appear to want to pick up that option – which is unfortunate. That part of the software was probably the most expensive.
The city is spending $500,000 on these parking meters – the public will want more than a pretty machine on the street for that kind of money.
The city is rumoured to be putting together a marketing plan – customer information package – that hasn’t hit the streets yet.
 By Staff
May 26, 2016
BURLINGTON, ON
More than 30 local schools across the city have signed up to participate in Bike to School Week, a Metrolinx initiative that encourages local teachers and students to use active transportation for their daily commute to school between May 30 and June 3.
We have a question – why is Metrolinx doing this – they run the GO train service.
 School board trustee Andrea Grebenc wants to see every students using a bike to get to school. This should be a local initiative – by either the city or the school board – both would be great. School board trustee Andrea Grebenc wants every student on a bicycle.
“This event is a great way to encourage more kids and adults to leave the car at home for short distance trips,” said Vito Tolone, the city’s director of transportation. “We have seen a 600 per cent increase in the number of schools participating from 2015.”
Schools that registered for Bike to School Week by May 6 were entered into a draw for a chance to win one of 20 bike racks, provided by Healthy Kids Community Challenge Burlington and the city.
The winning schools that will be getting a bike rack are:
Aldershot Elementary School
Alton Village Public School
CH Norton Public School
Charles R. Beaudoin Public School
Dr. Charles Best Public School
Gary Allan High School (STEP Program)
Glenview Public School
Lakeshore Public School
Maplehurst Public School
Mohawk Gardens Public School
Pauline Johnson Public School
Rolling Meadows Public School
Sacred Heart of Jesus Elementary School
Sir Ernest MacMillan Public School
St. Gabriel Elementary School
St. John Elementary School
St. Mark Elementary School
St. Paul Elementary School
St. Raphael Elementary School
Tom Thomson Public School
 This is a school in need of a bike rack. Schools that register for Bike to School Week before June 1 still have an opportunity to be entered into a draw to win a Can-Bike rodeo for their school in the 2016-17 school year.
“Being active on their way to and from school not only helps children get to know their community better but also improves their health,” said Chris Glenn, the city’s director of parks and recreation. “Active transportation is fundamental to building a healthy community.”
 For contest rules and regulations, please visit www.healthykidsburlon.ca. To register for Bike to School Week, visit www.biketoschoolweek.ca.
 By Staff
May 25th, 2106
BURLINGTON, ON
During the period of May 17-23, uniform and plainclothes officers from across all areas of the Halton Regional Police Service supported the National driving campaign known as ‘Canada Road Safety Week’, conducting a heightened level of traffic enforcement on our area roadways.
Officers focused on what has become known as the ‘Big 4 Killers’ on our roads, including aggressive & distracted driving, impaired operation – by alcohol or drug, and seat belt use.
During the seven days of enforcement, which ended with the conclusion of the Victoria Day Long Weekend, Halton Police laid a total of 1903 charges. The top three charges included:
1. Speeding;
2. Disobey stop sign; and
3. Distracted driving (cell phone)
During this campaign, Halton Police conducted a variety of enforcement, including RIDE, to specifically address the ongoing concern of motorists choosing to drive while impaired. 12 motorists were arrested and charged with impaired driving related offences which include impaired by drug. Highlights include:
• On Friday, May 20th officers were conducting a proactive RIDE spot check on Appleby Line near Fairview Street. Over the course of the RIDE check, a driver was engaged by police as a part of the routine stop. As a result of this engagement, police discovered he was in possession approximately three pounds of marihuana. The driver was charged with Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking.
• On Saturday, May 21st officers responded to a single vehicle collision below the Burlington Skyway. The female driver was subsequently arrested for impaired operation and for possessing a quantity of cocaine.
• On Sunday, May 22nd police were engaged in proactive speed enforcement on Bronte Road near Speers Road. Police noted a driver operating his motor vehicle at a high rate of speed. A traffic stop was initiated by police and the driver was found to be impaired by both alcohol and drugs. In addition, the driver was found to be in possession of a quantity of marihuana.
 Deputy Chief Nishan Duraiappah and Halton Regional Police Detective Constable Paul Proteau. Deputy Chief Nishan Duraiappah commented, “Traffic enforcement, public messaging and the time officers spend on these traffic initiatives are just one element of our collaborative strategy towards improved road safety. It involves our Region, each Municipality, partnering agencies and citizens focusing on opportunities for prevention, social development and risk mitigation.”
Halton Police would like to thank area motorists who made the choice to slow down, obey posted signage and for resisting the urge to handle your cell phone while driving. It’s a positive choice all motorists can make which will make our roads safer for everyone.
If you observe a vehicle being operated in a manner which places you or anyone else in danger, please call 911 for an immediate police response.
 By Staff
May 25, 2016
BURLINGTON, ON
What did you do on the holiday weekend?
Some people took in the pier.
How many? Not as many as one might have expected – but see for yourself.
There is an eye in the sky –
By Pepper Parr
May 25, 2016
BURLINGTON, ON
Pam Damoff officially opened her office today and invited constituents to check out the place and to take a peek at how politicians live.
 Oakville North Burlington MP Pam Damoff listening to a constituent. She has a great view from her fifth floor office on Old Bronte Road where she works with a staff of four plus the team she has in office.
Burlington has three Members of Parliament: Karina Gould who is pure Burlington; Pam Damoff who is part Burlington and part Oakville and Lisa Raitt who is part Burlington and part Milton. It does get confusing.
 Pam Damoff speaking in the House of Commons.  A first term member of the House of Common he place isn’t new to her. Earlier in her career she was an administrative assistant – advisor to senior politicians “on the hill” and knew her way around the building.
What are the issues – how does she share the Burlington work load with fellow Liberal Karina Gould and Conservative Lisa Raitt?
Gould and Damoff get along very well and share assignments – they will often both show up for an event to represent their parts of Burlington. Gould and Damoff are very different women with their unique styles.
Pam listens in a relaxing intent way, staying tightly focused on the person she is talking to. Her experience as a member of Oakville’s city council gave her a profile in Oakville where she was identified with specific local issues.
Damoff is Vice-Chair Standing Committee on the Status of Women; Member Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security; member of Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women; Member of Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security and a Member of Standing Committee on the Status of Women.
Her office is open, call for an appointment. The office is at 2525 Old Bronte Road in Oakville.
Members of parliament are allocated funds to run their offices, pay their staff, rent, travel, hospitality and am allowance for the housing they need in Ottawa. The Damoff spending from October 19, 2015 to December 31, 2105 is shown below.
 MP’s report on what they spend to the public. The Damof spending is well within the accepted limits
 By Pepper Parr
May 25, 2016
BURLINGTON, ON
The bike lobbyists have made their mark and cycling lanes are now real and most of the people behind the wheel of a car have come to realize that they are going to have to share the road. Finally!
 New Street is a major street in the city – putting safe separate bike lanes on it makes sense. Now – what kind of bike lanes?
Public safety and cost will be the considerations. The car still prevails in this city and it will be difficult for this council to spend the dollars for what is really needed – and that is a bike lane that is separate from traffic.
When people are out cycling they should not be in any fear at all for their lives.
Most of New Street can accommodate a bike lane that is off the roadway and completely safe for younger people who are not yet completely confident on their bikes, a place where seniors who might wobble a bit will not have to fear that they will slip into passing traffic.
 Councillor Jack Dennison, on the right, with members of the Mayor’s Millennial advisory committee in th background talks to a resident about the bike lanes. Little doubt where Dennison is on bike lanes – will he go along with the completely safe and separate lanes. City council will probably go along with bike lanes – something they couldn’t muster the courage to do when the debate was over putting in dedicated bike lanes on Lakeshore Road. The Mayor was for the idea when it was being debated at standing committee but lost the courage he had when it got to city council.
There were some pretty simplistic and quite frankly stupid arguments put forward at the time by people who should have known better.
Citizens should not expect their city council to make this happen – it is going to be up to the cycling lobby to show up in force as delegations and for the members of the Mayor’s new millennial advisory committee to say – enough – get on with it and do the right thing.
It is pretty clear that there is an appetite for bike lanes on New Street – what kind is the issue.
The price tag for the right kind of bike lane comes in at $3.96 million – not cheap but worth the price when you think of the parent that will be racked with fear when they hear on the radio that a child on a bike has been struck by a passing pickup truck that had wide mirrors – and they have children that use their bikes.
We are stick with cars for some time yet – the Mayor recently said that New Street is the street he drives on most in the city. Council needs to make sure that the bike lanes put in are the safest possible.
That isn’t going to be easy with price tags that range between $3.96 million to $940,000 and a low figure of $250,000 for the different options.
You will hear people talk about the $3.96 million being a Cadillac version – it isn’t – it is the safest version.
 This sidewalk – North side of New Street looking east from Robert Bateman high school as made for bike lanes.  South side of New street doesn’t have the same width – but the potential is there to widen. Bob Jerk, one of the city engineers explained to this reporter that in parts of the city the space already exists – “Right outside this high school, which I attended” he said.
The pictures are worth a thousand words.
By Pepper Parr
May 25, 2016
BURLINGTON, ON
New Street shown in a single picture – this is what the debate over what kind of bike lanes do the citizens want- and what will they pay for the lanes will be about? The Region is in the process of tearing up New Street, installing new water and waste pipes. For those in that stretch of New Street that runs from Guelph Line to Martha 0 is it is like living in a dust bowl – the price of progress. Water gets turn off and then has to run for a bit when it is turned back on. The price of progress.
 New Street is being ripped up for the replacement of water mains and waste pipes. when they are re-paved – bike lanes are being considered – what kind and where – and at what cost? With the tearing up of the roads and the eventual re-paving an issue that city council has skirted around for far too long is no right in front of them.
Will there be bicycle lanes on New Street?
And if there are going to be bike lanes – what kind of bike lanes?
 Bike lanes marked with shards and low speeds are quite safe in residential communities Burlington talks about that modal split and much is made of growing the number of people who take transit, those who will use a bicycle and those who are going to drive.
What will the speed limits be ?
New Street is identified in the city Cycling Master Plan as a road with future on-road bike lanes.
On April 19, 2016, Burlington City Council approved the staff direction:
Direct the Executive Director of Capital Works and Director of Transportation Services to carry out an assessment of providing cycling facilities for New Street from Guelph Line to Burloak Drive including city wide public consultation and report back on the results and recommendations to the July 12, 2016 Development and Infrastructure Committee.’
Staff reviewed New Street (Guelph Line to Burloak Drive) for cycling infrastructure and have come out with a number of options.
There was a Public Information event Tuesday evening at the Robert Bateman High school – four different options – each with a price tag.
Here are the choices:
Option 1 has a bicycle lane on the road on the north side of the street and a shared lane on the south side of the street. There is no additional cost for this design.
Option 2 has a bicycle track on both sides of the street. This is the safest design – also the most expensive – $3.96 million
Option 3 has what is called a road diet – buffered lanes on both sides of the street. The cost would be $250,000 The public would be exposed to traffic.
Option 4 has bicycle lanes on both sides of the street with minor road widening. The cost would be $940,000 The public would be exposed to traffic.
The options will be discussed at a Standing Committee meeting on July 12 and then voted on at a meeting of city council July 18
Related editorial:
City must provide safest possible bike lanes if they expect citizens to use the things.
 By Staff
May 25, 2016
BURLINGTON, ON
Symphony on the Bay: The Orchestra for Kids.
May 28 11:00 AM
Admission is $10 + HST for children (one free chaperone per child).
This program was sold out last year so buy your tickets early to avoid disappointment.
 All this – for $10
By Staff
May 24th, 2016
BURLINGTON, ON
The City of Burlington is encouraging residents 55+ years of age and their care partners to share their thoughts and opinions by completing an online survey at
www.burlington.ca/activeaging.
 The Bistro, the heart of the Seniors Centre. Feedback from the survey will be used to help develop the city’s Active Aging Plan, which aims to help keep older adults active, healthy and engaged in their community.
“The city is committed to creating a community that is age-friendly, where increased accessibility and opportunities for participation help residents of all ages create meaningful connections within the community,” said Chris Glenn, the city’s director of parks and recreation. “We
 Mayor Rick Goldring has his membership application processed at the Seniors’ Centre – joining was one of his campaign promises. really want to understand the needs and perspectives of older adults when it comes to things like transportation, leisure, civic participation, communications, and inclusion. Input from the community will be critical in ensuring the Active Aging Plan truly reflects the needs of Burlington’s older adults.”
Printed copies of the Active Aging survey are also available at city recreation centres and libraries.
They do want to know what you think – how they respond and react to what you tell them is the issue – but if they don’t have the data then they can’t respond.
So go on line or get a copy of the forms at city recreation centres and libraries and answer the questions.
We will watch for the data and then see how they respond – this isn’t going to result in changes all that quickly; it is a three phase project.
 Just that kind of day seniors sitting Phase 1 is complete; phase 2 will include – Phase 2 – Community Engagement, Public online survey, Stakeholder focus groups and Community workshops.
Phase 3 will cover Action Plan Development during which staff will assess opportunities and priorities, develop strategies and recommendations and create a draft action plan which will get presented to City Council in December.
What would be useful – and what this city doesn’t do – is report to the public on their progress. Taking a copy o the draft plan to public meetings and setting out the options would make the final plan much more real.
 By Pepper Parr
May 24, 2016
BURLINGTON, ON
With the Performing Arts program for the 2016/17 season now known, the next major event on the cultural calendar is the annual Art Gallery Burlington art sale – this is the 38th such sale.
It draws a different crowd than the Performing Arts; a little younger, a little more hip and a lot more fashionable. You will actually see people turned out in well-cut suits and smartly fitted dresses. This crowd usually has more in the way of disposable income.
The art sale usually has a better buzz to it – maybe that’s because it has a longer pedigree.
 Some of the choices in the 38th annual art gallery sale. The event is an occasion to chat with your peers, freshen your network and button hole someone you wanted to “bump into”.
There is an ample bar and surprisingly different finger food. The catering crowd seems to pull out their top menus for the Performing Arts crowd and then one up things at the art gallery sale.
All the art will be displayed in the Lee Chin Family room.
The sale kicks off at our Public Opening Preview on May 29th at 2pm, and runs until our Live Auction evening on June 3rd.
 Tom Thomson’s iconic Jack Pine This year’s Art Auction celebrates the 100th anniversary of The Jack Pine, a beloved oil painting by Canadian artist Tom Thomson that has become an iconic representation of the Canadian landscape. Thomson was an important influence on the Group of Seven and together they ignited a passion in Canadian artists that still resonates today.
There will be a collection of Tom Thomson paintings on display in the Perry Gallery – they are on loan from the PLACE
By Mark McGuire and Chris Ritsma,
Co-Chairs of the Mayor’s Millennial Advisory Committee.
May 24, 2016
BURLINGTON, ON
Burlington Mayor Rick Goldring’s Millennial Advisory Committee met once again on the second Thursday of the month, May 12th, to begin organizing the ideas of the group into a yearlong work plan.
The committee’s work plan addresses how the committee seeks to meet their mandate through co-creating critical success factors, how subcommittees should feed into the main millennial advisory committee, and identifying partners within the Burlington community to best engage millennials.
 Meeting of the Mayor’s Millennial Advisory Committee. The mandate of the Millennial Advisory Committee was set out by Mayor Rick Goldring as developing initiatives focused on keeping and attracting millennial residents aged 18 to 35 in Burlington by concentrating on creating opportunities to engage millennials within the Burlington community.
Presenting their subcommittees co-created critical success factors for the work plan at the May meeting are Millennial Advisory Committee members, left to right, Kayla van Zon, Kimberly Calderbank, Christopher Reuse and Tyler Freeman.
Topics that are a part of the work plan for the Millennial Advisory Committee range from transportation, family life, personal life, workplace culture and job creation, leisure opportunities and cultural development, and intensification, environmental preservation, and education. The aim of the work plan is to collaborate within the committee to identify common interests and focus energy by connecting member interests into a cohesive plan of action for the committee.
The May 2016 meeting began with a presentation by Dan Ozimkovic from Transportation Services at the City of Burlington, who is also a staff representative on the cycling committee. The presentation went over the cycling infrastructure plan for Burlington and focused on cycling infrastructure choices for a section of New Street between Guelph Line and Burloak. Multiple options were explained, as well as their strengths and weaknesses. Dan noted that something needs to be implemented if people want to feel more comfortable making regular trips by bike within the community.
 Public will hear what city staff have to say about bicycle lanes on New Street from Guelph Line to Burloak. The road is being torn up for new water and waste pipes. There is a community meeting where the public can voice their opinion on the matter of cycling infrastructure development on Burlington’s New Street between Guelph Line and Burloak Drive on Tuesday, May 24th, 6-9pm at Robert Bateman High School cafeteria at 5151 New Street.
The Mayor’s Millennial Advisory Committee hopes residents will come out, hear the proposals put forth by City of Burlington staff and voice a refined perspective for Burlington’s continued growth. A subcommittee of the Millennial Advisory Committee will be present at the Cycling Committee’s meeting on Tuesday, May 24th to hear from residents, gather information regarding the options, and present their findings and suggestions as a briefing note to the Millennial Advisory Committee at the next meeting in June.
The City of Burlington has a clear goal to introduce cycling infrastructure any time a road is being resurfaced. Mayor Rick Goldring remarked that he hoped bicycle infrastructure will hopefully be viewed like sidewalks in the future, as a part of regular road planning. The Mayor noted many trips are within Burlington by automobile, and around half of those are 5 kilometres or less. Mayor Rick Goldring says that the goal is to make cycling a safe option for any age group when commuting within Burlington.
The Mayor wants the input created by the Millennial Advisory Committee to engage millennials in the city, and to be a voice for the age group so there can be a rationale behind decisions made. Bicycle travel is a perfect example of an area that the committee can voice their opinion on, and attempt to discuss a compromise that would best allow vehicles as well as millennials who want the option to bike throughout the city.
The members took the rest of the time to organize within groups ideas for the blueprint that will create and measure the goals of the committee. One member of each smaller group presented the ideas for long term and short term goals, as well as the best ways to engage Millennials, and increase interest in Burlington to people who are 18-35. Many members voiced that they want to discuss any decisions that Burlington is making, and voice the collective opinion of how they feel it will affect millennials in the city. Delegating on behalf of the committee, listening to millennials in the city, and sharing the findings of the members and spreading the information that the 18-35 population should know.
 Many members voiced that they want to discuss any decisions that Burlington is making, and voice the collective opinion of how they feel it will affect millennials in the city. Delegating on behalf of the committee, listening to millennials in the city, and sharing the findings of the members and spreading the information that the 18-35 population should know.
We repeated that statement – it is big, bold and brassy. It just might be more than Mayor Goldring can handle.
The next meeting for the Burlington Mayor’s Millennial Advisory Committee is scheduled for 7 pm on June 9th at the Art Gallery of Burlington.
The millennials are a demographic that represents 17% of the city’s population.
The creation of an Advisory Committee has potential – it will take a little time to determine if these are voices that are actually going to say something and then if they will be listened to and acted upon.
The Mayor created the Inspire series in his first term that brought prominent speakers to the city who had exceptionally good advice in a number of cases – the comments we got were that few of the suggestions made by the speakers were ever acted upon and there was seldom any follow through.
By Pepper Parr
May 24th, 2106
BURLINGTON, ON
After the reveal of a pleasantly balanced offering for the 2016/17 season the Performing Arts Centre opens the box office to the public Online sales begin at noon today. On Wednesday in person at the box office sales begin at 9:00 am with telephone sales beginning at noon.
The Centre put on a performance last Thursday that went through the full line up, and then, as is now their custom, allowed their VIP members to place their ticket orders several days before the general public gets to purchase.
 A VIP is a person who has purchased tickets for four or more shows the previous year. Those VIP’s came very close to filling the theatre last Thursday.
In the next few days we will see how the general public reacts to the program offering.
On the Performing Arts web site there is a list of the various genres that each show has been categorized under – it is eclectic.
A Cappella, Blues. Brunch. Celtic, Cirque. Classical,
Classical Crossover, Comedy, Country, Cushion Concert, Dance, Drama, Family, Folk, genNEXT, Hip-Hop, Holiday, Jazz, Latin, Musical Theatre, Orchestra, Pop, Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Soul, Spectacle, Swing, Theatre, Voices, World.
 VIP members going through the program. There are some very attractively priced shows, some that you are going to have to move very fast to get a decent seat and pretty much something for everyone.
The Performing Arts Centre is an arms length organization with its own board of directors. The organization receives a grant of just under $1 million from the city each year.
 By Staff
May 23rd, 2016
BURLINGTON, ON
 Tamara Kwapich – self portrait
Teresa Seaton has invited her friends to see Tamara Kwapich’s ” Feathers Fur and Fables” Exhibiton on Sun June 5th form 1pm – 4pm. She will tell you it is a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
Kwapich was one of six artists whose work was placed in the city – one in each ward. We will tell you more about her when her event takes place
What we can tell you wish much certainty is that you want to get to the gallery before May 29th – when the
 Michele Van Maurik peonies at the Seaton gallery. Michele VanMaurik exhibiton comes to an end on May 29th. If you haven’t had a chance to see her flowers you are really missing something.
 By Staff
May 22, 2015
BURLINGTON, ON
The position on the score board is looking quite a bit better.
The Burlington Bandits scored four runs in the ninth to break open their game against Hamilton and win 10-5.
Julian Johnson had three of the Bandits’ 15 hits. Justin Gideon, Shawn Mayhew, Kevin Hussey, Carlos Villoria and Nolan Pettipiece all had two hits. Pettipiece added two RBI, Villoria and Mayhew each drove in a run, and Gideon scored three runs.
Christian Huack (1-0) picked up the win with three innings of relief. He allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits, walking three and striking out five.
 Finally – a win on the scoreboard. Starter Ryan Beckett went five innings and allowed two runs on four hits. He struck out five and walked two.
For Hamilton, Chris Beer had two hits, two RBI and two runs. Kyle Adoranti drove in a pair of runs, Darek Bishop had an RBI, and Marcus Dicenzo had two hits and two runs.
Benson Merritt (0-1) took the loss, allowing two runs (none earned) on four hits in five innings of relief, walking two and striking out two.
Tim Black started, going three innings and giving up five runs on eight hits, striking out one and walking one.
Burlington improved to 1-3, and Hamilton fell to 0-5.
Toronto Maple Leafs won 8-6 over the Brantford Red Sox Sunday afternoon.
Toronto improved to 3-1 and Brantford fell to 2-1.
The Kitchener Panthers kicked off their home schedule with 21 runs and 27 hits in a 21-1 rout of the Guelph Royals Sunday afternoon.
Kitchener improved to 4-0, while Guelph dropped to 1-3.
The London Majors and Barrie Baycats split a doubleheader Sunday afternoon in Barrie.
Baycats took the first game 3-2
In Game 2, London starter Elis Jimenez (1-0) threw a seven-inning four-hit shutout as the Majors won 4-0. Jimenez struck out three and walked four.
London is 3-1 and Barrie 2-2.
Upcoming games:
Monday, May 23
Kitchener at Guelph, 1 p.m.
By Pepper Parr
May 23, 2016
BURLINGTON, ON
 Robert Missen Robert Missen spent a lot of time managing the careers of some of the bigger names in the entertainment business. He touches base with hundreds of them each month – placing then in a venue, talking through future plans. From time to time he has a conversation with one of the best entertainment names this country has produced – Gordie Tapp who can still be coaxed onto a stage.
Four years ago Tapp was made the first inductee into the Burlington Performance Arts Centre Hall of Fame. Little did Bob Missen ever think that he would see his name on the wall.
 Bob Missen and Loretta Bailey on stage at the Lowville Festival last summer. Missen who has returned to Burlington after a number of years now operates the The Bobolink Agency.
He was the artist representative for the Elmer Iseler Singers from 1986 – 2012; sang in the Rosedale United Church for 25 years and was the director of the Norfolk Arts Centre for three years.
Missen has represented some of the country’s finest performing artists in the fields of classical, jazz and pop music, theatre, musical theatre, comedy and dance. Artists included Stuart McLean, Sylvia Tyson, Maureen Forrester, Veronica Tennant, Michael Burgess, and Men of the Deeps.
He was the founder of the Tapestry New Opera Works/Tapestry Singers which ran for 12 years.
 Robert Missen with the award, designed and crafted by Teresa Seaton, poses with Performing Arts Centre president Suzanne Haines on the left and Theatre Board chair Ilene Elkaim on the right. Missen didn’t need much time to get active in Burlington – last year he, along with Loretta Bailey and others in the Lowville community, created the Lowville Festival which has announced its second year.
It’s clear Missen is going to “bop along” for some time yet.
 By Staff
May 21, 2016
BURLINGTON, ON
The Burlington Bandits are not the only team in the Inter-County Baseball League who have yet to win a baseball game so far this season; Hamilton shares that honour with the Bandits. Maybe it’s the water in this end of the lake?
The Kitchener Panthers hit four home runs in their 12-1 win over the Burlington Bandits Saturday afternoon.
 The Bandit batters showed up – they just didn’t manage to round all the bases very often. Sean Reilly hit two longballs and added a single. He had three RBI and three runs. David Whiteside had a home run, two RBI and three runs, and Darren Saunders had a pinch hit solo blast.
Frank Camilo Morejon drove in three on a pair of doubles and scored a run, and Tanner Nivins had two hits and a run.
Eric Hall (1-0) threw five shutout innings, allowing five hits while striking out three and walking one.
Carlos Villoria had a single and double for the Bandits. Canice Ejoh scored the team’s lone run in the sixth inning.
Barinder Rakkar (0-1) took the loss, giving up seven runs (four earned) on four hits over three innings. He walked four and struck out three.
Kitchener improved to 3-0, and Burlington dropped to 0-3.
Toronto Maple Leafs edge the Guelph Royals in ninth
GUELPH – Jonathan Solazzo scored on a bases loaded walk in the the top of the ninth inning as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Guelph Royals 6-5 Saturday afternoon.
Justin Marra came to the plate after a single, hit by pitch and walk and walked on a full count to bring in the winning run. Solazzo had three hits, an RBI and run, while Grant Tamane and Dan Marra each had a hit and RBI. Will Richards had an RBI and Ryan White added a pair of hits.
Dillan Mulholland (1-0) threw 171 pitches in a complete game. He allowed four earned runs on six hits, walking six and striking out eight.
Chandler McLaren, Richard Gill, Aaron Loder and Brendan Power each drove in a run for Guelph.
Ryan Greco took the loss, giving up two runs on two hits in 2.1 innings of relief. He walked four and struck out one. Starter Matt Schmidt got two outs, allowing a run on a hit and walking two while striking out one.
Toronto improved to 2-1, and Guelph fell to 1-2.
Brantford Red Sox leave Hamilton in the dust with their convincing 15-1 win over the Cardinals
past Cardinals BRANTFORD – Ricky Murray and Nate Burdett each drove in four runs to pace the Brantford Red Sox to a 15-1 win over the Hamilton Cardinals Saturday afternoon.
Murray and Burdett each had two of the team’s 20 hits, and Murray also scored twice. Leadoff batter Benjamin Bostick had three hits, three RBI and three runs. Tyler Patzalek had three hits and scored three times, Brandon Dailey went 4-for-4 with an RBI and two runs, Dan Jagdeo drove in a run on two hits, and Graham Tebbit had three hits and two runs.
Nathan Forer (1-0) picked up the win, allowing one run on four hits over six innings, striking out eight and walking two.
For Hamilton, Tyler Hardie and Jason deVos each had two hits.
Kyle Adoranti (0-1) went two innings, giving up nine runs on eight hits, walking three and striking out two.
Brantford improved to 2-0, and Hamilton dropped to 0-4.
Upcoming games:
Sunday, May 22
London at Barrie, 1 p.m.
Burlington at Hamilton, 2 p.m.
Guelph at Kitchener, 2 p.m.
Brantford at Toronto, 2 p.m.
London at Barrie, 3:30 p.m.
Monday, May 23
Kitchener at Guelph, 1 p.m.
By Staff
May 21, 2106
BURLINGTON, ON
A reader asked:
Do you happen to know why the fire hydrants on Lakeshore Road between Guelph line and Appleby line have been painted gray? Is a new fire code colour?
Burlington’s Fire Chief responded with:
 Primed and ready for a new coat of paint.  New coat of paint – it will need a touch up. The yellow top tells the fire fighters what the rate of flow for the water coming out of the hydrant will be.  Fire hydrant with a blue top – which tells fie fighters the rate of flow they can expect from the hydrant.
Fire Hydrants are the responsibility of Halton Region. They are govern by Regional by-Law 131-1 Sec 5. The Region is re-painting them. The gray colour is primer. They will be red again soon. The colour on the bonnet (top of the hydrant) identifies the flow rate.
Blue hydrants can move the largest volume of water, able to pump out 95 litres per second, while a red hydrant is the weakest, only able to pump less than 31 litres a second. Green and yellow hydrants fall in the middle ground, with the former able to dispense between 63 and 95 litres per second and the latter pumps between 31 and 63 litres per second. In Toronto and Hamilton the base (barrel) of fire hydrants are painted yellow. Halton Region has chosen to stay with the traditional red.
Now you know
New Street is being torn up from end to end during the balance of the year so that new water and waste pipes can be put in place. Fire hydrants get a coat of paint in the process. New Street is being ripped up so that new water and waste water pipes can be installed. Many in the immediate area of the construction feel the Regional Chair Gary Car roes them at least one car wash.
 By Staff
May 21, 2016
BURLINGTON, ON
The Halton Regional Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance identifying a male person that robbed a Burlington Petro Canada gas station in the City of Burlington.
Very early this morning – 6:10 am – a lone male person attended the Petro Canada Gas Station at 3515 Upper Middle Road in the City of Burlington.
Upon entering this business, the suspect brandished a machete type knife and confronted the lone store attendant demanding cash and cigarettes. An undisclosed amount of currency and cigarettes were handed over and the male suspect who then left the store on foot. The employee was not injured during the incident.
The suspect is described as a male, black, between 20 to 25 years of age, standing approximately 5’8″, with a thin build. He wore a black ski mask, and a grey hooded sweater that was worn inside out with a beige colored inside lining. He was also wearing grey jogging pants, black high top running shoes and white socks.
Upon exiting the store, the suspect was last seen walking in a northerly direction along Walkers Line.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the 3 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 905 825-4747 ext. 2316 or Crime Stoppers at 1 800 222-8477 (TIPS) or through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.com or by texting “Tip201” with your message to 274637 (crimes).
 By Staff
May 21, 2016
BURLINGTON, ON
Ontario’s provincial parks will be open to the public free of charge on July 15 this year for all day-use visitors, as part of the world-wide Healthy Parks Healthy People movement.
 Sandbanks provincial park – free on July 15th
By Staff
May 20th , 2016
BURLINGTON, ON
Teresa Seaton has invited her friends to see Tamara Kwapich’s ” Feathers Fur and Fables” Exhibiton on Sun June 5th form 1pm – 4pm.
She will tell you it is a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
Michele VanMaurik’s peonies We will take her word for it – what we can tell you with much certainty is that you want to get to the gallery before May 29th –which is when the Michele VanMaurik exhibiton comes to an end.
If you haven’t had a chance to see her flowers you are really missing something.
Kwapich’s was one of the artists chosen for the mural project – she did the apple scene for the Orchard community.
Tamara Kwapich – self portrait Her self portrait is an interesting piece of work.
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