Hospital launches a redesigned web site with a wayfinding tool

By Staff September 3rd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   The Joseph Brant Hospital announces the launch of its newly redesigned public website: www.josephbranthospital.ca Eric Vandewall, President […]

Province has updated policy calling for affordable housing to be mandated in some developments

By Pepper Parr September 3rd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   The Ontario government released new planning rules in April that would require cities to set minimum […]

Is Doug Ford prepared to call a Spring election ? All the signs suggest that is his best option

By Pepper Parr September 3rd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   At this point much of the political comment points to a Spring provincial election, however everything […]

Teachers are expecting significant blow back from students who are facing changes in when they can use their cell phones

By Staff September 3rd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   The new cell phone policy that students will face when the return to class on Wednesday. […]

Insider Trading as reported on August 30th, 2024

By Staff September 3rd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Featured below are companies that have experienced recent insider trading activity in the public market through their […]

Labour Day - an occasion to rethink the way labour and management work out very legitimate differences

By Pepper Parr September 2nd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON OPINION Labour Day, the day the union membership takes to the streets and march in a parade […]

Federal government creates a land bank - puts precious little in the way of an initial deposit

By Pepper Parr September 1st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   The federal government is looking for anything they can do to help get more housing built. […]

Hope Restored, Lives Changed – resonated with me.

By Pepper Parr September 1st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Many of us have a charitable organization we choose to support. The work done by the […]

Rotary adds a surprising new twist to Ribfest - $2 to get in.

By Pepper Parr August 31st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   HELP US SUPPORT HUNDREDS OF CHARITIES, A TOONIE AT A TIME is the way the Burlington […]

Minister of Education lays out cell phone rules in schools - believed to be the most stringent in the country,

By Staff August 31st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Parents might want to have a conversation with their children during the weekend on what they […]

Real-time Feedback on Current Conditions Proposed for the Food Bank Sector

By Michael Mendelson, August 31st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   If the poverty rate is declining, why are the lineups outside foods banks in Canada getting […]

Community petitions city council to look at the 29 storey tower with their eyes wide open

By Staff August 31st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   They packed the Lions Hall last Monday evening and now they are going out into the community […]

Ribfest starts today -

By Staff April 30th, 2024 10:45 am BURLINGTON, ON   In about 15 minutes you could be chomping on a rack of ribs in Spencer […]

Insider Trading data reported on Thursday August 29th

By Staff August 30th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Featured below are companies that have experienced recent insider trading activity in the public market through their […]

Expect to see teenagers cut off from their cell phones going through serious withdrawal once they are back at school

By Staff August 29th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   It won’t be long before they are back in their classrooms. The messy little Minister of Education […]

Free transit all day for everyone - City wants your opinion

By Staff April 29th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Mayor Meed Ward at an event accepting new buses. Burlington Transit is looking at a fare-free transit […]

Public meetings on the 2025 budget will be held in all six wards this year.

By Pepper Parr August 29th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Just what engagement means has landed somewhere in the Mayor’s office. There are going to be […]

Insider Trading reports filed on April 28th, 2024

By Staff August 29th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Featured below are companies that have experienced recent insider trading activity in the public market through their […]

Scooterize around town - rent the scooter by the hour.

By Staff August 29th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Scooterize – a new downtown business – located on 2086 Pine Street, founded with a simple yet […]

Is a Rain Garden something that can help manage heavy rainfall?

By Staff August 28th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   The heavy rainfalls in mid July was intense; with nowhere for the water to go many people […]