Hamilton Spectator publishes scathing feature story on Joseph Brant Hospital

By Pepper Parr March 20th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   How does a city respond to a front page story on the local hospital that takes […]

Real news or scuttlebut on the restaurant scene ?

By Staff March 19th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   From a reader who keeps an eye on the restaurant scene in the city: Does the T […]

Six Deputy Mayors: Figuring out just what the job meant and how they would perform - look for some unintended consequences as this goes forward

By Pepper Parr March 19th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON This is a multi-part series on what members of Council thought about becoming Deputy Mayors with a […]

The Burlington Teen Tour Band in Dublin on St. Patrick's Day

By Pepper Parr March 18th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   The Burlington Teen Tour Band marched through the streets of Dublin on St. Patrick’s day, part […]

Gaetan writes an Open Letter to Minister Gould: Nothing less than full, formal non-partisan public inquiry

By Joe Gaetan March 18th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   To The Honourable Karina Gould In 2015 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, “2015 will be the […]

Mayor Meed Ward on why she wanted all six members of Council to be Deputy Mayors

By Pepper Parr March 13th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON This is a multi-part series on what members of Council thought about becoming Deputy Mayors with a […]

Help is available for low income households filing Income Tax returns

By Staff March 18th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON Help is available for low income households filing Income Tax returns The tax season upon us. The tax […]

Province announces lots of money to be spent on long term care workers - no word on where they are going to find people to train and nothing on what they will be paid.

By Staff March 17th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   The Ontario government is providing up to $1.25 billion to long-term care homes this year to hire […]

ADI submits revised development application for the last part of the Station West site; asking for 14 more units

By Pepper Parr March 17th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   Rendering of the revised development application In an announcement from city hall today we learn that […]

Whatever happened to holding Committee of the Whole meetings ?

By Pepper Parr Match 17th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Does anyone remember when Council held Committee of the Whole meetings? Jack Dennison on the day […]

With two integrity complaints against the Premier on the go the Commissioner has put one on abeyance until he gets the other one completed

By Pepper Parr March 17th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Marit Stiles Leader of the Opposition The complaints sent to the provincial Integrity Commissioner by Marit […]

Things to Do in Burlington, Canada – Entertainment Edition

By Sheroz Waheed March 16th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON’   Things to Do in Burlington, Canada – Entertainment Edition Lake Ontario offers sun rises and sunsets […]

Research and Planning on how to protect society for the next pandemic is being done at McMaster

By Staff March 15th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   We all know what they mean when they saw you have to lockdown and remain in place. […]

Millcroft Greenspace Alliance documented as an early example of green infrastructure for stormwater management

By Staff March 15th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Millcroft Greenspace Alliance (MGA) recently attended a series of seminars focused on Reaching Canada’s Protected Areas Target […]

Burlington aerospace company picks up a $2.3 million federal grant

By Pepper Parr March 15th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   The federal government handed out $11 million to to the aerospace sector; $2.3 million went to […]

5 Tips for Coping With Hearing Loss

By Paul Sebastian March 15th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Hearing loss can be a difficult adjustment. Suddenly, everything you’ve known to be normal has changed, […]

Canada has legalized gambling sports with the Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act

By Alexander Raev March 15th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Chad Beynon, a senior employee at Macquire Group, the Canadian sports betting market alone is estimated […]

Council seems prepared to hustle the 2023 Outdoor Patio Program - wants to push it through over a two day period. Where is the public engagement ?

By Pepper Parr March 14th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   This is becoming a habit – and not a good one. For a city that talks […]

The surplus part of the 2022 budget isn't known yet. Are there some surprises ?

By Pepper Parr March 14th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   We haven’t seen the last of the most recent city budget. At the end of the […]

Weather systems are changing - flooding on a massive scale - Burlington has experienced what happens

By Staff March 14th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   We all know about Climate Change; it’s now part of every decision make. Cyclone Freddy – the […]