Historical Society to take care of local history: UEL cemetery first project.

By Staff May 22nd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   The Burlington Historical Society has taken on a new project and put their money where their mouth […]

Goulet delegates: Stop any expansion of the Nelson Quarry

By Pepper Parr May 22nd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Roger Goulet has been around the battle to bring an end to the Nelson Quarry from […]

Final property tax bills are in the mail: the increase over last year is more than 10%

By Pepper Parr May 22nd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Have you opened the envelope from the city, the one with your property tax bill inside? […]

Plan B on the Waterfront Hotel Development: OLT to Decide: 'No' or 'Yes, but'.

By Plan B May 22, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   After 10 days of OLT hearings held from April 29th to May 17th, including examinations and […]

Pinard argues that the Ontario land Tribunal has no mechanism to stop Nelson from making future applications for this expansion after this one is denied.

By Pepper Parr May 21st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON There were two delegation on the Nelson Quarry this morning. Gord Pinard representing Conserving Our Rural Ecosystems […]

What we knew as the City Manager is now to be known as the CAO

By Pepper Parr May 21st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   We’ve not heard much from the new City Manager other than he has chosen to be […]

Three saved from drowning at three different city pools.

By Pepper Parr May 21st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   City Council meetings tend to be quick, to the point and done within half an hour. […]

Inflation is down - enough to bring the bank rate down and lower mortgage costs? June 5th is the next critical date

By Staff May 21st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Canada’s annual rate of inflation slipped to 2.7 per cent in April, from 2.9 the last […]

Three of Burlington's Best: Celebrating the City's Sporting Sons and Daughters

By Scot Armstrong May 21st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Despite Burlington only being, according to a 2021 census, Canada’s 28th biggest city, many top-class Canuck […]

A great weather weekend - now we wait for news on the economy - is there any good news?

By Pepper Parr May 21st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   It was a wonderful weekend. For the gardeners – this was THE weekend. The gardeners were […]

When the support slides - how does a politician recover? It is harder to get back what you once had.

By Pepper Parr May 21st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   When the popularity, the general public support for a politician begins to slide; when the people […]

Top 5 Canadian Themed Slots

By Wildeno Anthony May 21st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   It is not a secret that slots are the most popular category at online casinos. They […]

Another CLOSED meeting - this time about a Burlington Hydro matter

By Pepper Parr May 20th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Council held a Special Council meeting last week. It was a CLOSED meeting and one of […]

City holds CLOSED workshop on media relations training during emergencies

By Pepper Parr May 20th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Earlier in the month the provincial government hosted an event called Exercise Heatwave. It was a […]

Rental rates for housing are out of control - just how bad is it? Is it a simple matter of supply and demand - or is it greed?

By Pepper Parr May 18th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The increase in rental prices has done unimaginable damage to individuals and the economy of the country. […]

Burlington’s outdoor pools and splash pads opening Saturday May 18th

By Staff May 18th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   There was a time when we were all children. In time for the Victoria Day long weekend, […]

Dundas to be widened from Brant to Burloak

By Staff May 18th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   A Regional Transportation Master Plan identified the need for additional capacity in the Dundas Street (Regional Road […]

Court case could ensure that all crypto operations are as heavily regulated as real money online casinos

By Raymond Ronson May 17th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   In recent years, we’ve seen cryptocurrency exchanges become one of the biggest players in the finance […]

Lisa Kearns is featured on CHCH to tout the Sound of Music Festival

By Staff May 17th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Lisa Kearns has made it to the big screen. Kearns on TV – Sound of music is […]

Summer Patios and Sidewalk Detours

By Staff May 17th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   City council approved the City-wide seasonal patio program for the 2024 patio season to continue to support […]