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Long line-ups & hour long waits at some polling stations By Pepper Parr April 18th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Maybe the debates made it happen. Whatever it is – people are out trying to cast […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	What's so 'good' about Good Friday? The history of a holiday rooted in grief By Staff April 18th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON It’s one of the holiest and most somber days in the Christian calendar as followers remember the […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Integrity Commissioner’s 2-year lobbying ban on John Mutton By Staff April 18th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition has released the following statement in response to the Integrity […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Did Premier Ford get scammed on that billion dollar Spa deal at Ontario place? By Staff April 17th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Marit Stiles: “:Cancel the deal” Marit Stiles tells the Legislature that a “bombshell New York Times investigation […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Kilbride United Church to be Designated as a Heritage property By Staff April 17th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Heritage properties and the designation of homes was a major issue for Council earlier this week. Helen […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	An occasion that defines us as a country By Pepper Parr April 17th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON OPINION Would it be correct to say that politics and sports are a large part of what […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Ontario housing starts hit new low in March By Tom Parkin April 17th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON There is no help on the way for the many Ontarians being financially crushed by high rent, […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Election systems need to be protected against cyber attacks so that voters can choose their leaders. By Staff April 17th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Election systems need to be protected against cyber attacks so that voters can choose their leaders. Cyber attacks […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
A Reading Challenge Meet Up - popular library program By Staff April 16th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Meeting up with people your age and talking about the books you are reading appeals to a […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Council approves 2025 Tax Levy Bylaw - forgets to mention just how much they will have to pay. 3% have outstanding tax bills By Staff April 16th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Burlington City Council approved the 2025 Tax Levy Bylaw at a special meeting of Council today. Approval […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
The polls are showing a very tight race: the two Burlington seats are said to be safe Liberal seats. By Pepper Parr April 16th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON There are a number of political polls being published – they don’t all agreee. The Signal, […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Public libraries closed on Friday and Sunday By Staff April 16th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Library hours for the holiday season Mon, Apr 14 9:00AM to 9:00PM Tue, Apr 15 9:00AM to […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
$55 lunches - which you the taxpayer will be paying for - no receipts required either By Pepper Parr April 16th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Regional Council is meeting this morning to adopt a Council Expense Policy. They will be amending […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Rivers: Canada’s Ailing Auto Sector - That Giant Sucking Sound By Rivers April 16, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Ross Perot Ross Perot, who ran for president in 1992 had it right when he called NAFTA […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Eagles Nest: Boundaries are limits you set in place to safeguard your mental, physical and emotional well being. By Staff April 16th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Have you noticed? Scroll through social media and it seems that everyone is talking about boundaries and […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Party tax plans aim aid at very different groups, analysis shows By Tom Parkin April 16th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON NDP plan targets aid to middle class and poor, Conservatives aim biggest benefit at high incomes, […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Harmer, McKhool and Jacobs getting key to the City By Staff April 16th, 2025 BURLINGTON. ON Tomorrow, April 16, Mayor Meed Ward will be presenting the Keys to the City to Sarah Harmer, […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Annual inflation rate drops from 2.6% to 2.3% - lower gas prices did it By Staff April 15th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Statistics Canada says the pace of price increases slowed last month. The agency says the annual […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
More on Premier Ford's biggest problem - the Greenbelt scandal. Where are the Mounties? By Sabrina Nanji – Queen’s Park Oberver. April 15th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Little by little, the evidence works its way to the surface. Still […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Liberal lead softens as focus on Trump slips; gender divide widens, CPC make gains among men over 34 By Staff April 14th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Race tightens in British Columbia as CPC support grows, Liberals’ strength in Ontario and Quebec holds As the […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)