Council learns what Staff have learned from their Bateman engagement with the public - lot of interesting ideas

Pepper Parr February 20th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   These were questions that I had in mind when I began to write this article on the […]

Leader of the NDP Opposition tells Premier: the Bill is unconstitutional, always was unconstitutional - apologize to these workers for stealing their wages

By Staff February 20th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP, returned to Question Period after the legislative break focused […]

Another survey: This time on Festivals and Events if you have an opinion pass it on

By Staff February 20th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Festivals and events in Burlington are a source of civic pride, social connections, an arts and culture […]

The New City Manager will bring a much needed change to the way the city confronts its problems; they are lucky to have Hassaan Basit

By Pepper Parr February 20th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   And so we now know who the next City Manager is going to be. City Council […]

Sleeping in a car is the best some people can do - it is not a solution.

By Staff February 19th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   his event is a poverty awareness event, where fundraising is done to help support the 106 programs […]

Learn how Ukrainians do Easter egg dyeing

By Staff February 19th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   The people of Ukraine have taken the painting of Easter eggs to levels that are beautiful to […]

The Role of Data Analytics in Personalizing the Online Casino Experience

By Catalin Constantin February 19th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Big data analytics is business’s closest ally and remains transformative in industries that make the most […]

Transit - is it a solution or a service no one wants to pay for

By Pepper Parr February 18th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   The City spends millions on transit. Tens of thousands don’t use the service. Council buys the […]

Chamber Music at St. Christopher's March 3rd - celebrating International Woman's Day

By Staff February 17th, 2023 Burlington, ON   Several years ago Andrea Battista formed a chamber music group and called it: Effusion. It started when […]

Performing Arts to play a bigger role in the 2024 Sound of Music program?

By Pepper Parr February 17th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON UPDATED It looks as if the Performing Arts Centre is going to be more involved in the […]

Being heard is why people appear before City Council - do they get treated with the respect they deserve?

Pepper Parr February 17th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Most of the people who delegate before City Council do so with some trepidation. They spend hours […]

Black Voices in Halton have a story to tell.

By Staff February 17th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Halton Black Voices are inviting the public to their upcoming event at the Burlington Performing Arts Centre […]

Special meeting that no one got to watch- now we know why

By Pepper Parr February 16th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON OPINION Some movement on that Special Council Meeting that the public was not able to see on […]

More than a million Ontario drivers with expired licence plates are risking $1,000 fines. Are you one of them?

By Staff February 16th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   The Toronto Star reports that more than a million Ontarians have yet to renew their licence plates […]

New Democratic Opposition lays out its plans for the the start of the new legislative session

By Staff February 16th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles said the Official Opposition is heading into the upcoming legislative session ready […]

Hassaan did fine work at Conservation Halton - every reason to expect that he will do as well for Burlington. CH regrets losing him

By Pepper Parr February 16th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   We now know why the Special Council meeting that took place on the 14th – was […]

Hassaan Basit named next City Manager

By Pepper Parr February 16th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   The next City Manager. Good choice that could turn out to be a great choice. Mayor […]

Parking fees at selected parking lots to rise March 1st

By Staff February 15th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   New this spring! Parking fees in high demand lots and all on-street metered parking spaces on will […]

Ontario Banning Road Tolls, Freezing Driver’s Licence Fees to Keep Costs Down

By Staff February 15th, 2024 BURLINGTON. ON   Anything to get the narrative off the bad, really really bad news off the front page. Keep […]

PinUp Canada followers on Instagram are almost always lucky

By Mia Gonsaco February 15th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   It has long been believed that casinos and sports betting are closely related. You can learn […]