Andrew Drummond lost the election but he doesn't feel defeated

By Pepper Parr June 5th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   Thursday was not a good day for Andrew Drummond. His third campaign to become the representative […]

Is Mayor Meed Ward considering a run for the office of Regional Chair ?

By Pepper Parr June 5th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   With the Ontario election over and Doug Ford in place until 2026, running the province with […]

Councillor Sharman puts the Bateman High School development in perspective

By Paul Sharman, Councillor ward 5 June 4th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON The following appeared in Local News – Burlington, an alternative online news source. Reprinted […]

Citizens celebrate the Queen's Platinum Anniversary 70 years as Monarch

By Pepper Parr June 2nd, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   At precisely 2:00 pm Thursday afternoon while citizens across the province were casting ballots Town Criers […]

Stephen White sets out what went right and what went wrong.

By Stephen White June 3rd, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON OPINION Compare the 2022 provincial election results in Burlington with those of 2018 and some interesting trends […]

Congratulate the winners and get on with governing

By Pepper Parr June 3rd, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   The beautiful thing about the form of government we have is that once the ballots are […]

The Performing Arts Centre 2022-23 Season

By Staff June 2, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   The members of the Performing Arts Centre get first dibs on tickets – membership has its benefits. […]

Sound of Music offering for 2022

By Staff June 2nd, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   The Sound of Music offering for 2022 Tickets available on the Sound of Music web site. (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i[‘GoogleAnalyticsObject’]=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ […]

Chamber Excellence award finalists announced: winners to be announced June 28

By Staff June 2nd, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   After months of interviews, meetings and deliberations, the Burlington Chamber of Commerce has announced the finalists for […]

Moon in June Road Race road closures, June 4

By Staff June 2nd, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   The Moon in June Road Race is happening at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 4. These races […]

Performing Arts Centre raises the curtain on the 2022-23 season

By Pepper Parr June 1st, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   The new normal took shape Tuesday evening when Sean Cullen took to the stage at the […]

Burlington recognizes Pride Month with banners along Brant Street

By Staff June 1st, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   City of Burlington has installed new Pride Banners in recognition and celebration of Burlington’s LGBTQ2S+ (Lesbian, Gay, […]

Over 100 options to be active during this Month of Play

By Staff June 1st, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   June is the Month of Play and a perfect time for the city’s parks, trails, outdoor pools, […]

Virtual meeting lasts an hour and a half - does the public know much more other than that there will be a report to Council next week

By Staff June 1st, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   One of our correspondents set out one view on the Public Meeting that took place virtually last […]

The race for the Burlington seat in the legislature is not as tight - the PC's have the edge - the undecided could make the difference

By Pepper Parr June 1st, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   Our final data set from the on the street, one on- interviews carried out by Jason […]

Some additional comment on the public meeting on the Bateman matter

By Pepper Parr May 31st, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   The reader who has asked, for good reasons, to be left as an anonymous writer explains […]

Either Miriam Manaa or Andrew Drummond should be elected for the constituency of Burlington

By Pepper Parr May 30th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON Editorial Opinion The public has listened to what the politicians have had to say since May 3rd. […]

A tight race for the Burlington seat in the provincial legislature appears to now be between the Liberals and the Progressive Conservatives

By Pepper Parr May 31st, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   It is still a tight race but the Liberals appear to be widening the gap. Some […]

City seeks local artists - Celebrating Diversity through Public Art

By Staff May 31st, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   Burlington is inviting artists, artist-led teams and community groups to submit their ideas to create art in […]

Joseph Brant Museum shows off the SkyClub - look for an opportunity to check it out.

By Pepper Parr May 30th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   It was set up as an event to celebrate what the Brant Inn was, especially in […]