A health crisis and a confidence issue - how much can the public handle ?

By Pepper Parr April 19th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   There are a lot of people very unhappy with the Premier. Dr. Adelstein Brown, Chair of […]

Rare Saturday council meeting - long on conversation - no decisions

By Pepper Parr April 19th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   It was a City Council meeting called by the Mayor for 10 am on a Saturday […]

Halton Region offering emergency child care to health care and frontline workers during remote learning

By Staff April 18th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   When the Ministry of Education announced that students would return to on-line learning when the Spring Break […]

Rivers: When is a Tax Not a Tax ?

By Ray Rivers April 18th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON OPINION When you are wrong, you are wrong. The adult thing to do is to just admit […]

Regional Police: We will not be stopping vehicles or individuals randomly

By Staff April 17th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   A statement from the Regional Police sets out how they plan to respond to the decisions made […]

In the next two weeks the infection numbers are going to rise dramatically - so will the death rate

By Pepper Parr April 17th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON One of a series of articles on the Science Table data that led to the decisions the […]

Data on mobility shows where the problem is - has the province made the right decisions that will lower the mobility?

By Pepper Parr April 17th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON One of a series of articles on the Science Table data that led to the decisions the […]

Burlington reacts to the mobility restrains put in place by the peovince - Mayor calls special meeting of Council for Saturday.

By Staff April 16th,, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Mayor Marianne Meed Ward Mayor Marianne Meed Ward has called an emergency meeting of Council for 10 […]

Province limits mobility big time - police will have the right to pull you over and if they don't like the answer you give can issue a $750 ticket

By Pepper Parr April 16th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   The message from the Science Table at 1:00 pm was direct. You cannot meet with people […]

Public school as we know it could disappear

By Pepper Parr April 16th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   A number of years ago, when the Halton District School Board found itself having to closes […]

Halton Municipalities that oppose the CN rail hub planned for Milton are going to court to demand ompliance with laws

By Staff April 16th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Halton Municipalities and Conservation Halton resumed their 2018 Ontario court case against the proposed Milton CN truck-rail […]

Keeping the faith that we will hear that applause again one day soon; because the show must go on!

By Tammy Fox April 16th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   I find it beyond belief that we have been existing in this Twilight Zone of a […]

Ontario government is discussing making full-time online schooling permanent in public education.

By Lana Parker April 16, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Despite the lack of data documenting benefits to children, and emerging evidence of several drawbacks and […]

Conservation Halton wants a tighter communications link with citizens.

By Staff April 15th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON Conservation Halton had an item in a recent newsletter that included the following notice: Administrative offices on Britannia […]

Damoff announces federal funding to cover air conditioning in Halton schools

By Staff April 15th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Pam Damoff, Member of Parliament for Oakville North Burlington brings some good news for the educators and […]

Joseph Brant Hospital at 94% capacity - CEO asks for public support in staying safe

By Eric Vandewall, President and CEO Joseph Brant Hospital April 15th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   A short walk from Joseph Brant Hospital is Spencer Smith […]

Some seedlings need a foster home while they get themselves ready for their new home in gardens

By Staff April 15th,2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Spring – even though it may not feel like it today it is the time of year that […]

Ontario Now Accepting Public Feedback to Strengthen Municipal Codes of Conduct

By Staff April 15th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   The Ontario government has launched a 90-day consultation to obtain feedback on how to strengthen municipal codes […]

School Superintendent supports Harvard author - computers will never take over education

By Julie Hunt Gibbons April 15th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Many of the challenges of this pandemic have been solved through the use of technology. […]

If you care about the way your children are to be educated - read on

By Pepper Parr April 15th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   A number of weeks ago I heard a CBC interview about a book that talked about […]