Rivers calls the Provincial Budget An Exercise in Creative Writing

By Ray Rivers November 10th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The Ontario government released its latest budget last week, though you might have missed it given […]

Fire works may become a thing of the past but for now you can still set the things off in your backyard on two holidays.

By Pepper Parr November 10th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   “Let’s just ban them completely” It was well into the meeting when Ward 5 Councillor Paul […]

The full story on how the 40 year lease for LaSalle Park came to be

By Pepper Parr November 10th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Politics is not what it used to be. The city is working towards a meeting with […]

Procedural bylaw matters - Clerk is setting out some adjustments

By Pepper Parr November 9th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   There was a bit of a rumbling and part of the earth that we know as […]

Leaf collection began today - November 9th - just one collection this year

By Staff November 9th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The City of Burlington’s revamped loose-leaf collection program started today – Monday, November 9th. Clearing the leaves […]

Opening things up doesn't seem to be working for us - is it a matter of 'lives over livelihoods?'

By Pepper Parr November 9th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Hopefully, there are some hard questions being asked within the groups of people who track the […]

LaSalle Park to get a solid review - lease has just over two years left.

By Staff November 9th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   LaSalle Park is back in the news. The land is owned by the city of Hamilton. Burlington […]

Members of Council have found a way to stiff people who want to address them

By Pepper Parr November 8th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   We wrote last week asking where have all the good delegators gone – those men and […]

Public kept out of the loop on all season outdoor patio debate

By Pepper Parr November 6th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   It was a Special meeting of City Council. Mayor has the right to call a Special […]

City will learn what Region thinks of the Official Plan sent to them recently

By Staff November 7th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Burlington’s New Official Plan is sailing through the Regional government bureaucracy at quite a clip After being […]

Up up and away to the sound of barking dogs

By Pepper Parr November 6th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The sun had yet to set but the dogs were barking loudly and whimpering from time […]

Family entertainment at Port Nelson United - November 21st - free admission

By Staff November 6th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON Local entertainment producer Robert Missen has teamed up with Trevor Copp and Valerie Tryon to put on a […]

Moving Beyond “Business as Usual” With Sustainability as the Driving Force

By Nicole Ramberg November 5th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   When the word “sustainability” is mentioned, what comes to mind? Maybe the battle that is climate […]

When was the last time you heard a good delegation?

By Pepper Parr November 5th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Where have all the good ones gone? Where are the dozen or so people who could […]

The kind of mask you wear now matters. Big question is: How do you know what kind of mask you are buying?

By Staff November 5th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON The following came from a CBC News broadcast. Canada has quietly revised its guidelines on how COVID-19 spreads […]

Casino Streaming means above all that it is about Good Entertainment.

By Andrew Walker November 5th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON Casino games are becoming increasingly popular in Canada – especially during the corona-crisis. They promise pure excitement […]

Campaign to Reduce Noise from Cars Results in More Than 1400 Charges

By Staff November 4th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) has completed its 2020 Project #Noisemaker strategic enforcement campaign. The region-wide project […]

Maintenance work on hydro towers - short term

By Staff November 4th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Hydro One will be conducting a maintenance project at Beachway Park and Hamilton Beach this fall. Ongoing […]

Burlington resident wins first place prize for Ligonier Valley Flash Fiction Contest

By Staff November 4th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON Heather Rath. Ligonier Valley Writers began in 1986 as the Friends of Ligonier, who were searching for a […]

Regional Medical Officer of Health updates community on the new Keeping Ontario Safe and Open Framework.

By Staff November 4th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Dr. Hamidah Meghani, Halton Region Medical Officer of Health released a statement yesterday afternoon. To the Halton […]