Burlington oncologist self isolating with her husband: This is not the time to fumble the flow of information to the public.

By Pepper Parr March 12th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The oncologist, who works at the Juravinski Cancer Centre in Hamilton and lives in Burlington, was […]

A collection of declarative statements - intended to change minds.

By Staff March 11th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The language is a little stilted but the collection of Wheras statements tell the story. The standing […]

The Halton Conservation Authority as you know it is under threat; have your say

Pepper Parr March 11th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The Halton Conservation Authority is much more than the group that operates the ski lifts at Mt […]

Community Climate Action Plan lumbers forward

By Pepper Parr March 11th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The citizens of the city got an opportunity to have their say on how Climate Change […]

First incident of COVID19 in Halton confirmed: patient is in isolation.

By Pepper Parr March 11th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   We knew it was going to happen – the when was the question. When was today […]

Staff present Climate Action Plan - delegations would like to see it move along more quickly

By Pepper Parr March 10th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Start with a 91 page report, then look at the delegation list – 17 people who […]

Community agency steps in to inform the public on the COV19 virus: MoH is MIA

By Pepper Parr March 9th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Last week Judy Pryde, Executive Director of Community Living Burlington, wrote to Parents, Guardians and members […]

Who sold the Millcroft land to who and what did they pay?

By Staff March 8th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The public record indicates that: Gord Buck, developer “ARGO Land Development (Argo (Millcroft) Limited)” paid $5M to […]

Rivers: Is the US presidential election going to be a replay of 2016 ?

By Ray Rivers March 7th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Haven’t we seen this movie before? In the Tin Cup, Kevin Costner plays a talented golfer […]

Teaching assistants sign agreement with public school board

By Staff March 7th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The Halton District School Board announced on Friday that earlier in the week the Board of Trustees […]

Mayor opens the kimono a little bit more - says 'some of the appeals could be resolved quickly'

By Pepper Parr March 6th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   It is still coming out in dribs and drabs but at least the people who are […]

A developers view on the housing industry in Burlington

By Staff March 6th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The developers who are either building residential towers that are 20 stories plus or have applications to […]

Racoon babies being born earlier this year - the result of climate change?

By Staff March 6th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   A company involved in removing unwanted wildlife got a call for humane removal of 5 baby raccoons […]

Could you please remove my last name and just call me xxxx. I am very frightened ...

By Pepper Parr March 6th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The frantic emails came in at 5:47 pm; then 5:55 pm and again at 6:04 pm […]

Mayor has little to say about the 31 appeals to the "historic" decision made by council to the Official Plan.

By Pepper Parr March 5th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Those troubling 31 appeals to the city changes in the Official Plan? Here is what we […]

Legal cannabis retail outlets seem to have to compete wieth illegal operations who are running into problems with the police.

By Staff March 6th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Burlington may have five retail cannabis operations but they aren’t getting all the business. The illegal market […]

Shakespeare at the Rock on the move - Dundurn Castle is their new home.

By Pepper Parr March 5th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   In the summer the Tottering Biped Theatre (TBT) creates contemporary, highly physical interpretations of Shakespeare. Since […]

Protecting yourself from fraud and scams: Crime Stoppers sponsors police event.

By Staff March 4th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   When an individual finds that they have become a victim of a fraudulent act or a scam […]

Spring run off can create dangerous situation for children playing near water - keep them away until it is safe

By Staff March 4th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Conservation Halton reminds residents of dangers that can exist near streams, rivers, ponds and lakes around this […]

Millcroft resident are MAD - preparing to take on the developer who wants to add 98 homes to the golf course lands

By Staff March 4th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   If you live in Millcroft – you know all about this issue – Millcroft Greens is proposing […]