Council returns to budget deliberations and immediately goes into a CLOSED session

By Pepper Parr February 25th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON Updated on February 25th: 11:07 am A day off doesn’t seem to have changed a thing. No […]

Security guard tries to extort people in mandatory 14 day quarantine: charged sexual assault as well

By Staff February 24th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Tough enough being quarantined – but imagine a security guard trying to extort money from you and […]

A housing strategy for Burlington - virtual event March 8th, Survey opens March 1st

By Staff February 24th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Housing in Burlington covers the full spectrum. From the outrageously expensive to the basement apartment that is […]

Public did not get a chance to hear about the proposal that could have reduced $1.46 million from the budget

By Pepper Parr February 24th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Just what was the hullabaloo all about? It was about a possible $1,466,000 savings that had […]

Public School Board releases Multi Year Plan - The world changed while the plan was being written

By Pepper Parr February 24th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   The Halton District School Board released its Multi Year Plan for the period 2020-2024 earlier this […]

Council wasn't able to get to that magic 3.99% tax increase on Tuesday - they will try again on Thursday

By Pepper Parr February 23rd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   It was late; 9:45 pm. They had been going at it since 9:30 in the morning. […]

Inoculation locations announced - just waiting for the vaccines to arrive

By Staff February 23, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Halton Region is ready to open our vaccination clinics for prioritized populations once vaccine supplies are secured […]

Regional Health Unit Preparing to Begin Mass Inoculation - Putting the Infrastructure in Place Now

By Pepper Parr February 20th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Working our way through winter days that at times have a beauty of their own; getting […]

Council to Try and Finalize the City Operational Budget Next Week.

By Pepper Parr February 20th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Council will buckle down this week to determine city’s 2021 budget . The plan is to […]

Region decides to appeal the decision on the CN hub - taking it to the Federal Court

By Staff February 20th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Stunned by the federal government decision to approve the CN rail hub that is proposed for the […]

Regional Public Health Unit Passes on what the Province Dictates

By Staff February 19TH, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   We asked the Regional Health Unit for an update on who will get vaccinated first. We received […]

A Confidential Issue on the City Operating Budget ? Why?

By Pepper Parr February 19th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   Have you ever seen something like this before? BAR forms (Budget Action Requests) are documents Councillors […]

Mayor sued for $1 million by Sean Baird - 11 others included in the Statement of Claim. City will pick up the Mayor's legal expenses

By Pepper Parr February 18th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON OPINION CORRECTION: The $2150,000 for malicious and high handed conduct should have been $250,000   Sean Baird […]

Council and Staff are in agreement on 27 changes to the budget - Stolte doesn't hop on that band wagon - asks for a 10% cut in the Council payroll

By Pepper Parr February 18th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   They are referred to as BAR (Budget Action Request), forms that each Council member can submit […]

Regional Public Health Unit Ready for the day the COVID19 vaccines arrive

By Pepper Parr February 18th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   The day the COVID19 vaccines arrive, expect the Prime Minister to make an announcement on how […]

Regional government is staffed and ready to go the minute vaccines arrive - the concern is that the Covid variants will get here first.

By Pepper Parr February 17th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   During an in depth meeting at which Dr Hamidah Meghani and Halton Region CAO Jane McCaskill […]

A New Scam - Aimed at People Who Buy a lot Online

By Staff February 17th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   This scam is perfidious – deceitful and untrustworthy. Many of us have resorted to buying on line […]

Charges Laid Against Halton Regional Police Service Officer

By Staff February 17th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   A uniform member of the Halton Regional Police Service has been charged with offences under the Criminal […]

Burlington Recreation Programming Slowly re-opening Safely.

By Staff February 17th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON Recreation facilities welcome back participants in recreation programming that will start to re-open with a phased approach starting […]

One student in one Burlington public school was found to be infected yesterday - numerous infections found throughout the Region

By Staff February 17th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON   It should come as no huge surprise – COVID19 infections are being reported at several schools in […]