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Body Positive - a Different Way of Looking at What Woman Look Like By Pepper Parr January 6th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON At the beginning of a year people make resolutions. Losing weight is one that is at […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	CondoGuide Available from Province - Best Information Source for Condo Buyers By Staff January 6, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON Buying a house is something most people know a little bit about. The Baxter was a very […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Seventy units proposed for a small lot in the Dundas Appleby area. Public meeting #2 - virtual By Staff January 6th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON It is a smallish development put forward by one of the premier developers in the city. The […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Tell me about Burlington – Part 2 By Pepper Parr January 6th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON “So you live in Burlington” you were asked. Nice place? As a city does it work?” […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Transparency and accountability get walloped by the Clerk's Office By Pepper Parr January 5th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON It will be a Receive and File report – no action will be taken unless there […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Online Payments Currently Unavailable By Staff January 5th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON Online payments for the services listed below are currently unavailable: • Parking Ticket Payment • Parking Permit […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
How did a three story building with a classic look end up being a squat ugly two story hair salon By Pepper Parr January 5th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON Alan Harrington is a bit of a history nut. He has spent a lot of his […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	The expensive field unit at Joseph Brant will begin taking in COVID-19 patients this week By Pepper Parr January 4th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON We fully expected that expensive tent put in place between the parking garage and the hospital […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Capital budget goes before Council next week - looking for approval to spend $72 million + By Pepper Parr January 4TH, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON We learn next week how city council wants to handle the budget request for $13,306,000 in […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Mayor celebrates a birthday as she prepares for a New Year By Staff January 4th, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON The birthday girl! Mayor Marianne Meed Ward, back from several days of R&R, steps into city hall […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Tell me about Burlington - part 1 By Pepper Parr January 4th, 2021, BURLINGTON, ON Part 1 of a series If someone asked you to “tell me all about Burlington” , “what […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	What would the fortune cookie predict for 2021? By Staff January 2nd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON Little did we know how prescient the first page of a section of the Globe and Mail […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Arrest Made After Shooting in Appleby GO Station Parking Lot By Staff January 2nd, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON The Halton Regional Police had a major case on their hands New Year’s Day. Shooting took place […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	It is our core values that will get us through 2021 - do we know what those values are? By Pepper Parr January 1st, 2021 BURLINGTON, ON It is going to be a tough year. It will be a long haul. There is […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
2020 didn't work out all that well. Let's see what we can do in 2021 Now that we are into 2021 let’s figure out how we are going to get through it – safely. Take care of each other and […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Has the postal service forgotten to report the Covid infections ? By Staff December 31st, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON UPDATE: Eight people are isolated, one confirmed infection in Burlington. Parcel service and letter mail started coming in […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Framework will guide vaccine prioritization - THIS is not what the public needs to hear By Pepper Parr December 31st, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON I am sure the ethical frame work, released by the province yesterday, within which the distribution of […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Are We Waiting for a Miracle because we aren't very good at common sense ? By Ray Rivers December 30th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON Premier Ford started an online petition to persuade the federal government to enhance border control, presumably […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
One nut case and one provincial cabinet minister who seem to think that the rules don't apply to them - great notes to end the year on By Pepper Parr December 30th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON OPINION An Ontario politician who has already been charged once for disobeying COVID-19 rules is blatantly breaking […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	A full moon and common sense don't seem to mix By Staff December 30th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON There is something about the strength of a full moon – the tug it has on our […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)