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Ways of the Woods Camp for 2025 - Fresh Air, Fun and Endless Adventures By Staff March 13th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Registration is now open for Conservation Halton’s Ways of the Woods day camps for summer 2025. […] 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)	Lyrics & Poetry Open Mic at the Central Library By Staff March 13th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Lyrics & Poetry Open Mic Wed Apr 30 \| 7-8:30pm \| CENTRAL Are you a writer, poet, […] 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)
Canada’s Digital Transformation: 4 Trends To Keep An Eye On By Julieta Belen Correa March 13th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Since the beginning of the internet and the popularization of computers, the way we 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)	British bureaucrats labelling Black pupils as ‘educationally subnormal’. By Pepper Parr March 13th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON British MPs are calling for an inquiry into labelling of black pupils as ‘educationally subnormal’. Black […] 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 Burlington’s Job Market Is Evolving: Emerging Industries and In-Demand Skills By Katerina Orr March 13th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Burlington’s job market isn’t what it was a few years ago. Back then, things felt stable—predictable […] 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)	Mark Carney era will begin Friday - Trudeau resigns and Carney gets sworn in By Pepper Parr March 12th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON The Mark Carney era will begin Friday when the former Governor of both the Bank 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)
It will be a fun event for a cause worth supporting By Staff March 12th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON This one is worth supporting. A night to celebrate HDSB student talent, music, dance, and more, LIVE […] 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 being played as fools? By Pepper Parr March 12th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON I think we were just had. A photo op – is this the way the country […] 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)
Presto card now loaded with savings opportunities By Pepper Parr March 12th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON I don’t think we saw this one coming. The Swiss Army Knife of swipable card world. […] 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)	Blood Moon' Lunar Eclipse Is Just Days Away: How and When to Watch It By Staff March 12, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Most of the US will have a great chance to see the first lunar eclipse since 2022. […] 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 majority of Americans don't see Canada as a 51st state - unless that is what we wanted By Staff March 12th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON 60% of Americans say they have no interest in Canada joining, 32% say only if Canada wants […] 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)	Powerful forces are moving very rapidly - can we keep it all together? By Pepper Parr March 12th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Managing the tariffs that President Donald Trump declares and then changes his mind on, only to […] 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's an awkward situation - but its what we have at this point By Pepper Parr March 11th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON It’s an awkward situation. The man standing up to the President of the United States 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)	Kudos to plumbing supplier for supporting the water needs of Indigenous communities By Staff March 11th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON The World Plumbing Day announcements are giving a whole new meaning to the concept of giving back. […] 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 deal in the first 100 days? Most Americans & Canadians say it’s unlikely Trump meets goal to end Ukraine-Russia war By Staff March 11th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Canadians and Americans agree Russia started the war and Russia is prolonging it After a seemingly calm […] 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)	King Road to be closed until April 9th - Jefferson salamanders get to use the road to find a mate to breed with By Staff March 1th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON A small creature that few people have ever seen has had an impact far out of proportion to […] 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)
Justin Trudeau takes the chair he sat on in the House of Commons as a personal momento By Staff March 11th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON The day of the gold watch given at retirement seems to have come to an end. Prime […] 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)	Rivers on: Turning the Page in Canada By Ray Rivers March 10th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON My opponent, Pierre Poilievre, is a lifelong politician who worships at the altar of the free market, […] 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)
Doug does it: slaps New York, Michigan and Minnesota with 'tariff response charge' By Staff March 10th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON The province expects to raise an estimated $300,000 to $400,000 per day, through a “tariff response charge” […] 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 less than fitting end to a heritage structure. By Staff March 10th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON It’s an awkward compromise – squeezing a heritage structure in between two mid-rise buildings. The creative thinking […] 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)