The Not for Profit sector meets a critical community mental health need

By Pepper Parr October 4th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Funding a Not for Profit is not easy. Along with operating the organization and finding the […]

Budget meetings being held - July flooding data isn't available - will not get to Council until November

By Pepper Parr October 4th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   The City’s Chief Administrative Officer had said that data on just what happened during the July […]

Is there going to be a candidate for the office of Mayor that is not sitting on the current city Council?

By Pepper Parr October 3rd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Word on the street is that there is an individual taking a hard look at running […]

Reports on the July floods expected in October will not available until early November - how can budget decisions be made?

By Pepper Parr October 3rd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   We learned this morning that the reports on how the July Flooding were going to impact […]

What is a Trojan horse and what might it mean about the hospital services available to you?

By Staff October 3rd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The CUPE Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE) and Ontario Health Coalition are kicking off a Trojan Horse […]

RBC: Far too many Canadians careless with information made available when online.

By Staff October 3rd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Royal Bank of Canada has created a security Index – the results suggest far too many Canadians […]

TeenTober at Burlington Public Library

By Staff October 2nd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   It’s time for TeenTober! TeenTober time – all of October Celebrated by libraries every October, TeenTober […]

Halton District School Board performs well above provincial average in Education Quality and Accountability results

By Staff October 2nd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Results released from the Ontario Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) show Halton District School Board (HDSB) […]

Ontario’s Minimum Wage Increases to  $17.20 an hour

By Staff October 1st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   David Piccini, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, issued the following statement on increasing the […]

NDP overtaking Liberals, opening door to challenge against Poilievre

By Staff October 2nd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   It is an opinion – nothing more than that. An opinion that is supported by significant polling […]

You knew it as the Pearl Street Cafe

By Pepper Parr October 1st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   It was once a delightful little Café where the food was nice and the surroundings were […]

Has the change to having staff return to the office begun?

By Pepper Parr October 1st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Has the change to having staff return to the office begun? Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy […]

Truth and Reconciliation Day in Burlington on September 30th, 2024

By Pepper Parr October 1st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   It was early evening. The weather was great. The crowd grey to about 100 people. Around […]

What is the Alinea  Corporation? A company that is going to change the Burlington we know today

By Pepper Parr September 30th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   What is the Alinea Corporation? The biggest land owner in the Region with huge holding in […]

BRAG: A Better Burlington is Within our Grasp

By Staff September 30th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   BRAG, a newly formed citizen action group has thrown down a gauntlet and let the city […]

Rivers: Conservatives in Name Only. 

“…..Pierre Poilievre’s recent remarks that the tax, when fully implemented, would lead to a “nuclear winter” of “mass hunger and malnutrition,” a dystopian nightmare in […]

East Plains United Church to Celebrate becoming an Affirming Ministry

By Staff September 28th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   East Plains United Church invites the public to attend a special Sunday service on September 29th at […]

What does Karina Gould do as House Leader ?

By Pepper Parr September 27th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   So just what does the House Leader do? Is there a job description? Last week Burlington […]

Hamilton brags about a $400 million deal to upgrade the airport - Burlington resident does a $620 trip to Iceland and Paris

By Pepper Parr September 26th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Hamilton announces a 49 year agreement with TradePort International Corporation to further develop and expand John C. […]

Entertainment Trends in the Toronto Area: What’s Up-And-Coming in 2025?

By Staff September 27th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   One of the best reasons to live near Toronto is to take part in its booming entertainment […]