FEEL THE BURL: A Comedy Cabaret Series at the Performing Arts Centre on Friday

By Staff February 26th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   With their child sitters on duty and their cell phones almost on silent, comedic artists, best friends […]

Parking Screening Office closed today - Tuesday

By Staff February 26th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON Parking screening office – located on ground floor The Parking Screening Office will be closed on Wednesday, Feb. […]

Regions to issue debentures for $17 million - $10 million will be for Burlington.

By Staff Feb 25th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   There was an item in a recent Regional Council agenda. It was the passing of a bylaw […]

Report on role advisory committees play at city hall to be discussed on Tuesday.

By Staff February 25th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   It is billed as the Report of the Volunteer Members of the Citizen Advisory Committee Review Team. […]

Police now have a satellite system that passed its first set of tests.

By Staff February 25th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   What will you do when you look at the rear view mirror and spot the police cruiser […]

Mayor studying to earn a Chartered Director designation - doesn't reveal who is paying for the expensive course.

By Pepper Parr February 25th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   At a Standing Committee earlier in the month we thought we heard Mayor Marianne Meed Ward […]

A small number of families took part in the 30-60 Winter Challenge - enough to build upon.

By Pepper Parr February 24th 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The weather certainly co-operated. There was some really good snow which helped make the December, January […]

An additional 100 new homes reported to be planned for the Millcroft community. Couple of golf holes to disappear

By Pepper Parr February 21st, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Sometime during Mayor Goldring’s second term he said that the intensification that was going to take […]

Nelson Aggregates clears the first of many hurdles to creating a large park on the quarry properties on Guelph Line

By Pepper Parr February 20th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Ward 3 Councillor Rory Nisan finally got to meet the people doing the pre-development work for […]

Community Development Halton taking a closer look at Human Rights for those in the not for profit sector.

By Staff February 20th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Community Development Halton is holding an introductory workshop to basic human rights principles as it relates to […]

Plans to re-design the Millcroft golf course and add some housing: Mayor not in the loop at the beginning

By Pepper Parr February 20th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   This morning, at around 10:00 am, the Mayor and a councillor issued a joint statement related […]

Three arrested and charged with vehicle theft

By Staff February 19th, 2020 BURLINGTON, 0N   Here is how it went. A van was stolen in Toronto. The driver gassed up in Burlington […]

What Burlington offers that our New York neighbours do not

By Thomas Blake February 20th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Burlington is a fabulous city to spend time in, as any who lives there will know. […]

Mayor has a plan on how she will attempt to have some boundaries and designations changed.

By Staff February 20th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Beside the issue of buildings that too many people thought were just too high – the issue […]

Canada’s residential school history is to be told on the Main Theatre stage at Performing Arts Centre

By Staff February 19th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The Mush Hole, a heart-breaking piece by Kaha:wi Dance Theatre that moves through Canada’s residential school history […]

Chilly Half Marathon March 1st - Road Closures!

By Staff February 19, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The true believer running crowd will be out on the roads March 1st for the Chilly Half […]

MP reflects on value of listening, even to a small minority, to reach common ground

By Staff February 19th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Milton MP Adam van Koeverden in a former occupation. Adam van Koeverden, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister […]

Spring/Summer Live and Play program registration opens February 22 - online and in person

By Staff February 19th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Burlington adults, aged 19+ and 55+, will be able to register for Spring/Summer Live and Play programs […]

Councillor gets a 'bum steer' from staff as she is learning to do her job.

By Pepper Parr February 19th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   During the very difficult meeting at which the Audit Committee discussed the report the auditor had […]

How much risk does the city tolerate? Flooding was never a serious risk before 2014; it is now . There is now a Risk Registry

By Pepper Parr February 18th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The word risk is creeping into sentences in documents and conversations around city hall. City Manager […]