Minimum wages in Ontario raised by $1.05 an hour

By Pepper Parr October 1st, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON David Piccini, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, issued the following statement on the minimum […]

Unearthing the Best Online Slots Destination

Karina Rysberg Bay October 2nd, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Slotomania: Unearthing the Best Online Slots Destination If you’re looking for the best online slots, […]

Resident provides data putting the recent City Manager salary increase in context

By Staff September 30th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON City Manager Tim Commisso – got a 25% bump is salary. The $63,000 increase is more than many […]

One-Fifth Of Homeowners Worry

By Zoe Demarco September 29th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Soaring interest rates are inducing anxiety in nearly half of Canadian homeowners for whom mortgage renewal […]

MAD needs far more than they have raised: a possible 15-20% drop in housing prices doesn't appear to be much of a motivator

By Staff September 29th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Millcroft Against Bad Development (MAD) reports they have been “hard at work since 2020, pulling together a […]

Truth and Reconciliation - How far have we come?

By Pepper Parr September 29th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Truth and Reconciliation – How far have we come? It was a report that opened up […]

Cogeco Neighbourhood Rink Program - applications due no later than November 30th

By Staff September 28th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   City hall is encouraging neighbours to come together to maintain outdoor community ice rinks this winter at […]

More than 315 big ones: City is now paying City Manager $315,495.00

By Pepper Parr September 28th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   $63,099.00 – not too shabby. That’s not the salary – that’s the increase City Council went […]

Is this good community engagement ?

By Staff September 28th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Mayor Marianne Med Ward once said that she had 17 different platforms through she could communicate with […]

What do you do when a photo op was a mistake: begin the damage control

By Pepper Parr September 28th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Sometimes the photo op is an unfortunate mistake. Burlington’s MP Karina Gould chose to take part […]

Getting Back to Basics Leading to Better Student Outcomes

    By Staff September 28th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   EQAO results show modest improvement in reading, writing and math scores across the province. This […]

Heritage report is a very detailed document: public meetings in October

By Staff September 28th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   The final report for the Downtown Heritage Study and Engagement Program is now available for viewing: click […]

Marit Stiles: 'People have lost trust in this government.'

By Staff September 28th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Marit Stiles going after the government during debate in the Legislature Marit Stiles, Leader of the Opposition […]

City Councillor take part in a United Nations meeting - didn't appear to say much about the trip

By Pepper Parr September 27th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON We missed this one. Ward 2 Councillor Rory Nisan found himself in a seat at the United […]

Is the future of a Council member the driving force behind a move to change municipal funding

By Pepper Parr September 27th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON Municipalities are basically broke. They tax the residents – and the residents threaten to vote them all […]

Call it what it is - two faced behaviour from a Mayor who should know better

By Pepper Parr September 27th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON OPINION The gall; the astounding level of hypocrisy. During the closing half hour of the City Council […]

If you have a 'community programming' idea call City Hall

By Pepper Parr September 27th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   In an announcement on Twitter (X) the city administration point out that they are still looking […]

The Last Post - advertises a virtual soak-bath in maple syrup for the soul.

By Alan Harrington September 26th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Just before Burlington Post’s last “print version” came off the presses last week, it ran an […]

A candidate announces her plans to seek the nomination to be the Conservative candidate in the next federal election

By Pepper Parr September 27th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Does Emily Brown know something the rest of us don’t know? Emily Brown: She has announced […]

Legitimacy of a Fast Payout Casino

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