Councillors are seeing development a little differently these days; some over-development might be something they are prepared to live with

By Pepper Parr June 9th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   The discussion was related to the development planned for 2083 Lakeshore Road. This is the property […]

Summer Reading Club starts in June

By Staff June 9th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   Books are your passport to adventure, so get ready to read across the globe this summer by […]

Why was the Art Gallery delegation this morning rushed through - and why were there no questions from Councillors?

By Pepper Parr June 9th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   Emma Sankey, Executive Director Art Gallery of Burlington along with Susan Busby, the past chair of […]

Bridge over Tuck Creek on New Street will cost $5,861,310.01

By Pepper Parr June 9th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   Council is being asked to award the tender for New Street bridge replacement at Tuck Creek […]

Prime Minister prepared to keep Parliament sitting longer if that s what is needed

By Pepper Parr June 9th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   What’s happening in Ottawa? iPolitics reports that: Prime Minister Mark Carney: ” …if Parliament needs to […]

Art Gallery rebuild will cost $116 million

By Pepper Parr June 9th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   The Motion for Council to Consider was to receive a presentation from Emma Sankey, Executive Director, […]

Federal government sends troops to fight forest fires

By Pepper Parr June 8trh, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   Prime Minister Mark Carney convened the federal government’s Incident Response Group to coordinate wildfire response efforts […]

The dream that died

By Pepper Parr June 8th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   There will be another delegation from the planners working for a developer on a project that […]

Ford government will sit for just 13 weeks in 2025

By Pepper Parr June 8th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   They keep getting elected. Ontario MPPs learned about their pay increase and their new pension plan […]

Food Insecurity: There is good news - we don't need to rely on charity - we already know what works

By Jasmine Ramze Rezaee June 7th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   Canada is in the grips of a deepening food-insecurity crisis — one that food […]

Mountainside pool opens today Will the ward Councillor be on hand for a photo op ?

By Staff June 7th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   We think this means summer is here or really close. Will the ward Councillor be on hand […]

First Canadian to fly into space left this earth earlier this week

By Pepper Parr June 7th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   I was meeting with people at the National Research Council (NRC) who were responsible for selecting […]

Mike Moffatt on Who Will Swing the Hammer?

By Pepper Parr June 6th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   The playing of the national anthem and an Oilers’ jersey on the Chair reflected the mood […]

City Traffic Operations spells out the problem: the solution? Go after Ministry of Transportation

By Staff June 6th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Part 2 of that traffic mess on the Mother’s Day weekend. Part 1 of this story had a […]

Citizen complains and something actually happens.

By Staff June 6th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Part 1 of a 2-part news feature. David Barker delegating before City Council. The following is a copy […]

Councillor Nisan elected to his seventh term on Federation Board

By Staff June 6th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   Halton Regional Councillor Rory Nisan was re-elected to the 2025-2027 FCM Board of Directors on June 1, […]

Employment numbers grim: PCs started new term with 63,000 jobs lost

By Tom Parkin June 6th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON Doug Ford’s $40M pre-election PR blitz gushed that things have never been better even while Ontario’s economy […]

Indigenous Peoples Day celebration at Spencer Smith Park - June 21st

By Staff June 5th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   National Indigenous Peoples Day is a happy, fun-filled free event. The Mayor would like to see all […]

City launches flood resilience campaign ahead of summer rainy season

By Staff June 5th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   As the summer rainy season approaches, the City is sharing its latest investments to make Burlington more […]

How Burlington businesses navigate expansion while preserving community values

By Sidsel Nørgaard June 4th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON It is essential for businesses to ensure that their growth strategies do not disrupt the unique fabric […]