Was the approving of the Official Plan by Council this morning a rushed event?

By Pepper Parr October 8th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   For a document that is as critical to a municipality as its Official Plan the version […]

Ireland House Museum offering private group workshops.

By Staff October 7th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Book a Heritage Workshop at Ireland House Museum with your private group of 4-6 people, $30/person. All […]

Residents invited to take part in high powered panel to discuss city Integrated Mobility Plan

By Pepper Parr October 7th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Residents are invited to participate in yet another free virtual event on the City’s Integrated Mobility […]

Council passes a new Official Plan

By Pepper Parr October 7th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   At 10:26 am, Burlington city council approved their version of an Official Plan. Mayor Meed Ward […]

Old Timers Hockey Club has suspended all games until further notice

By Pepper Parr October 7th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The increase in COVID infections in the community has led the Old Timers Hockey Club to […]

The Nelson Quarry expansion made it to the Council table

By Staff October 7th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON This article is one of a series on the process the quarry application will go through.. Part 2 […]

Skating programs returning to select rinks

By Staff October 7th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON Public Skating, Skate 19+ and the Sticks and Pucks Program will return to Appleby Ice Centre (1201 Appleby […]

New Secure Bike Lockers to be installed at Burlington GO

By Staff October 7th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Good news for cyclists. As part of the construction work being done on the elevators at Burlington […]

Council agrees - free December parking will end due to abuse

By Pepper Parr October 6th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   You are going to have to pay to park downtown in December – it has been […]

Burlington GO station elevators to be upgraded - work will take 2 1/2 months

By Pepper Parr October 6th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Good news and news that is not all that good for people with accessibility issues. Work […]

Lots of height, several different forms of housing - not much in the way of amenities and no one speaking up for the new residents when they arrive

By Pepper Parr October 6th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   During the virtual public pre-consultation given by the ADI Development people last week the number of […]

That Free P - it Went Down the Drain

By Staff October 6th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON.   It was too good to last. Or was it a case of the perk being abused by […]

Art for the entrance to the Joseph Brant Museum - public input is the next step

By Staff October 6th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The City of Burlington is commissioning an Ontario-based Indigenous artist to create a permanent public art piece […]

Schedule for Her Worship Marianne Meed Ward - Mayor of Burlington

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The full picture of the ADI Station West development - row housing along with 39 storey structures

By Pepper Parr October 5th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The first of the Public presentations of a new development under the new rules took place […]

HDSB Chair Points Out That Spending Reserve Funds is Robbing Peter to Pay Paul

By Pepper Parr October 5th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The flow of information from the Halton District School Board and the parents with children in […]

Halton Regional Police Arrest Burlington Resident for a Series of Break and Enters

By Staff October 5th, 2020 BURLINGTON,. ON The Halton Regional Police Service – 3 District Criminal Investigations Bureau – has concluded a month-long investigation involving […]

Taste of Burlington begins on a wonderful fall day - dine in or take out offered

By Michele Bogle October 5, 2020 BURLINGTON, ONTARIO   The Taste of Burlington 2020 launches today with 35 of your favourite participating restaurants offering their […]

Citizen group disagrees with Council decision.

October 4th, 2020 Last week Council endorsed the recommendations from the Planning department on the Scoped Review of the Downtown Core portion of the […]

Premier Doug Ford: A Man Without a Plan

By Ray Rivers October 3rd, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Haven’t we seen this movie before? The eagerness to open up the economy before the virus […]