50th today for the kind of leader this city is lucky to have.

By Pepper Parr May 9th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   He was never sure he was going to actually celebrate a 50th birthday – but there […]

School board trustees hear 24 delegations - fail to engage the people they were elected to represent.

By Pepper Parr May 9th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON Revised: This article has been revised based on information sent to us by trustee Papin The first […]

Burlington corporation described as having innovation in their DNA gets an important government contract.

By Pepper Parr May 8th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   As a photo-op and the announcement of a federal government grant for some innovative work it […]

A red Cadillac drew more attention than the drivers wanted - police took 3 into custody after a short chase.

By Staff May 8th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   On May 2nd 2017 shortly before midnight, a uniformed officer observed a red Cadillac driving in an […]

Annual Police Day - Saturday May 13th at police HQ in Oakville - a fine family event.

By Pepper Parr May 8th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   It’s an annual event – the 18th and an occasion when the police pull out all […]

Sports fields still closed - grounds still soaked.

By Staff May 8th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Due to extreme water saturation, the following sport fields are closed Monday May 8: • All natural […]

Delegations from 25 parents on the closing of high schools in Burlington begin tonight.

By Staff May 8th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   And now it comes down to the people who are going to be impacted directly by the […]

Rains drowns out the baseball schedule - opening game for The Herd set for May 12 in London

By Staff May 6, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   All that rain – it changed a lot of plans. The start of the 2017 Intercounty Baseball […]

Delegations for the first opportunity to address the public school board trustees announced

By Staff May 5th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Parents in Burlington have been waiting for months for their opportunity to address the Halton District School […]

City closes all its parks - both city and Conservation Authority watching closely.

By Staff May 5th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The city has closed all the parks. City of Burlington closes parks, urges caution during heavy rainfall […]

Creek levels are anticipated to crest within the urban creeks later today with flows levelling off within the larger rural creek systems overnight.

By Staff May 5th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Conservation Halton reports that as of this morning, rainfall gauges across the watershed have recorded rainfall totals […]

Burlington Transit Route 81 Detour Begins May 10 - will be in place for about two weeks

By Staff May 5th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Route 81 will detour between Mainway and North Service Road and travel along Corporate Drive starting May […]

Big Top will be going up in Lowville Park where two events will be performed.

By Staff May 5th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   There is an event that has taken place in Lowville for the past two years. It was […]

Rivers: As budgets go this is a pretty good one. Ontario is back as an economic powerhouse.

By Ray Rivers May 5th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, has had enough and is retiring from his official duties […]

Acquitted: Save the pigs advocate walks out of the courtroom

By Staff May 4th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   An Ontario Court judge has found animal activist Anita Krajnc not guilty of mischief for giving water […]

Drive thru workers are going to be front line observers for the police service - smart idea.

By Staff May 4th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   There is some pretty progressive thinking going on within the Halton Region Police Service. Not a place […]

Sport Field Status - all closed until noon on Monday

By Staff May 4th, 20127 BURLINGTON, ON The city has given up on the day to day notices about the state of the playing fields […]

Conservation Halton issues a flood watch notice - visions of 2014 begin to go through the minds of many.

By Staff May 4th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   There are parts of Burlington that are acutely aware of what a rainstorm can do. It was […]

Muir provides much more than a 250 wortd outline - at least the trustees know what they are going to hear - hopefully their questioning will be a deep as the information being put before them

By Staff May 4th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The School Board trustees are going to get an earful from Tom Muir when he addresses them […]

Bayview Park Leash-Free Area Closed - May 8 to 12, 2017

By Staff May 4th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON The Bayview Park Leash Free Area will be closed May 8 to 12, 2017 to allow for construction […]