Rivers: Who do we hold accountable if we fail to stop climate warming?

By Ray Rivers December 19th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON “President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Rick Scott, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, and others who oppose action to […]

Glen Eden will open Friday - lifts will operate from 8:30 am to 9:30 pm

By Staff December 19th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Pick the slope you want. Glen Eden will be opening the hill and spinning the lifts on […]

Region releases figures setting out new house builds for 2020

By Staff December 19th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   If you want to know what the growth of residential housing is going to look like for […]

Rotary Centennial Pond re-opens on Thursday.

By Staff December 18th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   The Rotary Centennial Pond will be open on Thursday It wasn’t exactly warm yesterday – but outdoor […]

Criminal code charges laid against Sean Baird may impact a lot of vested interests in the city.

By Pepper Parr December 18th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   The announcement that the police had a warrant to arrest Sean Baird may have had a […]

The community is seriously divided on the private tree bylaw - so is council but the

By Staff December 18th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   It has been a contentious issue for close to a decade. It was impossible to find a […]

Is the staff compliment climbing just a little too quickly?

By Pepper Parr December 17th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Is anyone doing a staff compliment count? How many people have been added to the number […]

Long long debates - strong differences of opinion - but council voted to create a Private Tree Bylaw on a 5-2 vote.

By Pepper Parr December 17th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   They did it. City Council passed a private tree bylaw during debates that got close to […]

Nothing festive about city hall - about as welcoming as a county jail.

By Pepper Parr December 17th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   The talk is about making city hall a more service oriented place. Making it a place […]

Council was half an hour short of approving a budget Monday night.

By Pepper Parr December 16th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Mayor Meed Ward, sporting her civic “bling” ran a tight council meeting – was challenged twice […]

Party Clean Up - At the very least, you should clear up the dishes and glasses and put them in the dishwasher.

By Jeremy Biberdorf December 17th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Hosting a party is fun and exciting. Whether it’s Christmas, New Year or a special birthday […]

Holiday happenings city side: pools, parking, ice, transit - the whole nine yards.

By Staff December 17th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   A number of City administrative services will be closed for the holidays on Tuesday, December 24, 2019, […]

Skating at the Rotary Centennial Pond is on hold until the water-main break is repaired.

By Staff December 16th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Just when it was getting to be really ice skating outdoors weather – a water-main break at […]

Provincial Police issue arrest warrant for Sean Baird; charged with serious Criminal Code offenses.

By Staff December 16th, 20119 BURLINGTON, ON   Marianne Meed Ward celebrating her election win in October 2018 Mayor Marianne Meed Ward announced this morning […]

Walking the talk - crafting a budget that focuses on climate change issues hasn't put members of council in electric cars.

By Pepper Parr December 16th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON We were advised by the Office of the Mayor this afternoon that “The vehicle the Mayor uses […]

Sheila Jones named new Executive Director of Strategy, Risk & Accountability

By Pepper Parr December 16th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Sheila Jones is the successful candidate for the position of Executive Director of Strategy, Risk & […]

Gould gets her marching orders: The 2019 mandate letter.

        December 13th, 2019 Dear Ms. Gould: Thank you for agreeing to serve Canadians as Minister of International Development. On Election […]

Aldershot to get its own retail cannabis outlet.

By Staff December 13th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has received an application for a fourth cannabis retail […]

Andrew Scheer got this one right: Liberals in the House didn't support his motion.

By Ray Rivers December 13th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Readers will know that it is not often I agree with Andrew Scheer. But I was […]

Can you identify this suspect? Call the police or Crime Stoppers.

By Staff December 12th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   He may not have wanted his picture taken – the police now want to take a clearer […]