Rivers sees a different future for Hamilton - he is mum on Burlington.

By Ray Rivers March 24th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   In a couple of weeks the City of Hamilton will be hosting its Big Picture event, […]

Board of education wants your input on the next budget - they make it quick and easy.

By Pepper Parr March 23, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Spending as much as five minutes on what is normally the snooze of the season is […]

Burlington's MP - Karina Gould: She has been on a very steep learning curve during the past two years - and done rather well.

By Pepper Parr March 23, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The Gazette was able to get a short period of time with the Minister of Democratic […]

Job fair - April 5th at Convention centre.

By Pepper Parr March 23rd, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Growing an economy is not easy. Almost every second word that comes out of the mouths […]

The number of people who completed the high school closing survey and the quality of the data has become a focus for the PAR participants.

By Pepper Parr March 22, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Quantitative? Qualitative? How many people responded to the survey and was there balance in the responses. […]

PARC members are told that they are in a dirty fight and are being forced to oppose their colleagues and parents from other communities.

By Pepper Parr March 22, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The gloves are coming off! While the Board of Education is considering adding more time for […]

Shop lifters unaware of just how strong the police surveillance is at high traffic retail locations actually is.

By Staff March 22, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   On January 14th 2017, two male suspects were seen at Costco in Burlington where they began to […]

Parents reviewing school closing options might get more time to do the job they want to do.

By Pepper Parr March 22, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   It was a very productive meeting and the Program Accommodation Review heard comments that several thought […]

First look at the second survey data suggests that the 1611 people who responded don't want any of their schools closed.

By Pepper Parr March 22, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Capturing data that is valid, balanced and detailed enough to tell research analysts what people think […]

One weekend left to enjoy skiing at Glen Eden

By Staff March 21st, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Spring skiing can be really nice. It’s a chance to get an early start on your tan. […]

The school bus was stolen - it is yellow - you can't miss it.

By Staff March 21st, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Between March 10th and March 20th 2017, unknown suspect(s) stole a 1999 International Model 3800 72 passenger […]

High end and very expensive bikes stolen from homes where the garage door was left open.

By Staff March 21, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Bikes that go for $4000 and $5100 a pop have been stolen from garages in the city […]

Police to host an Open House that will focus on fraud and the damage it does.

By Staff March 21st, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   We are into the annual Fraud Prevention Month during which the Halton Regional Police Service Regional Fraud […]

Key data will not be available to the PARC until their final meeting.

By Staff March 20th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   IPSOS Reid will not complete the analysis and formatting of the data on parent views related to […]

Brand names catch our eye - we tend to trust them. look twice before responding.

By Pepper Parr March 20th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   If your household is anything like mine the Netflix subscription is key to whatever time there […]

PARC members getting the short end of the stick and then expected to deliberate wisely without data and faulty information.

By Pepper Parr March 20th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The leading news story this past few months has been the work being done by the […]

Ten confirmed cases of rabies in raccoons in less than a year.

By Staff March 20th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   There have been 10 confirmed cases of raccoon strain rabies found in three skunks and seven raccoons […]

The long arm of the law reached from Halton Region to Surrey British Columbia.

By Staff March 20, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   There was a time that all you had to do was skip town and your problems with […]

The PAR committee needs to find its voice this week and require the Board of Education to treat them more professionally.

By Pepper Parr March 20th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   With Spring Break over and most of the snow melted away the citizens of the city […]

There is an owl and a pussy cat and fields full of apple trees - where is the connection? In the paint brush of the artist - Tamara Kwapich.

By Pepper Parr March 20, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   She was born in Burlington, graduated from Lester B. Pearson High School and went on to […]