Council nixes the idea of exemptions to the bylaw that has frozen developments; Mayor takes a swing at one developer.

By Pepper Parr April 3rd, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   It is now close to crystal clear that there will not be any exemptions to the […]

Mayor will hit the road to represent the city at Canadian conferences as well as internationally in France and Japan.

By Staff April 2, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Mayor Marianne Meed Ward is going to be packing her wardrobe, including those high heels, and hitting […]

Pot shop opens on Fairview - short line up on opening day.

By Staff April 1st, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   It wasn’t THE event in the city today. First couple of hours – a relatively short line […]

Will City Council go along with exemptions to the Interim Control bylaw?

By Staff April 1st, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   With the Interim Control just a couple of weeks old there is word that a number of […]

Event to celebrate Mothers takes a bit of a twist: performance contains mature language.

By Staff April 18th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Mother’s Day is taking on a different meaning at the Performing Arts Centre this year. The first […]

Mayor reports on her Red Tape - Red Carpet initiative.

By Staff April 1st, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON Mayor Meed Ward reports on her Red Tape Red Carpet Task Force, an initiative she announced at the […]

Using data to tell your story.

By Staff April 1st, 2019 Burlington, ON   With information coming at you faster than a mile a second – it is a challenge to […]

Rivers: More on SNC Lavalin - 'And that will be the last word on that.'

By Ray Rivers April 1st, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Former Clerk of the Privy Council – Michael Wernick chose to resign. Former Justice Minister and […]

Driver arrested after head-on collision and testing over 80mg.

By Staff March 30th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   A head on collision on Walkers Line Friday evening resulted in criminal charges being laid against a […]

Flood threat low - keep children away from creeks.

By Staff March 31st, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   The snowfall in the Escarpment was a lot heavier than in the urban areas on the weekend […]

Is the flow of news tightening in Burlington?

By Pepper Parr March 28th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   The Red Tape got a little sticky this morning. During the address she gave to the […]

Mayor pulls together 85+ business people to hear what works and what doesn't work at city hall.

By Staff March 28th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   It was billed as a major part of the way Marianne Meed Ward was going to serve […]

Two arrested for series of home break-ins across the GTA - caught at a Goodram home crime.

By Staff March 29th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   The Halton Regional Police Service arrested two suspects following a series of residential break and enters across […]

Rivers on solving the cost of education: Cutting the herd reduces the feed bill.

By Ray Rivers March 28th, 2109 BURLINGTON, ON “When students are currently preparing to go off to post-secondary education, we’re hearing from professors and employers […]

Stamp club advocated for a stamp comemorating the Avro Arrow for 12 years - next week Canada Post officials will give them a copy.

By Staff March 28th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   The is a small group that has been advocating for a postage stamp that celebrates the creation […]

There was a mink looking for lunch and a squirrel that didn't see things quite that way.

By Pepper Parr March 28th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   If you needed a word to describe Vince Fiorito – it would be environmentalist, with a […]

The sunshine list is in - better reading than the comic strips.

By Staff March 27th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   It is that time of year again – when we get to take a peek at just […]

Public gets an in-depth look at what a developer wants to do on Old Lakeshore Road.

By Pepper Parr March 27th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   The early announcement stunned a lot of people. 26 storeys high – 250 units with a […]

Students have been selected; course load is in place - iStem students will start classes in September.

By Pepper Parr March 27th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   It all started more than two years ago. It was a comment from a trustee who […]

Resident questions whether the free transit during off peak hours will make a difference.

By Staff March 27th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   A Burlington resident isn’t so sure that the city’s plans for free rides on the transit buses […]