Interim city manager will know where the bodies are buried as he renews relationships with staff members who have come on board since left the city in 2008

By Pepper Parr December 29th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   A follow up on Tim Commisso, the Interim City Manager who will show up for work […]

Jane McKenna gets attention she may not have wanted in major media.

By Pepper Parr December 29th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Burlington’s MP, Jane McKenna, managed to get her name in the Globe and Mail on Friday. […]

Speak wisely, act wisely and that wisdom will trickle down to the people you are there to serve.

By Pepper Parr December 28th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Stu Parr, who is not a relative nor a friend – we’ve never met; made a […]

Some Big names performed at the Central arena that turned 50 this year.

By Staff December 28th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Central Arena is now 50 years old. The milestone was marked by a Tim Horton’s Free Holiday […]

Rivers; his 19 predictions for 2019 - personally he plans to hibernate.

By Ray Rivers December 27, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   There is no reason to be generally optimistic about the prospects for the upcoming year. Near […]

Ron Foxcroft made a Member of the Order of Canada.

By Pepper Parr December 27th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Ron Foxcroft was made a Member of the Order of Canada today. The investiture ceremony will […]

The vision Meed Ward had in January of this year. Is this the Burlington we will see going forward?

By Pepper Parr December 26th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON This is a story the Gazette published almost a year ago. It was about a series of […]

For unto us ...

By Pepper Parr December 25th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   The shopping is done. The family is gathered to celebrate and enjoy the company of each […]

Twas the night before ...

By Staff December 25th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   There is a Christmas story and there is a Christmas story. Both are beautiful. One shaped the […]

Ward 2 Councillor Lisa Kearns sets the pace for the rest of the Council members.

By Pepper Parr December 23rd, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   She is off to an exceptionally good start. Lisa Kearns was the first out of the […]

Local resident to be made a Member of the Order of Canada

By Pepper Parr December 22nd, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   This is both a Burlington and a Hamilton story. A Membership in the Order of Canada […]

Glen Eden to open on Saturday: snow making machines have been working around the clock.

By Staff December 22, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Hard to believe but Conservation Halton announced that Glen Eden will open Saturday, weather permitting at 8:30 […]

Rivers on Patrick Brown Part Two - He said, She said

By Ray Rivers December 22, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   “Sexual misconduct is an umbrella term for any misconduct of a sexual nature that is of […]

City services holiday schedule: transit, courts, parks and recreation.

By Staff December 21st, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   A number of City of Burlington administrative services will be closed for the holidays on Monday, December […]

Real Estate firm collects 27,797 pairs of socks for the homeless.

By Staff December 21st, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   What would a pile with 27, 797 pairs of socks look like? Leslie Bullock reports that “thanks […]

Appleby Ice Centre - Rink 4 closed for repairs; December 22 to January 5th.

By Staff December 22nd, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON The Appleby Free Skate is sponsored by Tim Hortons.   Appleby Ice Centre – Rink 4 is shut […]

Tim Commisso, former Burlington General Manager, brought back to serve as interim General Manager for six months

By Staff December 21, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   A refreshing change. The tough look of a bean counter? Tom Commisso to serve as interim city […]

New city council will need to ground itself and understand the mistakes that were made in the past in order to ensure they don't get repeated.

By Staff December 18th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   There is a lot of celebrating and congratulating of the new city council sworn in on December […]

The Rocca Sisters advise that Burlington is currently a housing 'sellers market'

By Staff December 18th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   With inventory levels at a five year low for this time of year (with the exception of […]

Boards of education across the province learn of funding cuts after 4:30 pm on a Friday afternoon.

By Pepper Parr December 18th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   A Friday afternoon, days before schools close down the Christmas holiday, isn’t the time that senior […]