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What Is Better Than FREE? What do you think about risk free? By James Burchill January 12th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON Oh come on! FREE is free. Zero, zip, nada, zilch. What on earth could be better than […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Mild temperatures and rainfall, combined with the partial melt of existing snow-pack, we mean increased flows in creeks and streams. By Staff January 11th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON Conservation Halton advises that Environment Canada is forecasting 15 to 25 mm of rainfall beginning later this […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Once Cabinet Minister Karina gets used to the car and a driver she can begin to figure out how to reform the way we elect government's in the future. By Pepper Parr January 10th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON Karina Gould, 29, is the youngest female cabinet minister in Canadian history. And now she has […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Impaired driving charges lower this year - but still to high. By Staff January 10, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) has released its impaired driving statistics for 2016, including its annual […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Karina Gould enters Cabinet as Minister of Democratic Institutions. By Staff January 10th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON Wow! Not yet 30 and named a member of Cabinet. Karina Gould, minutes after being sworn in […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Watching a television show in a high school auditorium seemed like a fun thing to do. By Pepper Parr January 10th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON Maybe 150 people came out to basically watch a television program, including the commercials, in a […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
At least three a day - they don't stop because someone always falls for the scam. Like red lights - be cautious. By Staff January 10th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON They never stop – at least three attempt to get personal information come through an email address. […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Burlington ranks #5 on the monogamy scale...Hmm? By Staff January 10th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON While we appear to rank as the #1 mid-sized city in Canada as one of the best […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
$140,000 sculpture opportunity - you've got ten days to express an interest. By Pepper Parr January 10th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON Something just didn’t’ seem right about this one. Perhaps it is because we don’t understand the […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Politicians and Integrity - involves living so people are able to trust in the promises that are made. By Dr. Wendy Hofman January 10, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON Integrity is an integral part of leadership. In politics, it is becoming non-existent. It is […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Help make HMCS Haida the flagship of the Canadian fleet - one of the Canada 150 projects that isn't going to cost any money. By Pepper Parr January 9th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON There is always a certain amount of rivalry – call it give and take – between […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Pay increases recommended for members of city council. By Pepper Parr January 9th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON How much are we going to pay the members of city council? The recommendation is to […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Police have video of 19 year old male falling off the roof of Nelson high school. By Staff January 7th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON The Halton Regional Police Service are continuing the investigation into the death of a 19 year old […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	City fumbles with the technology used to record votes, make visual presentations and has to work with lousy cameras in the council chamber. We look like buffoons.. By Pepper Parr January 7th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON It wasn’t the best way to end the year but it was what it was. After […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Central high parents to premiere a CBC television drama in the high school auditorium Monday night. By Staff January 7th, 20017 BURLINGTON, ON It’s back to school for everyone on Monday – the students show up sometime before 9 am […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Body of a dead male, thought to be 19 years of age was found at the exterior of Nelson high school. By Staff January 7th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON The body of a male was found by a citizen while walking the exterior area of Nelson […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
ADI - OMB citizens By Pepper Parr January 7th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON Burlington has always choked when it comes to matters that go to the Ontario Municipal Board. […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	It is slick, looks interesting but it isn't what it appears - they don't want you - they want your identity. By Staff January 7th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON Is the email real? Is there really an opportunity for you to cruise through the aisles of […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Two local politicians have revived the traditional New Year's levy in Burlington - Sunday at the Art Gallery By Pepper Parr January 6th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON This Sunday the two women who represent the political leadership at the federal and provincial levels […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Lowville school house seeing more in the way of students - adults this time around. Film and poetry to be featured. By Pepper Parr January 6th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON It’s one of those old one-room school houses that so many of our grand-parents went to. […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)