Very dangerous weapon seized by police during an arrest.

By Staff April 10th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON On April 8th, 2016 a victim attended 30 Division in Burlington to report a male had threatened to […]

5000 MILES: A BENEFIT CONCERT FOR SYRIAN REFUGEES - PORT NELSON UNITED CHURCH - SUNDAY APRIL 17TH, 3:30 PM

By Staff April 10th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON A group of Burlington-area performers have joined together to present a benefit concert in aid of Syrian refugees. […]

Photographers looking forward to the annual Latow photography weekend: April 16th - 17th

By Staff April 9, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON “ Yes we know you’ve heard it all already”, said David Low, president of Latow, the Burlington photography […]

Ontario high school students invited to Challenge the World through volunteer efforts.

By Staff April 9, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Ontario is challenging high school students to “change the world” by volunteering for at least three hours in […]

Two cars stolen from a Burlington residence - one recovered.

By Staff April 9, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON The Halton Regional Police are asking for some help in identifying a male associated to a stolen vehicle […]

Long-Term Accommodation Plan

By Pepper Parr April 8th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Parents and community members are invited to review and give feedback on the Halton District School Board’s […]

Candidate with many election experiences under his belt sees far too many problems with the province's thinking about ranked ballots.

By James Smith April 8, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Ted McMeekin, Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, has come up with five changes to the […]

Police chief gets himself in front of a camera for a 13 minute video. Tells viewers there are good jobs available.

By Pepper Parr April 8, 2016 BURLINGTON,ON It was to be the Chief’s fifteen minutes of fame – all he got was 13 minutes and […]

Four arrested in drug bust – not a particularly large amount seized.

By Staff April 8, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON On April 6th 2016, the Halton Regional Police, Burlington Street Crime Unit (SCU), concluded a drug trafficking investigation […]

Halton students to compete as public speakers - English competition next week; French competition took place earlier.

By Staff April 7, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Each year, the Halton District School Board hosts public speaking competitions in Canada’s two official languages. The English […]

Mayor creates a millennial advisory committee for the 18 to 35 set - it will be interesting to see how this works out.

By Pepper Parr April 7, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Mayor Rick Goldring has released the names of his Millennial Advisory Committee. Mayor Rick Goldring with his […]

The Political Gravy Train - is that what we now call buying influence?

By Ray Rivers April 8, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Please don’t think that because I criticized Ontario’s Premier for holding special access fundraising events – that […]

Province wants to hear about problems you might have had with your financial planner.

By Staff April 7, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON If you have at some point felt your financial planner was not really delivering the level of service […]

Region announces 16 one year internships - jobs start in May.

By Staff April 7, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Earlier this month the Region introduced its new Internship and Apprenticeship Program that offers 16 one-year internship positions […]

Who were the candidates in the 2014 municipal election?

By Staff April 7, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON When determining what you think and how you feel about the idea of ranked balloting – you will […]

Barracudas take an impressive number of medals in recent hockey competition.

By Staff April 7, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Burlington’s not-for-profit hockey organization that offers girls a fun environment to play Canada’s favourite sport — picked up […]

Air cadets march to celebrate the 1917 battle at Vimy Ridge

By Staff April 8, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON The Air Cadets of 715 Mohawk Squadron, Burlington, will be honouring the 3,600 Canadian lives lost at the […]

Will Burlington adopt the ranked voting system for the 2018 municipal election? Don't bet on it.

By Pepper Parr April 7, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Yesterday, the Ontario government introduced legislation that will allow any municipality in Ontario to use ranked ballots […]

Psychologist will explain why some children and adolescents have difficulty managing their behaviour.

By Staff April 7, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON The Halton Board of education is going to host behavioural expert who will talk on dealing with challenging […]

Breakfast and entertainment at the Seniors' Centre - Saturday morning

By Staff April 6, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON There is a program at the Seniors’ Centre that gives you a reason to get out of bed […]