Upgrades being made to the Property Information service - system will be offline March 31 to April 4th

By Staff March 27, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The City’s Information Technology Services will be doing scheduled maintenance and upgrades to the Property Information Request […]

High school parents unhappy with what they see MPP McMahon doing on their behalf - not nearly enough is the word on social media.

By Staff March 26, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   There was a time when a multi-national corporation or a Cabinet Minister could put out a statement […]

PARC particpants head into the final stretch - have they been able to have a real impact on the decision that gets made or did the process get in the way?

By Pepper Parr March 26th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The dynamic of any group of people takes a little time to reveal itself. When the […]

PARC gets one more kick at the can - additional meeting to listen to

By Pepper Parr March 26th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   You would think that after three months of being tightly focused on the issue of closing […]

City releases a draft of its new Official Plan on a Friday afternoon close to 7:00 pm. Why on a Friday when everyone is gone for the weekend?

By Pepper Parr March 25th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   In the news business we get used to seeing documents released by a government late Friday […]

Car dealership alleged to have abused the motor vehicle registration process - two charged. Four victims so far.

By Staff March 24th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The Halton Regional Police Service Fraud Bureau, in partnership with investigators from Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council […]

Precipitation (big word for rain) levels result in an upgrade to watershed conditions - keep the kids away from the creeks.

By Staff March 24th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   It is that time of year. The weather is a little bit warmer and boys in rubber […]

Karina Gould and the federal budget story - she now runs two offices. One in Burlington and a second office in Ottawa.

By Pepper Parr March 24th, 2017 BURLINGTON,ON   The federal government released its budget for the year on Tuesday. The job of the government is […]

New dates for report delivery, delegation date and final school closing reports to the trustees who will make a decision on June 7

By Staff March 24th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   It isn’t over yet friends. The 14 members of the Program Accommodation Review Committee (PARC) decided last […]

Jane Michael explains why we have Catholic schools and why they will never locate themselves into the public school buildings.

By Pepper Parr March 24th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   During the Program Accommodation Review (PAR) deliberations taking place at the Public School Board, and in […]

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. […]