CineStarz Showtimes: Week of Friday, January 15, 2016 through Thursday, January 21, 2016

Ciné-Starz Upper Canada Place, Burlington, ON L7R 4B6   Week of Friday, January 15, 2016 through Thursday, January 21, 2016 Point Break (14A) Fri […]

City has named Vito Tolone the new director of transportation.

  By Staff January 12, 2016 BURLIGNTON, ON Finally – the city made Vito Tolone the Director of Transportation; he has served as the acting […]

High school students begin their six week race to build a robot as part of a North American competition.

By Pepper Parr January 12, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON There were hundreds of them. The kept streaming into the room and immediately headed for the table […]

Burlington Green comments on Strategic Plan - will they be listened to? The comments are very valid.

By Staff January 12, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON BurlingtonGreen put its two cents on the table and gave city council and senior staff its views on […]

Strategic plan that is now out for [public consultation has four strategic directions. Pure pablum says on resident - another adds that no one does strategic plans anymore.

By Pepper Parr January 8th 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Strategic plans are by seldom an easy read. They are however important – they set out where […]

Burlington resident arrested for trafficking a person under the age of 18 years.

By Staff January 11th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON The Halton Regional Police Service Human Trafficking and Vice Unit (HTVU) have arrested a Burlington male for trafficking […]

Canada Summer Jobs 2016 now accepting applications from employers.

By Staff January 12, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON An information release from the office of MP Karina Gould announces that Not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers and small […]

Friends of Freeman show the community what transparency and accountability are all about. Good on them - will others follow this sterling example?

By Pepper Parr January 11th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Transparency and accountability are words that flow out of city hall – every organization uses the words […]

Police report vehicles in Walkers Line and Medland Drive part of the city broken into. Arrest made

By Staff January 11, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Revised with additional police information. It was cold out there last night – police report that a male […]

Two local politicians revive the tradition of a New Year's Levee - it was well attended.

By Pepper Parr January 11th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   It was fine event – came off without a hitch and was different enough for people […]

Water levels in Tuck Creek make some people edgy - have the authorities done what is needed to prevent the flooding we saw in 2014?

By Pepper Parr January 10, 2016 BURLINGTON,ON When it rains, many of the people in the east end of the city – especially if they […]

Resident does not want pot sold at the LCBO - would prefer to see independent retailers selling the product.

By Vince Fiorito January 9th, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Respectfully, I must disagree with Premier Kathleen Wynne that the LCBO should control marijuana sales in Ontario. […]

23 of the 37 Friday Fugitives have been arrested - the question now is - how many of them were released on bail and failed to appear for their day in court?

By Staff January 8th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   The Halton Regional Police Service, Burlington station, reached out to the public for help locating wanted persons […]

The Friday Fugitive initiative results were impressive - do we keep the news story on the web site once a person has been apprehended?

By Pepper Parr January 8th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON The Halton Regional Police released the results of their Friday Fugitive initiative today – the results are […]

Could culture fall between the cracks when the budget gets debated or will the city walk their talk? And where is the cultural leadership these days?

By Pepper Parr January 8th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Is here a threat to the nascent growth that has been percolating in the cultural field in […]

Trevor Copp would like to see a line up at the box office - Air opens in two weeks.

By Pepper Parr January 7, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Getting traction with almost anything is usually a challenge. For those who are introducing a new product […]

Police looking for a pick up truck involved in a hit and run on Fairview yesterday afternoon.

By Staff January 7, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON The suspect vehicle in this matter has been located in the area of Woodland Avenue and New Street […]

Five tower project that will become a community of 2000 + people well underway - concrete is being poured and excavating being done.

By Pepper Parr January 7, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Walking onto a construction site before the sun is up is just a little eerie; the dump […]

Halton District School Board welcomes Syrian refugees; 12 students have been welcomed to the area since December 2015

By Staff January 7, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON The Halton District School Board has welcomed 12 Syrian students in Milton, Oakville and Burlington since December of […]

Burlington hockey talent being moved around in the Ontario hockey league.

By Staff January 6, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   George Burnett, Coach and General Manager of the Ontario Hockey League Hamilton Bulldogs, did what was rumoured […]