The promise that was broken: Politicians break promises at their own peril.

By Ray Rivers February 9th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The fundamental elements of a successful democracy are an informed public, a free press and an […]

Burlington population grows 4.28% since 2011.

By Pepper Parr February 8th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   My how we have grown. The population of the country exceeds 35 million. Burlington grew at […]

Policing is a profitable business - the money side gets determined in a court house

By Pepper Parr February 08, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Policing is profitable. I know – I’ve paid more than my share of tickets. The Court […]

Making water available to anyone who wants it - anywhere in the city. Interested?

By Staff February 8th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Healthy Kids Community Challenge Burlington is encouraging local businesses to become free water bottle refill locations in […]

The evolution of a politician: Gould handles an interview well - stick handles her way through awkward questions.

  By Pepper Parr February 8th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   There is a CBC radio program I seldom miss – “The House” every Saturday morning […]

Kaarolyn Smardz Frost, author of Steal Away Home to speak at Central library

By Staff February 15th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   For readers of The Book of Negroes, Bound for Canaan, House Girl and The Illegal comes the […]

Type as fast as you can talk - that's productivity. Bunch of guys in Burlington have created something they think is going to take off.

By Pepper Parr February 7th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   You will have heard the phrase – sector disruption” – which is when someone comes up […]

Are the provincial political parties moving to an election footing? Sounds like it.

By Staff February 7th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The provincial government isn’t going to take too much guff from Patrick Brown, leader of the Progressive […]

A two vehicle collision on the QEW plus the highway for more than four hours.

By Staff February 6th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Live – from the QEW. Visuals taken from the cameras along the QEW. At 6:00 pm this […]

Paper is given life at two Art Gallery of Burlington shows - opens on the 10th

By Staff February 6th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Paper is given life through the works presented in the two Art Gallery of Burlington shows: A […]

Quality of the internet service for Burlington needs an upgrade - patchy at best.

By Staff February 6th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Next to the weather and the amount of traffic on the QEW the upload and down load […]

Family day deal: Wear red and white - $1.50 entry fee; picture of a flag in your window - you get in Free.

By Staff February 6th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   If skating isn’t your thing – then you might want to try swimming – you get to […]

Alton residents have a classic Canadian back yard ice rink - they take care of what the city installed.

By Pepper Parr February 6th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   It was late in the day, slightly overcast and cold. Nevertheless there were two boys and […]

Trustee Reynolds waiting to hear all the evidence before making up her mind - but she does make it clear that the best interests of the students comes first.

By Staff February 3rd, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Asked what were the driving forces that got her into serving the public at the school board […]

Burlington Hydro now has an Outage Management System, complete with a real-time outage map

By Staff February 5th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Those who remember the December 2013 Ice Storm, will have a lot of sympathy for those people […]

Burlington library recognized as a leader by the Ontario Public Library Service.

By Staff February 3rd, 2107 BURLINGTON, ON   Last night, Eleanor McMahon, MPP for Burlington and Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, presented the Burlington […]

Mainway Arena Temporarily Closed for Scheduled Maintenance February 14 to 17, 2017

By Staff February 3rd, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON Mainway Arena will be closed for maintenance between Feb. 14 to 17, 2017. Plans to accommodate ice users […]

Solving older crimes: Here is how Crime Stoppers does it.

By Staff February 3rd. 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Crime Stoppers is said to be the second best tool the police have for catching criminals – […]

Rivers on violence: Quebec’s Premier and Canada’s Prime Minister, have not bowed to this false populism of divide and conquer politics.

By Ray Rivers February 3, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   An act of hatred and violence. It was 1989 when another mad man slaughtered 14 female […]

Citizen gives her take on using consultants - Ouch she says, look out residents.

By Gwen Lock February 3rd, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Yep- you couldn’t make this stuff up could you? Apparently the City of Burlington cannot function […]