City councillors return to work after long holiday - lots of significant issues to be dealt with - early draft of the budget will be on the table.

By Pepper Parr September 5, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   Well – it was nice while it lasted. The Region advised us to expect extreme heat […]

Environment Canada has issued a Heat Warning for Halton Region starting Tuesday, September 6.

By Staff September 5th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   The weekend weather was so good – finally. Now we get told to expect extreme heat and […]

The smaller, local cultural scene grew this year - there is hope - now to give them decent funding.

By Pepper Parr September 5, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON In September there will be two cultural events that will spell the end of the summer season […]

Freeman, Freeman, Freeman: They need your help; September 10th. 17th or 24th - all three if you can.

By Staff September 5th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON There is an event in this city that takes place once we are into the fall season – […]

Pitcher Emillis Guerrero named the IBL playoff MVP

By Staff September 5, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Right-handed pitcher Emillis Guerrero, a 31-year-old native of the Dominican Republic, is the IBL playoff MVP for 2016. […]

Barrie Baycats earn their third IBL championship - defeat Toronto Male Leafs in four straight.

By Staff September 4, 2016 TORONTO, ON The Toronto Maple Leafs just couldn’t get any traction – the team has shown great gusto in the […]

If you have a surveillance camera outside your house the police would like to talk to you about how you can help catch people committing crimes.

By Staff September 4th, 2106 BURLINGTON, ON There was an attempted break in at a home in Burlington recently – the owner was in the […]

Barrie Baycats on the way to a fourth IBL championship - one game away from taking it all.

By Staff September 3, 2016 BARRIE, ON   For a while they looked like the little engine that could but with three games lost against […]

School crossing guards still needed - rewarding work.

By Staff September 4th 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   They will be on their way to school Wednesday – thousands of students will trundle along to […]

Police looking for two suspects in Pearl Street apartment robbery.

By Staff September 3, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   Earlier in August the Halton Regional Police were alerted to a robbery that took place at a […]

We stil don't know if Fortinos is going to be selling us wine come the fall.

By Pepper Parr September 3rd, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   If it looks too good to be true – it probably isn’t true. Dang! Pleasant enough […]

Missing youth found in a secluded park area - treated for exposure and dehydration and kept in hospital.

By Staff September 2, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   On September 2nd, 2016, at approximately 12:00 pm, members of the Halton Regional Police Search Incident Response […]

Prediction is for a winter as tough as the summer we have experienced.

By Staff September 2, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   People now remember to take a sweater with them these days – not something we would have […]

Christopher Komac found - safe and sound.

By Staff September 2, 2016 BURLINGTON.   Christopher Komac has been found safe and sound – with perhaps some explaining to do.       […]

Wine to be sold in almost every supermarket in town starting October 28.

By Staff September 2, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   When the province announced earlier this year that beer would be available for purchase at supermarkets Burlington […]

Police searching the grounds of Roly Bird Park for missing Christopher Komac.

By Staff September 2, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON There are parts of police work that are just plain hard. One of those hard jobs is taking […]

Police still searching for Christopher Komac whose cell phone was recovered - search party gather Friday morning.

By Staff September 1, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   The first missing person’s report came in at 7:30 am on September 1st. The Halton Regional Police […]

Is it just small-minded political parochialism and old-style partisan politics having Hamilton say NO to a $Billion for an LRT line?

By Ray Rivers September 1, 2016 MOUNTSBERG, ON   It could be the culmination of all that pollution from (former) Stelco and the other steel […]

Electoral reform is complex - but it is vital if we are to make the will of the people the law of the land. It is your government; you pay for it - be part of the process of getting it right.

Burlington’s Member of Parliament, Karina Gould, will be leading a public consultation on Electoral Reform at the Mainway Recreation centre in the auditorium on Saturday […]

Aldershot's growth and it's member of council; many locals are not happy with the kind of development they are seeing.

By Denis Gibbons September 1, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   Beautiful green spaces like the Royal Botanical Gardens, LaSalle Park and Burlington Golf and Country Club […]