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Transit people set up a shuttle service and curtail several bus routes while he citizens fill the streets. Its Sound of Music time. By Staff June 16, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON It is that time of year again – great music on the waterfront – a little mayhem with […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Bandits take another drubbing - this time in Barrie. They did beat the league leader once - hope prevails. By Staff June 16, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Jordan Castaldo, swinging a bat for the Barrie Baycats doubled twice and had two RBI as that […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Trustees opt for the staff recommendation - French Immersion will begin in grade 2 - program will be implemented in the 2018-19 school year. By Pepper Parr June 16, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON They settled it pretty quickly. There wasn’t a lot of serious or significant debate. There were a […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Transit announces a service that lets me get the information I need online - didn't work for me when I tried it. By Pepper Parr June 16th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Burlington Transit reports: We have been having some issues with the software. It started last night and […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Garden clubs of Ontario hold their triennial show at the RBG By Staff June 16, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON We apologize for not getting this news to you earlier – it did not come to our attention […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Road Closure: Glastonbury Drive, Thursday, June 16, 2016, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. By Staff June 15th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Glastonbury Drive, from street number 2293 to 2353, will be closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Burlington's newly minted provincial Cabinet Minister appears at her first public event after being sworn in. By Pepper Parr June 15th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON At this point she has the right to be referred to as “The Honourable” – but Mary […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	A new GO station at Walkers Line - will they finish the upgrades to the Burlington station first? By Pepper Parr June 15th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Fifteen minute service during those hours when it count? That is in the planning stage An additional […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
How did the most important part of the name - community - get dropped? By Pepper Parr June 15th, 2106 BURLINGTON, ON I didn’t see the change – even though I was at the event where it was announced. […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	West stage - Sound of Music - Saturday the 18th - 9:30 pm - don't miss this one. If the music doesn't get to you - the green eyes will. By Pepper Parr June 14th, 2106 BURLINGTON, ON Langenburg, Saskatchewan has less than 12 streets and is bisected by the Yellowhead highway – if there […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Mary Eleanor McMahon takes on the mantle Ted McMeekin left - she nows has to grow into the biggest job she has ever had - she has shown how to face challenges in the past. By Pepper Parr June 14th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON He mentored her, he tutored her and he perhaps even scolded her from time to time. She […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Council meeting was just a quickie - but the under tones were not pleasant. More than 9 recorded votes. By Pepper Parr June 14th, 2106 BURLINGTON, ON It was a quickie. But a bit different in a couple of ways At the regular […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Sound of Music Club series taking place in six of the better watering holes. By Staff June 14th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON It’s not just in Spencer smith Park. It’s in the clubs as well. Set out below are […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	The graph does a better job than the usual 1000 words By Staff June 14th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON A picture is said to be worth 1000 words. That just might be true with the picture […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Lisa Raitt - Halton MP, questions government on its pension plans. By Staff June 14th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON It was Question Period in the House of Commons and Lisa Raitt wanted to make a point about […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Spirituality on the GO train - Burlington lawyer gets a different look at the start of his week. By Staff June 14th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Karmel Sakran, a Burlington based lawyer who has served on the hospital board, runs a Wills Clinic each […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Reader offers yet another view on the role of French language instruction - trustees will decide which direction the Halton Board should take on Wednesday. By Graham Fraser June 14, 2106 BURLINGTON, ON One of the things I like about this job, that pays me less than nothing, is the […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	School board trustees to hear delegations and then make a decision - what do the pundits think about where French Immersion is going? By Pepper Parr June 13th 2106 BURLINGTON, ON Halton Board of Education trustees will this evening hear from citizen delegation on what they would like […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Sound of Music Road closures - two days of traffic mayhem - worth the disruption By Staff June 13th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON It is that time of year again folks – the Sound of Music sort of takes over the […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Update on Cabinet appointments By Pepper Parr June 13th, 2106 BURLINGTON. ON Burlington MPP Eleanor McMahon – now a member of the provincial cabinet Mary Eleanor McMahon, has […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)