Ward 4 Councillor Jack Dennison ducks the only debate being held for city council candidates

By Pepper Parr September 4th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Getting public attention in Burlington for the election of the people who will serve on city […]

MM Robinson high school opens for the former Pearson high school students - a lot of effort was put into making the integration work.

By Pepper Parr September 4th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   They will stream into the school by the hundreds. The changes to the outer appearance of […]

Resident unable to file a complaint about election polling many thought libeled a candidate.

By Staff September 4th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   George Ward reports that when he sent his complaint on election survey work that was being done […]

Kitchener and Barrie even up the IBL playoffs - two each in a best out of seven series

By Pepper Parr September 4th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   We don’t see this kind of baseball coming out of the games the Burlington Herd play […]

Ice cream vendor opens up on lower John Street - exceeds cash flow projections before three months of operation.

By Pepper Parr September 4th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Setting up a new business in downtown Burlington is both a challenge and an exciting opportunity […]

Burlington resident files a complaint over some of the election survey work being done.

By Staff September 3, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Do not mess with George Ward. Mr. Ward, a resident of that part of Burlington that lies […]

Koogle Theatre is going to help tell the story of the Brant Inn: the whole story ?- that could be juicy.

By Staff September 3rd, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   The citizens are going to tell their stories about the Brant Inn, a locale that at one […]

Fibre content - an art form on display at the Art Gallery.

By Staff September 3rd, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   The Art Gallery of Burlington is hosting Fibre Content: a community event that features the best of […]

Provincial government wants your views on how effective and efficient the programs they deliver really are.

By Staff September 3rd, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   The Government of Ontario is going to the people for their views on government programs – they […]

Lecture on the fire that destroyed the Noronic in 1949 and left 139 dead

By Staff September 3, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   It was a horrific event that captured the minds of everyone in Toronto and every other community […]

Two Cavendish girls get a head start on Terry Fox Run fund raising.

By Staff September 2nd, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Craig Gardner, chair of the Burlington Terry Fox Run tells the story of two girls in the […]

Is the management of supply for dairy and poultry doomed? It is certainly not going to be the same - will any change lower prices?

By Ray Rivers September 1st, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   The one thing that all of our federal parties agree on is their support for Canada’s […]

Follow the dots -

By Pepper Parr August 31stt, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   The rule is – you follow the money and you connect the dots. And follow the […]

64,000 students, 6,507 teachers will be back in public schools on Tuesday.

By Staff August 31st, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   The Halton District School Board will be welcoming approximately 64,000 Kindergarten to Grade 12 students on the […]

Witnesses Sought for Vicious Assault in Burlington

By Staff August 31st, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Police are seeking witnesses who observed a vicious assault that started at the side of the Island […]

Trees for Watershed Health planting to take place September 9th - registration is a must and bring a shovel.

By Staff August 31st, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Conservation Halton is looking for 50 community volunteers to help plant native trees and shrubs on Sunday, […]

Woodruff: The purpose of a city is to hold people - how Burlington does that is the challenge.

By Pepper Parr August 31st, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   James Burchill released the fourth and final Smart Car Coffee Confidential this morning – and it […]

When expensive political campaign strategists are brought in you know the candidate is getting close to the bone

By Pepper Parr August 30th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   It’s a story that isn’t going to go away and the telephone election polling being done […]

Music and books in the one location: At a Different Drummer - Sunday September 8th

By Staff August 30th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   There is a simple charm to occasions when local musicians play their instruments at a bookstore: Music […]

Greg Woodruff - This, as far as I can see, has not worked anywhere on the planet.

By Greg Woodruff August 30th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   In 2014 I was going around saying Burlington’s transit strategy is no more complicated than “Walk, […]