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Are there new players sniffing around the air park property? By Pepper Parr August 5th, 2106 BURLINGTON, ON The Air Park has taken on a legal life of its own that just may see […] 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)	They are back - West Nile virus positive mosquitoes found in Burlington By Staff August 5th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON If the heat doesn’t get the best of us – something else will. We are told 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)
The Children's Festival began 25 years ago - big birthday celebration on the 21st. By Staff August 5, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Might be a little early to make solid plans – but you could pencil this one in as […] 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)	Influential moral philosopher describes part of what is going on in the American presidential election. By Pepper Parr August 5th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Our political correspondent, Ray Rivers, is working up a pair of articles on the United States […] 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 lose their first of seven game quarter finals to Barrie; meet again on Saturday at Nelson Park By Staff August 5th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON The Burlington Bandits lost the first game of a seven game quarter finals series. The Barrie Baycats […] 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)	Jazz on Friday - dancers on Saturday - Performing Art Centre has become a happening place. By Pepper Parr August 4th, 2106 BURLINGTON, ON Once you’ve taken in the Jazz event Friday evening at the Performing arts Centre, at which […] 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)
Two years ago this evening thousand of homes in the city had basements filled with rain water. By Pepper Parr August 4th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON This time two years ago thousands of families in the city were scrambling to recover from 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)	First game in IBL quarter finals lasts nearly five hours. Burlington goes against Barrie tonight. By Staff August 4, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON It took 10 innings, nine pitchers and nearly five hours, but the Brantford Red Sox took Game 1 […] 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 as a convention destination? You heard it here first and there is a guy in this city who makes things like this happen. By Pepper Parr August 3rd, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON This story has been revised – the number of hotel rooms is closer to 300 + than […] 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)	Performing Arts Centre rolls out its free summer program. By Staff April 3rd, 2106 BURLINGTON, ON The Performing Arts centre people have upped their game. Hard on the heels of a very successful event […] 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)
Quarter finals in the IBL begin tonight - Bandits play their first game against Barrie in Barrie on Thursday - at home on Saturday. By Staff August 3rd, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON The road to the Dominico Cup starts tonight when the 2016 Intercounty Baseball League playoffs begin 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)	Have you been to WAG - it's where the animals gather. City is thinking of a larger off leash area - want your input. By Staff August 3rd, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON It is all going to the dogs! The woof woofs just might be getting one of the places […] 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)
You get a chance to put your money where your heart is going to be on August 20th. By Pepper Parr August 3rd, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON It will take place – right here in Burlington – a simulcast of the CBC broadcast […] 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)	Local talent to be given a chance to perform outside the doors of the two theatres of the Performing Arts Centre. By Pepper Parr August 3rd, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON The Burlington Performing Arts Centre is accepting submissions from local artists for the Culture Days celebrations in […] 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 Midsummer Night's Dream to be performed at the RBG Rock Garden by Tottering Biped - unlike any you've seen before. By Pepper Parr August 3rd, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON It isn’t summer if someone somewhere doesn’t do a Shakespeare play. Debra Pickfield,of ThinkSpot fame, brought 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)	New Street from Guelph Line east is now open - transit route changes to be effective August 14th. By Staff August 2nd, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Progress we think – and as one of those people who lived at the intersection of New Street […] 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)
Apeldoorn poet has written a poem that will be read to Mayor Goldring August 12th. By Pepper Parr August 2nd, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON It will be interesting to see the look on Mayor Goldring’s face when a poem written by […] 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)	London Majors take IBL pennant in first tie breaker game since 1997; beat Kitchener Panthers 4-0. By Staff August 2, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON The London Majors are the Intercounty Baseball League’s top seed heading into the playoffs. London (28-9) clinched 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)
Quarter finals begin: Bandits first play Barrie Baycats August 6th. By Staff August 1st, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON The top team in the InterCounty Baseball League is not yet know – the winner of the game […] 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)	Kitchener and London to play a single game to determine top spot in the IBL; quarter finals next.. By Staff August 1, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON It has been a thriller of a season, particularly for those who are fans of the top four […] 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)