Young girls prepare for the city wide GreenUp CleanUp event. Will you be part of it?

By Staff April 20, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON If we are taught young enough – the lessons are usually learned for life. Young girls learn about […]

Arrest made in grass fire at Dundas Street and 407 area in the City of Burlington

By Staff April 19, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON What was thought to be more of an accident than anything else has been determined to have been […]

EARTH DAY is April 22nd - earth-loving celebrations are happening all month long!

By Staff April 13, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON 2015 is shaping up to be a monumental year for the international climate movement, and Earth Day Canada […]

Pharmacist flees from drugstore when bandit threatens - a male and a female bandit also flee.

By Staff April 18, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Just before 7 pm Friday evening a male and a female walked into the St George Pharmacy located […]

Prices paid for Willow Street homes in the Beachway a little clearer - we think.

By Pepper Parr April 17, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON There are numbers and then there are numbers and it’s hard to determine which ones to rely […]

Feel the Spring in the air? It's Popping Up at the corner of John and Pine - all weekend.

By Staff April 17, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON The SPRING POPUP; work of contemporary artists and makers from within a 50km radius. Pick up an original […]

He didn’t have a key – he didn’t need one – the car was unlocked and he wanted what was in it – Canadian Tire money

By Staff April 17, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON On Thursday April 16th 2015 at about 3:50 PM, a citizen observed a male entering unlocked vehicles in […]

Public gets a look and a listen to the plans for upgrading Brant Square - developers hope to have it done by 2018.

By Pepper Parr April 16, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON It was a sign of the way she would run the city if she ever gets to […]

Burlington included in top ten list of small American cities of the future by British magazine.

By Staff April 17, 2015 BURLINGTON,ON Burlington has gone from being the best mid-sized city in Canada to one of the top 10 “Small American […]

School board taking a closer look at growth in Milton and North Oakville - might result in some consolidation of schools in Burlington.

By Walter Byj April 17, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON The Halton District School Board was in a longer than usual Closed Session – close to an […]

Early Morning Drug Warrants Net Cocaine and Steriods

By Staff April 16, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON The Halton Regional Police Service, Drug, Gun and Gang Unit executed five (5) Controlled Drugs and Substances Act […]

Volunteers - the people who are there when you need them and ask for nothing in return are recognized.

By Pepper Parr April 16, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Would the world continue to turn without volunteers? There are a lot of people in the Burlington […]

Publisher gets his chain pulled - city loses a decent Director - better parking meters are in the works.

By Pepper Parr April 16th, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON We don’t get it right all the time – and when we get it wrong we let […]

The Duffer - someone who did something stupid or made a stupid mistake. Rivers on the Duffy trial.

By Ray Rivers April 16, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON “A politician that has been caught mishandling public funds and who then engages in political subterfuge in […]

Daytime residential break and enters in Aldershot community

By Staff April 16, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON On Wednesday April 15th 2015 between 1:00 PM and 2:30 PM, unknown culprit(s) broke into two separate homes […]

Local McDonald's franchise owner adds four new people during national hiring day.

By Pepper Parr April 16, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON He was young, proud and a little edgy. Ryan Sgro, owner of three McDonald’s franchises in Burlington […]

Workbook for planning the future of Burlington available until April 26

By Staff April 15, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON You are going to get a chance to provide input into planning Burlington’s future. Some people feel that […]

The robbery that didn't take place - the employee of the bakery that was arrested.

By Staff April 15, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Members of the Burlington Criminal Investigations Bureau – Robbery Team have concluded their investigation into a robbery that […]

There is your truth and then there is my truth - which one is THE truth? Residents quibble over details on design of Windows on the Lake.

By Pepper Parr April 15, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON It is always awkward to watch a community bicker and squabble over interests that are different. Residents […]

Conrath says: These people need to lawyer up and get the help they need to ensure they are treated fairly.

By Pepper Parr April 15, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Dave Conrath is no slouch. He has served as the Dean of a Faculty at Stanford University; […]