Sunshine and lollipops and throw in some roses. The cost of running the city.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON April 1, 2011 – The province of Ontario requires all publicly funded organizations to reveal the names of all those […]

It looks as if it’s on – but with these guys – you’re never sure.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON March 31, 2011 – Nobody particularly likes the guy, few trust him but he’s the front man for Mid Week […]

What’s next for us? A Walk of Fame perhaps? – I think we’d settle for a Pier.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON March 30, 2011 – This is really hard to believe but maybe they didn’t know about the “mistake on the Lake”. […]

On a very bright sunny day, in June of 2013, the parade will lead us all out onto the Pier. It’s going to happen.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON March 31, 2011 – They are about to book the Burlington Teen Tour Band for sometime in June of 2013 […]

It is the stealthy that stay the course. And politics is a stealth game.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON March 30, 2011 – For those who are new to the business of running for elected office an election campaign […]

The wind in city staff sails may have shifted. And the hand on the tiller may not be as firm as we thought it was.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON March 29, 2011 – It was a long, long, long day but your city council managed to approve its Capital […]

We’ve got $18 million ‘in the bank’ so the lights shouldn’t go out.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON March 29, 2011 – It was certainly the shortest full City Council meeting in this term of office and is probably […]

Horses in the federal election race are lined up. Meet the people who want your vote.

By Staff Alyssa Brierley gets nominated by federal Liberals. BURLINGTON, ON March 28, 2011 – Except for the Greens, we now know who the Burlington […]

Just how does someone “steal” your identity”? They collect information about you.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON March 28, 2011 – The internet has made it possible for us to communicate almost instantly with people we know and […]

A devastated Japan sends funds to Burlington for woman at risk. Let’s hope we are as generous with our disaster aid to them.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON, March 25, 2011 – The spirit of generosity was at the heart of a cheque presentation that took place at Burlington […]

He is getting better. And he is developing a vision and wants wide public input on. Will we give it to him?

BURLINGTON, ON March 24, 2011 – He sat there wearing an orange shirt that must have been a Father’s day gift, sitting in a large, […]

Halton Liberals pick their Beauty Queen. Two mothers will battle it out for the seat in the House of Commons.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON March 24, 2011 – For those Burlingtonians who live north of Upper Middle Road – you have a Liberal candidate, nominated […]

As impossible as the odds are – the train just might have a station to pull into.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON March 24, 2011 – It was thought that the thing would just rot where it is in the fire hall […]

City to consider old media as part of its outreach program. Town crier might be added to the mix.

By Pepper Parr Burlington’s Committee of the Whole is going to get a chance to decide if the channels through which they communicate with the […]

0 for 11 – sounds like the Maple Leaf’s box score but its really what Councillor Sharman wants levied in taxes.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON March 24, 2011 – It started out being a 10%`tax increase over the four year term of this council – […]

Federal Liberals to choose candidate on Sunday. Only one name is public so far.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON March 25, 2011 – Burlington federal Liberals will hold their nomination meeting on Sunday ; 2 pm, at the Burlington Library. […]

I knew it, I knew it, I knew it. Let ambition shine long enough and red can become blue.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON March 24, 2011 _ The cat is out of the bag and there is now a race for the Progressive […]

Getting into Shape. Council is going to be involved, deeply involved.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON March 23, 2011 Making the Shape Burlington recommendations real is going to be easier said than done. While the recommendations […]

Caution – speed bumps ahead. Cheque, cheque, cheque – oops it bounced.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON March 23, 2011 – There is a better than even chance that the elite cyclists will not race around downtown […]

Grit, gumption, brains galore and she wants to go to Ottawa to represent Burlington.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON March 22, 2011 – There is a grittiness you don’t expect from someone her age. She is attractive, poised, sharp, […]