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Melodia comes down - makes way for a bigger Saxony with a slightly different design. By Pepper Parr May 26, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON There are a number of tall construction cranes in the downtown core and at the edges of […] 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)	Is the public taking to the new parking meters? By Pepper Parr May 26th, 2106 BURLINGTON, ON The parking meters have been in place for a couple of weeks – but these two walkers […] 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)
30 local schools win bike racks in contest sponsored by the people who run the GO trains By Staff May 26, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON More than 30 local schools across the city have signed up to participate in Bike to School Week, […] 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)	Canada road safety week in Halton - not one fatality. There are still drivers thinking they can text and drive - and the drunks and drug nuts are still out there. By Staff May 25th, 2106 BURLINGTON, ON During the period of May 17-23, uniform and plainclothes officers from across all areas of the Halton Regional […] 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)
Eye in the sky - the pier on a holiday weekend. By Staff May 25, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON What did you do on the holiday weekend? Some people took in the pier. How many? Not 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)	MP for Oakville North Burlington finally opens her constituency office By Pepper Parr May 25, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Pam Damoff officially opened her office today and invited constituents to check out the place 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)
Bike lanes on New Street - They won't be cheap - but they can be safe and the citizens of the city deserve no less. By Pepper Parr May 25, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON The bike lobbyists have made their mark and cycling lanes are now real and most of 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)	City hall sets out examples and choices for the kind of bike lanes that can be put on New Street By Pepper Parr May 25, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON New Street shown in a single picture – this is what the debate over what kind of […] 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)
This is a deal - Symphony on the Bay: The Orchestra for Kids - $10 By Staff May 25, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Symphony on the Bay: The Orchestra for Kids. May 28 11:00 AM Admission is $10 + HST for […] 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)	If you are a senior - let city hall know what you think - before they decide to do your thinking for you. By Staff May 24th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON The City of Burlington is encouraging residents 55+ years of age and their care partners to share their […] 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)
Art gallery sales chooses Tom Thomson Jack Pine painting as its theme. By Pepper Parr May 24, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON With the Performing Arts program for the 2016/17 season now known, the next major event on 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)	Mayor's milennials report on what they've done so far and where they want to go with the mandate they've been given. By Mark McGuire and Chris Ritsma, Co-Chairs of the Mayor’s Millennial Advisory Committee. May 24, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Burlington Mayor Rick Goldring’s Millennial Advisory […] 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)
Ticket time - Performing Arts Centre box office opens today. By Pepper Parr May 24th, 2106 BURLINGTON, ON After the reveal of a pleasantly balanced offering for the 2016/17 season the Performing Arts Centre opens […] 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)	Final week for the VanMaurik exhibiton at the Seaton gallery; Kwapich’s - Feathers Fur and Fables to follow. By Staff May 23rd, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Tamara Kwapich – self portrait Teresa Seaton has invited her friends to see Tamara Kwapich’s ” Feathers […] 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 improves their Inter County Baseball league standings to 1-3 By Staff May 22, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON The position on the score board is looking quite a bit better. The Burlington Bandits scored four runs […] 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)	Robert Missen inducted into the Performing Arts Hall of fame. By Pepper Parr May 23, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Robert Missen Robert Missen spent a lot of time managing the careers of some of the bigger […] 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 Bandits fail to win a baseball game so far this year - they share that honour with Hamilton By Staff May 21, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON The Burlington Bandits are not the only team in the Inter-County Baseball League who have yet to win […] 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 wants to know why fire hydrants are different colours - Fire chief tells us all. By Staff May 21, 2106 BURLINGTON, ON A reader asked: Do you happen to know why the fire hydrants on Lakeshore Road between Guelph line […] 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)
Gas station robbed by male brandishing a machete - no one injured By Staff May 21, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON The Halton Regional Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance identifying a male person that robbed a Burlington […] 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)	Provincial parks free on July 15th - By Staff May 21, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Ontario’s provincial parks will be open to the public free of charge on July 15 this year for […] 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)