Police want to fill cruisers - with gifts.

By Staff December 9, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   As we enter the holiday season, our focus becomes the hustle and bustle of shopping, dinner parties […]

Winter weather has arrived; snow plows are operational and a map tells you where they have been

By Staff December 9th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Roads and Parks Maintenance crews are ready and fully prepared for winter weather. Burlington’s road network is patrolled […]

Once the voting polls had closed I waited to see how the votes went.

By Sherry Booth December 9th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   With the American Election finally over, as Ontarians we are now at the beginning stages preparing […]

It was a noisy meeting with few people feeling they had been heard - and this is just the beginning of the process that will determine if Central and Pearson high schools are closed.

By Pepper Parr December 9th, 2106 BURLINGTON, ON   There were 263 people clicking little hand held devices that looked like a television remote – […]

The federal government survey you are being asked to complete is really part of a high stakes poker game.

  By Ray Rivers December 9th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   When did you stop kicking your dog? That question isn’t on mydemocracy.ca the federal government’s […]

No one knows exactly where the ballots in a now contested election result are. Who has them and how many of them are there?

By Pepper Parr December 8th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   Three or four days after Jane McKenna was nominated by the Burlington Provincial Progressive Conservative association […]

Transit advocates suggest city manager is going to have a tough time finding a new leader for the bus service.

By Pepper Parr December 8th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   City manager James Ridge is now on the lookout for someone to lead the Transit system […]

Ice rinks, tobogganing and a place to donate gently used skates.

By Staff December 8th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   Chris Glenn, Director of Parks and Recreation The City of Burlington is ready for winter fun with […]

Public school board re-elects its leadership - gears up for a very full 2017

By Staff December 8th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   The Halton District School Board trustees held their last regular meeting for the year and geared themselves […]

The Barracudas picked up one GOLD and two SILVER medals at the Whitby Tournament of Heroes.

By Staff December 8th 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   The Barracudas, Burlington Girls Hockey Club (BGHC) picked up one GOLD medal and two SILVER medals at […]

Horse drawn wagon ride, feed the chickadees, enjoy S’mores and warm up at a fire.

By Staff December 8th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   Celebrate Winter on the Trails at Hilton Falls Conservation Area on Saturday, December 10 from 10 a.m. […]

Do You Make These 5 Common Marketing Mistakes? Marketing is a process, not an outcome.

By James Burchill December 8th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON The famous P.T Barnum once said, “Without promotion, something terrible happens, NOTHING!” And marketing (or promotion) is […]

McKenna nomination win as provincial PC candidate November 26th is being challenged by some progressive members.

By Pepper Parr December 8th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   There is trouble in paradise. Jane McKenna who is reported to have won the Progressive Conservative […]

Resident suggest his council member isn't telling the full story on the New Street Road diet.

By Jim Barnet December 6th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   Please take time to read Councillor Jack Dennison addition to the on line petition against the […]

Kerns Road, Prospect Street and Walkers Line at Upper Middle Road were targeted by police for traffic offences.

By Staff December 7th, 2106 BURLINGTON, ON   The Halton Regional Police are urging drivers to slow down during this holiday season. With the icy […]

Cogeco lights up their 1 gig per second internet service and are recognized as a community builder.

By Staff December 7th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   Cogeco, the cable TV provider for Burlington, has had a two week run of good news. They […]

Well that decision has come back to bite us. Blue Water developer decides to appeal a city decision and uses the 2015 Market Street decision as part of their argument.

By Staff December 7th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   On Monday at a Waterfront Group meeting the public learned that the developer behind the proposal to […]

Assembly of First Nations Chief bestow an indigenous name on Gord Downie at an emotionally packed event.

By Staff December 6th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   Painful and at the same time beautiful. The video speaks for itself. The Assembly of First Nations […]

Crime Stoppers - an unsolved crime. House broken into on two occasions.

By Staff December 6th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   Every month the Halton branch of Crime Stoppers published a story on an as yet unsolved crime. […]

Imagine - just imagine - no more check out lines at the supermarket! Wow.

By Staff December 6th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   Wow! Cannot wait for this one to come to my local supermarket. Amazon GO has opened their […]