Ashley Worobec hands the Pan Am flame to Oldershaw who lights the cauldron on Sound of Music stage.

By Pepper Parr June 20, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON It was a little chaotic – many people weren’t sure what was going on but when Mark […]

Sport Field Status

By Staff June 20, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON All sport fields are currently open Please note that: Ireland D3 bullpen remains closed Maintenance has been completed […]

Rivers gets carried away with what he thinks Bob Rae can do for Canada; Trudeau suggests a different way to count the ballots - Tories continue to spend a bundle on advertising.

Ray Rivers June 19. 2015 BURLINGTON, ON “If I didn’t think he was ready I wouldn’t have stepped aside,” former interim Liberal leader Bob Rae […]

French immersion: has it been too successful and can we find the teachers to deliver the program?

By Walter Byj June 19, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON For some it is a grand success story while others view it as an experiment that has […]

Temporary Road Closures for Sound of Music Festival - June 19 to 21

By Staff June 19, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Road closures for the Sound of Music Festival will include: Brant Street from Caroline Street to Lakeshore Road […]

Graduating elementary students will get report cards June 24th - the rest will get something at the end of August.

By Walter Byj June 19, 2105 BURLINGTON, ON Halton elementary students from senior kindergarten to grade seven will be able to pick up their report […]

Police looking for Bryon Jason BULLIED 28 years old, of Burlington

By Staff June 19, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON It is week 9 for our “Fugitive Friday” initiative whereby the Halton Regional Police, Burlington station is reaching […]

Burlington staffer teaches our Dutch twin a little about Service Based Budgeting

By Pepper Parr June 18, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Rob Peachey was one of six people who travelled to Holland for the 70th Anniversary of the […]

Director of Education has failed twice at retirement; thinks he can get it right on this his third attempt - expects to leave in August.

By Walter Byj June 18, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON “There was no long term plan or goal to achieve when entering the workforce. I just wanted […]

Sculptures to be part of the AGB Courtyard for the summer season.

By Pepper Parr June 18, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON The Sculpture Garden in the Courtyard of the Art Gallery of Burlington is going to get a […]

Comfort Inn on South Service road robbed Wednesday night - clerk unharmed.

By Staff June 18, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON It apparently wasn’t comfortable enough for the six foot male who held up the receptionist at the Comfort […]

CineStarz - Showtimes and feature for week of June 18 - 25

SHOWTIMES and feature line up for June 19 to 25, 2015 CineStarz is located in Downtown Burlington at 460 Brant Street in Burlington HOME […]

Two unions, transit and outside workers, do mediation on the 29th - are in a position to strike on July 2nd

By Pepper Parr June 17th, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON The labour picture in Burlington is getting that cloudy look. Two CUPE locals have passed the “no […]

Nelson Wading Pool Hours Thursday, June 18, 2015

By Staff June 17, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Nelson Wading Pool will be open to the public noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 18, 2015 […]

A real photo opportunity - the Mayor will be on site Thursday to get his picture taken.

By Pepper Parr June 17, 2104 BURLINGTON, ON The city decided to spend some of our tax money on gussying up parts of the city. […]

Local runner will hand off the Pan Am Torch to an Olympian on Friday during the Sound of Music.

By Pepper Parr June 17, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON If you live in Burlington the main thing you hear about the Pan Am Games is that […]

Telling the sustainable story will take more than handing out copies of a solid report.

By Staff June 17, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON It’s all about the environment – global warming, flooding and much different weather patterns than we are used […]

Baseball's Bandits are still struggling - not quite at the bottom of the ladder - Guelph holds that spot. Burlington loses to Barrie 4-2

By CM Dixon June 17, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON   It was a cool spring night in Barrie as the Burlington Bandits made their way North […]

Sport Field Closures - June 16th, 2015

By Staff June 16, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON One would have thought the close to depressing heat would have taken most of the water off the […]

Councillor Meed Ward in auto accident - suffering from a concussion - expects to be back at her desk within the week.

By Pepper Parr June 16, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Council met Monday afternoon and evening as a Standing Committee looking at Development and Infrastructure issues. There […]