What does it mean to be sustainable - and why does it matter?

What does it mean to be “sustainable” – why does it matter and if it matters that much – why isn’t every one doing it? […]

Prints of the Michelle Van Maurik white peonies painting will be available for Mother's Day at the Seaton Gallery.

By Staff May 2, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON There are a number of events planned by various organizations for Mother’s Day. Teresa Seaton is currently hosting […]

Regional compost give away to take place again - starts May 9.

By Staff April 30th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Some days it feels like there might be some snow coming our way. It is certainly confusing – […]

Bit by bit some details come out on just what the Adi Development Group wants to do with their Lakeshore - Martha street project - Nautique is looking a lot different today.

By Staff April 29, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON One of our intrepid readers pointed us to the fact sheet on the ADI web site where they […]

The sweet subtle sound of a flute and some of the best gossip you are ever going to hear about giants in the world of classical music.

By Pepper Parr April 29th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON A young musician who got hooked on history from her music teacher in high school is going […]

Medicine and money - how much of the taxpayers dollars should doctors be getting? $6 million in one year?

By Ray Rivers April 29, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON I recall a doctor once complaining to me that his father, also a doctor, used to make […]

Is the Adi Nautique development downtown been revised to 18 storeys? Look at the offer carefully.

By Pepper Parr April 28, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON It’s bold – its brassy and all part of the sales pitch. Developers like to be able […]

Progress at Paradigm - a project that will be home to 2000 people slowly rising from what was once a farm field.

By Pepper Parr April 28, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON The moment I walked onto the Paradigm construction site – it was evident that things were moving […]

Getting kids on their bikes is now a target for the city, the people who run the GO system and the provincial government too.

By Staff April 27, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON There are parents that believe bribing your child to do something is easier than direction and discipline. The […]

Art Gallery can take their show on the road - Trillium grant pays for the van and part of the costs of running the community outreach program.

By Pepper Parr April 27, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON They are taking the show on the road – now that they are the proud owners of […]

Sexy new parking meters being installed on city streets - it will take a bit to get used to them.

By Staff April 27, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Less than two weeks to use these guys. You might want to do a selfie with on of […]

The pipes will fill the air with that lonely, plaintive sound at the Lowville United Church on Sunday.

By Staff April 27, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Rob Missen is inviting people to an afternoon of music from the land of purple heather. It will […]

Cities that straddle the western end of the lake appear to have quite different approaches to what is increasingly being described as a planetary emergency.

By Staff April 26, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Reproduced from, CATCH (Citizens at City Hall), a Hamilton based group that uses transcripts and/or public documents to […]

Animating the city - how could we do that? What would the younger people do if they were given the space and support to show off the city as they know it?

By Pepper Parr April 26th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Our waterfront is used by thousands of people – on really nice weather days there are close […]

Sustainability at the ground level - walking tour of Spencer Smith Park and the Beachway May 8th.

By Pepper Parr April 26, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON The city’s Sustainable Development Advisory committee is getting out into the community and showing citizens what sustainability […]

With the Cleanup done Burlington Green now prepares for the Green Up - they will be city building in the full sense of that phrase.

By Pepper Parr April 26, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON The man in the green T shirt on the left is a member of the provincial government […]

Ward 3 just might have a creditable candidate for the 2018 municipal election.

Ward 3 is a mix of suburban and rural – everything south of Dundas is easy to serve – it is the rural parts of […]

76% of quick check children’s car seat inspections fail. Wow! – these are your children.

By Staff April 25, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON On Saturday, April 16th, 2016 Halton Police, in partnership with the Halton Partners for Car Seat Safety (HPCSS), […]

Aldershot arena to remain closed until May 4th at 4:00 pm - unforeseen circumstances.

By Staff April 25th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Aldershot Arena is closed due to unforeseen maintenance issues. Burlington layer and one time candidate for city council […]

City is about to see shiny new parking meters on some streets in the city.

By Staff April 25, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON The sides of the new parking meters will be a bight green and have a zone number on […]