November Meeting of the Halton Regional Police Services Board to Take Place at Burlington City Hall

By Staff November 25th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The next scheduled meeting of the Halton Regional Police Services Board will take place on Thursday, November […]

Diane Miller asks provincially appointed Reviewer to revisit the decision to close two of Burlington's seven high schools. Claims it was a flawed process that resulted in a flawed decision.

By Pepper Parr November 25th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   It was dramatic! Diane Miller, a parent with children in both Lester B. Pearson (LBP) high […]

Performing Arts Centre partners with Arts and Culture Council to decorate the lobby with Christmas trees.

By Staff November 24th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The Burlington Performing Arts Centre’s lobby will be lit up with a colourful and festive display of […]

Parents get to air their concerns with the way their schools were closed.

By Pepper Parr November 24th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The process of being heard for parents who have students at Lester B. Pearson high school […]

High school parents meet with an appointed facilitator to set out their concerns with the way the PAR process that resulted in the closure of two city high schools was handled.

By Pepper Parr November 23rd, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The first of the public delegations made to the Administrative Review facilitator Margaret Wilson takes place […]

Is there genuine citizen engagement in Burlington? City hall says - definitely - thousands of citizens don't share that view.

  By Pepper Parr November 23rd, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   What is wrong with this picture? City hall tells a group of citizens they cannot […]

Dave Foxcroft to referee the 105th Grey Cup game.

By Staff November 23rd, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Parents never stop being proud of their kids. You see it at the Christmas concert when those […]

Residents opposed to a city hall decision told they cannot meet at city hall.

By Staff November 23, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Jim Young sent us a note earlier today – a group of people who are very unhappy […]

Courts take three years to find a Burlington electrical contractor guilty of unfair practices.

By Staff November 18, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The provincial Ministry of Government and Consumer Services charged a Burlington contractor for unfair practices that took […]

Administrative Review of the process used to determine whether or not to close two Burlington begins this evening; PARC members take part in a private meeting.

By Pepper Parr November 22, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The Notice of Meeting was sent to Scott Podrebarac chair of the Program Accommodation Review (PAR) […]

Three Men Arrested for Bank Robberies in Burlington and Oakville on the same day.

By Staff November 22, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   On November 21, 2017 at 9:50 am, two masked men entered the Royal Bank of Canada, located […]

Was my Netflicks service at risk - nope - it was just a crafty Identity Theft attempt

By Pepper Parr November 22, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON They had my attention. The moment I saw that Netflix logo on the screen I immediately went […]

Environmentalist tells audience that there is still time.

By Pepper Parr November 22, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   I describe Cameron Brown as the “warm up band” for David Suzuki’s presentation at the Performing […]

Hospital opens itself up for Join the Joy! Holiday Open House - Sunday December 3rd - 11:00 am to 1:30 pm

By Staff November 22, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   With the re-developed Joseph Brant hospital now basically fully open the public is going to get a […]

Identity thieves reach out to Royal Bank customers - not something you want to respond to.

By Staff November 22, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Getting something from your bank that starts by calling you an “Esteemed Customer” tells you that the […]

David Suzuki brings his message to Burlington - we are the kind of city he likes.

By Pepper Parr November 22, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   David Suzuki has been doing media interviews for at least 50 years – he is an […]

Lakeshore Road gas station robbed on Tuesday at approximately 10:00 pm.

By Staff November 22, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The Husky Gas Station at 5319 Lakeshore Road, was robbed on Tuesday at approximately 10:00pm. A lone […]

School board looking for public input on changes to course offerings at Aldershot high school.

By Pepper Parr November 21st, 2017 BURLINGTON,ON   It was close to a throw away idea, something that was put on the table, almost as […]

Santa Claus parade to take place on Sunday December 3rd - starts 2:00 pm at Guelph Line and Prospect.

By Staff November 20, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The sprinkle of snow over the weekend told us that winter weather is upon us which means […]

Parks damaged by what is believed to have been arson repaired - at considerable cost.

By Staff November 20th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The City of Burlington has repaired and replaced the playgrounds in three city parks after that equipment […]