Transit Advocacy group welcomes appointment of new Director for Burlington Transit

By Staff April 18th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Burlington for Accessible, Sustainable Transit (BFAST) welcomes today’s announcement that Sue Connor, general manager of Brampton Transit, […]

Kaleidoscope of the arts exhibition and sale takes place this weekend; Guilds will be strutting their stuff for a month.

By Staff April 18th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The Art Gallery of Burlington is excited to present the third annual All Guilds Show (April 22 […]

Wally Pieczonka named Burlington’s 2017 Distinguished Philanthropist of the Year.

By Staff April 18th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Wally Pieczonka has been named Burlington’s 2017 Distinguished Philanthropist of the Year. Thoughtful, humble, caring, giving are […]

City announces the appointment of a new Director of Burlington Transit - Sue Connor takes the wheel May 23rd.

By Staff April 18th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The city claims it has found the person who is going to clear up the mess over […]

Annie is coming to town - if you're between 7 and 18 you could find yourself looking into the stage lights - KooGle is looking for talent.

By Pepper Parr April 17th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Tuesday evening the city will get some idea as to what the newly minted Arts and […]

What will life be like for students who may have to take a bus to school if the Board of Education decides to close some high schools?

By Pepper Parr April 17th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   What are the issues facing the eleven members of the Halton District School Board as they […]

Where will Councillor Meed Ward position herself when the Director of Education releases his report to the trustees on possible school closings?

By Pepper Parr April 18th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The Halton District School Board Program Accommodation Review Committee (PARC) has been wound down and thanked […]

Herd is looking for two bat boys.

By Staff April 17th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The Burlington Herd (you may have known of them as the Burlington Bandits) are looking for two […]

Get to see the Herd in the Barn on May 4th - translation - Burlington's InterCounty baseball team will play an exhibition game on May 4th at Nelson Park. Team signs Greg Marco.

By Staff April 17th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The Herd will play a home exhibition game, beginning on at 7:15 p.m. on May th. They […]

Can the Halton District School Board trustee speak now?

By Pepper Parr April 17th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   It is now down to the eleven trustees – they will determine if any of the […]

For the Director of Education it should have been a reflective weekend - he has a critically important document to submit to the public on Friday..

By Pepper Parr April 16th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The weather could have been better but that didn’t matter all that much for Stuart Miller, […]

Rivers with a somewhat different take on what Good Friday is all about

By Ray Rivers April 14th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   “acknowledging the existence” This is one of those years when Orthodox and regular Easter fall on […]

Sexual assault reported in the Palmer Drive Community.

By Staff April 13, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   A reported sexual assault which occurred in Burlington on March 21st, 2017 is being investigated by the […]

Rules for the selection of delegations to the school board on the possible closing of high schools in Burlington

By Pepper Parr April 13th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   There are going to be two evenings set aside for delegations to the school board on […]

City Hall: Will be closed on Friday, April 14 and Monday, April 17, 2017, reopening on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

By Staff April 13th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON City Hall: Will be closed on Friday, April 14 and Monday, April 17, 2017, reopening on Tuesday, April […]

Regional Police Fraud Unit charge former Region of Halton employee

By Staff April 13th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   An investigation that started in 2015 has resulted in a number of criminal charges being laid by […]

Public peek at what the mobility hub planners are doing amounted to some maps and a lot of cupcakes.

By Pepper Parr April 13th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   We were unable to cover the Open House the city held at the new Go Bold […]

Sunny ways indeed - a couple of more days of sunshine and those cherry trees in Spencer Smith Park should break out in full bloom.

By Staff April 13th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   It was the kind of Spring weather we have all been looking for somewhere. The picture we […]

How does one change the minds of city Councillors on transit spending? The only one that uses transit is the Mayor and then usually for a photo op.

By Pepper Parr April 12th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The third annual Bfast Forum had its highest attendance ever. Just the one city Councillor plus […]

Tens of millions of phony email messages about personal bank accounts are sent out every day. They are all attempts to steal your money.

By Pepper Parr April 12th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   They are relentless. Millions, tens of millions of email like the one below get sent out […]