How’s your GDP? Turns out we may be measuring the wrong thing. Does it matter? Suzuki thinks it does.

By Pepper Parr February 28, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON. My friend Amy Schnurr, Chief Cheese over at Burlington Green, sent me a piece by David […]

She’s doing it again: Meed Ward goes after the free parking city hall staff gets – she says it is a taxable benefit.

By Pepper Parr February 28, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON. This one will keep those who think municipal civil servants are getting too much of the […]

City might be at the edge of a tipping point with economic development plans.

By Pepper Parr February 28, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON. Council met as a Committee of the Whole and used a workshop format to listen to […]

You will learn what the budget total was – when you get your tax bill. Council decided you won’t be able to delegate.

By Pepper Parr February 27, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON. Sometime next Tuesday afternoon city council meeting as a Standing committee will recommend the current operating […]

Were Quebec a country it would have placed third in medals at the Sochi Olympics – the rest of Canada would have been 6th.

By Ray Rivers February 27, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON. “President Yanukovych has been made illegitimate. It’s very worrying, especially because Russia lost in hockey, they’ll […]

Premier Wynne needs to put the “fair” part of the minimum wage act into the document – $11. an hour is not fair.

By Pepper Parr February 27, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON. Got an email from Yasir Naqvi, an Ontario Liberal party MPP who told me he was […]

Province to pony up some real coin to pay for that power outage; citizens get a chance to hug a hydro worker.

By Pepper Parr February 26, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON We’re in the money, We’re in the money; We’ve got a lot of what it takes […]

Seniors housing project gets a rough ride at public meeting – resident puts the Mayor on hold while she speaks.

By Pepper Parr February 26, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON. One doesn’t often see exceptional cooperation between a developer and the city’s planning department. A proposal […]

Won’t be long before we hear “Play ball” followed by the crack of a baseball bat – snow has to melt first.

By Staff February 26, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON. Perhaps it is part of an attempt to hustle up some warmer weather and if that’s 5the […]

Alton sees development before any of the “prosperity nodes”. Developer expects to see some occupancy before the end of 2015

By Pepper Parr February 26, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON. It became evident early in the development of the Alton community that it was going to […]

Seedy business at St. Christophers Anglican church; hope springs eternal for the gardeners – winter will end.

By Staff February 25, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON If you are one of those who believes that there is an end to this winter and […]

Half Chilly Marathon will be “chilly” this year. Race takes place Sunday, Lakeshore Road closed for part of the day.

By Pepper Parr February 25th, 2104 BURLINGTON, ON. After a month or so of significant turmoil and the introducing of a new named sponsor […]

Five arrested during drug raid: $14,800 in cash seized, drugs valued at $53,000 taken as evidence.

By Staff February 24, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON. Very early this morning I Halton Regional Police, Burlington Strategic Support Team (SST), concluded a drug trafficking […]

Inappropriate touching in a movie theatre: – police make an arrest.

By Staff February 24, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON. It went on for quite a while – between December 2013 and February 2014, but the Regional […]

Council waits for data before committing new resources for busses – pays cleaners $65k a year.

By Pepper Parr February 22, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON. A report from John Duncan, Transit Manager was what staff call a “walk on” – wasn’t […]

Might Burlington lead in the transit service it provides its growing seniors population?

By Pepper Parr February 23, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON. The process Burlington Transit is going through as they rationalize their routes and look for more […]

Full time heritage planner first step to a Conservation Heritage District designation for Mt Nemo plateau

By Pepper Parr February 22, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON. There will be a heritage planner – a full time heritage planner but getting the position […]

Council beavers away at reducing spending – has $2.7 million left over from last year – which they aren’t going to give back.

By Pepper Parr February 22, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON. When they brought things to a closer on Thursday we had a CURRENT budget of $134,339,651 […]

Why a “discussion concerning the City Manager’s Performance Evaluation” now?

REVISED By Pepper Parr February 22, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON. They weren’t able to bring it home on Thursday, so they will get back at […]

Culture in the city isn’t going to be managed – council takes a pass on the cost – maybe next year.

By Pepper Parr February 21, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON. There isn’t going to be a Cultural Manager in Burlington during 2014 – perhaps in 2015, […]