Why is the view of Spencer Smith Park and the lake blocked by screening along Lakeshore Road ? How does the Sound of Music get to do that?

By Pepper Parr June 10th, 2106 BURLINGTON, ON   One of the pleasures of walking along Lakeshore Road is experiencing the breeze coming in off […]

Thousands of people in Burlington plant trees - but city council can't seem to agree on a private tree bylaw.

By Pepper Parr June 10th, 2106 BURLINGTON, ON   What is it about a city that can have hundreds of people out planting trees but […]

Little Eleeza is back - this time as a Ramadan Ranger - formidable little fund raiser this one.

By Pepper Parr June 10th, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON We first saw Eleeza at the Mainway arena last December during a meeting at which the public […]

Burlington Member of Parliament speaks of the humanitarian aide being provided to refugees and the work being done to end the bombing of innocent civilians in Syria.

By Staff June 10th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   Karina Gould, Member of Parliament for Burlington and Parliamentary secretary to the Minister of International Development spoke […]

Fine Arts Association celebrates 50th anniversary - Stunning Bateman statement part of the exhibits.

By Pepper Parr June 10th, 2106 BURLINGTON, ON   The Burlington Fine Arts Association (BFAA) in collaboration with the Art Gallery of Burlington, is presenting […]

Burlington Bandits are still in the basement - with two games scheduled for the weekend - they will probably be in the same place come Monday.

By Staff June 10th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   They are still in the basement and they are still in the game. The Burlington Bandits will […]

Foxcroft sends Queen Elizabeth birthday greetings on behalf of her regiment, the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada,

By Staff June 10th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON The real Monarchists were up at 5:00 am this morning to catch the CBC broadcast of the festivities […]

Want to go for a hot air balloon wide? Saturday morning at Mohawk Park.

By Staff June 10th, 2106 BURLINGTON, ON   Up up and away in a beautiful balloon. This Saturday, June 11th from 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 […]

Halton MP criticizes the federal government on many of the budget choices - Lisa Raitt holds Liberals to account.

By Staff June 9th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   Lisa Raitt is one of three women that represents the citizens of Burlington in the House of […]

Starting tomorrow every penny of the tip you leave for the person who served you will actually go to that person. Many restaurant owners in this city have kept a part of that gratuity for themselves.

By Pepper Parr June 9, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON It has been a long time coming – and the people who work in the hospitality business […]

City sets up three community meetings to engage seniors and their ideas to make Burlington an age friendly city.

By Staff June 9, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON The city wants citizen input on designing an age-friendly future for Burlington. They are hosting three discussion forums […]

Lane Restrictions on 403 Westbound at Highway 6 - June 10 to 13

By Staff June 9, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) will be reducing the number of lanes on the westbound 403 at […]

Gender Parity or Gender Cleansing ? Or it is a retirement announcement with a different spin?

By Ray Rivers June 9, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON We are all feminists today. We know that men have no monopoly on being successful politicians or […]

New date for Air Park court case decision is set - end of June. Whatever the Judge says it could well be the beginning of a long appeal process.

By Pepper Parr June 8th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON The wheels of Justice move slowly – not at a glacial pace but there is no rush […]

The magnificent willows are no more - hopefully what is left of the trunks can be carved into something memorable.

By Pepper Parr June 8, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON There wasn’t much in the way of protest – the citizens of the city took the arborist […]

A different twist on giving - Give brilliantly! Community Foundation takes on a new look - kinda spiffy.

By Pepper Parr June 7th, 2106 BURLINGTON, ON The weather could not have been better. The lake was resplendent. And there were three or four […]

Summer music line up in Central Park - great if you live downtown. What's wrong with the other parts of the city?

By Staff June 7th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON The sound of music will be in the air for much of the summer. People will be able […]

The federal government wants to know what you think - you could easily spend the rest of the month answering all the questions.

By Pepper Parr June 6, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Talk about information overload. Have you any idea how many opportunities there are for you to “inform” […]

Small group of people brave the rain to gather at the gazebo and celebrate the life of a willow tree that has been in place for more than 70 years.

By Pepper Parr June 7th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   It was a decision that the public didn’t have much of an opportunity to say anything […]

First tower of Paradigm project SOLD; second tower at 55% - third to go on sale in 2017

By Staff June 6, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON What is eventually going to be a 19 story – five building complex is now rising above grade […]