The people that make the Festival of Lights possible and part of what makes the city special.

By Staff December 15th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   The Burlington Festival of Lights is the city’s longest running festival, lighting up the city’s waterfront for […]

Glad Tidings feeds 350 +; a real community dinner.

By Pepper Parr December 15th 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   They do it every year – and each year it has grown to the point where […]

What was it about Jane McKenna that was worth breaking all the accepted political party nomination rules? It wasn't about McKenna.

By Pepper Parr December 15th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   What would have made the Ontario Provincial Progressive Conservative Party Organization and Election Readiness committee ignore […]

Central high parents hold a big silent auction, listen to some really good vocals and generally enjoy themselves. And they raised $14,000

By Pepper Parr December 14, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   They are doing the best they can. Lawn signs are being handed out; T-shirts are being […]

Centennial pool to close for maintenance January 1 to 8

By Staff December 14th, 2106 BURLINGTON, ON   Centennial Pool will be closed for maintenance starting Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017 and will re-open on Sunday, […]

Canada Summer Jobs program is now accepting applications

By Staff December 14, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   The application period for Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) 2017 is now open. The CSJ program creates job […]

The Bandits have been sold, re-branded and are now the Herd. They will play at the Barn - which is the Nelson sports field.

By Pepper Parr December 13th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   They came to town as the Twins, were sold and became the Bandits. The Intercounty Baseball […]

School board releases data on parent's views about school closings

By Pepper Parr December 13, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   Somebody changed their mind – and that is healthy. The school board has released the data […]

High school parents will not get to see the data collected at a public meeting for more than a month.

By Pepper Parr December 13th, 2106 BURLINGTON, ON   That data; captured at a public meeting with more than 350 people in the room. You […]

Joe Dogs is going to let Central high school parents gas up

By Staff December 13th, 2106 BURLINGTON, ON   If you live in the downtown core. And if you are at all concerned about what happens […]

27 delegations scheduled for the last Standing Committee of the year.

By Staff December 13th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   It’s the last Development and Infrastructure Committee Meeting of the year and it is going to be […]

Tom Muir has some advice for parents with children at Burlington high schools - don’t go quietly.

By Pepper Parr December 12, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   Tom Muir has been delegating to city council for more than 25 years. He is a […]

Alton residents to delegate before city council against a proposed two 19 storey development in their community.

By Pepper Parr December 12th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   The people in the Alton community are having a problem with a project that is proposed […]

Parks and Recreation wants public input before it sends it final report to city council - have your say on-line.

By Pepper Parr December 12, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   The City of Burlington is asking residents to share their input on a proposed event strategy […]

This wasn't what they were expecting - PC party denies the McKenna nomination appeal. She is the candidate.

By Pepper Parr December 12, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   This isn’t what they expected. The evidence was pretty compelling but the Progressive Conservative Party Organization […]

High school parents aren't impressed with the first of the public meetings the Board of Education held.

By Pepper Parr December 11, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   There are a lot of parents who do not like the look and feel of what […]

Snow plows, salters and sidewalk cleaners - all on standby.

By Staff December 11, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   The City of Burlington is ready for this afternoon/evening’s predicted snowfall of from 10 to 15 centimetres. […]

Are the parents of high school students having a number done on them? And if that is the case - what are they going to do about it?

By Pepper Parr December 11th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   There was a line in the Saturday Globe & Mail editorial that might resonate with the […]

The good ship Burlington Tory Blue is leaking like a sieve - not a word from McKenna the former MPP who won the nomination by 41 votes

By Pepper Parr December 10th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   More on that Progressive Conservative nomination scandal “Despite the party announcing on October 3rd the nomination […]

Public answers 25 questions put to them at a public meeting - many that took part didn't expect this approach and they had no input on the creation of the questions.

By Pepper Parr December 10th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON The data set out below is now correct. It was the first public meeting of the Program […]