Delegate suggests paid parking at Bateman - slams council for constantly changing delivery dates.

By Staff June 7th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Jim Thompson delegates frequently – he is currently focused on the Bateman project. Last week he had […]

City-wide fire ban now in place

By Staff June 7th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   The Burlington Fire Department has issued a city-wide fire ban, prohibiting all open-air burning effective immediately (June […]

Why did Tech Place get prime space at Bateman; why is the city making decisions with nothing in the way of public engagement - and where is the vision ?

By Pepper Parr June 7th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   A reader has suggested, quite vociferously, that the article that was flagged as news should have […]

Moon in June run on Saturday

By Staff June 7th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   The Moon will be out in June on the 10th and runners will be on the streets. […]

Figuring out how to alleviate the loneliness and isolation seniors suffer

By Staff June 7th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   One of the biggest very serious concerns is for those seniors who for any number of reasons […]

A Mulkewich doing the kind of public service her Dad did

By Pepper Parr June 6th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Sharon Mulkewich Short note on the Aldershot Insider Facebook page from Sharon Sharie Mulkewich on checking […]

Councillor Kearns and the City Manager go at it – she lost  

  By Pepper Parr June 6th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Things sometimes get a little stiff between people when a meeting has run long and […]

36th annual Special Athletes Track Meet - June 20

By Staff June 6th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   There are those born with a disability who struggle every day of their lives to live a […]

Grocery Rebate program will send funds to low income families early in July

By Staff June 6th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   The federal government’s Cost of Living Act creates a Grocery Rebate program that supports low income families […]

Changes in GO service schedule this weekend

By Staff June 6th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Work has begun on the grade separation on Burloak that is impacting the GO service on the […]

Tough for people to learn just how the city plans to explain the Bateman development situation - they aren't getting it from the Mayor

By Pepper Parr June 5th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   The Mayor of Burlington is at it again. In a tweet she sent out answering questions […]

Virtual meeting on updating flood hazard mapping for Tuck, Shoreacres, Appleby, and Sheldon Creeks June 7th

By Staff June 5th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Climate change, flooding, making the right decisions now with the information available is a challenge. Conservation Halton […]

Stolte: 'I'm not understanding how beginning engagement and visioning with the public this summer, but not letting them know about it until the fall'

By Pepper Parr June 5th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Staff were presenting to Council on the “key deliverables for the communication and engagement plan.” Part […]

Bateman: How much space is the public getting for that $100 million ? No one is really sure

By Pepper Parr June 5th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   What do we know about when the public is going to get to say anything about […]

Domenic Molinaro passes at the age of 88

By Pepper Parr June 4th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON Burlington lost a great one last week. The man who turned Lakeshore Road into the stretch of […]

Brock University gets a chance to brag about how well one of its graduates has done

By Staff June 2nd, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   This is a sports story but not local sports. It is a press release from Brock University […]

Speaker series on issues important to Senior Citizens

By Staff June 3rd, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Marion Goard is a Broker with Keller Williams Realty. She heads up an interesting service intended for […]

No reservations needed for summer rec and lap swims at Burlington outdoor pools

By Staff June 2nd, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Nelson Pool This summer, swimming at Burlington outdoor pools will be walk-in only based on first come, […]

Mayor spills the bean on TVO: Bateman is going to cost the city $100 million

By Pepper Parr June 2nd, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Speaking on the TVO program The Agenda where the subject was who should pay for growth […]

Age to work as life guards has been reduced.

By Staff June 2nd, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   The provincial government is lowering the minimum age requirement to be a lifeguard, assistant lifeguard and aquatic […]