Media event on New Year's Day - should have made it a levy and invited the whole city.

By Pepper Parr December 29th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   Something is up! Burlington MP Karina Gould will be working New Year’s day. Burlington MP Karina […]

It Will Be a Good Year for Canada - our 150th

By Ray Rivers December 29, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   2016 was an annus horribilis, what with stars (Leonard Cohen, David Bowie, Glen Frey, Carrie Fisher, […]

Three years ago - do you remember? The ice storm - that was in 2013 - the flood was in 2014

By Staff December 29th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   Three years ago – do you remember? The snow storm that turned into an ice storm hit […]

Inclusionary zoning - will it be something Burlington decides it want to permit? Not with this city council.

By Staff December 28, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   The province recently passed legislation that will over time create more affordable housing. The new legislation makes […]

City renews a matching funds program that worked well last year - up to $5000 available.

By Staff December 28th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   Griffin Gervais, now a grade six student, made a city program work for him and his chums […]

The paths students heading for high school can take; which high schools will be open is a different question.

By Staff December 28th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   While parents with students in high schools worry about just which high schools are going to be […]

Opening an email from a source you don't know can prove to be very costly to you. If you don't know the source - don't open the email.

By Staff December 28th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   If there is a pdf file attached to an incoming email from a person or an organization […]

Why are we in this mess – did the trustees not see this coming? Actually they didn’t; three of Burlington’s four trustees have only been in office for two years.

By Pepper Parr December 27, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   For the parents of students at Central and Pearson high schools the question – Why are […]

The bike lane debate really can wait.

By Staff December 26th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   It has come to this: On Dec 24, 2016, at 11:06 AM, philip waggett wrote: Mr. Goldring […]

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Lowville crowd celebrate the Winter Solstice

By Staff December 24th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   Before there can be a Christmas – there has to be a Winter Solstice; the day with […]

Mainway ice pads will be ready for the Golden Horseshoe tournament

By Staff December 23, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   Fixed! The ice pads at Mainway Arena have reopened following a temporary closure to complete unexpected repairs. […]

Eleven trustees will determine the fate of Central high school - what is the real issue behind such a decision?

By Pepper Parr December 22, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   The Halton District School Board has 11 trustees; There are four that represent Burlington, four that […]

Hours for city administrative, recreational and transit services.

By Staff December 22, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   Most of us are rushing to get tasks done that just have to be done before we […]

If we don't know our history - we are bound to repeat it. Just look at our city council

By Pepper Parr December 21st, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   Momentous days get remembered. Sometimes they are great memories – VE day – we had won […]

Free contemporary dance workshop - January - mark it down.

By Pepper Parr December 21, 2016 BURLINGTON,ON   We need to get through Christmas – but when that is done – and if you have […]

#HometownProud - tourism people want every former Burlingtonian they can find to come home in 2017

By Staff December 20, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   Was it ET who mouthed the words “Home” in the 1982 American science fiction fantasy that put […]

Electronically recording council votes gets off to a rocky start. At least they are trying.

By Pepper Parr December 20, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   It almost worked. It sort of worked but either the technology wasn’t quite right or the […]

Mainway Arena temporarily closed for unexpected repairs - staff don't expect to re-open until at least the 27th.

By Staff December 19th, 2016 BURLINGTON,ON   The City has temporarily closed Mainway Arena as the result of unexpected repairs. Two of the three compressors […]

A Mobility Hub? Perhaps an Innovation District? Something soon that will result in jobs for the literally thousands of residential units that are going to get completed before the end of 2018.

By Pepper Parr December 19th, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON   There is a developer who has completed a land assembly and is now meeting with the […]