The world opens up for us on Tuesday - do we fully understand what we have to deal with day in and day out?

By Staff February 27th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   Ontario is reporting 842 people hospitalized with COVID-19, 281 in ICU on Sunday. We have broken that […]

Marsden learns to fiddle with numbers to create an impression that she can win when she runs for Mayor in October.

By Pepper Parr February 27th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON OPINION Some facts: Municipal election results for Mayor of Burlington Rick Goldring won with 21,797 votes. Goldring […]

Brant Plaza Canada Post outlet to close April 6th - grassroots effort in place to change the decision

By Pepper Parr February 26th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   We have learned that the Brant Plaza Postal Outlet located inside the Pharmasave in the No […]

Shortest survey in the history of the city

By Pepper Parr February 26th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON The resumption of the paused Waterfront Hotel site study began on the 15th. On balance is was […]

Proof of vaccination requirement ends March 1.

By Staff February 25th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The City of Burlington will follow the direction from the Provincial government and will no longer require […]

Councillor Kearns advised her colleagues on February 22nd, that she tested positive for Covid 19 - a video glitch kept the news away from the public.

By Pepper Parr February 25th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   Ward 2 Councillor Lisa Kearns is recovering from Covid19. There was a bit of a glitch […]

Parts of city web site to be down March 3rd for scheduled maintenance

By Staff February 25th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   Some City web applications and online forms temporarily unavailable for scheduled maintenance March 3 On Thursday, March […]

Time for the taxpayers to speak up on the Waterfront hotel site development; several Councillors appear to have lost their tongues

By Pepper Parr February 25th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Quiet, quaint, downtown Burlington may become a thing of the past. The owners of the Waterfront […]

Anne Marsden to run for Burlington Mayor in October

By Pepper Parr February 24th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   Anne Marsden A few days ago Anne Marsden released a statement saying she was going to […]

Every person has the right to feel safe in our community.

By Staff February 24th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   The Ontario Ministry of the Solicitor General’s has awarded the Halton Regional Police Service a Victim Support […]

Statistics Canada researching our experiences with Covid19 testing

By Staff February 24th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   Below is an invitation from Statistics Canada to participate in a crowdsourcing initiative to collect data on […]

Citizen's Group states their case for how the Waterfront Hotel site could be developed.

By Staff February 23rd, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   From time to time a citizens group is formed that has a significant impact on decisions made […]

Mayor of Milton lets the province know that he isn't happy with a Regional decision on farmland in his town

By Staff February 23rd, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   The Mayor of Milton is not happy. The Regional government made a decision earlier in the month […]

Halton Black History Awareness Society sponsoring an Essay Contest.

By Staff February 23rd, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   The Halton Black History Awareness Society (HBHAS) is a passionate group of multi-culturals, dedicated towards implementing cultural […]

What was learned during the Statutory meeting on the Waterfront Hotel site development application?

By Pepper Parr February 23rd, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   A Statutory Meeting is required under the Planning Act to allow the public to learn what […]

Public will get a look at what if any changes in the original plan have been made by the developer on the Waterfront Hotel site

By Pepper Parr February 22, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   The event is set up as a Statutory Public Meeting taking place during a Standing Committee […]

An election promise? License plate renewal stickers to be eliminated

By Staff February 22, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON Be advised – there will be a provincial election on June 2, 2022 The Ontario government is making […]

Appointments to Advisory Board announced

By Staff February 22, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   Appointments to the following committees, were announced by Council on the 15th; took a week to get […]

A very appropriate message on Family Day

By Pepper Parr February 21st, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   Marty Staz is just one of those people I have always liked. I thought he was […]

Marsden supports McKenna for Regional Chair

By Pepper Parr February 21st, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   The McKenna announcement that she would run for the Region of Halton Chair, was, we were […]