Lakeshore Road could go dark Christmas of 2012 – Festival of Lights could be discontinued.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON October 3, 2011 A tradition that has brought literally hundreds of people down to Spencer Smith Park during the Christmas […]

Elite level cycling opportunity brought to a close. City will terminate the agreement.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON October 3, 2011 Today was the Go – No go day for elite cycling in Burlington and because a hard […]

More than $37 million later and there is a performer on the stage and wine and cheese in the BPAC Family Room.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON October 2, 2011 The opening piece made you feel like taking the missus into your arms and dancing away. Royal […]

Mad chase through Hamilton streets, bear spray doesn’t stop Halton’s finest. Got their man then headed for the showers.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON September 29, 2011 A couple of Halton Regional Police plainclothes officers drove over to Hamilton to locate a suspect they wanted […]

Citizens group lays out the facts and the real issue when it comes to the Escarpment.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON September 29, 2011 – For Burlingtonians the two issues are the hospital and the Escarpment – one at the bottom and […]

Popular jazz vocalist at the Alexander Barn of the Halton Museum in Kelso. Take in the fall colours as well.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON September 29, 2011 Gary Carr, the Chief Cheese over at the Region wants you to know that “Fall is the perfect […]

Another heavy equipment theft in Burlington. Insurance rates may rise soon. Crime Stoppers could use your help.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON September 29, 2011 – The construction industry took another hit the past few days. A loader was stolen from a Longmoor […]

We appear to be in the mudslinging phase of the provincial election.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON September 29, 2011 You know someone is running a little on the scared side when they start slinging mud. However, with […]

Wake me up when it’s over!

By Casey Cosgrove BURLINGTON, ON September 28, 2011 – Is it just my imagination, or does there seem to be a noticeable lack of interest […]

If it works, leave it alone. If it’s broken, fix it. If it cannot justify its existence, it goes.

By Jane McKenna, Progressive Conservative candidate for Burlington. Our Burlington was created to reduce the information deficit that was described and defined in the Shape […]

Dreadful, is being polite. Not one of the candidates roused any interest or enthusiasm. Surely Burlington can do better than this.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON September 27, 2011 The Chamber of Commerce web site said “No walk ins” – implying that if you hadn’t reserved […]

Council offices, the Mayors Open Door and seeing taxpayers as revenue and city hall staff as an expense.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON September 27, 2011 The Mayor has always been on the eighth floor of city hall. Up until very recently Council […]

This is Burlington’s most important election in decades, Jo Brant Hospital redevelopment in peril under Hudak

  Our Burlington was created to reduce the information deficit that was described and defined in the Shape Burlington report. As part of this initiative […]

Mea culpa – fingers were ahead of my brain. Sorry about that.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON September 26, 2011 We goofed. While writing a column I somehow managed to mangle a name. The intention was to […]

Peggy Russell makes her case. “We believe in putting people first.”

By Peggy Russell, New Democratic Party candidate. Our Burlington was created to reduce the information deficit that was described and defined in the Shape Burlington […]

City hall staff romp on Brant Street, raise $3300. of their $60,000 target for United Way.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON September 23, 2010 The city kicked off it’s part of the United Way Campaign with a great romp out on […]

It was part of the soft opening of the Burlington Performing Arts Centre – however, nothing soft about the applause.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON September 23, 2011 And there it was, a theatre slowly filling up with people and dead ahead a rich, crimson […]

Youth ambassadors in place to change how students use transit. Higher gas prices doing a large part of that job.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON., September 22, 2011 – Coming to a high school near you: keen, environmentally conscious Burlington Transit Youth Ambassadors prepared to […]

Getting down to the short strokes. Candidates to square off at two events giving us a chance to see what they can do.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON September 24, 2011 Well the candidates know there is going to be an election of October 6th and the people […]

Bank president talks to Burlington business about diversity and inclusion – says it’s the smart thing to do.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON September 22, 2011 When asked how many people there were at the Burlington Economic Development Corporation’s Mayors “Connect-Collaborate-Create” luncheon Laura […]