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“Things like this never happen to us. Then it did” – Sharlene Bosma speaking to Crime Stoppers. November 29, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. It was the 25th Anniversary celebration for Crime Stoppers in Canada. Lots of people from the […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Free parking and yellow bag promotions – but ya gotta have a bag and you have to shop to get one. November 28, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. The city advanced the FREE PARKING in December by a day to give the downtown merchants […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
It happens. We got it wrong when we wrote a cut line that was incorrect and misleading. We apologized and changed the cut line. November 28, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. At a Standing Committee meeting more than a year ago city General Manager Scott Stewart told […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	More government, more service – right? They are making it more convenient. November 28, 2013 By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. Burlington has two Service Ontario locations: places where you can go and see a real, live, breathing […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Men step up to the ball: drive home $55,000 for hospital foundation. November 28, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. It was a natural! With a men`s clothing store and a golf tournament – you can […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Last chance to get those leaves taken away. November 28, 2013 By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. If there are leaves left on your property – you`ve got one more chance before you begin […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
BurlingtonGreen hears how other communities do what has to be done to save prime farmland – sound familiar? November 28, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. It has been a banner week for BurlingtonGreen. They held their annual meeting, installed a very […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Understanding the school board: an agenda would have helped. Intern leaves feeling she really wasn’t there. Milla Pickfield is a Nelson High School graduate who decided to spend a year working in the community, helping her Mother with her business […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Electric car charging stations being set up at GO stops – Burlington will see theirs in 2014. November 27, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. The province is doing everything it can to get you into an electric car. Announced this […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Burlington’s Fareen Samji and Stephen Lowe major contributors in long ball drive competition. November 27, 2013 By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. You know the feeling when you hit a great drive, that smooth effortless “ping” sound of the […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Rivers forsakes his keyboard and takes to the stage – performs in Modern Times. November 28, 2013 By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. Ray Rivers will not be with us this week. He will be on stage at The Pearl […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Leblovic’s leave a Council Standing committee before hearing Mayor’s remarks which they later call unparliamentary and inappropriate. November 26, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. Diane Leblovic is not happy with Mayor Rick Goldring and gave him a piece of her […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Beachway residents get creative; city hall forgets what satire is – wasn’t Jonathan Swift required reading in high school? November 26, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. There are times when you are the butt of the joke and the best thing you […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Province decides to add another floor to the hospital along with more beds and operating rooms. November 26, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. The way Mayor Goldring saw it – Burlington is basically getting a new hospital. The provincial […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Election battle for ward 1 gets an early starts – nominations aren’t open yet but election material is out there. November 25, 2013 By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. Nominations haven’t even opened for the 2014 municipal election and there are buttons opposing the re-election of […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	City tells its parking story – uses a very funny, cheeky video. Parking to be free for all of December then every Saturday as well. November 25. 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. A city hall with a sense of humour? We didn’t see that when a resident sent […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
A wellcome that will not be forgotten – how quickly will the error be corrected? Has it been noticed yet? November 25, 2013 By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. Oh dear, that was embarrassing. Brand new sign, new buildings, one of which is a high school […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Two dozen greeters welcome more than 1000 people to the Alton community complex on a cold Saturday morning. November 25, 2013 By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. This Saturday the place was wide open. The complex of buildings in the Alton community: a high […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Cheryl Miles Goldring to show her Newfoundland work at the Seaton Gallery on Spring Garden Road, December 1st. November 24, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. It is fast becoming the focal point – the place to see new and interesting art […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)	Police report on drug raid released one week after the event. Why the delay? November 22, 2013 By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. A police raid that took place on the November 21, 2013 was reported immediately by the police. […] Share this: Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)