Which is it – a perogy — or perogi or pierogi or pyrohy - does it matter - be sure to order a plate full - that community needs all the help it can get

By Staff March 20th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   Which is it – a perogy — or perogi or pierogi or pyrohy — seems to depend […]

How do your city Councillors actually engage with you? Each one has a different style and approach - are they effective?

By Pepper Parr March 20th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   Each week the city Communications group publishes a list of events taking place. Members of Council […]

City Bird poll winner to be revealed Monday evening

By Dave Tourchin March 20th, 2022 BURLINGTON,   The Bird Friendly Hamilton Burlington team will announce the winner of their recent online public poll […]

Ukrainian community will meet with supporter at the Polish Hall on March 26th

By Staff March 19th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   The Burlington Conservative Electoral District Association is hosting a fundraising event for Ukraine Relief on Saturday March […]

Regional mask By-law will be rescinded effective 12:01 a.m. on March 21' city of Burlington bylaw also expected to be rescinded.

By Staff March 19th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   On Saturday, March 19, 2022, Halton Regional Council approved an amendment to Halton Region’s Consolidated Mask By-law […]

Burlington now has an engineering company working on nuclear solutions to climate change

By Pepper Parr March 19th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   There was a time when they made refrigerators – not anymore Westinghouse Electric in Canada now […]

Foundation created to identify and fully fund creative arts and exercise programs for those living with Parkinson’s in Halton/Peel.

By Tamara Boaden March 18th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   The Passion for Parkinson’s Foundation is a non-profit corporation . Our primary objective is to identify […]

Regional Council to debate an amendment to the mask bylaw in a rare Saturday meeting

By Staff March 18th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   Halton Regional Council will meet in a rare Saturday meeting to discuss an amendment to the bylaw […]

Seniors find themselves at risk in supermarkets; teams of thieves stalking and stealing

By Staff March 17th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a group of suspects […]

Will they have to be masked on Monday

By Pepper Parr March 17th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   The students will be back in school on Monday – masked? Halton District School Board Chair […]

Muir: Too early to change the masking rules - what's the rush?

  By Tom Muir March 17th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   It isn’t popular to talk about masks and social distancing these days. Everyone wants to […]

The Irish - today they own the world

By Pepper Parr March 17th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   A day to share some of the best the Irish have given us. “May those […]

Who are we hearing from - and does it matter? It does

By Pepper Parr March 17th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   Earlier this month I made the decision to hold comments sent to us from a specific […]

Views on masking are mixed: many think the decision to remove the requirement came too early

By Staff March 16th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   The winding down of COVID-19 restrictions has begun in most of the country, and it’s being met […]

Real Estate: Inventory still low; standout sales coming in at 49% + over asking

By Staff March 16th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   During the month of February, the average price for a freehold property in Burlington was $1,626,700, 34.4% […]

An Open Letter to Natalie Pierre - the Progressive Conservative candidate for Burlington

By Pepper Parr March 15th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   Welcome to the world of politics, Natalie. Being nominated as the Progressive Conservative candidate for Burlington […]

So - you want to run for public office - read on

By Staff March 15th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   The Region of Halton released the following: So you want to run for Council? There’s an info […]

Electric Mobility Surveys Now Available 

By Staff March 15th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   Surveys are available for residents to complete to identify opportunities and barriers for supporting and encouraging electric […]

Milton, Oakville and the Region end their State of Emergency - Burlington still hanging in there

By Staff March 15th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   The Town of Milton has ended its state of emergency for Covid-19. The state of emergency was […]

Natalie Pierre, chosen by current MPP Jane McKenna to be the Progressive Conservative candidate for Burlington in 2022 election

By Pepper Parr March 14th, 2022 BURLINGTON, ON   Natalie Pierre For over 30 years, Natalie Pierre and her husband Paul have made Burlington their […]