Mayor creates a millennial advisory committee for the 18 to 35 set - it will be interesting to see how this works out.

By Pepper Parr April 7, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Mayor Rick Goldring has released the names of his Millennial Advisory Committee. Mayor Rick Goldring with his […]

The Political Gravy Train - is that what we now call buying influence?

By Ray Rivers April 8, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Please don’t think that because I criticized Ontario’s Premier for holding special access fundraising events – that […]

Province wants to hear about problems you might have had with your financial planner.

By Staff April 7, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON If you have at some point felt your financial planner was not really delivering the level of service […]

Region announces 16 one year internships - jobs start in May.

By Staff April 7, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Earlier this month the Region introduced its new Internship and Apprenticeship Program that offers 16 one-year internship positions […]

Who were the candidates in the 2014 municipal election?

By Staff April 7, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON When determining what you think and how you feel about the idea of ranked balloting – you will […]

Barracudas take an impressive number of medals in recent hockey competition.

By Staff April 7, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Burlington’s not-for-profit hockey organization that offers girls a fun environment to play Canada’s favourite sport — picked up […]

Air cadets march to celebrate the 1917 battle at Vimy Ridge

By Staff April 8, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON The Air Cadets of 715 Mohawk Squadron, Burlington, will be honouring the 3,600 Canadian lives lost at the […]

Will Burlington adopt the ranked voting system for the 2018 municipal election? Don't bet on it.

By Pepper Parr April 7, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Yesterday, the Ontario government introduced legislation that will allow any municipality in Ontario to use ranked ballots […]

Psychologist will explain why some children and adolescents have difficulty managing their behaviour.

By Staff April 7, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON The Halton Board of education is going to host behavioural expert who will talk on dealing with challenging […]

Breakfast and entertainment at the Seniors' Centre - Saturday morning

By Staff April 6, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON There is a program at the Seniors’ Centre that gives you a reason to get out of bed […]

Chief of police wants to engage directly with his public - he has new ways of communicating - a Periscope.

By Staff April 6, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON The nature of law enforcement has changed over the last decade with the introduction of social media. The […]

Local resident wants to prove that Burlington is a ‘sharing city’ - join him at the library on the 14th.

By Staff April 5, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON “From the time we are little, we are taught to share” declared Lawson Hunter. ”However, as we age, […]

City manager's operating style beginning to become evident - will he create a stronger citizens first culture at city hall?

By Pepper Parr April 5, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON It is sometimes difficult for media to establish a working relationship with senior people in any organization. […]

Currency exchange at the Mapleview Mall robbed during th late afternoon.

By Staff April 4, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON The Halton Regional Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance identifying a male that robbed a Burlington retail […]

Province to introduce legislation to modernize municipal elections; ranked ballot option for municipal elections.

By Pepper Parr April 4, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Ontario will introduce changes to the Municipal Elections Act that would, if passed, modernize municipal elections and […]

Sports field closures

By Staff April 4, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON The following sport fields are closed from Monday, April 4 to Sunday, April 10, 2016. List of Parks […]

Snow clearing on schedule

By Staff April 4, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON At a time of year when we have begun to think about what will get done with the […]

Is a decision on the city's court case asking a judge to compel the Air Park to file a site plan and remove the illegal land fill due soon?

By Staff April 4, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON April may turn out to be a very good month for the city of Burlington. Will a Judge […]

The transit solution seems to be - spend more money - is it that simple?

By Pepper Parr April 3, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON A year later, a crowd of about 65 – maybe 75 people gathered at the Central library […]

Have you got the plans made for what you're going to do with Mum on Mother's Day?

By Staff April 4, 2016 BURLINGTON, ON Mother’s Day – May 7th this year. The florists will pick up on that one. All the pushy […]