You can make that 13,464 into a 13,465 – just show up and CleanUp so we can all GreenUp. Praying for sunshine would be appreciated.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. April 18, 2013. By now you should have picked up your gloves, the bags you are going to use […]

One more step – pier looking better and better every day. Beacon – minus a wind turbine going in today.

    By Pepper Parr Each day a little bit more gets done. This morning, when we were told it was going to be a […]

Open up your wallet – they are asking more from you to ride those busses. Bfast strenuously opposes the increase.

    By Pepper Parr Burlington, Ont., April 16, 2013 —Burlington Transit will be increasing fares, effective Wednesday, May 1, 2013. The increased fares will […]

General manager walks the plank – but no one pushes him into the water. This is good news?

    By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. April 17, 2013. Scott Stewart, one of the toughest General Manager’s this city has seen in some time […]

Spring show will feature glass, more glass and some of the most beautiful glass seen in this city.

    By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. April 17, 2013 Teresa Seaton has been working with stained glass for more than 10 years. “I have […]

Beware of a media release that tells you how much they are doing for you but doesn’t tell you what it is costing.

    By Pepper Parr. BURLINGTON, ON. April 17, 2013 Starting today, the city’s E-Government program will be launching the first of several new online […]

The hard part of community policing – reporting on a pedophile released back into the community. There is more the chief of police can do.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON April 17, 2013. The media release was blunt, direct and very much to the point. Anthony Burke, a convicted […]

There is a reason to oppose the Enbridge pipeline flow reversal – pipelines leak.

    By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. April 17. 2013. There are reasons for people wanting to oppose the changes Enbridge Pipeline wants to make […]

Parent wants city to look into what can be done about better safety along rail lines; four killed so far this year.

    By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON April 16, 2013. For Denise Davy it is personal. She got to the point where she felt something […]

Our Burlington reporter graduates to TV production – does footage on Burlington golf courses for WNED.

By Walter Byj BURLINGTON, ON April 16, 2013 Over the past number of years, the PBS station in Buffalo ,WNED, has run a series […]

Two Burlington men face charges after a sharp-eyed citizen took notice of suspicious behaviour.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. April 16, 2013. A citizen out for a walk on Headon Forest Drive noticed two males entering driveways along the […]

Is this just a little too much? Now a Special badge presentation for city’s new fire chief.

    By Pepper Parr. BURLINGTON, ON April 16, 2013. Firemen and women are vital to the safety of any community and Burlington has a […]

Is Justin a New Deal for Canada? First day on the job and the attack ads start – is this their best shot?

By Ray Rivers. BURLINGTON, ON. April 16, 2013 Sometimes we Liberals can feel like Goldilocks. First, the leadership vote kickoff in Toronto last Saturday […]

Another early morning home entry – Oak Grove this time. Sooner or later someone is going to be hurt. Is it time for increased police patrols?

    By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. April 16, 2013. An Oak Grove residence was entered on April 16, 2013 at 1:45 a.m. A young […]

A whopping number – and it isn’t a tax increase. BurlingtonGreen goes right over the top. Kudos.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. April 16, 2013 Sometimes there is only one way to tell a story – let the story tell itself. […]

City hall staff are in the process of learning how to herd cats: squabbling with council member over pier opening plans.

    By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. April 16. 2013 I guess we should have expected this. The pier will be open for the Sound […]

If you’re a tweep – the Chief wants to talk to you – if you’re a creep – he can arrange to have you arrested.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON April 15, 2013 The people who count these things say that 66% if Canadians actively use social networking sites […]

Fun and games and a city council rule book with a rule that is far from clear; will Meed Ward really be shut down?

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. April 15, 2013 City council meets in its committee setting this week. Monday they meet in the afternoon as […]

Current Minister of Transportation appears to have suggested a Niagara GTA highway doesn’t make sense – hooray! GO is a better deal.

    By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. April 15, 2013 The people behind the Save the Escarpment Highway Coalition (SEHC) would have been dancing around […]

Time to grease that bicycle chain and get ready for the first chance this season to race around outdoors on your mountain bike.

By Staff MILTON – Hilton Falls Conservation Area is getting ready to kick off the 2013 Mountain Biking season with its 14th Annual Spokes […]