Pilot service is a cross between a paddy wagon and an ambulance – that will get young people home safely.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON April 4, 2012 You can still see the geek in the guy as he talks about a pilot project that […]

Is there a failure to communicate – because the needed tools aren`t in place? City hall stuck in the 90’s.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON April 4, 2012 There is a problem at city hall – the difficulty is communicating. They want to talk, they […]

Acclaimed Titanic author to speak at library April 17th; tickets limited..

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON April 4, 2012 Prolific, widely honoured publisher, writer and historian Hugh Brewster, an internationally recognized authority on the Titanic, brings us […]

It looks pretty white to me! So much for diversity in Halton. Board of Education appears to take a pass on diversity

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON April 2, 2012 The flyer reproduced below was handed out at the Mayor`s Economic development luncheon last week where a […]

Mountainside arena and pool to undergo revitalization. Place will look great when it`s done and be easier to get into when completed.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON April 2, 2012 It was eight years in the making, but Ward 3 Councillor John Taylor sat at a Community […]

Committed shopper didn’t take to the Momstown line ups – suggests going on line to save time or head for the Mall.

Sarah O’Hara, a Burlington Mother of two, who is completing a joint Arts Degree/Teaching certificate program at York University, will be our “Critical Consumer” with […]

Burlington business crowd gets goosed by McMaster prof – advises them to use Google alerts.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON,ON March 31, 2012 Nick Bontis, one of the uber prof’s at McMaster’s DeGroote School of Business on the South Service Road […]

Predators are still out there. Caution your children and think about giving them a whistle.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON March 30, 2012 On March 28th at 3:40 p.m. a ten-year-old boy was walking east along Blairholm Ave, approaching Courtland Dr., […]

Milky substance colouring Sheldon Creek. Ministry and city staff onsite. Not thought to be dangerous but caution advised.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON March 30, 2012 That milky look to the water in Sheldon Creek early this morning still hasn’t been identified by […]

Chemical spill in Sheldon Creek being managed. Residents and pets advised to steer clear of the creek.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON March 30, 2012 Somewhere around 5:00 pm, March 29th, 2012 the Ministry of the Environment was alerted to an unknown chemical […]

First it was fire trucks getting into SOM at Spencer Smith; now it’s getting adequate parking space for sponsors and vendors.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON March 30, 2012 It’s tough getting the respect you think you deserve. Dave Miller, Executive Director Sound of Music (SOM) […]

Can we expect to see a different format and working relationship between the Economic Development people and city hall?

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON March 29, 2012 The first hint came when the city manager said: “This might not be the best model for […]

“Budget spending climbs, jobs plan a big zero”, claims Burlington MPP McKenna. Prepared to go to the polls again?

We did not write this piece, nor did Burlington MPP Jane McKenna write it. The document is a canned letter that was made available to […]

Look for hospital ground breaking in December; they might have to use a jackhammer which would be appropriate.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON March 28, 2012 Did you hear the one about the two cars driving west along the QEW? You really don`t […]

Several men don’t seem to know how to appropriately get the attention they want.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON March 27, 2012 On Saturday March 24 at 11:00 a.m., a woman was seated in her parked car getting ready […]

The JBMH is safe – the project will go forward. Funds are in the budget – and as long as the government isn’t defeated JBMH is a go.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON March 27, 2012 Here is the flash we got from Frank McKeown who was in the lock up reading the […]

It was that kind of a night at city hall. Taxi’s, heritage and Taylor in tights on a stage. It followed a day during which great strides were made.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON March 27, 2012 One Council member thought it was a “manufactured issue”, the other will use it heavily in her […]

Police closing in on robbers who held up a Burlington youth at knifepoint in Brant Hills community.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON March 27, 2012 Halton Regional Police investigators have now determined the thieves who robbed a twelve year old girl, who […]

Corrected date for Queensway OMB appeal. It’s expected to be a “corker” of an event.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON March 27, 2012 The Ontario Municipal Board hearing of an appeal against a city of Burlington zoning by-law change is […]

Alton community home owners can now use the property they bought – all of it.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON March 26, 2012 The residents, in the still under construction Alton community, won a fight they shouldn’t have had to […]