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Waiting for the cheque: Kraft Foods fails to deliver prize money to BLOMHA. By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON June 4, 2013. Figuring out who they are going to offer a hockey scholarship to must be a […] 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)	This is on the scary side for rural Burlington residents. Higher police coverage is gong to be needed and that probably isn’t in the budget. By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. June 4, 2013 Halton Regional Police are asking residents in rural Burlington to be extra vigilant after a series 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)
Are the basics of the Cogeco cable offering changing without full disclosure to their clients? By Walter Byj; Correspondent BURLINGTON, ON. June 3, 2013. Don’t wake sleeping dogs; you heard that one. Don’t kill the goose that lays 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)	Whoa, that wasn’t the deal ? The pier is part of the park and the park doesn’t open and close. By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON June 3, 2013 It was while taking a picture of the sign the city is putting up down on […] 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)
7 to 11 – that’s all you’re going to get in terms of time you can actually be out on the pier when it opens. View from the end of the pier as a Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker works its way across the lake minutes after leaving Burlington Bay. […] 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)	Mother and daughter will each read from their books at the Different Drummer. By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. June 2, 2013. A Mother – daughter pair at a book launch – each with their own title: certainly a […] 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)
The Bandits need to begin winning more often – 2 in 7 at this point in the season makes playing in the finals look iffy. By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. June 1, 2013. The London Majors, one of xx teams in the Intercounty Baseball League, scored three key runs in […] 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)	Critical part of Burlington’s commercial eco-system now has to look for new digs: Regus shutting down. By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. June 1, 2013. It started when Stuart Crawford told colleagues on the Business in Burlington web site that he […] 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)
Small companies in Burlington scramble to find space with closing of the Regus Centre on Brant Street. By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. May 31, 2013 The Regus Serviced Office in Burlington on Brant street is s shutting down requiring a number 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)	Plains Road East gas line rupture still an active police and gas company scene. By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. May 31, 2013 At 7:30pm, May 31st, police, fire and utilities personnel were still on the scene at Plains Road […] 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 law firm offers to give the city $1.3 million over 20 years to have their name on the Alton recreation centre. By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. May 31, 2013 – The city’s community services committee approved a staff recommendation to name the new recreation centre in […] 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)	Gas line ruptures on Plains Road East; road closure in effect. By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. May 31, 2013 Just after the noon hour police were notified of an 8″ natural gas line break at ESSO, […] 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)
Is the city going to bury some news on the legal fight over the pier in the hoopla that will surrounding its opening? Stay tuned. This is the path people will walk down to get to the pier. Contractors are completing the work and, unless there is a catastrophe, […] 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)	SOM parade route not going to be what it could have been; is there trouble in paradise? By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. May 31, 2013. Things have never been really smooth between the Sound of Music people and city hall; there […] 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)
First time pier walker says forget about the cost; enjoy the location and the views. By Walter Byj BURLINGTON, ON. May 30, 2013. First of all, let’s forget about the money and the multiple delays. I know that to […] 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)	How NOT to communicate with your constituents; Ward 6 Councillor fails to communicate. By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. May 29, 2013. How do you keep the natives happy? How do you answer all the phone calls, take […] 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)
The Terry Fox run this September wil be an event to remember – and be a part of as well. By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. May 29, 2013. The run doesn’t take place until September but this year expect to see a lot […] 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)	New Director of programs at the BAC; cultural master plan delivery moved back to September. By Staff Burlington, ON. May 29, 2013. The Burlington Art Centre announces the appointment of Denis Longchamps as Director of Programs. Longchamps replaces George […] 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)
Air Park owner builds landfill hills – creates a valley around the home of an Appleby Line resident. It’s apparently legal. By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. May 29, 2013. Barbara Sheldon knows the damn thing is there – she just doesn’t understand how someone […] 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)	Did Toronto Elect Tony Soprano? I can tell you how this story is going to end – and it ain’t pretty. By Ray Rivers. BURLINGTON, ON. May 29, 2013. The Sopranos, a cable TV series about your average mafia boss, living and killing in New […] 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)