Privacy Watchdog blasts staff in Ford’s government for using code words & private emails to coverup controversial Greenbelt land swap.

By Pepper Parr June 12th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   Ontario’s information and privacy watchdog has blasted staff in Premier Doug Ford’s government for using code […]

Council member positioning herself for a run for Mayor in 2026

By Pepper Parr June 12th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON OPINION It may not be readily apparent, but what follows is, in my opinion, the first […]

Gould continues to do the job - standing up and speaking in the House

By Pepper Parr June 12th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   As the Member of Parliament for Burlington Karina Gould sits on the far right side of […]

How is the Not for Profit sector doing in Ontario?

By Staff June 12th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   Community Development Halton has served the needs and interests of the not for profit sector very well […]

Ontario’s online gambling industry racked up a 38% year-over-year increase, amounting to $18.9 billion.

By Jeannie Løjstrup June 12th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   Ontario’s online gambling industry enjoyed a record-breaking end to 2024, with Q3’s online casino spend showing […]

25/26 BPAC season has been announced - public can place their orders on Friday at noon

By Staff June 11th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   It happens once a year. The Performing Arts Centre holds an event that is for members only. […]

High density housing - how much of it is there?

By Pepper Parr June 11th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   An aerial view of Burlington looking north from the Skyway bridge. Density and height are the […]

Reserve funds: How many of them are their and how much money is socked away?

By Pepper Parr June 11th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   City Hall: Piggy bank central Municipalities are not permitted to go broke. The province doesn’t permit […]

Affordable housing opposite city hall - shovels in the ground this summer

By Pepper Parr June 10th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   It will be 19 storeys high, and be a purpose built residential building that will have […]

Gaming Experiences Ontarians Can Legally Try

By Jeannie Løjstrup June 11th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   Ontario’s online gambling market has undergone a significant transformation over the past several years. At the […]

Councillors are seeing development a little differently these days; some over-development might be something they are prepared to live with

By Pepper Parr June 9th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   The discussion was related to the development planned for 2083 Lakeshore Road. This is the property […]

Summer Reading Club starts in June

By Staff June 9th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   Books are your passport to adventure, so get ready to read across the globe this summer by […]

Why was the Art Gallery delegation this morning rushed through - and why were there no questions from Councillors?

By Pepper Parr June 9th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   Emma Sankey, Executive Director Art Gallery of Burlington along with Susan Busby, the past chair of […]

Bridge over Tuck Creek on New Street will cost $5,861,310.01

By Pepper Parr June 9th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   Council is being asked to award the tender for New Street bridge replacement at Tuck Creek […]

Prime Minister prepared to keep Parliament sitting longer if that s what is needed

By Pepper Parr June 9th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   What’s happening in Ottawa? iPolitics reports that: Prime Minister Mark Carney: ” …if Parliament needs to […]

Art Gallery rebuild will cost $116 million

By Pepper Parr June 9th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   The Motion for Council to Consider was to receive a presentation from Emma Sankey, Executive Director, […]

Federal government sends troops to fight forest fires

By Pepper Parr June 8trh, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   Prime Minister Mark Carney convened the federal government’s Incident Response Group to coordinate wildfire response efforts […]

The dream that died

By Pepper Parr June 8th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   There will be another delegation from the planners working for a developer on a project that […]

Ford government will sit for just 13 weeks in 2025

By Pepper Parr June 8th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   They keep getting elected. Ontario MPPs learned about their pay increase and their new pension plan […]

Food Insecurity: There is good news - we don't need to rely on charity - we already know what works

By Jasmine Ramze Rezaee June 7th, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   Canada is in the grips of a deepening food-insecurity crisis — one that food […]