A cold sky and colder water - a hint of the winter to come?

By Staff October 3, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Is there a cold winter coming our way? September had some wonderful fall days – then suddenly it […]

Forty five year old woman arrested for threatening and assault with a knife

By Staff October 3, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON On Friday October 1st, at approximately 2:37pm, members of the Halton Regional Police Service were called to an […]

Mike Swartz to receive the “National Volunteer of the Year” Award for his service to the Canadian Diabetes Association

By Pepper Parr October 2, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Editor’s note: Invitational seating is limited and has already reached capacity…sorry, no more guests! During the city […]

Friday fugitive arrested for possession of a weapon, released on bail and now wanted for failing to appear in court.

By Staff October 2, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON The Halton Regional Police Service have released their 24th Fugitive Friday bulletin and are asking the public to […]

City wants to know how you made use of the swimming pools - they already know about the Nelson pool problem.

By Staff October 2, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON How did you use the city’s swimming pools this summer? Many people didn’t get to use the Nelson […]

Active transportation: Never heard of it ? You will - a Burlington school board has some ideas she wants to see become policy.

By Walter Byj October 2, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Have you heard the term “Active Transportation”? Be prepared to hear the phrase bandied about in the […]

Burlington area fraud victims lose close to $20,000 to scam artists - double check requests fr funds no matter how convincing the story.

By Staff October 2, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON The Halton Regional Police Service have received three separate complaints from victims of a variant of a common […]

District school board and secondary teachers reach tentative agreement - deal has to be ratified.

By Staff October 2, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON The Halton District School board advised yesterday afternoon that a tentative agreement has been reached with Halton secondary […]

Rickli sculpture unveiled at the Art Gallery - donated by Dan Lawrie.

By Pepper Parr October 1, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON It was supposed to be a big surprise – and for many it was. The unveiling of […]

Transit detours this Sunday Oct. 4 during CIBC Run for the Cure – Routes 3, 4 and 10

By Staff September 30th, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Detours will be in effect for Routes 3, 4 and 10 from approximately 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. […]

United Way gets out into the community and focuses on fund raising events - 164,000 lives are impacted as a result of a successful campaign.

By Staff September 30th, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON As the city moves into October United Way volunteers in Burlington and Greater Hamilton will be hosting events […]

A weekend of Fast Pitch at Sherwood Forest park - second best if you don't have Blue Jays tickets

By Staff September 30, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON If you enjoy fast paced, high scoring baseball games in October, the End of Season Fastpitch Tournament is […]

Hydro cuts the ribbon on a micro co-generation turbine that has the potential to contribute significantly to the city's Community Energy Plan

By Pepper Parr September 30th, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON Standing in rain that would not stop – some sixty people involved in the electrical generation business […]

Service disruptions to city's online and phone services beginning 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 2 through to about mid-day on Saturday the 3rd

By Staff September 30, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON City Hall will be getting some upgrades to the electrical system which will result in a number of […]

City announces names of artists who will create public art in each ward of the city.

By Staff September 30, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON The City of Burlington, through its Public Art Program, has announced six local artists who have been selected […]

Is there an Arts Council in the city's future? Should there be one? Does anyone care?

By Pepper Parr September 30, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON We used to refer to the group that have organized themselves as an Art Collective – ACCOB […]

For dedicated and addicted tweeters - this is for you. Regional police will satisfy your craving for tweets

By Staff September 29, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON If you are a tweeter – I mean a full time addicted tweeter – then this is for […]

City re-launches neighbourhood ice rink program: are they expecting another cold winter?

By Pepper Parr September 29, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON The Parks and Recreation department has decided to re-launch of the neighbourhood rink program for winter 2015/16. […]

Mayor is in China: Lancaster serves as deputy Mayor - loves the job and her Mother approves.

By Pepper Parr September 29, 2015 BURLINGTON, ON “Oh yes, you do that” was the comment from Ward 6 Councillor Blair Lancaster who was serving […]

CineStarz: Showtimes Week of Friday, October 02, 2015 through Thursday, October 08, 2015

Ciné-Starz Upper Canada Place, Burlington, ON Burlington, ON L7R 4B6 Showtimes Week of Friday, October 02, 2015 through Thursday, October 08, 2015 The Perfect […]