Emergency number for fallen tress or significant debris on the roads. 905-333-6166

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON October 29, 2012 It’s going to get a little on the windy side out there this evening and may last through […]

Check the catch basins outside your house – clear the leaves to prevent flooding. We can handle this if we work together.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON October 29, 2012 With the impact of Hurricane Sandy already beginning to make itself felt the city has begun to staff […]

New faces, new art a part of the 10th Art in Action studio tour November 3rd and 4th.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON October 29, 2012 They are doing this for the 10th time – the Art in Action, an artist’s collective that […]

Jackson to be feted for 35 years of public service; walkway to be given his name.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON October 28, 2012 It sometimes takes a while for the rewards and the recognition to come in. On November 18th, […]

Fatal Collision in on South Service Road; second traffic fatality this year in Burlington.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON October 26, 2012 A 52 year old Hamilton woman was killed in a car collision on South Service Road at […]

Pythons’ Pit of Halton is fishing for your good idea. Rewards are being offered.

By Margaret Lindsay Holton BURLINGTON, ON October 26, 2012 Last Friday, a friend and I went in search of the mighty Chinook salmon that spawn […]

Halton police scoop up a suspected drug trafficker – observant officer should get the credit.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON October 26, 2012 The Halton Regional Police Service Guns & Gangs Unit conducted a three week long investigation after receiving information […]

This is what retail is about – the United Way came up with a great one. Bravo for them.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON October 25, 2012 Awesome – a much overused word but it certainly applied to the several hundred people in the […]

Environmental assessment on Escarpment highway plans won’t be released until 1Q of 2013. Minister doesn’t like what he has.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON October 25, 2012 Turns out the Minister of Transportation doesn’t like the idea of a highway through the Escarpment either […]

WAPA – the Waterfront Access and Protection Advisory Committee – what it is, how it got started and what happened to it.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON October 1, 2012 It was a new Advisory Committee. Formed by a former, Mayor Cam Jackson who felt it could […]

Standing room only at Mainway; city renews opposition to Escarpment highway. Transit touted as option – 5 took bus to the meeting.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON October 23, 2012 It was a good crowd. As many, if not more, than the 600 that showed up December […]

Will the community wide meeting on Tuesday make any difference in the fight to stop a highway over the Escarpment?

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON October 22, 2012 They want it to be another biggy; at least 400 people, closer to 800 would be really […]

It is beginning to come together – the waterfront of the future is becoming more evident.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON October 21, 2012 It is hard at times to see the progress. The plan for a “landmark” structure on the […]

Lasting impressions from the people that will end up paying for the pier that is far from on time and even further from being on budget.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON October 20, 2012 Burlington invited elementary students from across the city to take part in a draw that would have […]

Is Burlington going to see historical plaques around the city that will tell our story? Rick Wilson certainly hopes so.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON October 21, 2012 Burlington could begin to see commemorative plaques all over the place. Heritage Burlington, the city’s advisory committee […]

Does Hamilton have something to teach us about how we make better use of our Beachway? Will it take artists to show us the way?

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON October 19, 2012 I spend far too much of my time at city hall. If you spend enough time in […]

Gas station hold up spree in the Region. They got some money and a bunch of lottery tickets. Are you kidding?

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON October 19, 2012 Back when Montreal was the bank robbery capital of North America Friday was THE day for robberies […]

It took perseverance and some political courage but the Freeman Station has been saved.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON October 16, 2012 It might set a record for the longest slowest train the city has ever seen but it […]

What Social Media is and what it isn’t. Twitter and Facebook were not designed for emergency police response.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON October 18, 2012 The Halton Regional Police have a problem on their hands. Their mandate is to respond to public […]

On becoming an art collector; how do you buy art from local artists?

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON October 17, 2012 One of the fun things you can do in November is take in the Art in Action […]