Days away from a critical OLT hearing Millcroft residents get a meeting with Municipal Affairs MPP

By Staff February 22, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   MAD executives met with MPP Matthew Rae (Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing), […]

Sound of Music has climbed into bed with the Performing Arts Centre - one is presenting the other.

By Pepper Parr February 22, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   And just what does this mean? The Sound of Music is a Not for Profit organization […]

Succession Planning is a Critical Task Designed to Ensure the Health of the Board and its Ability to Ggovern

By Staff February 22, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON At some point people serving on a Board of Directors need to move on. It becomes essential to […]

March Break programs at the Burlington Library Branches - open for registration

By Staff February 22, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   March Break – so many things to do – how do you choose? A library is now […]

Seeing SOLD OUT signs at Performing Arts - check whats on stage

By Staff February 21, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   We are seeing more of that SOLD OUT sigh for Performing Arts Centre events. Fleetwood Mac is […]

New Medical Officer of Health for the Region announced

By Staff February 21st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   The Region of Halton now has a new Commissioner of Health and Medical Officer of Health. Dr. […]

ADI Development Group wants more height for three towers - they seem to have forgotten about park space for the community

By Pepper Parr February 21st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   The property to the right of Cooke Blvd is where there are thousands of housing units. […]

Tansley Wood space might be used as a pilot site for programs that would be offered at Bateman Community Centre

By Pepper Parr February 21st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Part two of a three part series on Bateman engagement taking place Denise Beard: Manager of Community […]

Metrolinx: One Fare Program will launch next Monday, February 26, 2024! 

By Staff February 21, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Metrolinx wants you to remember the One Fare Program that will launch next Monday, February 26, 2024! The […]

Council learns what Staff have learned from their Bateman engagement with the public - lot of interesting ideas

Pepper Parr February 20th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   These were questions that I had in mind when I began to write this article on the […]

Leader of the NDP Opposition tells Premier: the Bill is unconstitutional, always was unconstitutional - apologize to these workers for stealing their wages

By Staff February 20th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP, returned to Question Period after the legislative break focused […]

Another survey: This time on Festivals and Events if you have an opinion pass it on

By Staff February 20th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Festivals and events in Burlington are a source of civic pride, social connections, an arts and culture […]

The New City Manager will bring a much needed change to the way the city confronts its problems; they are lucky to have Hassaan Basit

By Pepper Parr February 20th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   And so we now know who the next City Manager is going to be. City Council […]

Sleeping in a car is the best some people can do - it is not a solution.

By Staff February 19th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   his event is a poverty awareness event, where fundraising is done to help support the 106 programs […]

Learn how Ukrainians do Easter egg dyeing

By Staff February 19th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   The people of Ukraine have taken the painting of Easter eggs to levels that are beautiful to […]

The Role of Data Analytics in Personalizing the Online Casino Experience

By Catalin Constantin February 19th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Big data analytics is business’s closest ally and remains transformative in industries that make the most […]

Transit - is it a solution or a service no one wants to pay for

By Pepper Parr February 18th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   The City spends millions on transit. Tens of thousands don’t use the service. Council buys the […]

Chamber Music at St. Christopher's March 3rd - celebrating International Woman's Day

By Staff February 17th, 2023 Burlington, ON   Several years ago Andrea Battista formed a chamber music group and called it: Effusion. It started when […]

Performing Arts to play a bigger role in the 2024 Sound of Music program?

By Pepper Parr February 17th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON UPDATED It looks as if the Performing Arts Centre is going to be more involved in the […]

Being heard is why people appear before City Council - do they get treated with the respect they deserve?

Pepper Parr February 17th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Most of the people who delegate before City Council do so with some trepidation. They spend hours […]