Dutch Highlanders visit the city. Pipe and drum band performs military music at city hall.

By Staff Veteran watches Dutch Highlanders remember at city hall cenotaph. BURLINGTON, ON November 9, 2011 As the city gets ready to celebrate Remembrance […]

If you can’t beat them, then you join them – so former Acting City Manager Scott Stewart accepts an award.

By Staff Burlington, ON November 8, 2011 This city is big on two things: Galas and awards. There is hardly a city council meeting that […]

She has a mischievous eye; one that catches your glance and also catches the light and images she puts on paper.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON November 8, 2011 – Repairing the roads is important; developing a Strategic Plan and coming out with a budget that […]

They all got together; they all got strategic. They all worked harder than they expected to and lost a city manager along the way.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON November 8, 2011 Burlington now has a Strategic Plan. It is a good plan – not the plan some had […]

City manager replacement project coming along very well. New city hall staff leadership could be in place before Christmas.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON November 8, 2100 – The process of hiring a new city manager is coming along very well. All of the candidates […]

Some good news on the Burlington economy scene but it isn’t all sunshine; dark clouds as well.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON November 7, 2011 Gerry Visca socked it to them. The room was packed and Visca, a very energetic inspirational speaker kept […]

We got up close and personal with The Pier. It was not a pretty picture. You had no idea how much steel has to be removed.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON November 7, 2011 The city took a slew of media people out onto the Pier and gave us all time […]

It could have very easily turned into a really great party, – the weather, the people and the talent made it that kind of event.

By Pepper Parr and Pia Simms. BURLINGTON, ON November 7, 2011 – The only thing wrong the weekend of the 5th and 6th was that […]

An appraisal of the three Council members and the Mayor. How are they doing as they near the end of their first year in office.

Three new council members were elected to office just over a year ago and one former Council member got elected as Mayor. In this feature […]

Armed robbery at popular restaurant and break in at LCBO store – crime getting serious.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON November 3, 2011 Halton Police are really interested in talking to the three suspects that broke into a Liquor Control Board […]

Cover eight art studios in a single day, get to parts of the city you might not have seen before.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON November 2, 2011 The Art in Action celebrates it’s 9th all day event (10:00 am to 5:00 pm) showing the […]

Why is Burlington exporting municipal talent? Lamb is lost.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON November 1, 2011 – When an editor writes: “That’s what we all look for in our municipal representatives”, you tend […]

Get the creative juices flowing; take in lunch, meet colleagues you`ve not seen and get a sense of the pace of business.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON October 31, 2011 It`s business, paying the bills, trying to keep the wolves from the door and see something in the […]

Not on the auction block yet. Paletta Mansion is going to be given a new business model to stop the financial bleeding.

By Staff It`s still there –and we`re still losing money on the place. There have been responses to the document the city put out asking […]

Looking for your Council member ? Want to see the Mayor ? They`re busy hiring our next city Manager.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON October 31, 2011 It`s going to be a little tougher to get through to your Council member during the month […]

Getting tough to be a thief in Burlington. Police snatch two in serial thefts at Burlington Wal-Mart locations.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. October 31, 2011 Loss Prevention Staff pounced on two thieves at the Wal-Mart store on Fairview Street yesterday at 5:30 p.m. […]

These robbers weren’t amateurs – Break and Enter at electronics store results in $30,000 heist.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON October 21, 2011 – On October 20th at 10:36 p.m. Halton Police got an alarm call from the Future Shop, 3060 […]

Parking – Craven says you will never satisfy everyone. Is overnight street parking coming ?

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON October 29, 2011 In Burlington – you don’t get to park overnight on the streets and according to Councillors Dennison […]

Confusing crime scene and Crime Stoppers information that doesn’t add up.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON October 27, 2011 This is an odd one. Sometime last week unknown suspect(s) smashed the front glass door to gain entry […]

The little piggies will not be going to the same market – Maple Leaf pulls the plug on Burlington, will Fearman’s take their space?

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON October 24, 2011 Maple Leaf Foods announced yesterday that they are going to close the Burlington distribution and refrigeration plant […]