Poor cousins get hand me down service from the city. Beachway residents complain of lousy service.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. January 12, 2014 It was always a poor cousin part of town. Young people were told by their parents […]

Getting the horses into the gate is taking some time; starting buzzer doesn’t go off until September. Lots of time?

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. January 11, 2014 Getting the horses into the gate is taking a bit of time. The Usual Suspects are […]

Film fest to showcase short pieces by 12 directors; is Burlington about to become Hollywood north?

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON January 11, 2014 If the idea of short, short films – some not much longer than a television commercial, appeals […]

No one it Ottawa seems to know where the “buck” stops: they do in other city’s.

January 10, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON. By Ray Rivers The dealer in a wild-west game of poker was selected by the position of a buckhorn […]

Rising temperatures and rain = flooding. Keep kids away from fast flowing creeks and clear the catch basins.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. January 10th, 2013 You do know that all that snow is going to melt at some point. The weather people […]

Collard wants another chance, Carr wants his third go at it and Simpson likes the look of Ward 5. All ramping up for the October election.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. January 10th, 2014 Amy Collard – running again as School Board trustee in ward 5. Amy Collard, the Public […]

Burlington artists have some of their work added to the province’s permanent collection.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON January 8, 2014 The Ontario Archives has purchased two more pieces of artwork from the Burlington Art Centre Art Sales […]

Major drug bust in Oakville – Burlington media invited to tag along.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. January 8, 2014 They are selling the stuff legally in Colorado where a member of their Legislature sent an email […]

Great idea – the new deadline will give people a decent chance to participate in September.

The deadline for this event has been moved to February 15th By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. January 8th, 2014 While it is one of […]

Budget time: Can the city stick to its 10% promise or will the tax hit over the four year term rise to 14+%?

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. January 8, 2014 The city will get its first peak at the budget for 2014 next week when a […]

Performing Arts Centre going through a quiet evolution that has much more small group involvement that most people realized.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. January 8, 2014 Brian McCurdy has a big job ahead of him for 2014 – and that is dispelling […]

Incidence of flu high in Quebec, Alberta and BC – the stuff travels – still time to get a free flu shot.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. January 8th, 2014 The Province, the Region, the city and even the local drug store – all want you to […]

Burlington is about to get its day in the sunshine. When the daffodils burst into bloom – our guys will head to Toronto to tell our story.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. January 8, 2014 The people who believe they matter in this city are going to travel to Queen’s Park […]

Province moving grocery voucher money from Toronto to Burlington – not quite enough to fill a Brink’s truck.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON January 7, 2014 To assist with the financial burden of the ice storm on those with limited incomes, the Province […]

Police arrest two from Hamilton and charge them with series of home break and entry offences.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON January 7, 2013 Two imports from Hamilton may not be going home soon. They were arrested in connection to a […]

Region wil handle the distribution of food cards for those that lost everything during the power outage.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON January 7, 2014 In the world of social benefits and pension December is a different month. The federal government sends […]

Police given authorization to publish picture of youth suspected of grabbing the buttocks of a 13year old girl.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON January 7, 2014 The Regional Police Service has done something we don’t see very often; they published the photograph of […]

Number of people charged with drinking and driving offences during holiday period basically the same as 2012.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. January 6, 2014 The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) reported a significant drop in the number of impaired driving charges officers […]

The Mayor officially announces he will run for a second term; the only member of Council to do so at 3:00 pm on Monday.

By Staff January 6, 2014 BURLINGTON, ON The Mayor wants to keep his job – he threw hit hat into the ring this morning. […]

That Free P was a good idea – did it work? Maybe. You will be able to P free in Downtown Burlington every Saturday for the rest of the year.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. January 6, 2014 The Free P is over. You have to put coins in those parking meters today and […]