A wellcome that will not be forgotten – how quickly will the error be corrected? Has it been noticed yet?

November 25, 2013 By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. Oh dear, that was embarrassing. Brand new sign, new buildings, one of which is a high school […]

Two dozen greeters welcome more than 1000 people to the Alton community complex on a cold Saturday morning.

November 25, 2013 By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. This Saturday the place was wide open. The complex of buildings in the Alton community: a high […]

Cheryl Miles Goldring to show her Newfoundland work at the Seaton Gallery on Spring Garden Road, December 1st.

November 24, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. It is fast becoming the focal point – the place to see new and interesting art […]

Police report on drug raid released one week after the event. Why the delay?

November 22, 2013 By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. A police raid that took place on the November 21, 2013 was reported immediately by the police. […]

Cops collar cache of drugs and more cash than most of us get to spend in a year. Drug business must be good.

November 22, 2013 By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. Ouch – that hurt. Whenever there is an opportunity to tell, or better yet, show the public […]

Team Burlington: What has it done? What can it do? Not one of the city’s strongest operations

November 22, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. Has a Convention ever come to Burlington? Even a small one? Doesn’t look as if anyone […]

Moral chains and civic leadership; do they matter and do they exist?

November 22, 2013   By Pepper Parr   BURLINGTON, ON. There is on the wall of my office a quote from Edmund Burke that […]

Taylor talks to constituents – will run again – event almost like family gathering where local gossip gets shared.

November 21, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. Each Council member has their own style and their unique relationship with the people who elect […]

We all lost something that November afternoon in Dallas; a President, a promise and hope.

November 21, 2013 By Ray Rivers BURLINGTON, ON. Where were you when JFK was shot? Kennedy was young, handsome, rich and the closest thing […]

Is someone drilling for oil on the airpark property or is there more soil contaminent testing being done and if so – why?

November 20, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. Just because lawyers have managed to wrap up the Airpark differences in appeals to a higher […]

Things got a little frosty during the Chilly Half Marathon delegations.

November 19, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. The item on the Agenda was to approve the Special Events Team plans for 2013/14. The […]

Team Burlington: What has it done? What can it do? Not one of the city’s strongest operations.

November 18, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. Has a Convention ever come to Burlington? Even a small one? Doesn’t look as if anyone […]

Restaurant chain proposes upscale eatery with a roof top patio for Appleby Line and New Street. Parking concerns residents.

November 18, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. Is it an appropriate place for a restaurant that will have a patio on the roof […]

Atwood to speak at RBG evening of November 28th She will focus on her “enthralling dystopian trilogy.”

November 16, 2013 By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. This is what you would call a `”coup” The Different Drummer is bringing Margaret Atwood to town. […]

Airpark files an appeal on the Wednesday decision that found Burlington site bylaw to be valid. The saga continues.

November 15, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. The Burlington Executive Airpark has decided to appeal the decision that found the city of Burlington […]

Tough getting heard at city hall when the mics dont work. Learning how to manage agendas is also a skill that needs to be acquired.

November 15, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON It was not their finest hour. It was the longest Standing Committee meeting this Council has […]

With a round 1 win, city has to think about what should be done with airpark. Rossi now has to listen – city has to have something to say.

November 15, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. So – what’s next with the air park? The city won – the airpark people can […]

Judge rules that city has the right to enforce its bylaw at the airpark: now what? Does it all get taken apart?

November 14, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. We now have more detail on the decision Justice Murray handed down this morning on the dispute […]

City wins Airpark court case: details to follow.

November 14, 2013 By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. The city was right. Justice John Murray thought about it and wrote a decision that ruled city’s […]

It was about the men and women who signed up, particularly those that did not return. Lest We Forget

November 3, 2013 By Ray Rivers BURLINGTON, ON. At the end of WWII Canada had the third largest navy in the world, the fourth […]