Wallace takes to the streets of Burlington – asking to be re-elected the House of Commons – for a third time.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON April 8, 2011 – Burlington MP, Mike Wallace is casually dressed and ready to do his door-to-door thing to get […]

Big time baseball comes to Burlington. League that develops players for the major leagues setting up in Burlington.

By Staff The crack of the bat and all eyes follow the ball. Is it a pop fly or a bouncy grounder and did […]

Budget making for Burlington takes longer than baby making. And there isn’t any “oh, how lovely” to a budget

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON April 5, 2011 – After sitting on a padded bench for three days, two of them back to back, Acting […]

Tax increase of less than 1%, staff levels frozen and pay increases held to about 2.75% Sharman feels he won.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON April 4, 2011 – Paul Sharman, the guy who fist put the 0% tax increase on the table, says he […]

Waterfront design competition stopped at Council budget committee. Meed Ward fails to deliver, Craven scuttles a good idea.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON April 4, 2011 – It was an idea that former Toronto Mayor David Crombie (The Tiny Perfect One) put to […]

Secret slush fund used by all council members; un-audited and controlled by senior, senior staff member.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON April 1, 2011 – The investigative reporting team at Our Burlington has uncovered a slush fund at city hall that […]

Artists going to have to get very creative to make $12,000 cover $65,000 in expenses.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON April 4, 2011 – They came in looking for $65,000. to stay alive, said they could settle for $40,000.and got […]

Sunshine and lollipops and throw in some roses. The cost of running the city.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON April 1, 2011 – The province of Ontario requires all publicly funded organizations to reveal the names of all those […]

It looks as if it’s on – but with these guys – you’re never sure.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON March 31, 2011 – Nobody particularly likes the guy, few trust him but he’s the front man for Mid Week […]

What’s next for us? A Walk of Fame perhaps? – I think we’d settle for a Pier.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON March 30, 2011 – This is really hard to believe but maybe they didn’t know about the “mistake on the Lake”. […]

On a very bright sunny day, in June of 2013, the parade will lead us all out onto the Pier. It’s going to happen.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON March 31, 2011 – They are about to book the Burlington Teen Tour Band for sometime in June of 2013 […]

It is the stealthy that stay the course. And politics is a stealth game.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON March 30, 2011 – For those who are new to the business of running for elected office an election campaign […]

The wind in city staff sails may have shifted. And the hand on the tiller may not be as firm as we thought it was.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON March 29, 2011 – It was a long, long, long day but your city council managed to approve its Capital […]

We’ve got $18 million ‘in the bank’ so the lights shouldn’t go out.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON March 29, 2011 – It was certainly the shortest full City Council meeting in this term of office and is probably […]

Horses in the federal election race are lined up. Meet the people who want your vote.

By Staff Alyssa Brierley gets nominated by federal Liberals. BURLINGTON, ON March 28, 2011 – Except for the Greens, we now know who the Burlington […]

Just how does someone “steal” your identity”? They collect information about you.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON March 28, 2011 – The internet has made it possible for us to communicate almost instantly with people we know and […]

A devastated Japan sends funds to Burlington for woman at risk. Let’s hope we are as generous with our disaster aid to them.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON, March 25, 2011 – The spirit of generosity was at the heart of a cheque presentation that took place at Burlington […]

He is getting better. And he is developing a vision and wants wide public input on. Will we give it to him?

BURLINGTON, ON March 24, 2011 – He sat there wearing an orange shirt that must have been a Father’s day gift, sitting in a large, […]

Halton Liberals pick their Beauty Queen. Two mothers will battle it out for the seat in the House of Commons.

By Staff BURLINGTON, ON March 24, 2011 – For those Burlingtonians who live north of Upper Middle Road – you have a Liberal candidate, nominated […]

As impossible as the odds are – the train just might have a station to pull into.

By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON March 24, 2011 – It was thought that the thing would just rot where it is in the fire hall […]