Expect to see reduced speed limits on Wilson Avenue – residents convince council committee to make a change.

December 3, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. Wilson Avenue residents appear to have prevailed and convinced a Council Standing Committee that the speeding […]

Santa was there, the kids lined the sidewalks and snow at least hinted that it was in the air.

December 2, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. The weather worked – you could see your breath when you exhaled. The rain held off […]

Miles-Goldring exhibits at the Seaton Gallery while hubby trudges the streets looking for loose coins.

December 2, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. It was her third show in her career as an artist. This time Cheryl Miles- Goldring […]

They got a bigger fish this time; Regional police seize drugs and cash in a Ross Street raid.

By Staff December 1, 2013 Burlington, ON. Halton Regional Police, Burlington-3 District Strategic Support Team, executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant […]

Ward councillor introduces fashion line into her campaign. Is she declaring? Yup – she says she’s in for another round.

November 29, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. Every Council member does everything they can to meet with their constituents. They take telephone calls, […]

“Things like this never happen to us. Then it did” – Sharlene Bosma speaking to Crime Stoppers.

November 29, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. It was the 25th Anniversary celebration for Crime Stoppers in Canada. Lots of people from the […]

Free parking and yellow bag promotions – but ya gotta have a bag and you have to shop to get one.

November 28, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. The city advanced the FREE PARKING in December by a day to give the downtown merchants […]

It happens. We got it wrong when we wrote a cut line that was incorrect and misleading. We apologized and changed the cut line.

November 28, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. At a Standing Committee meeting more than a year ago city General Manager Scott Stewart told […]

More government, more service – right? They are making it more convenient.

November 28, 2013 By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. Burlington has two Service Ontario locations: places where you can go and see a real, live, breathing […]

Men step up to the ball: drive home $55,000 for hospital foundation.

November 28, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. It was a natural! With a men`s clothing store and a golf tournament – you can […]

Last chance to get those leaves taken away.

November 28, 2013 By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. If there are leaves left on your property – you`ve got one more chance before you begin […]

BurlingtonGreen hears how other communities do what has to be done to save prime farmland – sound familiar?

November 28, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. It has been a banner week for BurlingtonGreen. They held their annual meeting, installed a very […]

Understanding the school board: an agenda would have helped. Intern leaves feeling she really wasn’t there.

Milla Pickfield is a Nelson High School graduate who decided to spend a year working in the community, helping her Mother with her business […]

Electric car charging stations being set up at GO stops – Burlington will see theirs in 2014.

November 27, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. The province is doing everything it can to get you into an electric car. Announced this […]

Burlington’s Fareen Samji and Stephen Lowe major contributors in long ball drive competition.

November 27, 2013 By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. You know the feeling when you hit a great drive, that smooth effortless “ping” sound of the […]

Rivers forsakes his keyboard and takes to the stage – performs in Modern Times.

November 28, 2013 By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. Ray Rivers will not be with us this week. He will be on stage at The Pearl […]

Leblovic’s leave a Council Standing committee before hearing Mayor’s remarks which they later call unparliamentary and inappropriate.

November 26, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. Diane Leblovic is not happy with Mayor Rick Goldring and gave him a piece of her […]

Beachway residents get creative; city hall forgets what satire is – wasn’t Jonathan Swift required reading in high school?

November 26, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. There are times when you are the butt of the joke and the best thing you […]

Province decides to add another floor to the hospital along with more beds and operating rooms.

November 26, 2013 By Pepper Parr BURLINGTON, ON. The way Mayor Goldring saw it – Burlington is basically getting a new hospital. The provincial […]

Election battle for ward 1 gets an early starts – nominations aren’t open yet but election material is out there.

November 25, 2013 By Staff BURLINGTON, ON. Nominations haven’t even opened for the 2014 municipal election and there are buttons opposing the re-election of […]