Review of City Council composition and ward boundaries is set to begin.

By Pepper Parr October 5th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   The population growth the City is expected to experience calls for a hard look at the […]

Drive Pink is committed to donating $10,000 to the Cancer Society

By Staff October 5th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Ross Scott, Marketing Specialist with Car Nation explained how the Drive Pink initiative came about when he […]

Data on housing, industrial and office construction - we indeed are in trouble

By Staff October 4th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   When numbers tell part of the story – here is what they have to say about housing, […]

Statutory meeting on a project no one wants - held when few will be able to attend - a virtual event - the developer gets to hide behind a camera - you may not get to actually talk to them

By Staff October 4th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   The development planned on Caroline a block to the east of Brant Street will be the subject […]

MP Damoff comments on those who 'truly exemplify the values of service and selflessness, professionalism and commitment'

By Pepper Parr October 4th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Oakville North Burlington Member of Parliament Pam Damoff stood in the House of Commons yesterday and […]

The Not for Profit sector meets a critical community mental health need

By Pepper Parr October 4th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Funding a Not for Profit is not easy. Along with operating the organization and finding the […]

Budget meetings being held - July flooding data isn't available - will not get to Council until November

By Pepper Parr October 4th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   The City’s Chief Administrative Officer had said that data on just what happened during the July […]

Is there going to be a candidate for the office of Mayor that is not sitting on the current city Council?

By Pepper Parr October 3rd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Word on the street is that there is an individual taking a hard look at running […]

Reports on the July floods expected in October will not available until early November - how can budget decisions be made?

By Pepper Parr October 3rd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   We learned this morning that the reports on how the July Flooding were going to impact […]

What is a Trojan horse and what might it mean about the hospital services available to you?

By Staff October 3rd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON The CUPE Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE) and Ontario Health Coalition are kicking off a Trojan Horse […]

RBC: Far too many Canadians careless with information made available when online.

By Staff October 3rd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Royal Bank of Canada has created a security Index – the results suggest far too many Canadians […]

TeenTober at Burlington Public Library

By Staff October 2nd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   It’s time for TeenTober! TeenTober time – all of October Celebrated by libraries every October, TeenTober […]

Halton District School Board performs well above provincial average in Education Quality and Accountability results

By Staff October 2nd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON Results released from the Ontario Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) show Halton District School Board (HDSB) […]

Ontario’s Minimum Wage Increases to  $17.20 an hour

By Staff October 1st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   David Piccini, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, issued the following statement on increasing the […]

NDP overtaking Liberals, opening door to challenge against Poilievre

By Staff October 2nd, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   It is an opinion – nothing more than that. An opinion that is supported by significant polling […]

You knew it as the Pearl Street Cafe

By Pepper Parr October 1st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   It was once a delightful little Café where the food was nice and the surroundings were […]

Has the change to having staff return to the office begun?

By Pepper Parr October 1st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   Has the change to having staff return to the office begun? Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy […]

Truth and Reconciliation Day in Burlington on September 30th, 2024

By Pepper Parr October 1st, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   It was early evening. The weather was great. The crowd grey to about 100 people. Around […]

What is the Alinea  Corporation? A company that is going to change the Burlington we know today

By Pepper Parr September 30th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   What is the Alinea Corporation? The biggest land owner in the Region with huge holding in […]

BRAG: A Better Burlington is Within our Grasp

By Staff September 30th, 2024 BURLINGTON, ON   BRAG, a newly formed citizen action group has thrown down a gauntlet and let the city […]