Terry Fox and the T-shirt team. Cindy May has run the merchandise tent for a decade

By Burlington Terry Fox Run Committee August 29th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON One thing that’s been a staple of the Terry Fox Run through the years […]

Application made for 14th cannabis store: Too much of a good thing perhaps?

By Staff August 28th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has received an application for a 14th cannabis retail […]

School principals scramble to create classes now that they have much of the data they need. Public Health unit prepares for

By Pepper Parr August 28th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   In a statement released by the Halton Region Public Health office we learn that they “continue […]

Much more information on the return to school - big news is the start date- Sept 14th.

By Pepper Parr August 27th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   While the Medical Officer of Health is responsible for health matters – that responsibility doesn’t include […]

School opening moved to September 14th - masks required in all grades: 1-12

By Pepper Parr August 27th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   During a two and a half hour virtual Town Hall meeting last night parents with children […]

40k to pull the weeds from the medians; it's what the citizens expect when you're the number 1 mid-sized city in the country.

By Pepper Parr August 26th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   It was all about what people thought – the brand, the image – backing up why […]

Twelve days left - then school opens - a lot of unanswered questions and a lot of missing information

Michele Bogle August 26, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON The people mentioned in this article are real. They are part of a group I assembled to serve […]

Part 1: The Problem - our problem - don't walk away from it.

By Ray Rivers August 23rd, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Did you know that Germans are now able to buy a brand new Renault electric […]

Getting the students ready for a return to school in less than two weeks has created confusion, concern and fear in the minds of some

By Pepper Parr August 25th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Parents are concerned, somewhat confused and not at all certain what is going to happen when […]

Teams and Teamwork are the secret behind the 40 years of fund raising success for the Terry Fox Run to Cure Cancer

By Burlington Terry Fox Run Committee August 25th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON *Disclaimer: The Terry Fox Run is a grassroots event with no corporate sponsorship. We […]

This is not the time to let the Terry Fox mission down.

By Staff August 24th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   You may have seen some of them – the Terry Fox Posters in the bus shelters around […]

No more waiting for the gap - crossovers for the pedestrians

By Staff August 24th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Sanity has found the people that determine where it is safe to cross a street. Burlington got […]

Halton Public School Board chair tells the Minister of Education 'he isn't helping'.

By Pepper Parr August 24th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Reflecting the concern of parents across the province Chair of the Halton District Public School Board […]

Developer revises a six storey proposal in a quiet Aldershot neighbourhood yards away from there the ward Councillor lives - he is bound not to vote by a conflict of interest.

By Pepper Parr August 24th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   There is a lot of development taking place in Aldershot where ward 1 Councillor Kelvin Galbraith […]

Developer asking the city to put the building of a transit shelter on hold until the construction is complete.

By Pepper Parr August 24th, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   It has been a very bumpy ride for the Molinaro Group and their Paradigm Development on […]

Public Board of Education to hold virtual Town Hall on Wednesday.

By Pepper Parr August 23rd, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   When will schools open in September? Gatherings like this inside a school will be possible IF […]

Tellier paints an expensive picture - the cost of the planning staff to meet the demands is significant - it will take at least two budget cycles to find the money

By Pepper Parr August 23rd, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Interim Community Development Director Jamie Tellier has a lot of careful explaining to do in the […]

Parents asked to submit the Intention forms to school board no later than 4:00pm TODAY

By Pepper Parr August 23rd, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Parents who have students attending the Halton District School Board have until 4:00 pm this afternoon […]

What were you looking for during the lock-down?

By Staff August 22, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Now that we are out of lock-down, we can look back and wonder what we did with […]

Planning department sets out how it should be organized going forward; it isn't going to be cheap.

By Pepper Parr August 21st, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   Those who pay attention to what happens in the way of development in the city, most […]