Every new home built in California now has to have enough solar panel capacity to provide all the electrical needs of the house.

By Staff January 2, 2020 BURLINGTON, ON   On the stroke of midnight this New Year’s Eve, the American dream will get a makeover. In […]

Rivers on resolutions: Climate change is all that matters

By Ray Rivers December 31, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   What if my new year resolution was to stop writing about global warming? I realize that […]

Land Use Study a 'disappointment' to some at first reading.

By Pepper Parr December 23rd, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON First published before Christmas; the location of the full report is shown at the end of the […]

Ed Keenleyside has convinced the city to publish his second book: no royalties though.

By Pepper Parr December 30th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Ed Keenleyside has been writing about Burlington’s war time contributions for some time. When the city […]

City is in good financial shape - but not quite as good as it was in 2018; something this council will want to keep in mind.

By Pepper Parr December 30th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   The city has to contend with the reality of the market – the bank rate (the […]

National Homes and the City are reported to have agreed on settlement terms over a Plains Rd. development - Have Citizen Concerns been Swept Aside?

By Pepper Parr December 29th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   The National Homes plan to build – what – on the 484 – 490 Plains Rd […]

Gifts from developers, no matter how small, are to be reported to the City Clerk. Were they?

By Pepper Parr December 29th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   How did the request for what Councillors did with any gifts they received turn out? The […]

An incredible feat planned to recover rocks from Mars: $7bn and more than a decade to complete.

By Pepper Parr December 28th, 2019 BURLINGTON,, ON   One of the gifts for me came in what looked like a tube. It was a […]

Year in Review: February 2019 - Council passes a 2.99 % tax increase; first cannabis shop application made.

By Pepper Parr December 28th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   February, the second month of the last year of the second decade in this new millennium. […]

A young Burlington hockey player starts the World Hockey Juniors looking very good as the net minder.

By Pepper Parr December 28th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   One of Burlington’s finest, a young hockey player who came out of the Eagles, went on […]

Year in Review: January of 2019 - the change had begun. Little did we know how extensive it was going to be or how well council would work together.

By Pepper Parr December 27th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   We are about to enter a New Year and celebrate the last year of the second […]

The wonder of it all.

  Yes, it has become very commercial – the retail economy depends on it, but when we see children awe struck as they look […]
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December 24th – Christmas Eve In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came […]

Human Trafficking, Sexual Assault and Assault Charges Laid Against Burlington Male

By Staff December 23rd, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   On December 20, 2019, members of the Halton Regional Police Service’s Child Abuse and Sexual Assault (CASA) […]

Do developer gifts get returned by members of council? Mayor returns what she was given.

By Pepper Parr December 23rd, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Gift sent to the Office of the Mayor Mayor Marianne Meed Ward received a number of […]

Mayor sends Christmas gifts from developers along to community organizations.

By Pepper Parr December 23rd, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   It is a common business practice to send a gift to the people one does business […]

Finding the right Path for students entering high school is no small matter. Series of information sessions set up within the Region.

By Staff December 23rd, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   The Halton District School Board is hosting several Pathways Information Evenings in January 2020 to allow Grade […]

News is not always good.

By Pepper Parr December 23rd, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON Getting your name in the news. The Burlington Foundation last week announced the establishment of the Pasquale […]

The scammers never stop. Be vigilant. If it looks fishy - it is.

By Staff December 22, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON For those who don’t believe in honest work – the chance to scam someone is something they can’t […]

Fifth application for a cannabis store in Burlington filed - public comments close January 3rd.

By Staff December 22, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   The application for a cannabis retail store at 3007 New St. is now up for public comment. […]