Police release photos of suspects in theft of bank cards at an LCBO location.

By Staff June 28th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   The Halton Regional Police Service warns the public about an increase in the number of shoulder surfing/distraction-style […]

Don't get caught the way the city did: an email cost the city half a million.

By Staff June 27th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   You Have One Security Message From RBC Online Services Center said the email headline. The message said: […]

Shakespeare returns to the Rock: Twelfth Night in a way you’ve never seen it before.

By Pepper Parr June 27, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON Trevor Copp has been directing his take on various Shakespeare plays at the RBG Rock Garden for […]

Time line for completing the re-examination of the Official Plan is a challenge.

By Pepper Parr June 27th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   The Official Plan, one of the most misunderstood documents the city relies on – it is […]

Former city manager has taken to tweeting about some of his Burlington experiences - Ms Hersh is reminding him of some of the details.

By Pepper Parr June 26th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   The cheek, the nerve. The man manages to get himself bounced out of his job – […]

Is the day the back hoe digs into the building on the corner of Brant and James the beginning of a five year construction phase for the downtown core?

By Pepper Parr June 26th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   The development will be the first of the really high rise buildings in the downtown core. […]

New Democrats to select their spear carrier for the October federal election

By Staff June 26th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   A nomination meeting to elect the New Democratic candidate for the 2019 federal election will be held: […]

Disingenuous ? An error of omission? Or deliberately misleading

  By Ray Rivers June 26th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON “In the end, Trudeau’s Carbon Tax takes money out of your pockets and puts it into […]

Police still looking for the two suspects that approached city hall at night bearing signs that were deemed to be hate literature.

By Staff June 25th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON A little more help and the Regional Police should be able to close this file. As a result […]

L3 Wescam will move from their 122,000 sq ft rented space in Burlington to a new facility in Waterdown.

By Pepper Parr June 25th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Well this isn’t good news. L3 WESCAM, which currently operates three sites across the Greater Toronto […]

Politicians decide they want to ensure their finger prints are all over whatever Civic Square is going to look like.

By Pepper Parr June 25th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   They came looking for a little bit more money and left with marching orders to do […]

A new deal - green in colour focuses on the need to adapt to climate change quickly.

By Jan Mowbray June 24th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   What is a Green New Deal? It isn’t a plank in the Green Party platform. “The […]

Great strawberry season predicted - lousy Canada Day from the province - Burlington will celebrate but no Strawberry Festival.

By Staff June 24, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   The province sent out a media release advising that the first fruits of the season are now […]

City council puts some muscle behind the Climate Emergency statement.

By Pepper Parr June 24th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Council has been at it for half a year and we are beginning to get a […]

Strathcona Court to get a sidewalk that many didn't want.

By Staff June 24th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   A part of town that was the focus of a long, sometimes emotional debate over whether or […]

Is the Mayor using the words 'growth must pay for growth' the same way the Minister is?

By Pepper Parr June 24th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Burlington’s Mayor and the Minister of Municipalities and Housing are using the same words: do they […]

An Open Letter to Burlington MPP Jane McKenna

By David Barker June 23rd, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Ms McKenna in your statement directed towards the We Love Burlington group, published in the Burlington […]

Student enrollment will be up 1.3%; there will be 189 fewer employees and a $2.5 million deficit for the public school board.

By Staff June 22nd, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   School will be out during the week we are going into. A good time to learn just […]

We Love Burlington responds to MPP McKenna: expect the Mayor to jump in here at some point

By Staff June 21st, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   We Love Burlington asked the MPP for Burlington to respond to their request for her views on […]

Rate of opioid-related Emergency Department visits rose by 72% in 2017

By Staff June 20th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Community Development Halton researches and collects data that is relevant to the social well being of the […]