Training guide dogs: walking your dog to help make it happen.

By Staff March 10th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   The Walk for Dog Guides is a national fundraising walk held in approximately 300 communities across Canada. […]

Those early experiences often lead to life choices - great opportunity for young people to try something out and for organizations to attract youth to their world.

By Staff March 9th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Oakville North Burlington MP Pam Damoff launched her third annual Young Women in Leadership (YWIL) program. It […]

Move the hands on the clock forward 1 hour on Sunday

By Staff March 9th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   It was usually a reason for skipping church – forgot to change the clock and didn’t get […]

King Road closure for annual Jefferson salamander migration starts March 18. The city owes this creature a huge debt of gratitude.

By Staff March 9th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON The annual closure of King Road to allow for the safe passage of the endangered Jefferson salamanders during […]

Rivers: It would be a truly sad turnaround were the corollary for this unfortunate saga to be that the former AG has to face criminal charges herself.

By Ray Rivers March 8th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   This tempest in a tea pot has turned out to be less about SNC and more […]

26 storey development proposed for Old Lakeshore. Presentation scheduled for March 26 at Central high school.

By Pepper Parr March 8th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Earlier this week city council slapped an Interim Control Bylaw on large portions of the city. […]

Experience an underwater adventure live on stage at the Performing Arts Centre: How will they do that?

By Staff March 7th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   This sounds like a really interesting performance – Erth’s Prehistoric Aquarium Adventure is an immersive experience that […]

Fibre Arts demonstrations at the AGB this weekend.

By Staff March 7th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   This weekend at the AGB: John Willard Fibre Arts Resident Line Dufour is hosting two exciting demonstrations! […]

Gambling is legal in Canada; slightly different rules in different parts of the country.

By Steve Marks March 7th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Is gambling legal in Canada? The quick answer is yes. However, the activity, regulated by the […]

Governance training for the not for profit sector being offered by Community Development Halton.

By Pepper Parr March 7th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Governance and the not for profit sector are not always that comfortable with each other. There […]

It has been 50 years since graduation for the BCHS Class of 69 - party time!

By Staff March 6th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   If you started as a student at Burlington Central High School (BCHS) in 1964 or ended your […]

The trip down the windy road to the Official Plan Council wants begins March 18th.

By Staff March 6th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   On Feb. 7, 2019, Burlington City Council voted to re-examine the policies in Burlington’s Official Plan, adopted […]

Regional police holding an Open House for people interested in working as 9-1-1 communicators.

By Staff March 6th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   This is a lot of advance notice – but if serving the public in an ancillary police […]

Public school board looking for input on their 2019-2020 budget.

By Staff March 6th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   The Halton District School Board values input from parents/guardians, members of the community, staff and students concerning […]

The Irish will invade Lowville on the 15th - but no green beer.

By Staff March 6th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   The good folks in Lowville know that the winter is going to come to an end – […]

Freeze on development for one year in the downtown core is now in place.

By Pepper Parr March 6th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   At a Special meeting of Council, on March 5, 2019, Burlington City Council voted in favour […]

Wellness movement workshops facilitated by local artists at Performing Arts.

By Staff March 5th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   It is a different kind of event. Nice part is – it’s free – takes place at […]

Spring break at the AGB - lots to do.

By Pepper Parr March 5th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   The Art Gallery as an interesting bunch of events for March Break. They are all free […]

Housing for newcomers is a problem - the data focuses on where the problem is most serious

By Staff March 5th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   Community Development Halton serves the community in a number of capacities. One is the raw information and […]

Planners want to impose a freeze on development in parts of the downtown core.

By Staff March 5th, 2019 BURLINGTON, ON   The bylaw is pretty clear, almost blunt and it has $100,000 behind it to, get the work […]