Moving the hydro towers from the Beachway not in the cards - far too expensive

By Staff October 18th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   On July 13, 2022, Regional Council endorsed staff to identify an overhead relocation option for the hydro […]

How can so many Palestinians support an act that much of the world has condemned as a terrorist outrage? 'We couldn’t take it anymore'

By Staff October 18th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON Republished from the Christian Monitor   A mood of shock and inevitability has spread over the West […]

Stiles going after Kaleed Rasheed - wants to know where he gets his pedicure when he was in Las Vegas

By Staff October 18th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Marit Stiles, the Leader of the Official Opposition NDP, submitted a request to the Integrity Commissioner this […]

Did the Mayors 'lap dog' just bite her?

By Pepper Parr October 17th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON OPINION Editors note: Several of the comments were attributed to the wrong person. Corrections have been made. […]

Marit Stiles deserves immense amounts of credit for the way she sunk her teeth into Doug Ford's ankle and refused to let go.

By Pepper Parr October 17th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Marit Stiles, the NDP Leader of the Opposition Marit Stiles, the NDP Leader of the Opposition […]

Public School Board reports HDSB Grade 3, Grade 6, Grade 9 and Grade 10 students performed above the provincial average

By Staff October 17th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Results released from the Ontario Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) show Halton District School Board (HDSB) […]

1Win Casino: Canada's Favourite for Unmatched Gaming Experience

By Laurie Dumont October 18th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   1Win Casino has rapidly gained popularity in Canada due to its extensive offerings of both casino […]

There are City Councils that chose not to go the Strong Mayor powers route - Burlington wasn't one of them

By Staff October 17th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Published in the Hamilton Spectator: With the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing’s Oct. 15 deadline […]

Council members decide not to talk about spending they might do as Deputy Mayors

By Pepper Parr October 17th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Included on the Consent list – items that don’t get debated or discussed: Council Expense Manual […]

39,345 volunteer hours put in at Jo Brant

By Staff October 17th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Did you know what they are doing at the hospital? There are now more than 2000 employees. […]

POPOVICH COMEDY PET THEATER POSTPONED

By Staff October 17th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Gregory Popovich advised the Performing Arts Centre yesterday that visa issues prevented the POPOVICH COMEDY PET THEATER […]

Communications people at City Hall sitting on the numbers received from the Budget survey.

By Pepper Parr October 17th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   We sent the following to the City’s Communications people. In the media release you sent out […]

Selection of who will lead the Liberals at Queen's Park six weeks away

By Pepper Parr October 17th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON November 25th and 26th. An update on how the next leader of the Ontario Liberal Party is […]

City won first place in the ‘Changemaker - invites a proven changemaker to speak at the Seniors' Centre.

By Pepper Parr October 16th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Take the Jim Diers visit to Burlington later this month and the Food for Feedback Digital […]

Mayor Meed Ward sets out how she will use her Strong Mayor Powers

By Pepper Parr October 16th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   The following was sent out by the City Communications department. The indented portions are early observations […]

The 2024 budget will come from the Mayor - with Council member ideas. Delegations will be heard. Mayor has a veto

By Pepper Parr October 15th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   The presentation of the city budget which determines what you will pay in terms of taxes […]

Social finance - acting on the innovative possibilities social financing offers to strength organizations

By Staff October 15th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Community Development Halton is pleased to welcome 10C Shared Space for two presentations on social finance and […]

Oakville wins an award Burlington might not even be aware of

By Pepper Parr October 14th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   That friendly rival between Burlington and Oakville at times gets a little too close to the […]

Astrom and Myers sharing space in the Fireside Room at the AGB - rare to see two significant Burlington talents in the same room.

By Pepper Parr October 14th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Two of the better known photographers are hosting a little reception for our exhibition and we’re […]

Emmas has a future - the owners just haven't figured out what that will be

By Pepper Parr October 1th, 2023 BURLINGTON, ON   Does anyone know what is going to happen to Emmas Back Porch? The fencing suggest they […]