Mayor explains his vote for the 17+ storey structure a developer wants to build opposite city hall.

By Staff July 19th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Tuck this away – you might want to pull it out when the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal […]

Bye Bye Birdie - Put on a Happy Face

By Staff July 18, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   It’s time to put on a happy face and enjoy an evening of fun watching young people […]

ONE BURLINGTON FESTIVAL: Building Bridges Between Faiths - August at the Band shell noon to 4:00 pm

By Staff July 18th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   There are times when the city slogan – Burlington is one of Canada’s best and most livable […]

Are they having any fun at city hall?

By Pepper Parr July 18th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON We just might be hearing the phrase “Common Sense Coalition” when the municipal election gets more active […]

Ward 5 Councillor gives his Georgian Court constituents a pretty limp answer.

By Pepper Parr July 17th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   There is a bus that runs along Dundas Street – many of the residents at Georgina […]

Roland Tanner: 'Developer's argument for a Brant Street development is very far from one that Council should endorse. And it went unchallenged.'

By Roland Tanner July 17,2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Before I begin I just want to recognize the futility of the exercise we are engaged in […]

Cooling saw the writing on the wall - she now wants to make the best of a bad situation.

By Pepper Parr July 17th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Joelle Goddard-Cooling said it all – “I can see that the writing is on the wall” […]

Burlington Mall undergoing a $60 million upgrade - adding restaurants and services and community events.

By Pepper Parr July 16th, 2108 BURLINGTON, ON   While Burlington’s city council gets ready to decide just how high the second tower opposite city […]

An email from a bank is a really really red flag. Before responding to the email - give your bank a phone call.

By Staff July 16th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   The scammers never stop. One of the reasons they keep doing what they do (take your money […]

McKeown brought in as a strategist on the Goldring re-election campaign team.

By Pepper Parr July 15th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   A source that does have a vested interest in the outcome of the municipal election in […]

Burlington Herd beat the league leader 11- 4!

By Staff July 16th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   It was getting discouraging. The home team could always be found at the bottom of the standings. […]

Police Investigating the Discovery of a Body Floating in Lake Ontario

By Staff July 14th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   UPDATE: Police are continuing to investigate the discovery of a mans body found floating in Lake Ontario […]

One victim deceased,another loses a leg in an accident on Fairview at Woodview this morning

By Staff July 14th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   At approximately 10:00 am this morning , a citizen reported a motor vehicle driving erratically on Fairview […]

A totally cock-a-mammy idea from people that should know better. Get a grip on reality folks.

By Pepper Parr July 13th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   A candidate for one of the city council seats sent us a proposal that had come […]

Rivers: 'Canada’s position on military spending is untenable.'

By Ray Rivers July 13th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   “What good is NATO if Germany is paying Russia billions of dollars for gas and energy?” […]

Roland Tanner: 'We cannot keep telling residents, in effect, that what they want is not actually what is good for them.'

By Roland Tanner July 12th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   I’d like to thank the council for hearing me this evening. As a candidate running for […]

Dorothy Borovich named the 2018 Distinguished Philanthropist of the Year Award.

By Pepper Parr July 12th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Burlington Foundation has announced that one of Burlington’s finest Everyday Community Heroes is being honoured with […]

Is the Herd going to give up on Burlington?

By Pepper Parr July 12th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Ryan Harrison, an Ontario Hockey League referee and one of four co-owners of the Intercounty Baseball […]

Mayor Goldring sets out why he voted for a 17 storey condominium opposite city hall

By Pepper Parr July 12th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Minutes before city council, meeting as a committee, voted on a Planning Staff recommendation to approve […]

Marianne Meed Ward - 'We do not have to do this'. 18 storey condo approved on a 6-1 vote.

By Pepper Parr July 12th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON We erred in the first version of this story – the decision was a 5-2 vote – […]