A city council committee meeting drives citizen into the arms of a candidate for Mayor

By Staff April 14th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Identifying your supporters and then getting them to work with you and for you is the hope, […]

New Democrats to hold nomination meeting April 24th at the Seniors' Centre

By Staff April 14th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   A nomination meeting to elect the New Democratic candidate for the 2018 provincial election will be held […]

Newcomers to Burlington get smacked with a $300 hit for parking in the plaza on Brant north of Caroline.

By Staff April 14th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   We received the following from Ben and Tam Smith. “Grave injustice done. Who should i contact to […]

City declares extreme weather event, will ticket or tow vehicles parked on streets

By Staff April 14th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   The City of Burlington has declared an extreme weather event and is asking drivers not to park […]

Burlington Old Timers tape up their hockey sticks to recognize the tragedy in Saskatchewan.

By Staff April 13th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Watching how the country has pulled together as we all react to that horrific collision between a […]

Rivers on the budget

By Ray Rivers April 13th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   After finally balancing the budget why are the Liberals now taking us back into the red? […]

Glastonbury Road residents want more than email responses to the problem with their road.

By Pepper Parr April 13th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   There are those wishing Councillor John Taylor a well-deserved and rich retirement. Ward 3 Councillor John […]

Gary Parker wants to know if the 421 Brant community benefit package put forward by the planners is a done deal.

By Pepper Parr April 13th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   It is getting harder to communicate with the seven people who were elected in 2014 to […]

Resident takes a dim view of the community benefits proposed by the developer and agreed to by the Planning department.

By Gary Parker April 13th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   In preparing to delegate on this issue I carefully read section 1.8 of the new OP […]

There are direc benefits and there are indirect benefits - the most direct benefit available to voters is the ballot box.

By Pepper Parr April 12th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Mayor Rick Goldring used his blog to comment and explain a Staff Report on the proposed […]

Spring will show itself today - then disappear until next week.

By Staff April 12th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   The weather forecast for today will suggest real Spring weather is close by. … bringing precipitation and […]

Ward 3 Councillor John Taylor announces his retirement from municipal politics

By Pepper Parr April 11th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   The Dean of city council announced to a small community meeting in ward 3 that he […]

Is there going to be a real election in October and not just a return of all seven incumbents.

By Pepper Parr April 11th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Why now? And why in the wilds of Aldershot? Meed Ward announcing her running for the […]

Three males stalked a senior in an attempt to snatch her purse. Alert citizens saw it happening and shouted driving the thieves away.

By Staff April 11th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   This news story took place in Milton – but it is happening in Burlington as well – […]

Meed Ward sets out what she will campaign on - will fill the leadership vacuum at city hall.

By Pepper Parr April 11th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   She is now in full campaign mode. At a dead end street in Aldershot she told […]

Meed Ward announces she will run for Mayor in October.

By Pepper Parr April 11th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Finally – she has announced that she is in the race for the office of Mayor. […]

City Council ran out of time - couldn't finish the debate on the community benefits before it was time to go home.

By Pepper Parr April 11th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   It was a meeting many did not want to see take place due to the lack […]

Councillor Taylor beats around the Bureaucratic bushes explaining why the draft OP has to be passed ASAP.

By Staff April 10th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   We are beginning to get a little more detail on why the city chose to hold an […]

Karina Gould will be at the Seniors' Centre on the Burlington 25th - will she have the baby with her?

By Staff April 10th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   It is a typical political event. The MP chit chats with people and announces grants or hands […]

Police capture bank robber at a GO station.

By Staff April 10th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   That didn’t take long. The man photographed on security cameras from two Plains Road banks and wanted […]