Dean gives as good as he gets in verbal fisticuffs with Councillor Sharman.

By Pepper Parr January 23rd, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Brian Dean, the Executive Director of the Downtown Business Association, has a pretty good sense of […]

Delegations at Planning meeting are consistent - put off a decision until after the election.

By Pepper Parr January 23rd, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   The Planning and Building committee that met this afternoon and this evening, and possibly into another […]

Chair of the Planning and Building committee is in for a rough evening - 31 delegations have registered.

By Pepper Parr January 23rd, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Getting in front of members of city council to speak is proving a little awkward. ECoB […]

Rory Nisan: This should be #OurDecision.

By Rory Nisan January 23rd, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   After writing my article “Emerging Democratic Issues at City Hall” on December 21, I hoped for […]

The fight to make the approving of an Official Plan an election issue.

By Staff January 23, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   There is probably a large part of the city that either doesn’t even know what is going […]

Conservation Authority advises it expects up to 25 mm of rain the fall in the watershed which will increase the flow into the creeks. Be cautious.

By Staff January 23, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Conservation Halton advises that as of 11:30 PM January 22nd, rain gauges throughout the watershed have recorded […]

Burlington MP featured in a half hour Cogeco production.

By Staff January 22, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   It is close to a full half hour long – more puff than substance but interesting if […]

Mike Wallace makes it official - he wants to be the next Mayor of the city.

By Pepper Parr January 22, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Mike is in – no surprise there. And leadership is going to be his core issue. […]

Rivers asks: What is our country’s readiness to face the unthinkable?

By Ray Rivers January 22, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   It’s 8 am on a sunny Saturday morning and you’ve received a message on your phone, […]

Getting your views in front of members of city council - pretty easy.

BY Staff January 21st, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   City Council seeks different public points of view through the delegation process at statutory meetings. Many may […]

A large part of the public has taken back the power they gave the people they elected to office

By Pepper Parr January 21st, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Burlington is going through an experience it hasn’t had for some time. They have taken back […]

Freeman Station gets a hand from city hall - well deserved.

By Staff January 21st, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   After years of really hard work, incredible dedication the city has finally done the right thing with […]

Hamilton Cardinals, their IBL baseball team, have decided to use the ownership model used by the best team in the league.

By Staff January 21st, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   There is life for the Hamilton team in the Intercounty Baseball League (IBL) who announced the team […]

Pivotal council meeting on Tuesday; chamber is expected to be packed.

By Staff January 21st, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   It will be a pivotal meeting and it will run for a long time, it might even […]

The Official Plan being developed is the bedrock on which future growth is being based - let it be the core issue in the October 2018 election.

By Jim Young January 20th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   Yielding to intensive lobbying, delegation and protests from Citizens Groups, Local Businesses and even from Building […]

No shovels in the ground yet for the 421 Brant Street project.

By Pepper Parr January 19th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   There was one piece of information given out by the Mayor that didn’t elicit much in […]

Police looking for a vehicle that was stolen and the man that did the stealing - the thief is dangerous and the car is damaged.

By Staff January 19th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   On January 18th, 2018 at 2:45pm, Halton Regional Police Service was called to a fail to remain […]

Angela Coughlan Pool closed for longer than expected.

By Staff January 19th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   That Service Disruption at the Angela Coughlan Pool is going to be extended to Saturday, Jan. 20, […]

Mayor Goldring gets an earful at his Reverse Town Hall; four of the seven member council fail to show up for what was really a face the music meeting.

By Pepper Parr January 19th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   They gave him a lot to think about. Their concern was that they weren’t at all […]

Temporary Road Closures - Robbie Burns Road Race on January 28th

By Staff January 19th, 2018 BURLINGTON, ON   On Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, there will be some temporary road closures and lane closures for the […]