Send a sky lantern aloft during the shortest night of the year. 0nly in Lowville - it's worth the drive.

By Walt Rickli June 21st, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Are you ready for it… tonight will be the shortest night of the year. ThinkSpot’s Debra […]

Thefts from parked cars up 187% over last year - these are preventable occurrences.

By Staff June 20th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Thefts from Motor Vehicle Occurrences Significantly Up in Burlington. The Halton Regional Police Service report a significant […]

Burlington dental services clinic closed by Regional Health inspectors - allowed to re-open when required infection prevention and control standards were put in place.

By Staff June 20, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   An infection prevention and control inspection conducted by the Halton Region Health Department on June 9, 2017, […]

Has the Planning department got more on the plates of the average citizen than they can comfortably eat?

By Pepper Parr June 20th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   A comment from an experienced staff member of a developer doing some work in the city […]

Toronto resident with an alternative medicine practice in Burlington charged with indecent sexual assault.

By Staff June 19th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The Halton Regional Police Service Child Abuse and Sexual Assault Unit investigated an incident of sexual assault […]

Uber is going to make it easier to eat - choice is kind of limited.

By Staff June 19th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Uber this and uber that! The name is all over the place. The newest wrinkle – Starting […]

TechPlace opens on Wednesday: can it make a difference?

By Pepper Parr June 19th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   It has taken awhile but it will be officially opened on Wednesday and it is a […]

Rainout games force a brutal schedule on some of the IBL teams - the Herd finds a way to take a much needed win over the Leafs.

By Staff June 19th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Eight games in 11 days proved to be too much for the InterCounty Baseball League Toronto Maple […]

Faithful Liberals gather this evening to renominate Eleanor McMahon as their candidate for the June 7th, 2018 provincial election

By Pepper Parr June 19th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   If you a member in good standing with Burlington’s provincial Liberal Association you have a chance […]

Will defining Brant Street as the spine of the city put some spine in future development thinking?

By Pepper Parr June 19th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   When Robert Glover, a professional Architect, Registered Professional Planner and an Urban Designer with over 35 […]

Hitting the ball isn't enough - the objective is to get the player to run over the home plate - the London Majors did that more often then the Burlington Herd.

By Staff June 18, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Getting outhit didn’t stop the London Majors from outscoring the Burlington Herd. Despite Burlington’s 13-9 advantage in […]

Herd hammers Hamilton - 7 to 0

By Staff June 17, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON The season series between the Hamilton Cardinals local rival Burlington Herd finally got off the ground following three […]

New Street and properly marked bike lanes will be open very soon - then the debate can really get going.

By Staff June 17, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Won’t be long now. The paving of New Street between Guelph and Walkers Line and then on […]

This is Burlington and this is what we look like at the Sound of Music.

By Staff June 17, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Another Sound of Music weekend. While the event continually gets awards for being one of the best […]

Friends of Freeman getting close to the big day - Region is pitching in to make it a memorable day.

By Pepper Parr June 17th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   It has to be the most impressive effort this city has seen, made by a bunch […]

Greg Woodruff appears to be looking at the Office of Mayor for Burlington and wondering if he couldn't occupy it in October of 2018.

By Pepper Parr June 16th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Greg Woodruff ran for the Office of Chair of Halton Region in the 2014 election. He […]

Rivers casts a critical eye on the Canadian military role in Ukraine - Part2

By Ray Rivers June 16, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON Ray Rivers and his wife Jean spent a few weeks in Ukraine where they taught English as […]

City has scheduled five meetings for the public to talk about land use concepts around the planned Burlington Go station mobility hub.

By Staff June 15th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   Those mobility hubs – all four of them. What are they again? A place identified as an […]

Provincial government adjourns for the summer - back in September - lots of politicking ahead of us - this time next year we will have decided if we want the Liberals back in office.

By Staff June 15th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON   The Ontario Legislature has adjourned until September 11, 2017. Burlington MPP Eleanor McMahon set out what the […]

Transit routes 3, 4, 5 and 10 detours for Sound of Music Festival weekend

By Staff June 15th, 2017 BURLINGTON, ON Due to road closures, there will be temporary detours in place as follows: Routes 3 and 5 from […]