Westdale Vape and Westdale Convenience Lose Tobacco Licenses after Selling to Minors
A panel of three city councillors unanimously deny license after repeated sales of restricted vape products to minors, including Westdale Secondary students.
Hamilton’s Board of Health is Now Semi-Autonomous
Ontario has passed Bill 11 meaning Hamilton’s public health committee made up of politicians and citizens is now the Board of Health.
Hamilton Liberal MPs Skipped Over for Parlimentary Secretary Roles
All three have been relegated to the backbenches in Parliament. This will be the first Liberal government in living memory with no Hamilton-Burlington MPs in Cabinet, or even a parliamentary secretary title.
In Closed Session, without Announcement, Hamilton City Council Approves Rural ADUs Without Adequate Septic
The decision was made on January 14 and only became public this week when the Ontario Land Tribunal issued a notice stating that the City of Hamilton had withdrawn a staff appeal that sought to uphold Hamilton’s source water and environmental protection policies
Hamilton Sets Record for Building Permit Values in First Four Months of 2025
Final permits for institutional, warehousing, non-profit housing, and five residential towers under construction drive Hamilton’s record permit value start to 2025.
VIDEO REPLAY: Hamilton Water Worker Disrupt Council Meeting, Police Escort Out Leader
City Council endures over an hour of heckling, and for the first time in over a decade, police remove someone from the Council Chamber
WEEKLY PREVIEW
Week Ahead: Hamilton Civic Meetings and Events for April 21 to 25, 2025
It’s the last week of the federal election campaign and Hamilton’s candidates will debate. Two OLT hearings, two City Hall meetings, and more in TPR’s weekly listing.
How Council Voted
How Hamilton City Council Voted: May 7 2025 Ratification Meeting
There were sixteen divided votes during the May 7, 2025, Hamilton City Council meeting
New Ontario Bill Could Return Police School Resource Officers to Hamilton’s Schools
HWDSB Trustees voted to remove police officers from public schools in 2020
Blogs and Columns
Joey’s Notepad: For Sale – 322 to 336 King Street East
The property has sat vacant for 15 years after an emergency demolition in 2010 – that I covered.
Joey’s Notepad: Whitehorse Backs Down on Charter Violating “Civility Policy”
Municipal councils across Canada continue to challenge fund mental Charter Rights. Thankfully, some back down when challenged.
COLEMAN: Pay Increase for Provincial Politicians is Long Overdue
A 16-year pay freeze was politically easy, but robbed voters of potentially better candidates.
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Hamilton to Issue Heritage Designations for North Side of King Street Between Mary and Walnut
City says buildings built between 1879 to 1881 are landmarks that define Downtown Hamilton’s eastern corridor
One of Hamilton’s Busiest Pedestrian Crossings to be Painted Following Fatality
Hamilton’s busiest uncontrolled pedestrian crossing will finally get road paint, following a recent fatality
Striking Hamilton Water Workers Disrupt Transit Service
Hundreds of low-wage Hamilton workers unable to get to jobs as 55 striking Hamilton water professionals picket transit garage
Council Expected to Call Ward 8 By-Election on June 18 – Timelines for Voting Day
If, as expected, Council calls a by-election on June 18, Ward 8 residents will vote sometime between Sept 1 and Oct 2.
City Says It is Supporting HSR Operator Whose Bus Was Struck by Stray Bullets
Hamilton Police state stray bullets struck an HSR bus at around 1:12 a.m. this morning (May 28) as it was passing through the area of Mud Street West and Upper Centennial Parkway in Stoney Creek.
There were no passengers on board, and the operator was not physically injured.
Joey’s Notepad: Hamilton Taking Longer Than Other Cities to Deal with Council Vacancy
Belleville, East Ferris, Guelph, Markham, Milton, and Toronto have already voted on how to fill vacancies. Leaving only Hamilton having not decided.
City of Hamilton and SPCA Reach Agreement on Dartnall Road Facility
The HBSPCA will remain at Dartnall Road, and the City will build a new animal services facility in the coming decade.
Mayor Horwath Returns to In-Person Events as She Continues to Recover from Surgery
Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath returned to City Hall on Friday without fanfare or announcement. Mayor Horwath was injured on April 29 when she fell on the steps behind City Hall during a wind storm.
PREVIEW: CityHousing Hamilton Board of Directors on May 27, 2025
The CityHousing Hamilton Board will discuss a new public delegations policy, receive an annual update on the state of CityHousing assets, annual insurance update, and vacancy rate update.
After Over 50 Years on the Job, Hamilton’s Paramedic Chief is Retiring
City Manager Marnie Cluckie says, “It is a big loss to the City, but we’re happy for him in his next chapter.”
Hamilton Licensing Inspectors Will Now Work Past 4 p.m. on Weekdays plus Saturdays
Under new acting leadership, the City’s enforcement functions continue to adopt hours that are common in other cities
PREVIEW: Hamilton City Council Planning Committee on May 23, 2025
Three Planning Act applications, the downtown commercial-to-residential incentive bylaw, and two closed session items.
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