Parties granted an additional week to complete expert statements and submit to OLT before ten day hearing begins on Feb 18
Posted inOntario Land Tribunal, Planning and Development
OLT Sets 2026 Hearing Dates for Upper West Side Urban Boundary Expansion Appeal
It will be late 2026 at the earliest for a OLT decision. The developers continue to hope for a MZO.
Posted inCity Hall News
City of Hamilton Confirms Tiny Shelters Shipment Arrival at Barton/Tiffany
Shipping containers of tiny shelter components unloaded as City’s next contractor takes on installing electrical, HVAC and other requirements to make them shelters.
Posted inCity Hall News
Joey’s Notepad: Shipments of Some Sort Arrive at Barton/Tiffany Tiny Shelters Site
Some wrapped materials and shipping containers arrive at the fiasco-plagued project site
Posted in2025 City of Hamilton Budget
City of Hamilton Projects Losing Over $100,000 in 2025 as Hamiltonians go to Other Cities for Marriage Licenses
Hamilton charges the highest marriage license fee in the region at $178. Grimsby charges $134.50 and offers both by-appointment and online services. Hamilton offers neither.
Posted inBriefs, Planning and Development
Hamilton Council to Vote on Building Underground Municipal Parking at Pier 8
City to start to negotiations with Waterfront Shores to incorporate 300 public underground parking spaces into the planned residential development.
Posted inHamilton City Council
City of Hamilton Releases December Encampment Stats
Cold weather is decreasing the number of encampments, but those remaining outdoors are increasingly refusing shelter referrals.
Posted inHamilton City Council
Hamilton Council to Discuss Feasibility of Studying New Taxes – Including a Land Transfer Tax
In May 2024, City Council voted to request a report on new revenue options to address the City’s annual deficits.
The revenue options report discuss the pros and cons of land transfer, alcohol, tobacco, and parking taxes.
Posted inCity Hall News
Company delivering Hamilton’s Tiny Shelters “Administratively Dissolved” by U.S. Officials
Hamilton’s Tiny Homes middleman, Global Axxis, LLC, was administratively dissolved on Thursday for failing to file annual reports, according to the Wyoming Secretary of State’s website
Posted inBriefs, Planning and Development
City of Hamilton Staff Support Proposed Ontario Record of Site Condition Changes for Redevelopment and Brownfields
City staff note changes will make commercial to residential conversions