Striking Hamilton Water Workers Force City Council to Meet Without The Public Present
Striking Hamilton Water workers disrupt Council meetings, block transit buses, and say they’ll block snow plows this winter if still on strike.
Materials, Utility Costs Push CityHousing Hamilton 3.1% Over Budget So Far in 2025
Material and services 25% over budget in first four months of April, putting CHH on track for a $2.26 million annual deficit.
HWDSB Seeks Relief from City’s $780K Annual Stormwater Fee
Money “out of the classroom to go into the drain” is how one politiclan described it.
OLT Grants 60-Day Adjournment in 55 Cootes Drive Flood Safety Appeal
Proposed six-storey residential building in Dundas could be surrounded by flood waters during a severe storm event.
City Plans New Measures to Protect Argyll Memorial Pavilion from Misuse
From a 2023 concert staging mishap to drug use during the 2023-24 encampments, unintended uses of Hamilton’s Argyll memorial pavilion have escalated Veterans Committee concerns
Ontario’s Privacy Commission Orders City of Hamilton to Answer Phones or Respond to Emails – Again
Ontario has 444 municipalities, Hamilton is the only one subject to repeated written orders to comply with freedom of information laws.
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: June 2 to 20, 2025
There were 15 divided votes during the sixth council cycle of 2025 which began on June 2 and ended on June 20.
Blogs and Columns
Joey’s Notepad: Legal Opinion Outlines Very Few Limits on Ontario’s Strong Mayor Powers
One of Ontario’s leading municipal lawyers writes “Legislation establishes a very low bar for the utilization of the veto powers.”
Joey’s Notepad: City Staff Professional During Wednesday’s Public Gallery Protests
Protesters showed up, there were not enough seats so people sat on the stairs, and city staff left well enough alone – meaning things went smoothly.
Joey’s Notepad: Get Out the Popcorn for Ontario’s Small-Minded Strong Mayors
Premier Doug Ford decided that you he gets strong mayor powers, she gets strong mayor powers, everyone get’s strong mayor powers. Now the problems start.
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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News Briefs
Eastwood Arena Building to Reopen in September, Will Close in Summer/Fall 2026
The facility was closed in March after “rotting was observed in an isolated section” of the roof deck – engineers have confirmed the building is safe.
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development Cites Phishing in Submission about Hamilton Cybersecurity Failure
The Ministry referenced Hamilton’s ransomware attack timeline to argue that releasing database URLs could endanger government IT systems.
City Council to Vote on Buying Land at 185 King William, beside Hamilton’s Police Headquarters
Hamilton Police are seeking additional space for its downtown division operations.
Council Wants Lower Costs for Improvements to Van Wagner Beach
City staff say it will cost $2.36-million upfront and $138,561 annually to get Blue Flag Beach Designation for Hamilton’s Lake Ontario public beach.
Recent News
Ward 8 Candidate Apologizes for Using Inaccurate ChatGPT ‘Hamilton’ Map
Waleed Ali campaign posts ChatGPT-generated ‘Ward 8’ map that’s actually Ward 4 with fabricated street names and distorted boundaries – a textbook case of why AI needs human verification.
Privacy Breach by Hamilton’s City Clerk
The City Clerk’s Office included an unredacted cheque in a Council agenda package, exposing the banking information of a corporation.
Hamilton City Council Meeting Cancelled Due to Lack of Quorum
Hamilton City Council members continue to fail to show up to meetings, despite decreasing their meeting calendar by 25 percent in 2025.
Ward 8 By-Election: Two More Candidates Join the Race on Monday
Waleed Ali and Anthony Frisina both filed at City Hall, bringing the total number of candidates registered to four.
Council Votes to Permit Development Land Assembly Demolition, Review Demo Control Bylaw
Council votes to review demolition control – removing control will lower taxes for developers and land assemblers.
OLT Hears Appeal to Add Four Bedrooms to the Attic of a Already Four Bdrm SDU
The owners of 9 Westbourne Road near McMaster University seek to have a total of 16 bedrooms between a house and an SDU.
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