The feedback at previous meetings of the Business Improvement Area Advisory Committee was very positive; with many BIA leaders stating there is interest in having more than the current limit of two on-street patios for each commercial district.
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Hamilton City Council GIC for November 10, 2017
Hamilton City Councillors debated the 2018 public transit HSR capital budget. Much of the debate centred around the ongoing transit crisis, the use of the late 1980s custom build transit garage at 330 Wentworth Street North as a public works yard and office, and if it be more cost effective to return to using this garage for transit than building another transit garage.
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Hamilton Chamber of Commerce City Managers Breakfast for 2017
The Hamilton Chamber of Commence hosted City Manager Chris Murray for the City’s Manager’s Breakfast on October 31, 2017.
Murray spoke extensively on the City’s top priority – the HAmazon bid for the Amazon HQ2.
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HSR Hopes to Get Eight Articulated Buses Repaired and Back on The Road in Three Weeks
HSR says the buses are awaiting replacement parts from engine manufacturer Cummins which recently changed its distribution channels – causing delays in the HSR receiving engines needed for warranty repairs on the 60 foot buses.
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City Finally Releases HSR Long, Short-Term Disability, WSIB, and Other Leave Stats
Stats finally released by the City show there is no job action by HSR operators, and that the HSR has a significant number of operators on short-term disability.
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Transit Crisis Band-Aid – What New HSR Hires Mean
it will likely be at least two months before passengers will see any impact – it’s probably going to get worse before it gets better.
Even with 14 new operators scheduled to driving buses in December, this will only end the HSR’s death spiral – backfilling retirements and operators who burn out.
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Transit Crisis 2: Assaults – A Concerning Development
Another HSR operator was just assaulted, the Union says this is the fourth assault of the week.
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Transit Crisis Spin: When City says 19% of Drivers Are 'Not Showing Up' What Does That Really Mean?
We’re dealing with a crisis we don’t understand because the City won’t release basic performance and staff complement data – the City claims they don’t have it, yet is able to state with confidence that there is a 19% “absenteeism” rate.
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Hamilton City Council Special Emergency and Community Services Committee for November 7, 2017: Neighbourhood Action Strategy
Hamilton City Council’s Emergency and Community Services Committee held their meeting with a special 4pm start time to hear presentations from each of the priority neighbourhoods in the Neighbourhood Action Strategy and receive an assessment report from Dr. Jim Dunn of McMaster University.
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Court Finds City of Kitchener Negligent for Failing to Salt Downtown Sidewalk in Timely Manner
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled two weeks ago that municipalities must have standards for the sidewalks they maintain, and the standards must be comparable to those for motor vehicle lanes.