A big change from the plan is that the HSR social media coordinator is no longer part of the HSR operations group, and will instead be part of the HSR’s bureaucracy housed within “Transit Strategy and Infrastructure” – the same group bringing us lipstick on a pig “HSR+” this fall.
Hamilton Disability Committee Meets With LRT Office, Some Questions Answer, Many Not Due to Lack of Info from HSR
ACPD gets Metrolinx committments on accessibility for Hamilton’s LRT, and we learn just a lit bit more about how LRT standards will operate when complete.
Hamilton Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities for July 2016
Hamilton’s Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities will discuss Hamilton’s Light Rail Transit Project during their July meeting with a presentation from the LRT office.
The meeting beings at 4 p.m. on Tuesday July 12. The Public Record will broadcast.
Hamilton Port Authority Reviewing HPA Land Use Plan
The Hamilton Port Authority is reviewing its Land Use Plan written in 2002 and looking for community feedback. The Port says it plans to update the plan to reflect changes since 2002 including the HPA acquiring new lands, the development of the West Harbour into a recreation and community attraction, and security requirements in the […]
Hamilton Mountain MPP Monique Taylor Profiled by Jane Taber in Globe and Mail
Monique Taylor, the NDP MPP for Hamilton Mountain, was relentless in her fight with the Wynne government over its changes to funding for Ontario’s new autism program – so much so that she was kicked out of the legislature during a particularly heated Question Period when she refused to stop yelling across the aisle at […]
Hamilton City Council for July 8, 2016
Hamilton City Council meets to debate and ratify their committee work of the past week. This is the only City Council ratification meeting for the month of July. Live at 9:30am.
Hamilton City Council Audit, Finance and Administration Committee for July 2016
Council’s AF&A committee meets for one report on their July agenda – the budget variance report as of April 30, 2016.
Overall, the city budget is expected to be 0.2% above budget at year end.
Collins-Green-Farr Team Up to Fund 10 CityHousing Youth Pre-Apprenticeships Fixing Homes
A walk-on motion by Ward 5 Councillor Chad Collins, Ward 3 Councillor Matthew Green, and Ward 2 Councillor Jason Farr will see each use $17,500 in area rating funds to support the hiring of 10 youth from CityHousing units or on social assistance by The Threshold School of Building for a pre-apprenticeship program renovating 24 social housing units.
Hamilton Design Review Panel for July 2016
Two developments on the agenda – a proposed student residences at 210 Main Street East and a mixed-use development on the former All-Saints Church at 15 Queen Street South on the southeast corner with King Street.
Federal Electoral Reform Page Launch
The House of Commons is reviewing the federal electoral system with the possibility of formally proposing changes to how we elect federal Members of Parliament. To this end, the Government of Canada launched a webpage early today on the topic and the Special Committee on Electoral Reform which is mandated “to identify and conduct a study […]