As the number of seniors – and their proportion of the overall population – increases, addressing quality of life issues such as isolation will be critical not only to seniors, but to all of us as we need to find cost effective means of decreasing health care costs, and finding ways for seniors to meaningfully engage in our community will be critical to the quality of life of all of us.
Hamilton City Hall Building a Smartphone App for Apple and Android Devices
Hamilton City Hall is building a smartphone application for iOS and Android devices.
The Two Touchstones Joey Coleman is Watching for at Council in 2017
Originally posted on Now.ThePublicRecord.ca, TPR’s microblog I’m breaking with traditional journalistic convention in this start of the year look ahead post. I’ll pass on listing topics of debate in the coming year and tackle a bigger issue. In 2017, I’ll be watch for progress on two culture touchstones, because no matter the issue, they’ll define […]
Join Us on January 12 for The Public Record at The Pub: The roots of Hamilton's Urban/Suburban Divide and What We Can Do To Fix It
Did you know Hamilton’s Urban/Suburban divide can trace its roots to the 1849 Baldwin Act?
Join us on Thursday, January 12, 2016 for a discussion of the urban / suburban divide in Ontario and what we can do to fix it with Dr. Zac Spicer of Brock University, the author of The Boundary Bargain: Growth, Development and the Future of City-County Separation
In the months leading up to the 2018 Election, The Public Record is committed to improve the civic discussion in Hamilton and will be hosting a monthly series of events we’re calling The Public Record at The Pub.
Council to Debate Entertainment on Outdoor Patios on January 17, 2017
Planning staff are bringing forth a temporary use by-law that will enable restaurants with patios in commercial districts to have outdoor entertainment. Presently, all entertainment on patios is forbidden within the zoning bylaws.
33-Storey Tall Building Approved as Minor Variance, Mosque Allowed to Convert Parking to Commercial Parking Lot
Ward 2 Councillor Jason Farr won two significant victories at Committee of Adjustment today, gaining two major exceptions to Downtown Zoning Bylaws as “minor variances”. Tall Buildings in The Downtown, Now Minor Variances Farr came to the Committee of Adjustment in support of the Downtown Mosque’s request to operate their parking lot as a commercial […]
City Sells 245 Catharine Street North, But Due to Technicality, Force to Disqualify Highest Bid
The City of Hamilton finally sold the infamous contaminated property at 245 Catharine Street North, just south of Barton Street, but got $140,000 less than highest bid on account of technicality of law.
Council Spends Hour on Posturing LRT Debate, Then Debates Why Meetings Took So Long
Two more highlight videos from Wednesday’s Council GIC meeting – an hour long LRT debate and then a 12-minute debate on why Council meetings are taking so long.
Council's Community Services Committee Passes Stop-Gap Funding to Restore Housing Stability Benefit
Council’s Community Services Committee moves quickly to reinstate Housing Stability Benefit, only one meeting after learning of budgetary crisis in program that prevents homelessness.
Hamilton Community and Emergency Services Committee for December 2016
Full video of City Council’s Emergency and Community Services Committee meeting in December 2016.