First posted on The Public Record’s City Hall blog – now.thepublicrecord.ca The Ontario Municipal Board has tossed Hamilton City Council’s opposition to a 5-storey 129-unit student-orientated multi-residential development near McMaster University in the Ainslie Wood neighbourhood at 71 – 77 Leland Street. The land was previously used for light industrial. The existing industrial buildings will […]
Posted inEditors Note
Quick Response to Donna Skelly and John Best's Claims The Public Record is a Proprietor of Fake News
The full audio of the meeting proves Donna Skelly said what The Public Record reported. Don’t Take Our Word for It, Listen Yourself.
Posted inEditors Note, Opinion
HSR Inefficiency: 60-Foot-Buses on Stoney Creek Local at Night Instead of King
More HSR inefficiency and management laziness.
Posted inHamilton City Council
Highlight: Mayor Eisenberger – Cutting Now Will Cost Us More Later
Mayor Eisenberger gave a strong address during last night’s Council meeting in favour of increasing Hamilton’s water rates, saying that a failure to address the infrastructure deficit today – and cutting staff – will result in much higher costs later.
Full Transcript included with story.
Posted inHamilton City Council, Videos
Hamilton City Council for November 23, 2016
Hamilton City Council meets to ratify committee work of the best two weeks, debate the future of the LRT committee, licensing of cats and dogs, conduct of City quasi-judicial officials, and more.
Live video starts at 5pm
Posted inPodcasts
The Public Record Radio Show for November 23, 2016
The Public Record is airing (“In Beta”) a weekly radio show on Hamilton’s community radio station 93.3FM CFMU each Wednesday morning at 8:30 a.m.
For the rest of the year, the show will be a short 30 minutes. In 2017, the goal is to expand the show to a few hour, and eventually to Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
This week, I was joined by Chris Moore, Rob McCann, and Keanin Loomis to discuss the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce’s new Digital Hamilton task force and what’s needed to move Hamilton’s digital economy.
Posted inAdvisory and Sub-Committees, Videos
Hamilton Development Industry Liaison Committee for November 21, 2016
Full video of the November 21, 2016 meeting of Hamilton City Council’s Development Industry Liaison Committee.
Posted inEditors Note
Coleman: Why I Spoke Up About The Trump Hat
There are those in our community sincerely frightened and hurt by the statements made by Trump against immigrants, Mexicans, Muslims, and others. I stand with my fellow community members, silence is not an option.
Posted inCity Hall, Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council – Hamilton Street Railway Corporation Shareholders Meeting for November 22, 2016
Council must meet to appoint the new Transit Director Debbie Dalle Vedove as a “Vice-President” of the corporation and Ward 7 Councillor Donna Skelly as a “Director” of the corporation.
The meeting starts at 9:30am on Tuesday, November 22.
Posted inAdvisory and Sub-Committees, City Hall
Remembrance Day, Veterans, and Hamilton City Hall
For the limited ability of municipalities to address veterans issues, Hamilton is doing a very good job.