The second public meeting into the proposed Pier 15 waste to electricity GasPlasma plant is being held tonight at the Eva Rothwell Centre – Wentworth Street North – from 6pm to 9pm. TPR will be at the meeting, and we hope to bring you some live video as well on our Livestream.com page here: https://new.livestream.com/accounts/763580/events/3586081/ The […]
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Mount St. Joseph Building To Be Demolished, City Issues Demo Permit During Council Recess
And yet another Downtown building of heritage interest is about to fall.
Demoliton permit issued for 354 King Street West on the north west corner of King & Queen
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Hamilton Soldier Participates in Remembrance Day in Poland
As Hamiltonians marked Remembrance Day across the region yesterday, Hamiltonians deployed with Canadian Armed Forces marked the solumn occasion across the world.
One soldier marked the 11th hour with the President of Poland.
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Burlington Hires New Deputy Fire Chief from Hamilton Fire Department: Karen Roche
Burlington’s new Deputy Fire Chief will be Karen Roche, who is presently an Assistant Deputy Chief for the Hamilton Fire Department. Roche is a familiar face to Hamilton media. In her role as Asst. Deputy Chief, she is often at large multiple alarm fires as part of the on-scene commander. Having observed her command of […]
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Four More Years – Why I'm Going to Continue Covering City Hall and Why I Need Your Support To Do It Better
I’m committed to continuing to cover my hometown and creating a sustainable independent news outlet which grows to make Hamilton a more informed engaged City.
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Welcome to The Public Record
Welcome readers to a new site for Hamilton news called The Public Record here at www.thepublicrecord.ca.
The goal of The Public Record is simple: to provide informed coverage of Hamilton’s communities and civic affairs to enable all residents to fulfill the responsibilities of citizenship by ensuring more transparent, good civic government that is accountable to all residents of Hamilton.
Posted inAdvisory and Sub-Committees
Hamilton Veteran's Committee for November 4, 2014
Hamilton’s Veterans’ Committee will discuss free parking for veterans, added the Afghanistan campaign to existing momuments, the final preparation for the 2014 Remembrance Day ceremonies, and a motion for the “endorsement of a permanent recognition of Cpl. Cirillo’s service to his country.”
The meeting begins at 10am Tuesday, and TPR will broadcast it live.
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Why Bother? My Analysis on Hamilton's 2014 Municipal Election
CORRECTED: I mistakenly stated Aidan Johnson had won 10 of 11 polls. Ira Rosen won poll 106 in Ward 1, making Johnson’s victory 9 of 11 polls. I apologize for my error Why Bother? That’s the question I ask myself following Hamilton’s election with its low voter turnout. Why Bother to push for City Hall […]
Posted inPlanning and Development
James Baptist Redevelopment – Full Formal Planning Zoning Amendment Application Package
The full formal planning application for the redevelopment of 98 James Street South, the former James Street Baptist Church, is presently in the public comments phase following the submission of the full application from Stanton Renaissance to the City of Hamilton.
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As Centenary Church Looks Towards Demolition, We Need To Talk About the Future of Church Buildings
We need to start discussing what we plan to do with heritage churches that no longer have the congregations to support the buildings that, as Paul Wilson put it so well. “we all enjoy driving past”.