Property Standards Committee members fail to show up to hearing, delaying any potential action to ensure stability of downtown Hamilton building
Posted inBriefs
BRIEF: Mayor Horwath Going to Washington
Mayor Andrea Horwath is on her way to Washington D.C. hoping to meet United States congressional representatives and senators during the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative’s annual Great Lakes Day.
Posted inJoey's Notepad
Joey’s Notepad: Council Quorum Issues Continue
Since the beginning of 2025, Hamilton City Council is experiencing repeated quorum issues. On Feb 18, a meeting was cancelled due to a lack of councillors showing up. On Jan 21 and 22, meetings began late due to a lack of quorum. This morning, City Council met to approve the 2023 financial statements for CityHousing […]
Posted inDaybook
Hamilton City Hall Daybook for March 3, 2025
There is only one City Hall meeting today. City Council will meet at 9:30 a.m. as the CityHamilton Hamilton sole shareholder. There are no Ontario Land Tribunal matters scheduled today. Council’s afternoon Selection Committee meeting is cancelled. CityHousing Hamilton 2003 Financials CHH is the first City department to complete its 2023 financial statements. In February […]
Posted inJoey's Notepad
Joey’s Notepad: Early Provincial Election Made Council Vacancies Easier for Municipalities
Provincial and municipal elections have been in the same year since 2014 – causing vacancy headaches for municipal councils.
Posted inJoey's Notepad
Joey’s Notepad: Hamilton’s Political Future is Bright with Good First-Time Candidates
New candidates brought good ideas and good spirits to our suffering elections – I hope we’ll see all of them return for the 2026 municipal election.
Posted inColeman's Notes
COLEMAN: Robin Lennox is the Right Person for the Job of Mending Hamilton Centre’s NDP
Dr. Lennox may find healing a political party more challenging than healing patients.
Posted in2025 Ontario Election
NDP Voters Switch, Voter Turnout Increases, and the Conservatives Win Hamilton Mountain
Doug Ford made a point of focusing his campaign stops at now-Conservative union halls and unionized workplaces: he wanted Windsor West but did get Hamilton Mountain.
Posted in2025 Ontario Election
The ‘Progressive-Left’ Loses in Hamilton Centre and Mountain: Jama Not Re-Elected
Sarah Jama places a distant fourth place in Hamilton Centre, and Kojo Damptey places third in Hamilton Mountain.
Posted in2025 Ontario Election, Coleman's Notes
COLEMAN: Election Eve in Hamilton – Three Ridings are Competitive, Three Leaders All Visit
Doug Ford, Marit Stiles, and Bonnie Crombie all visit Hamilton on the last day of campaigning – it must be close