Housing, Safety, Inclusion, Honesty, and Change will serve as foundational themes for Horwath’s first term as Hamilton’s Mayor.
Posted inCity Hall
Mayor Horwath Wants To Open Hamilton’s Advisory Committees to All Residents
Hamilton’s Procedural Bylaw’s citizenship requirement violates Ontario’s Libraries Act, with the bylaw open, the Mayor says it is time to reconsider.
Posted inPlanning and Development
Three Residents and Lakewood Beach Community Council Gain Status to Oppose LIUNA Gardens Development at OLT
Fengate LIUNA filed non-decision appeals pre-empting Council’s public hearings, leaving residents to argue at the Ontario Land Tribunal
Posted inCity Hall
Superior Court Declines to Rule on City’s “Suspended” Vaccination Policy
Justice Joseph R. Henderson ruled the suspension of the policy means the alleged harms of the policy are now “hypothetical.”
Posted inCity Hall
Hamilton Councillors All Affirmed to the King, But I Had A Story Ready If One Had Not
Past Hamilton politicians protested oaths to the Crown, a brief history.
Posted inColeman's Notes
COLEMAN: The Integrity Commissioner Cannot Investigate the Spadafora Election Controversy
ICs can only investigate code of conduct violations by councillors while on Council – Spadafora was not a councillor before November 15.
Posted inCity Hall News
With Hamilton Expected to Have a Strong Mayor in 2023, Province Expands Strong Mayor Powers Further
Strong mayors will be able to govern with a 1/3rd minority of Council on “certain municipal by-laws related to provincial priorities.”
Posted inBriefs, City Hall
BRIEF: City of Hamilton Planning Division Reorgs and Expands
Reorg is prep for Planning Act changes that impose refunds when the City fails to make decisions in 60, 90, and 120 days on planning applications.
Posted inCity Hall
Titan Recycling Allowed to Operate Salvage Yard for Another Six Months
City Councillors approve deal as Titan argues in court its scrapyard should be grandfathered and allowed to operate in Freelton
Posted inBriefs, Ontario Land Tribunal
OLT Denies Developer Near Hamilton Airport
Creation of two residential lots denied at English Church Road and Upper James