City of Toronto staff are recommending an end to backyard hens due to “the considerable costs and resource impacts required to safely administer a City-wide program and the emerging concern of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).”
Posted inBriefs, Planning and Development
BRIEF: Municipal Planning Data Reporting Requirements
Province will require Hamilton and 28 other municipalities to send quarterly stats on planning applications.
Posted inNews
Ontario Government Proposes Changes to Renoviction Rules
Provincial Conservatives say they’ll require proof of the need to renovict and impose larger fines for violations.
Public comments are open until mid-May.
Posted inJoey's Notepad
Joey’s Notepad: Court Ruling on Procedural Bylaw Breach Dismissed Due to Lack of Bad Faith
Municipal zoning by-laws are effectively ironclad unless a challenging party can prove bad faith and the standard for that is near impossible.
Posted inJoey's Notepad
Joey’s Notepad: Today’s Cancelled Council Meeting Confusion
Somehow a routine meeting turned into a series of confusing and conflicting events.
Posted inBriefs
Massive King Street Open Street Event Confirmed for June 18, 2023
King Street is to be closed to vehicles for 3.5km between Gage Avenue in the East and John Street in the West.
Posted inBriefs
City Hall Says E-Scooters Expected to Launch in Two Weeks
A City of Hamilton Presentation Lists April 3rd for launch on the City Hall forecourt.
Posted inColeman's Notes
Why Council Cannot Set Term Priorities in Closed Session
An explanation of the Municipal Act and why Hamilton City Council must make decisions in public.
Posted inOntario Land Tribunal, Planning and Development
OLT Brief: Dundas 71 Main Street Post Bill 23 Cash in Lieu Appeal CMC Hearing Date Set
OLT will conduct a case management conference on May 5, 2023, for one of the first post-Bill 23 City development fee appeal with $646,416 at stake.
Posted inCity Hall
Hamilton Will Not Suspend Students As Public Health Catches Up Vaccinations
Dr. Elizabeth Richardson says Hamilton is seeing progress in catching up on elementary school vaccinations