Hamilton City Council voted today to instruct city staff to keep working to find and create a physical space for a museum to display the City’s civic artifacts and educate people on the history of the City of Hamilton – including all our region’s former municipalities and the Indigenous cultures which were originally here. Last […]
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Vote Against Urban Boundary Expansion Reveals Change in Municipal Politics Power Balance
For as long as anyone can remember, the development industry’s interests have always won at Council.
Now, online mobilization and membership lists are changing that.
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Hamilton Street Railway Wants Metrolinx to Extend Dundas Street BRT to McMaster University
In an email, the HSR’s senior transit planner writes “Maybe Metrolinx could get moving on their Dundas Street BRT (which desired extension to Mac) sooner, rather than later?”
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McMaster and City of Hamilton Have a Deal on Private-Public Student Residence at 1190 Main Street West
The settlement hearing will be conducted on Wednesday, December 15 by teleconference.
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COLEMAN: Vanderbeek being Powers Landlord Is Not a Conflict of Interest
Her personal experience and decade-long professional relationship with Powers are obviously why she voted for him to be the replacement Ward 5 city councillor.
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Councillors Split Over Closed Session Changes to 2030 Commonwealth Games Bid
Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger warns if Council votes deal the closed session changes to the bid, they would effectively “abandon the entire Commonwealth Games process.”
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A 2017 OMB Settlement Promised No Evictions at Ventura Towers, Why Are They Happening Today?
In 2017, City Council approved zoning changes at 181 John and 192 Hughson North with the condition there be no evictions of existing tenants. Now tenants are being evicted.
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BRIEF: Some Upper City Hall Managers Returning to Offices in December
Over 2100 City staff continue to work from home, and are expected to begin returning to offices in the new year.
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BRIEF: Hamilton City Hall Implements Public Notice Sign for Demolitions In-Fills
In recent years, the purchase and demolition of older homes has become more common in Hamilton. Many of these demolition and new builds are “as of right” within existing zoning, and no public notices were required.
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COLEMAN: RIP Ted Gill, Hamilton Transportation Engineer
Gill became an engaged citizen in retirement because of a passion for building a better Hamilton, and provided me much insight in our conversations in recent years.