Wednesday, August 12, 2026

An extensive piece from the Canadian Press regarding if an Austrian permanently banned from the U.K. will be permitted into Canada to speak at the planned Dominion Society event in Hamilton.

There is a lot of good background in this article.

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/08/12/hamilton-mayor-warning-venues-about-anti-immigration-conference-in-city/

The City of Hamilton has extended the bid submission deadline for Winter Maintenance Services for Sidewalks, Pathways and Transit Stops an extra week to Friday, August 21.

So far, only 17 companies have paid the bid document fee to review the City’s procurement documents. The City issues multiple contracts for this work, usually be geographical area.

City of Hamilton notice:

Lane restrictions for up to two hours in each location overnight tonight.

City is doing combined sewer overflow maintenance between 9pm and 6am across lower Hamilton.

Source: https://www.hamilton.ca/home-neighbourhood/getting-around/driving-traffic/lane-restrictions-and-road-closures

The September 1 hearing date for a 10-storey mixed-used building planning application at 388 and 392 Concession Street and 15 and 19 East 15th Street has been postponed, according to an update to the City of Hamilton website.

No further information was provided.