Meeting runs smoothly as CoA approves all but one application.
Posted inJoey's Notepad
Joey’s Notepad: A LRT Proxy Debate on Upper James Transit Studies
The picture is becoming more clear, LRT’s path to nine votes in favour needs either Ward 13’s Arlene Vanderbeek or Ward 7’s Esther Pauls, likely both.
Posted inThe Public Record Email Edition
TPR Email Edition for June 26, 2020: COVID Deficits, The Review Edition
What happened at City Hall this week, a long at our deficits which COVID has laid bare, and a proxy LRT debate on Upper James.
Posted inCity Hall, Coronavirus
Are You 21 Coffee Cups Apart?
City of Hamilton Launches COVID Ads for Young Adults
Posted inCoronavirus
The Reopening: Spray Pads on Friday, City Pools to Follow
Delay in opening pools is to train lifeguards in new rescue techniques and procedures to decrease their risk of acquiring COVID-19.
Posted inNews
City Report on Economics of Live Music Venue Released, What Will City Hall Do?
Report shows Hamilton’s Live Music Venues were barely getting by prior to COVID, does the City have the ability to help them post COVID?
Posted inPolice Services Board
Hamilton Police Board Promises Change Without Changing
During a video conference meeting, members of the Board voted unanimously to “accept” the findings. They promise they will implement the 38 recommendations, but their words reveal a resistance to change, and a serious lack of understanding of the need for reform revealed in the report.
Posted inColeman's Notes
Independent Investigation into Police Response to 2019 Attack on Hamilton Pride Reveals a Broken Police Command
The 126-page independent investigation into the Hamilton Police response to the attack upon the 2019 Hamilton Pride festivities at Gage Park is a shocking reveal into a Police Command that was inept in preparing for Pride, inept at managing community relations, that set its front-line up for failure, and were blinded after the fact in a rabbit hole they kept digging deeper.
The report makes 38 recommendations that need to be implemented.
Joey Coleman argues Hamilton deserves better from its Police Command, and needs a new Police Chief to implement the recommendations.
Posted inCity Hall
City Council to Look at Rent Reductions for Farmers' Market Vendors After Sending Arrears Notices
It is necessary that the City support local small businesses in whatever way we have at our disposal and we need to set an example that this is the right thing to do – Esther Pauls, Ward 7 City Councillor
Posted inCity Hall
Hamilton's Rural Cannabis Growing 150-Metre Separation Rule Now in Effect
The by-law was appealed by three cannabis growers. Two withdrew their appeals after reaching agreements with the City of Hamilton. Red Hill Cannabis Inc was the only remaining appeal remaining after the settlements, and last week the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal dismissed their appeal as abandoned after RHC failed to respond to requests for filings and did not attend hearing.