City Solicitor: Hamilton Council Cannot Override Board of Health Decisions
Legal memo clarifies Council no longer has authority over public health matters, as tensions emerge over Board’s supervised consumption advocacy.
Meeting Preview: Hamilton Waste Management Sub-Cmte on June 2, 2026
Audit results on Special Consideration homes, bulk waste costs, and short-term actions within the City’s new 25-year plan waste management plan.
Meeting Preview: Hamilton Committee of Adjustment on June 4, 2026
Could draw the largest public turnout ever for this committee as Slate’s Steelport data centre severance application faces public opposition.
Hamilton Conservation Authority Posts $1.6M Surplus in 2025
Membership sales increase and donation boost combine as HCA continues to see post-COVID spike in usage.
Fire Erupts at 32-36 Tiffany Street, One Day After City Issues Cleanup Orders
Neglected properties, recently listed in halted tax sale, are across from West Harbour GO Station.
DPAI Takes Over West Harbour Library Design Following Brook McIlroy Bankruptcy
West Harbour library design moves forward with Hamilton firm; project timeline and budget remain unchanged
WEEKLY PREVIEW
Week Ahead: Hamilton Civic Meetings and Events for April 21 to 25, 2025
It’s the last week of the federal election campaign and Hamilton’s candidates will debate. Two OLT hearings, two City Hall meetings, and more in TPR’s weekly listing.
Hamilton Civic Affairs Calendar
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
9:00 a.m. Ontario Land Tribunal – Columbia International College Northcliffe Campus – Day 2 of 5
·· Background on TPR ··
· Video Conference, No Livestream ·
10:00 a.m. Ontario Land Tribunal – Upper West Side Landowners Group Urban Boundary Expansion
· Video Conference, No Livestream ·
10:00 a.m. Waste Management Sub Committee
Room 264, Hamilton City Hall
Agenda · Livestream
1:30 p.m. Transit Area Rating Review Sub-Committee
Room 264, Hamilton City Hall
Agenda · Livestream
Blogs and Columns
Joey’s Liveposts: Hamilton City Council Ratification Meeting on May 13, 2026
Withholding audits until 2027 puts credit rating at risk; GM placed on leave over developer consulting deal; Safari Road, and more.
COLEMAN: I’ve Watched Alex Wilson For a Decade. Their Best Work Is Still Ahead.
Alex Wilson is stepping away from council at 29. Politician was never quite the right fit — and that’s not an insult.
Joey’s Liveposts: Hamilton City Council Ratification Meeting on April 22, 2026
Barton/Tiffany fiasco lobbying, 10-year downtown plan, planning decisions, Ward grants for “social infrastructure”, debate on free transit for seniors, and debate on previous residency requirements for homelessness services, and more
How Council Voted
How Hamilton City Council Voted: February 23 to March 4, 2026
A list of City Council votes for the third complete council cycle of 2025
Newsletter Edition
News Briefs
Noted: CityHousing Hamilton Vacancy Rate at 2.22%
The rate is above the agency’s 2.0 per cent target.
TRANSCRIPT: Keanin Loomis Officially Announces Mayoral Candidacy
Keanin Loomis is trying a second time to be elected as Mayor of Hamilton. He made it official on Wednesday morning, holding a press announcement outside of the Westdale Theatre.
BRIEF: Hamilton to Recover Costs After Stepping In to Save 58 King Street East Facade
City hired contractors to stabilize facade after owner failed to comply with 2023 order
NOTED: City Says Programming Error Caused Traffic Signal Timing Issue on York Blvd at Locke
City says error issue occurred as a result of switching from temporary construction timings to a permanent timing.
Recent News
Hamilton Public Library Plans July Reopening of Central Branch Sunday Hours
The reopening hinges on safety improvements outside the facility and enhanced staffing inside
Blanchard-led Corp. Plans Rental Tower Where Hamilton’s Gore Buildings Collapsed
Pre-submission filed for 163-unit rental project; city staff reviewing incentive eligibility and zoning compliance.
$139-million Randle Reef Clean-up Enables New $135-million Sugar Refinery at Hamilton’s Port
“Sucro Can’s new facility will process one million metric tonnes of sugar annually to begin, and will be Canada’s largest when fully operational.
Hamilton City Staff Recommend Denying Salvation Army Shelter Variance at 337 Gage Avenue North
Staff argue overnight accommodation is fundamentally incompatible with legal non-conforming educational use and industrial zoning. Zoning by-law distinguishes between social service establishments and emergency shelters; staff say application meets latter definition.
Ontario Government Implements Made-in-Ontario Requirements for Municipal Procurement
Changes means the City of Hamilton will have to change it practices as Province seeks to force public spending to be used to support Ontario businessses.
Hamilton Council Votes 9-4 to Study Cost of Closing Submerged Section of Safari Road
Environmental advocates urge closure to protect species-at-risk habitat while residents demand road reconstruction to restore services
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