The City original claimed it was delaying opening the site to ‘ensure the safety of residents.’ In fact, the delay is because the Ministry of Labour has ordered work stopped due to violations.
Posted inOntario Land Tribunal, Planning and Development
OLT Approves City of Hamilton / Vrancor Deal to Permit 30 and 31-Storeys at Queen South and Napier
A settlement will allow six-storey seniors apartments, and two tall buildings of 30 and 31 storeys. There will be approximately 975 rental units.
Posted inPlanning and Development
Vantage Dev Corp Seeks to Buy James Baptist out of Bankruptcy
Superior Court approves $13-mil bankruptcy purchase bid, gives other bidders until December 18 to outbid. City supportive, extending all development permits.
Posted inJoey's Notepad
Joey’s Notepad: The Gore Buildings are not the First Dangerous Building Collapse in Hamilton
The Gore Park buildings collapse are the latest in a Hamilton tradition going back decades: building collapses followed by City Hall inaction on promises of action.
Posted inJoey's Notepad
Joey’s Notepad: CityLab’s Public Engagement Sessions – Learning and Learning
The CityLab undergraduate course is teaching future leaders how to engage and giving community voice to Council today.
Posted inMeeting Previews
Hamilton City Council and Civic Affairs Week Ahead for November 18 to 22, 2024
A look at the 12 City Council meeting this week, and one Ontario Land Tribunal hearing.
Posted inCity Hall
City of Hamilton Was Concerned About Stability of Collapsed Gore Buildings in July, Refuses to Release Key Documents
City building officials inspected the structures on November 8, they collapsed on Nov 11 – TPR asked for info about November 8th’s inspection. The City declined to answer.
Posted in2026 City of Hamilton Budget, Citizen-Majority Boards and Agencies
Hamilton Farmers Market Submits 2025 Budget: Levy Ask Up $46,000
Market seeks $378,268 in municipal levy dollars, up 14 percent from $331,903 in 2024.
Posted inCity Hall
New Hamilton Airport Lease Includes $30,000/year payment into Ward 11 Councillor “Discretionary Fund”
The growth of “slush funds” continues at Hamilton City Hall.
Posted inHamilton City Council Votes
How Hamilton City Council Voted: November 13 2024 Ratification Meeting
Councillors differed on using the notwithstanding clause re: encampments, endorsing keep ‘safe consumption sites’