Statistics for Grade 2 students are very concerning, 42% have a history of tooth decay, 1 in 10 “require urgent dental care”, and nine schools report “very high rates of untreated cavities”.
Posted inEditors Note
Coleman: Pike Is Running to Win Hamilton Centre as the Liberals Plan to Force Horwath to Watch Her Own Backyard
With a candidate who forces the NDP to watch their left flank, the Liberals are hoping to fight Horwath’s provincial popularity by making her spend time in Hamilton.
Posted inHamilton Library Board, Planning and Development
Developer Pitches New Public Library Branch as Part of Hamilton West Harbour Pier 8 Bid
Hamilton’s Chief Librarian says the Hamilton Public Library is interested in discussing a new library branch with West Harbour developers seeking to win right to buy Pier 8 lands from City.
Posted inNews
City of Hamilton 2018 MFIPPA Statistics Report Shows City Failing to Meet Timelines in Nearly 20% of Requests
Of the 193 requests, 156 were completed within 30 days. The City self-reports that it failed to meet statutory time limits in 35 requests.
Posted inEditors Note
Coleman: Thinking Differently on Downtown Planning
With the end of the OMB, and the beginning of LPAT, the final draft of Hamilton’s Downtown Secondary Plan to be released on March 19 could be very different from the October draft.
We need to be thinking ahead.
Posted inEditors Note
Coleman: Thinking about Neighbourhoods and Localism
In 2015, I wrote an often cited column How to Define Hamilton’s Neighbourhood Boundaries and Localisms: East, West, North, South, Upper and Lower?,
Now, only three years later, the piece is outdated in some areas because of the substantial growth in grassroots engagement.
What has changed in the past three years?
Posted inEditors Note, Opinion
Council, What You Say in Public is Public Record and It Matters
City Council is suffering losses and setbacks at the Ontario Municipal Board as video of their statements is entered into evidence.
Posted inCity Hall, Videos
Councillors Listen Silently as Citizens Say Fund The HSR [Video: 2018 City of Hamilton Public Budget Delegations]
During the 90 minutes of public delegations, Councillors had no questions for delegates, sitting silently and listening as delegate after delegate took Council to task for creating the HSR Transit Crisis.
Posted inNews
Office of the Fire Marshal Proposing Public Reporting of Fire Response Times Province-Wide
Fire departments across Ontario will be required to release their response times starting in 2020.
Posted inHamilton City Council, Planning and Development
OMB Will Review Council’s Potential Conflict on Pier 8 as Both Approving Authority and Land Seller
“The Board does have a public interest function”, Swinkin asserted to the objection of the City’s lawyer. “You may say they [the public] are not here and not appellants, but the Board will serve its public interest function and look out for those interests”.