CityHousing will take possession of two downtown City of Hamilton parking lots to build social housing to replace the townhouses of the existing Jamesville CityHousing in Hamilton’s North End, if a motion authorizing the sale is approved by Council in the coming weeks.
Posted inOntario Land Tribunal
Divisional Court Upholds OMB Decisions in Oakville Glen Abbey Development Rulings
The Ontario Divisional Court delivered a rare ruling reviewing an Ontario Municipal Board decision on what constitutes a complete planning application.
This ruling is instructive to those considering appealing the Hamilton Ward Boundaries decision, I wrote in December about the tests of judicial review (Dunsmuir Test), and deference to specialized tribunals and bodies.
Posted inCity Hall
Council Exploring Local Solutions to Metrolinx HSR-PRESTO Requirements
Hamilton City Councillors are hesitant to accept terms imposed by Ontario’s Provincial transit oversight agency Metrolinx for the use of the electronic PRESTO fare system. Under new terms of use being imposed by Metrolinx’s on the 905-belt municipalities, local transit systems must generate a minimum amount of commission revenue to PRESTO or face clawbacks in […]
Posted inPlanning and Development
City Planning to Developers: Don't Assume You Can Build on Unassumed Alleyways
Hamilton’s Chief Planner told a gathering of developers they must secure permission from the City’s real estate office prior to submitting development plans to the Planning Division if they include public unassumed alleyways in their plans.
Posted inCity Hall
City Plans to Install Another 10 Pedestrian Crossovers in 2018
99 locations identified as needing crossovers painted and signs installed. Public Works plans to complete 10 of them in 2018 using $400,000 from revenue raised by red light camera violations
Posted inCity Hall News
Joe Kipp, King of 1-King, Retires Friday after Nearly 40 Years Driving HSR Buses
Whoever said everyone is replaceable never met HSR’s bubbles chocolate bus driver.
Posted inEditors Note, Opinion
Ward Appeal Does Not Equal Stay: Why the OMB Ruling Must Be Implemented Even if Council Appeals
If Council chooses to file a Divisional Court challenge against the OMB ruling, they must do so as a judicial review. An appeal isn’t a stay.
The standard for judicial review is reasonableness not correctness, the Dunsmuir Test (after the 2008 Supreme Court of Canada decision), and deference to specialized tribunals and bodies.
Posted inOntario Land Tribunal
Ontario Municipal Board Tosses Council's Attempt to Gerrymander Wards, Axes Ward 14, Creates New Ward on Mountain
The Ontario Municipal Board has overturned Council’s gerrymandered ward boundaries, imposing the Watson and Associations final report Option 2 which creates a new Mountain ward and eliminates the present Ward 14; splitting the existing rural ward between Dundas and Ancaster’s existing Wards 12 and 13.
Posted inCity Hall, Community Events
Hamilton City Hall Memorial Service for Yosif Al-Hasnawi
Hundreds of Hamiltonians filled Hamilton City Hall on December 9, 2017 to mourn the death of 19-year-old Yosif Al-Hasnawi who was shoot and killed one week prior on December 2nd
Posted inCity Hall
City of Hamilton Expanding Red Light Cameras to Five New Locations
Twenty Road at Upper James Street;
Cannon Street at James Street;
Fennell Avenue at Upper James Street;
Wentworth Street at Wilson Street; and
Stone Church Road at Upper Gage Avenue.