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Addressing Social Isolation Among Seniors – Hamilton Seniors Advisory Committee

by Joey Coleman

As the number of seniors – and their proportion of the overall population – increases, addressing quality of life issues such as isolation will be critical not only to seniors, but to all of us as we need to find cost effective means of decreasing health care costs, and finding ways for seniors to meaningfully engage in our community will be critical to the quality of life of all of us.

Posted inTPR Discussions

Join Us on January 12 for The Public Record at The Pub: The roots of Hamilton's Urban/Suburban Divide and What We Can Do To Fix It

by Joey Coleman

Did you know Hamilton’s Urban/Suburban divide can trace its roots to the 1849 Baldwin Act?
Join us on Thursday, January 12, 2016 for a discussion of the urban / suburban divide in Ontario and what we can do to fix it with Dr. Zac Spicer of Brock University, the author of The Boundary Bargain: Growth, Development and the Future of City-County Separation
In the months leading up to the 2018 Election, The Public Record is committed to improve the civic discussion in Hamilton and will be hosting a monthly series of events we’re calling The Public Record at The Pub.

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33-Storey Tall Building Approved as Minor Variance, Mosque Allowed to Convert Parking to Commercial Parking Lot

by Joey Coleman

Ward 2 Councillor Jason Farr won two significant victories at Committee of Adjustment today, gaining two major exceptions to Downtown Zoning Bylaws as “minor variances”. Tall Buildings in The Downtown, Now Minor Variances Farr came to the Committee of Adjustment in support of the Downtown Mosque’s request to operate their parking lot as a commercial […]