An academic study lead by a University of Waterloo graduate student shows the implementation of powered stretcher and load systems significantly decreases stretcher-related musculoskeletal injuries among paramedics, and the increased costs of power stretchers can be expected to be fully recovered over a seven-year period.
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Hamilton Heritage Committee Declines to Designate Kresge Building on a 6-5 vote
Developer commits to working with Heritage Committee to recreate ground level look of building, and interaction with historical character of Downtown Core.
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Hamilton Police Warn Public After Daytime Carjacking in Ancaster Meadowlands
Brazen daytime carjacker robs Ancaster senior, and forces her to drive him across city, before getting out and fleeing behind Central Police Station, last seen at Eastgate Square.
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Hamilton City Council Ratification Meeting for April 12, 2017
The meeting starts at 5pm, I’ll do my best to stream it.
Posted inPlanning and Development
212 King William Street Development Application Filed
The developer, Melrose Investments, is proposing a six-storey 108 residential unit building with six ground floor commercial units and 84 parking spots.
The building will front along the south side King William from Ferguson Avenue to Jarvis Street. The commercial is proposed for the western portion of the ground floor, with residential lobby and amenities taking the eastern portion of the ground floor.
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Hamilton City Council GIC for April 5, 2017
Council will debate the future of Copps Coliseum, a Poverty Reduction Plan, Urban Renewal Incentives, and Vacant Property Tax Breaks. This and more, live starting at 9:30am
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Hamilton City Council Planning Committee for April 4, 2017
Hamilton City Council’s Planning Committee quickly approved two zoning amendments in Glanbrook: 3079 Homestead Drive and 9890 & 9906 Twenty Road West. They then turned down, in support of Ancaster Councillor Lloyd Ferguson’s opposition, an application for residential development at 125 Wilson Street East in Ancaster. Councillors also voted down a recommendation from the Municipal […]
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Hamilton City Council for March 29, 2017
Full Video of Hamilton City Council’s March 29, 2017 meeting.
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Useful Knowledge Society of Hamilton: Getting Ready for Intensification
Hamilton’s Useful Knowledge Society hosted two speakers on March 7, 2017 to discuss how our city can prepare for intensification and population growth forecast to occur during the next 35 years.
Hamilton’s population is forecast to grow by 250,000 people during that time.
Two speakers, Richard Harris and John Nostrand, brought their insight to the discussion. Each provided a presentation that was followed by a question and answer period.
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Hamilton City Council Special GIC on LRT for March 28, 2017
Hamilton City Council holds a special meeting today on the B-Line Light Rail Transit Project; during which they will vote on an amended environmental assessment, adding a Bay Street stop, and hearing from 40 public delegations.
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