The City of Hamilton is moving to designate four properties under the Ontario Heritage Act, publishing notices last week as required under the Act. The following are the notices on the City website: 140 Locke Street South, Hamilton – “The former church at 140 Locke Street South was constructed in the late 19th century and […]
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City Data Shows Employee Absence Increase Near Retirement, Question is Why?
A staff presentation on employee absences among City of Hamilton employees reveals that as staff approach retirement, they take more sick days. This was especially prevalent among firefighters.
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Hamilton Marks National Day of Mourning for Workers Killed or Injured in the Workplace
The Hamilton and District Labour Council held the annual National Day of Mourning for Workers Killed or Injured in the Workplace ceremony at City Hall on Friday evening.
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Hamilton City Council (Ratification Meeting) for April 26, 2018 – Call It LRT Vote, Maybe
Hamilton City Council meets for their full Council meeting to ratify Standing Committee reports from the past two weeks, and vote (maybe) to submit the updated Environmental Assessment for the Light Rail Project to Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment.
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Hamilton City Council Audit, Finance, and Administration Committee for April 24, 2017
Councillors received a report on their “Whistleblower Protection” policy, accounts payable procedures, the annual occupational health and safety report, and an update on employee absences.
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City to Launch Public Consultation on "Functional" Complete Street Makeover for Kenilworth Avenue
Council’s Public Works Committee voted to move to public consultation on a proposal to make Kenilworth Avenue more pedestrian and community friendly, while maintaining the “functional” role of the street as link between the Kenilworth Access mountain access route and the QEW via Burlington Street.
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Hamilton City Council SPECIAL GIC ON LRT for April 19, 2017
Hamilton City Council meets to, once again maybe, decide on the amended Environmental Assessment for the Hamilton B-Line LRT project.
Live video starts at 9:30am
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EDITORS NOTE: Photos Removed Under YCJA
Two of the accused are under the age of 16, and are charged under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, and any publication that could lead to their identification is a violation of Section 110 of the Act.
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From The Joey Coleman Archives: The Youth Criminal Justice Act and Twitter photos
This post was originally published on February 19, 2012, on JoeyColeman.ca Thursday evening, one of the Hamilton police ACTION teams interrupted their dinner at The Baltimore House to break up what they thought was a drug deal in progress. What looked like a drug deal turned out to be one youth tagging a building with […]
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Academic Study Finds Power Stretchers Significantly Decreases Paramedic Injuries
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.