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.
Posted inCommunity Events, Videos
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.
Watch Live
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The Public Record Joins the National NewsMedia Council
ThePublicRecord.ca is a member of the National NewsMedia Council, a voluntary self-regulatory organization that deals with journalistic practices and ethical behaviour.
Posted inCity Hall, Videos
Council to vote on new budget that cuts transit, increases recreation fees
A full list of cuts and fee increases in Council’s new budget that was made public yesterday and will be voted on today.
Posted inEditors Note
Follow-up: Teen Engagement and the Hamilton Public Library
The Hamilton Public Library is getting much better at tracking its data and producing in-depth reports on library usage. Last week, they released a report on physical circulation demographics across all the branches. The data shows teens are under-represented as borrowers of the library’s physical materials. This probably didn’t surprise anyone; however, at two branches […]
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A History of City Hall's Failure to Create a Meaningful Youth Advisory Committee
A not-so-brief history of how City Hall failed to make youth engagement a priority since 2000, and where youth engagement sits at City Hall today.
Posted inAdvisory and Sub-Committees
Hamilton Downtown Kresge Heritage Report Submitted, Demo Permit Nearing Issuance
A consultant’s Heritage Assessment for the Downtown Hamilton building which housed the Kresge department store is now being reviewed by City staff. Demolition permit may be issued once utilities are cut to building.
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Hamilton Library Piloting Extending Rural Hours With Remote Video Librarian
New pilot will extend hours at rural Freelton Branch with no staff onsite staff, instead a remote librarian connected by video conference.