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City Council Meetings, City Hall, Videos

Hamilton City Council GIC for July 4, 2016

by Joey ColemanJuly 4, 2016

Council meets to discuss postal banking, Incentives for Hamilton Health Sciences downtown offices, city enrichment fund grants above 30%, the Hamilton Police Service 2015 surplus and more.
Live video at 9:30am

City Council Meetings, Videos

Special Hamilton City Council, CityHousing Corporation, June 29, 2016

by Joey ColemanJune 29, 2016

City Council is holding a special meeting to accept the 2015 financial statements of CityHousing Corporation.
Live video at 1:30pm

City Hall

Supreme Court of Canada Ruling Bad for Hamilton's Case Against Canada Post

by Joey ColemanJune 29, 2016

Supreme Court rules municipality cannot use powers to frustrate and block the installation of a cellphone tower in case very similar to Canada Post v. Hamilton.

Citizen-Majority Boards and Agencies

Property Standards Cmte Adjourns Hearing into Alleged Neglect of 1 St. James Place Until September

by Joey ColemanJune 27, 2016

An order to comply issued to company owning 1 St. James Place will not be enforceable until at least mid-September as the Property Standards Committee adjourned a hearing on the order until September 12.

Advisory and Sub-Committees

Hamilton Veterans Committee for June 2016

by Joey ColemanJune 25, 2016

The Veterans’ Committee – which I participate in as a resource (I served three years) – held its June meeting on Tuesday the 21st.
This was the first meeting with new members for the 2014 – 2018 Council term.

Advisory and Sub-Committees, Videos

Hamilton City Council – Open for Business Committee for June 24, 2016

by Joey ColemanJune 24, 2016

Hamilton Council’s Open for Business Committee meets to discuss business licensing, and planning application processes.
Live video at 1:30pm

News

Mississauga Councillors Not Happy About Campaign Finance Reforms

by Joey ColemanJune 22, 2016

An interesting read from Metroland’s Mississauga operation on Mayor Bonnie Crombie’s reaction to banning corporate and union donations to municipal political candidates.
The short, Crombie want’s the province to provide assistance to municipal candidates to ‘recoup income lost’.

City Council Meetings, Videos

Hamilton City Council for June 22, 2016

by Joey ColemanJune 22, 2016

City Council meets to ratify their committee work of the past two weeks. Live video starts at 5:00pm

News

Liberals Increase Ontario Municipal Board Application Fee to $300 from $125

by Joey ColemanJune 20, 2016

The Ontario Liberal government is increasing the application fee for filing to the Ontario Municipal Board to $300 from its present $125 level.
The proposal is in the form of a new Ontario Regulation released last week.
The new fee takes effect on July 1, 2016.

Hamilton Committee of Adjustment

Hamilton Committee of Adjustment for June 23, 2016

by Joey ColemanJune 20, 2016

Committee of Adjustment will hear 24 applications during their June 23 meeting. Here are a couple which drew the attention of The Public Record. Full Agenda on the City website. 100 Wilson Street, Hamilton The City of Hamilton, acting as the developer of the proposed Police Investigative Services Building, is hoping to use the Committee […]