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Hamilton City Council for June 8, 2016

by Joey ColemanJune 8, 2016

Hamilton City Council meets to ratify their work of the past two weeks.
Among the highlights: hiring an HSR social media coordinator, escarpment road access rock slope maintenance, denying a development at 271 Beach Boulevard, the City’s vision statement and 10-year strategic plan, lifting heritage designations on the Gore Buildings to allow for a new development, St. Mark’s capital funding, ward boundary review, police officer matching funds from the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Service, and a call on the provincial government to restore funding for Intensive Behaviour Intervention for children with autism over the age of five.
Live video starts at 5 p.m.

City Hall

Hamilton Council Truck Route Sub-Committee Votes to Change Signage

by Joey ColemanJune 8, 2016

Council’s Truck Route Sub-Committee wants to change the City’s present truck route signage system to add restrictive signing to “proactively work with each ward Councillor to determine problematic truck route violation locations” and place new signs to discourage trucks from leaving truck routes. Hamilton’s present truck route signage is “permissive” meaning signs tell trucks where […]

Advisory and Sub-Committees, Videos

Hamilton Farmers' Market Corporation AGM (June 8, 2016)

by Joey ColemanJune 8, 2016

Council is meeting as the sole voting member of the Hamilton Farmers’ Market Corporation for the Annual General Meeting as required by the Corporations Act.
The meeting is required to delegate authorities to the Farmers’ Market Board and begins at 1:30 p.m. on June 8, 2016. Live video will be provided by The Public Record.

Citizen-Majority Boards and Agencies, Hamilton Library Board

Hamilton Public Library Increases Borrowing and Hold Limits

by Joey ColemanJune 7, 2016

Library Board votes to change polices, now allowing up to 75 items to be borrowed at a time, and up to 75 active holds at a time as well.

Videos

Terry Whitehead's Passionate Speech on Autism

by Joey ColemanJune 7, 2016

It’s being called one of his greatest addresses at Hamilton City Hall. Well worth the five minutes to watch.

News

Numeris Ratings for Hamilton Radio Show TSN 1150 Tanking, Other Stations Down Too

by Joey ColemanJune 7, 2016

Spring 2016 radio ratings discouraging as less Hamiltonians tune into local commercial radio.

Opinion

Ted McMeekin's Resignation: Hamilton Without Cabinet Seat and Some 2018 Thoughts

by Joey ColemanJune 7, 2016

“Hamilton’s without a seat at the [Ontario] cabinet table for the first time since the Common Sense Revolution” This was my initial thought and starting premise of my first draft upon learning of Ted McMeekin’s resignation from the provincial cabinet Monday afternoon. The idea of Hamilton, Ontario’s fifth largest city, not having a seat at […]

Opinion

Ted McMeekin Leaves Cabinet, Keeps Influence With The Premier, Focus on His Work

by Joey ColemanJune 7, 2016

The activist Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing achieved more in two years than his predecessors in the 10 years before him.

Videos

Hamilton Council Emergency and Community Services for June 6, 2016

by Joey ColemanJune 6, 2016

Hamilton City Council’s Emergency and Community Services Committee will discuss assisting families with children with autism over than age five – following a provincial decision to limit Intensive Behaviour Intervention to children under age five -, recreation concessions, neighbourhood engagement grants, and more.