VIDEO REPLAY: Hamilton Water Worker Disrupt Council Meeting, Police Escort Out Leader
City Council endures over an hour of heckling, and for the first time in over a decade, police remove someone from the Council Chamber
Hamilton to Issue Heritage Designations for North Side of King Street Between Mary and Walnut
City says buildings built between 1879 to 1881 are landmarks that define Downtown Hamilton’s eastern corridor
New Ontario Bill Could Return Police School Resource Officers to Hamilton’s Schools
HWDSB Trustees voted to remove police officers from public schools in 2020
One of Hamilton’s Busiest Pedestrian Crossings to be Painted Following Fatality
Hamilton’s busiest uncontrolled pedestrian crossing will finally get road paint, following a recent fatality
Striking Hamilton Water Workers Disrupt Transit Service
Hundreds of low-wage Hamilton workers unable to get to jobs as 55 striking Hamilton water professionals picket transit garage
Council Expected to Call Ward 8 By-Election on June 18 – Timelines for Voting Day
If, as expected, Council calls a by-election on June 18, Ward 8 residents will vote sometime between Sept 1 and Oct 2.
WEEKLY PREVIEW
Week Ahead: Hamilton Civic Meetings and Events for April 21 to 25, 2025
It’s the last week of the federal election campaign and Hamilton’s candidates will debate. Two OLT hearings, two City Hall meetings, and more in TPR’s weekly listing.
How Council Voted
How Hamilton City Council Voted: May 7 2025 Ratification Meeting
There were sixteen divided votes during the May 7, 2025, Hamilton City Council meeting
City Says It is Supporting HSR Operator Whose Bus Was Struck by Stray Bullets
Hamilton Police state stray bullets struck an HSR bus at around 1:12 a.m. this morning (May 28) as it was passing through the area of Mud Street West and Upper Centennial Parkway in Stoney Creek.
There were no passengers on board, and the operator was not physically injured.
Blogs and Columns
Joey’s Notepad: Whitehorse Backs Down on Charter Violating “Civility Policy”
Municipal councils across Canada continue to challenge fund mental Charter Rights. Thankfully, some back down when challenged.
COLEMAN: Pay Increase for Provincial Politicians is Long Overdue
A 16-year pay freeze was politically easy, but robbed voters of potentially better candidates.
Joey’s Notepad: Nothing New on Hamilton LRT in 2025 Ontario Budget
The Ontario budget does not include any updates on Hamilton’s LRT project. The funding is still in the budget. With eleven days remaining until the tenth anniversary of the ‘we’re going to built it’ announcement, will Metrolinx announce something next week?
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