Hamilton City Council meets to approve their committee work of the past two weeks. There are additional motions on gun violence, Light Rail Transit, and keeping Hydro One publicly owned.
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Replay: Premier to Make Hamilton's Rapid Transit Announcement
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, alongside Minster of Transportation Steven Del Duca and local MPP Ted McMcMeekin, announced up to $1-billion dollars to fund Hamilton’s Light Rail Transit line.
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Hamilton Emergency and Community Services for May 25, 2015 [Replay]
The Emergency and Community Services Committee meets today to discuss the challenge of a shortage of emergency shelter space for single homeless women, response to extreme heat, and a presentation from the McQueston Hub.
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Hamilton Committee of Adjustment for May 28, 2015
Committee of Adjustment meets Thursday with a big agenda of 27 hearing. There are 3 rural applications, 17 Lower City and Dundas, and 7 Mountain and Suburbs.
I’ve reviewed all the public notices for the hearings and three are of newsworthy note
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Province Looks to Halton For Next Higher Education Expansion, Takes Pass on Downtown Hamilton
Mac doesn’t get funding from Province and the prospect of a McMaster Downtown undergraduate campus is not hopeful for the next round of funded expansion.
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McMaster to Open New "Accelerator" Program in James North Arts District
McMaster University is coming to James Street North with a 2,500 square feet business incubator focused on “digital media and information communication technology, tourism and culture, education and life sciences and advanced health.”
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Anglican Diocese Approves Moving Forward with 8-Storey Mixed-Use Building Behind James North Cathedral
The plan, which is still in early stages, proposes a eight storey mixed use building in the rear of the property facing onto Hughson Street.
Revenue from the condo portion of the development will fund renovation and restoration of the heritage-designated Cathedral and school house facade.
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Hamilton Public Library Board for May 2015
The Library Board receives 2014 audited financial reports, the new facilites masterplan, bike lending for kids, updates to the Library’s Code of Conduct, and discusses the future of the Greensville Branch.
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Replay: Hamilton City Council General Issues Committee for May 20, 2015
City Councillors discuss selling the Auchmar Estate, conducting an annual audit of the Hamilton Police Service budget, the City’s position to the CRTC on Bell Canada’s access to municipal right of way, funding for a new McMaster University program downtown, UBER’s taxi service, and revenue generation programs.
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Replay: Hamilton Planning Committee for May 19, 2015
Councillors voted to deny a severance request at 12 McDonald Court in Flamborough and deferred a decision on the City covering 65 percent of the cost of Hess Village police paid duty fees.
The meeting took just under one hour, with the closed session item removed from the agenda to give staff more time to provide a comprehensive report to the Councillors.