City planning staff recommend approval of a seven-storey residential structure where six storeys is permitted.
Posted inJoey's Notepad
Joey’s Notepad: Hamilton is Not Looking for a Chief Planner, We Already Have One
Hamilton’s Chief Planner position is not vacant, the General Manager of Planning and Economic Development position is.
Posted inCity Hall, City Hall News
Hamilton Firefighters Are the First City Employees to Get Truth and Reconciliation Day as a Paid Holiday
An arbitrator awards Hamilton’s unionized firefighters holiday as part of a new contract
Posted inCity Hall, City Hall News
City of Hamilton Claimed HSR Real-Time Data is Restored, It Was Not
The City continues to struggle restoring basic information technology services, following a devastating cybersecurity failure.
Posted inCity Hall, City Hall News
Mayor’s Task Force on Transparency & Accountability to Decide on Public Consultation Consultant
The consultants will hold stakeholder consultation and draft the Task Force’s report to Council.
Posted inBriefs
City of Hamilton Resumes Facebook Advertising
Hamilton was one of the first municipalities in Canada to endorse Bill C-18, and paused ads on Facebook, following a lobbying campaign by journalists.
Posted inBriefs
Hamilton Politicians Denounce Planned Diagolon Event
Statements following calls for leaders to denounce planned event.
Posted inCity Hall, Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council Fails to Make Quorum, Again
Only four of eight councillors were on time for Thursday’s Council Audit, Finance, and Administration Committee meeting.
Posted inBriefs, City Hall News
Hamilton Cybersecurity Failure: Real-Time Transit Data Resumes
At the time of this post, third-party apps are not yet pulling the data.
Posted inCity Hall News
Hamilton Claims on Tax Appeal Hearing Volume Does Not Match Provincial Board Numbers
The City claimed its “participates” in 60 to 70 ARB hearings a year. The ARB says there were only 24 hearings in total for 2023.