Photos: 2025 Hamilton Day of Mourning at City Hall
Over 100 people gathered inside Hamilton City Hall on Monday to commemorate those killed or seriously injured on the job.
The annual Day of Mourning ceremony carried additional weight this year, following the workplace death of City roads supervisor Nabil El Ahmed three weeks before the ceremony.
HSR Was Unprepared for Last Week’s King Street West and 403 Closures
Hamilton’s public transit network collapsed on April 22 as Stoney Creek trips were cancelled as buses idled in gridlocked West Hamilton traffic
HSR’s (Re)Envision Implementation Report “Coming Soon”
“HSR Next” is the new branding for the plan.
Mayor Horwath Recovering from Surgery, Will Join Meetings Virtually During Next Two Weeks
Mayor was injured on Tuesday in fall on stairs caused by heavy wind conditions.
Hamilton City Clerk “Ready” If Council Calls Ward 8 By-Election
City Hall is awaiting Danko to file a resignation or for results to be published in the Canada Gazette
Preview: Hamilton City Council GIC for April 30, 2025
The Barton/Tiffany cost overruns fiasco, modernizing RCFs, US Tariffs, a Youth Council petition to tax vaping products, and more … the meeting preview is here.
UPDATED: Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath Injured in Fall at City Hall
A statement, issued by the Office of the Mayor, says Horwath suffered a fall on the stairs outside City Hall.
Hamilton Ward 8 Vacancy: Majority of Council Support Calling a By-Election
A majority of Council members say they will vote for a by-election, or are leaning towards a by-election.
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: April 16 2025 Ratification Meeting
There were five divided votes during the April 16, 2025, Hamilton City Council meeting.
DayBOOK
TPR Daybook for Wednesday, April 30, 2025
The Barton/Tiffany fiasco will headline Council today. Also an ongoing OLT hearing, the Assessment Review Board deals with a downtown tall building tax appeal, and more..
Read The DaybookFriday’s Meetings and Events
10:00 a.m. Seniors Advisory Committee
Agenda // YouTube
10:00 a.m. Ontario Land Tribunal
Regarding: 1400 South Service Road (Stoney Creek)
By video conference.
Blogs and Columns
Joey’s Notepad: City Manager Moves Quickly to Hire New Public Works GM
Yesterday, Cluckie stated organizational structure changes are forthcoming. She is not yet hiring a replacement for the community services GM.
Joey’s Notepad: One Year Until the Official Municipal Election Start
The pending Ward 8 by-election will be the unofficial start of the 2026 election.
Joey’s Notepad: Youth Realignment to the Conservatives
Student Vote Canada says over 900,000 elementary, intermediate and high school students participated in this year’s mock vote, and the students “elected” a Conservative minority government.
Joey’s Liveblog [Replay]: Federal Election Night in Hamilton
Hamilton wakes up to a new political landscape: The Liberals won at least two of Hamilton’s five seats (likely a third), the Conservatives the other two.
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Preview: Hamilton Planning Committee for April 29, 2025
Council will debate a report showing the City is worst in Canada for processing planning files, implementing Green Building Standards, and more.
Hamilton Public Health Cmte Takes No Action on Library Safe Drug Space Petition
Library management and the library staff union both expressed opposition to the petition’s proposal to to designate libraries ‘Safe Drug Consumption Sites.’
BRIEF: 3355 Golf Club Road Settlement
Agri-tourism operation permitted to make basement of two-storey retreat facility into a “farm labour residence”
Preview: Hamilton Public Works Committee for April 28 2025
The Public Works Committee will meet for the first time since last week’s dismissal of the now-former Public Works General Manager Carlyle Khan.
The meeting agenda is light, and the City Manager’s firing decision is not included among the items.
Notes on the 1400 South Service Road OLT Appeal Hearing
Eight hundred forty (840) residential units are proposed, down from the last publicly known submission of 986 units. Losani Homes plans 11,200 square metres of commercial use, which they estimate will host approximately 520 jobs.
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