Barton/Tiffany Outdoor Shelter Capital Build Cost $7.9M, Budget was $2.8M
The City of Hamilton states that the construction of the Barton/Tiffany “Temporary” Outdoor Emergency Shelter cost $7,974,029.
Plenty of Opposition to Petition to Designate Libraries ‘Safe Drug Consumption Sites’
Hamilton Public Library does not support the idea.
BRIEF: 140 Hamilton Households Received Air Conditioner Support in 2024
City Council launched a program to give social assistance and low income Hamiltonians $350 to purchase air conditioners
Preview: Hamilton Committee of Adjustment for May 8, 2025
Intensification is the theme for this Committee of Adjustment meeting, which includes nine secondary dwelling unit applications, five severance applications, and two building retrofits to add units.
Shake-Up in Senior Leadership at Hamilton City Hall
Angie Burden, General Manager of Community Services and Carlyle Khan, General Manager of Public Works, have been replaced in a surprise shake-up.
96 John St S to Be Demolished: Building Declared Structurally Damaged
City of Hamilton began a building safety blitz after the November 11 Gore buildings collapse.
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 Thursday, April 23, 2025
One ongoing OLT hearing, next week’s agenda being published, and the Flam-Glan-Brant debate — a look at what’s happening today in Hamilton civic affairs.
Read the full Daybook hereFriday’s Meetings and Events
10:00 a.m. Ontario Land Tribunal
1400 South Service Road (Stoney Creek) – video conference.
10:00 a.m. Ontario Land Tribunal
3355 Golf Club Road (Ancaster) – Settlement – video conference.
12:00 noon Hamilton Municipal Heritage Committee
Agenda // YouTube Livestream
6:00 p.m. Hamilton Centre Debate
Watch on Cable14Now.
Blogs and Columns
COLEMAN: Hamilton City Hall is Finally Enforcing Property Standards
Following the collapse of the Gore buildings on November 11, the City of Hamilton launched its first enforcement blitz in over a decade.
Joey’s Notepad: City Council Surprised by Dismissal of Top Managers
Councillors express genuine surprise at today’s news – with one learning about the dismissals when I asked them to comment.
Joey’s Notepad: Toronto Transit Report on Bus Issues During Snowstorms
The City of Hamilton is not doing a similar review – Toronto’s lessons would be useful here.
Joey’s Notepad: With the NDP Vote Collapsing, Could Dan Muys Lose Flamborough – Glanbrook – Brant North?
The Conservative “safe seat” of Flamborough-Glanbrook-Brant North could flip to the Liberals if indicators showing a collapse of the NDP vote are accurate.
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More News
City Manager Joins Joint Stewardship Board
Marnie Cluckie says having the top bureaucrat on the JSB “sends a signal … that this is important to us.”
City Grants Heritage Permit Extension for Marr House move in Ancaster
The property at 392-412 Wilson Street East and 15 Lorne Avenue was the centre of the Greenbelt scandal in Hamilton, and the fallout from it is the reason cited for the extension.
Hamilton Library was Forced to Close During February Snow Storm Due to City Hall Not Clearing Sidewalks
Post-COVID the City no longer prioritizes snow clearing to keep libraries open – the Library Board is asking the City to reconsider.
CityHousing Hamilton Paid $552,000 to Fraudster in Imposter Bank Account Scam
To make matters worst, wrong invoice amounts were sent to the fraudsters and to another legit vendor – all during the chaos following City’s cybersecurity failure.
CityHousing Hamilton on Track to Open Two Buildings This Summer, Have Completed Repair Backlog
Queenston Traffic Circle buildings “on track to open in June or July.”