Danko has been an off-and-on Liberal Party member in recent years. With Liberal polling numbers increasing, he’s returned to the Party.
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City Hall Holds Back Integrity Commissioner Report on Alleged “Confidential Information Leak”
Hamilton City Council will discuss an investigation into an alleged “confidential information leak” involving Ward 12 Councillor Craig Cassar at the start of Wednesday’s Council ratification meeting. The report is not public, with the City holding it back from the public agenda. A portion of the report is scheduled to be debated in closed session. […]
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Brief Update: OLT Sets March 31 Hearing to Approve 399 Greenhill Avenue Deal
Yesterday, the Ontario Land Tribunal issued notice that it will hold a one-day settlement hearing on March 31 to approve the deal between Hamilton City Council and Medallion Developments. Hamilton City Council voted 10-5 on March 5 to settle, avoiding what was expected to be an embarrassing hearing for the City. In June 2024, Hamilton […]
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St. Catharines Mayor Moves to Overturn Committee of Adjustment Decision Using Strong Mayor Powers
St. Catharines Mayor Mat Siscoe is using his Strong Mayor powers to move a mayoral bylaw to override a Committee of Adjustment (CoA) denial of a four-tower residential development. Mayoral bylaws only require one-third Council support to pass. In February, the CoA denied three of five minor variances needed to permit the four-tower 1,902-unit development. […]
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Hamilton Planning Approval Timelines Worst in Canada: CHBA Study
Getting a planning application approved in Hamilton takes an average of 31 months.
This is nearly triple the average of 11.2 months across comparator municipalities and six months worse than the second-worst municipality, Toronto.
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BRIEF: Hamilton Affordable Housing List Increases Despite Record Year of Placements
6,258 households on list at end of 2023, as more people sign up for housing than were placed.
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Waterdown Gardens Legal Saga: Division Court Upholds Security of Costs Order
Ontario’s Divisional Court has dismissed Waterdown Garden Supplies Ltd. and Gary McHale’s appeal of a security of costs order in their lawsuit against the City of Hamilton. McHale and the corporations (the plaintiffs) were ordered to provide $376,976 in security of costs to be allowed to proceed with a lawsuit seeking $70-million in damages, alleging […]
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Joey’s Notepad: Council to Vote on Increase to Bike Share Funding
Hamilton Bike Share Inc. is asking for increased funding moving forward.
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Hamilton Library Hopes to Finish Financial Statements in June
HPL lost financial data due to the City of Hamilton’s February 2024 cybersecurity failure.
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OLT Sets Two-Week Hearing For Industrial Subdivision at 370 Garner in Ancaster
Tribunal denies participant status to numerous residents – ruling they failed to adequately detail concerns