Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath held three media availabilities this past week.
A ‘notepad’ summary of what was asked and said.
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OLT: 393 Rymal West (St. Elizabeth Village) Hearing Dates Set for Five Days, Beginning
Five day hearing to begin on April 28, 2025.
If approved, the development will add 2,024 square metres of commercial space and 430 residential units, consisting of 374 apartments, 42 one-and-a-half-storey townhouses and 14 three-storey townhouses.
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Barton / Tiffany Update: City Says Work to Resume on Monday
“Construction related to the Barton-Tiffany temporary outdoor shelter is anticipated to start on Monday December 2.”
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Hamilton Police Board Says They’ll Ask for a 5.7 Percent Budget Increase
In a late evening statement, the Board says they’ll release their 2025 budget request at a December 17 meeting. Written public comment deadline is December 9.
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Barton/Tiffany Update: City Will Have General Contractor in Place Next Week
City and Ministry of Labour met on Wednesday. Work on a new pedestrian crossing signal on Barton Street will resume next week.
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City and Ministry of Labour Meet at Barton and Tiffany
City still subject to stop work orders. Not commenting on recent attempts to resume work.
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Mayor Horwath: Jamesville Settlement Talks ‘Yielding Results’
“I think that bringing CN to the table is something that has never been done before in the city. I’m proud of having done that. And I think that that effort is, yielding results. Let’s put it that way.”
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Garner Road Marsh – Appeal Withdrawn, Marsh Now More at Risk
The developer has “withdrawn” its original application and promptly filed a new application to make use of the new provincial policies.
The OLT dealt with the withdrawal in two case management hearings on October 30 and November 8. The HCA is expected to deny the new permit, the developer will then appeal the denial, and the OLT will deal with the new appeal under the new rules.
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Work Resumes at Barton / Tiffany Tiny Shelters Site
The City of Hamilton sent an electrical contractor to the site this morning, and someone called the Ministry of Labour
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Jamesville Update: There will be an Agreed Statement of Facts Filed to the OLT
If the City, the City’s approved development, and CN continue settlement talks – but have also resumed preparations for a contested OLT hearing to begin on February 18