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Posted inBriefs

Hamilton Conservation Authority 95% to Annual Fundraising Goal

by Joey ColemanJuly 4, 2025July 5, 2025

The Foundation’s annual goal is approximately $800,000.

Posted inFront Page, Hamilton City Council

Striking Hamilton Water Workers Force City Council to Meet Without The Public Present

by Joey ColemanJuly 3, 2025July 3, 2025

Striking Hamilton Water workers disrupt Council meetings, block transit buses, and say they’ll block snow plows this winter if still on strike.

Posted inBriefs

Eastwood Arena Building to Reopen in September, Will Close in Summer/Fall 2026

by Joey ColemanJuly 3, 2025July 3, 2025

The facility was closed in March after “rotting was observed in an isolated section” of the roof deck – engineers have confirmed the building is safe.

Posted inBriefs

Ontario Ministry of Economic Development Cites Phishing in Submission about Hamilton Cybersecurity Failure

by Joey ColemanJuly 3, 2025July 3, 2025

The Ministry referenced Hamilton’s ransomware attack timeline to argue that releasing database URLs could endanger government IT systems.

Posted in2025 City of Hamilton Budget, Hamilton City Hall

Materials, Utility Costs Push CityHousing Hamilton 3.1% Over Budget So Far in 2025

by Joey ColemanJuly 3, 2025July 3, 2025

Material and services 25% over budget in first four months of April, putting CHH on track for a $2.26 million annual deficit.

Posted inFront Page, Hamilton City Council

HWDSB Seeks Relief from City’s $780K Annual Stormwater Fee

by Joey ColemanJuly 2, 2025

Money “out of the classroom to go into the drain” is how one politiclan described it.

Posted inOntario Land Tribunal, Planning and Development

OLT Grants 60-Day Adjournment in 55 Cootes Drive Flood Safety Appeal

by Joey ColemanJuly 2, 2025

Proposed six-storey residential building in Dundas could be surrounded by flood waters during a severe storm event.

Posted inHamilton City Hall

City Plans New Measures to Protect Argyll Memorial Pavilion from Misuse

by Joey ColemanJuly 1, 2025July 1, 2025

From a 2023 concert staging mishap to drug use during the 2023-24 encampments, unintended uses of Hamilton’s Argyll memorial pavilion have escalated Veterans Committee concerns

Posted inHamilton City Hall

Ontario’s Privacy Commission Orders City of Hamilton to Answer Phones or Respond to Emails – Again

by Joey ColemanJuly 1, 2025July 1, 2025

Ontario has 444 municipalities, Hamilton is the only one subject to repeated written orders to comply with freedom of information laws.

Posted in2025 Hamilton Ward 8 Council By-Election, Front Page

Ward 8 Candidate Apologizes for Using Inaccurate ChatGPT ‘Hamilton’ Map

by Joey ColemanJune 30, 2025June 30, 2025

Waleed Ali campaign posts ChatGPT-generated ‘Ward 8’ map that’s actually Ward 4 with fabricated street names and distorted boundaries – a textbook case of why AI needs human verification.

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