They report the Games budget has ballooned to AUD$6 billion [$5.39 Canadian] from its original AUD$2.6 billion.
Posted inColeman's Notes
COLEMAN: Council Needs to Respect Its Own Summer Recess
The failure of Council to organize their calendar is embarrassing and leads to poor decision making.
Posted inMunicipal Affairs Briefs
BRIEF: Ontario Ombudsman Rules People Need Not Identify Themselves to Attend Meetings
Ombuds finds Ontario’s Municipal Act open meeting laws prohibit forcing the public to identify themselves to observe public meetings.
Posted inBriefs
City and Owner of 45 Barlake Apartments Agreed on Hot Water Fix
East Hamilton Riverdale apartment building will upgrade boilers after City property standards order
Posted inCitizen-Majority Boards and Agencies, City Hall News
Hamilton Farmers Market Hours Change After Labour Day
The Market will now open on Wednesdays, shifting from Tuesdays to be open Wednesdays to Saturdays.
Posted inBriefs
BRIEF: Hamilton and the new Provincial Electric Power Strategy
The plan notes the conversion of steelmaking in Hamilton to electric arc furnaces will increase electrical power demand.
Posted inColeman's Notes
What Does A PostMedia Merger Mean for The Hamilton Spectator
TheSpec’s decline will worsen under Postmedia, a sad fate for the paper that launched Canada’s greatest newspaper empire (and the National Post)
Posted inCity Hall
White Star Group Coming Back to Council Again Over West Harbour Dispute
The Ontario Land Tribunal declared White Star’s litigation “vexatious” in 2021, ordering White Star to pay the City’s legal costs.
Posted inCity Hall
City Taking Darko Vranich and Sergio Manchia to Court Over Election Over-Contributions
Hamilton’s Election Compliance Audit Committee launching prosecutions against two of Hamilton’s highest-profile real estate developers
Posted inCity Hall
Hamilton Waterfront Trust Faces Deferred Maintenance Problems
HWT must spend on unbudgeted repairs this year, says accountant