The Who Does What Series – academic papers which explore and try to explain Canada’s dynfunctional federalism in which municipalities have no constitutional status yet are required to deliver essential services – issued its latest paper “The Municipal Role in Transportation.”
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Hamilton Farmers Market Board Exploring Canada Day Opening
Vendor reps want Council to declare Market a tourism destination to allow them to be open on Saturday Canada Days.
Posted inPlanning and Development
City of Hamilton, Niagara Escarpment Commission, and Spallacci Reach Deal for John/Charlton Towers Development
Three towers will respect escarpment height and be designed to minimize visual contrast with escarpment.
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City and Titan Recycling Await Court Hearing on Freelton Scrapyard
Councillors vote to extend conditional operating license awaiting court ruling if use is grandfathered zoning
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Hamilton Extends James Baptist Church “Minor Alternation” Heritage Permit, Again
City staff state they’ve had productive meetings with the new owners who bought in 2022. All heritage requirements are being met.
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BRIEF: Toronto Staff Recommend Ending Backyard Urban Hens Pilot
City of Toronto staff are recommending an end to backyard hens due to “the considerable costs and resource impacts required to safely administer a City-wide program and the emerging concern of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).”
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BRIEF: Municipal Planning Data Reporting Requirements
Province will require Hamilton and 28 other municipalities to send quarterly stats on planning applications.
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Ontario Government Proposes Changes to Renoviction Rules
Provincial Conservatives say they’ll require proof of the need to renovict and impose larger fines for violations.
Public comments are open until mid-May.
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Joey’s Notepad: Court Ruling on Procedural Bylaw Breach Dismissed Due to Lack of Bad Faith
Municipal zoning by-laws are effectively ironclad unless a challenging party can prove bad faith and the standard for that is near impossible.
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Joey’s Notepad: Today’s Cancelled Council Meeting Confusion
Somehow a routine meeting turned into a series of confusing and conflicting events.