Road safety will be the dominant discussion at Council’s Public Works Committee on Monday following three pedestrian deaths at The Delta and a serious injury at Dundurn Street.
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Council’s Truck Committee Votes to Axe Heavy Truck Cut-Through Routes
Lower City residents mostly pleased, some want a complete ban. Businesses and the Port say the changes will hurt the economy.
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BRIEF: Highway 403 Weekend Closures This Summer For Bridge Replacements
There will be two weekend closures between King Street West and Highway 6. Dates are not yet announced.
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James North Tivoli Property and Centre Point Plaza Purchased by Same Developer
New owners must restore the Tivoli Auditorium, here’s a look at what planning rules allow them to build on the site.
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“Anti-Housing”: Ontario’s Conservative Government Calls Hamilton Boundary Freeze
Hamilton MPP Donna Skelly (Flamborough-Glanbrook) asked the Minister to comment on Hamilton City Council “pushing an anti-housing and anti-growth ideology.”
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Red Hill Valley Parkway Inquiry to Begin Public Hearings on April 25
Hamilton City Hall asking to keep 43 relevant documents from being reviewed by the Inquiry.
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BRIEF: Clr Terry Whitehead No Longer Chair of Hamilton Council’s Governance Committee
Ward 1 Councillor Maureen Wilson was acclaimed as Chair. Wilson was Vice-Chair during the previous year.
Ward 13 Councillor Arlene Vanderbeek is the new Vice-Chair.
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Joey’s Notepad: Lloyd Ferguson and the 2023 Council Calendar
Ferguson has not yet declared if he is seeking re-election. Read what you will into his interest in the 2023 council meeting calendar.
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City of Hamilton Makes Significant Changes to Planning Department Structure
The planning department now consists of four sections: Development Planning, Heritage and Urban Design, Sustainable Communities [Community & Policy Planning], Zoning and Committee of Adjustment.
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BRIEF: Hamilton Ontario 2021 Census Population and Dwelling Data By Ward
The City of Hamilton’s Planning and Economic Development department just released its preliminary analysis of the 2021 federal census population data. General Manager of PED Jason Thorne writes the population increased in every ward except Ward 13 where “there was a minor population decline.” “City’s fastest growing communities are Glanbrook and Stoney Creek,” Thorne’s update […]