OLT declares the Ainslie Wood Westdale Secondary Plan “dated” and effectively cancels it after the City argued for townhouses instead of apartments on the BLAST Network near McMaster University.
Posted in2022 Hamilton Municipal Election
Keanin Loomis’ OShow Interview Summary
Mayoral hopeful Keanin Loomis sat down this week with Laura Babcock on the OShow.
He discussed minimum wage, homelessness and encampments, and urban boundary expansion.
Posted inPolice Services Board
Hamilton Police Board Violates Open Meeting Rules, Again
HPSB Administrator Kirsten Stevenson sent an email at 2:19 p.m. Monday informing the public there be no live stream of the meeting, citing “problems” with the screencasting audio.
Posted in2022 Hamilton Municipal Election Blog
Hamilton Election Blog: Daily Roundup Day T-278 – Keanin Loomis Launches the Mayoral Race
The election blog starts now, as Keanin Loomis is the first major candidate to definitively declare in the mayoral race.
Posted in2022 Hamilton Municipal Election
Keanin Loomis Makes It Official, He is Running for Mayor of Hamilton
“I think that there is a huge, huge appetite for change in this community in for fresh voices and new faces to be around the council table, making the important decisions for this community,” Loomis says.
Posted inJoey's Notepad
Joey’s Notepad: Hamilton Municipal Election Voter Turnout Data
I’ve compiled voter turnout data for Hamilton’s past municipal elections, with charts to look at trends city-wide and at the ward level.
Posted inCity Hall
Another Citizen Member Resigns From Hamilton Market Board
This is only the latest resignation for the Board which two consultant reports have described as ineffective. A third consultant’s report is ongoing, no date has been announced for its completion.
Posted inBriefs, City Hall
BRIEF: CUPE 5167 Loses Grievance Seeking to Allow FT Union Exec to Work Overtime at City
Arbitrator Brian Sheehan ruled to dismiss the grievance, finding that the union’s contract with the City does not force the municipality to give overtime shifts to staff employed by the union and on a leave of absence with the City.
Posted inCity Hall
City Staff Propose Expansion of Election Sign Bylaws to Include Citizen Campaigns
The move comes as lawn sign campaigns such as the successful Stop Sprawl HamOnt movement against urban boundary expansion become more common.
Posted inColeman's Notes
COLEMAN: A Vague Sign Bylaw is a Bad Sign Bylaw
City Staff propose to give themselves powers not provided in provincial law, and to do so in a vague manner.