The Chair and the Treasurer of the Hamilton Farmers Market Board of Directors have both resigned from the Market Board on Monday in protest of City Council’s plans to privatize the downtown Hamilton facility.
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Ottawa Actions Outside of Hamilton’s Licensing Bylaw Jurisdiction
City of Hamilton notes it does not have Municipal Act jurisdiction over a Hamilton-licensed business photographed at the Ottawa “Freedom Convoy”.
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Hamilton Planning Committee Summary Notes for February 1, 2022
Council’s planning committee met Tuesday. Here’s a summary of what happened.
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Sub-Division Developer Bypasses Council with OLT Appeal at Barton and McNeilly in Stoney Creek
Ward 8 Clr John Paul Danko expressed frustration at the joint developers, Losani Homes and Branthaven, for “building minimum code stick-figure McMansions”, calling for better building and density to support transit.
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Planning Committee Upzones City Lands at 1400 Baseline Road Prior to Sale
The City hopes to now gain “north” of $3-million for the property.
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Hamilton City Hall Prepares to Oppose the Three 310 Frances Ave Towers at Ontario Land Tribunal
New Horizon appealing after the Committee of Adjustment denied their request for variances to reduce parking, commercial space, and amenities in the planned three tower (44, 38, and 33 storeys in height) development.
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Hamilton City Council Public Works Committee for January 31, 2022
Councillors approved a new roadside memorial policy, debated and tabled a proposed small kids playground climbing wall, approved speed bumps on a dead-end court, approved purchased twenty (20) new replacement articulated buses, and heard resident concerns about lighting at Victoria Park.
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Ontario Land Tribunal Approves Intensification on West 5th and Stone Church
OLT issues a strong ruling declares “on a prima facie basis” that Hamilton will intensify along arterial roads, and City Hall must prove otherwise when rejecting applications.
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BRIEF: Hamilton Bylaw Issued 5638 Charges in 2021, an increase of 52%
Charges issued under the Parks By-law increased 184% in 2021 compared to 2019. There were 2437 Parks By-law charges in 2021, compared to 525 in 2020, and 868 in 2019.
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Ontario Land Tribunal Approves Mid-Rise Building on Main West
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.