The City of Hamilton has maintained strict secrecy regarding a fraud scandal in which a single employee stole over $1-million, much of it cash from the Farmers’ Market.
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Hamilton’s New Transit Director is London Ontario’s School Bus CAO
Maureen Cosyn Heath is currently the CAO of Southwestern Ontario Student Transportation Services, transportation consortium for the London District Catholic School Board and the Thames Valley District School Board. SOSTS oversees school busing for approximately 50,000 students with an annual budget of approximately $68-million.
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Council Has to Accept Yes for an Answer: A Prediction on the LRT Vote
Expect a 12-4 or 13-3 vote, but only after Council has a little fun being dramatic first.
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$10,000 Commercial Tax Rebate an Intimate Privacy Matter: City Hall
City Hall says it wants to be transparent, but doing so many reveal intimate financial or personal matters about commercial properties.
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Hamilton City Clerk: Farmers Market Board Not an Arm of the City under MFIPPA
The City Manager’s Office says the City of Hamilton is transparent while at the same time refusing to release public information.
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TPR Files Complaint to Ombuds After City Hall Holds Closed Meeting on Tax Adjustments
Some of the adjustment files raise questions about City Hall administration, and City Hall is attempting to hide the files to avoid those questions.
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Commonwealth Games Group Back to 2030 Focus
The Commonwealth Games still need to find a 2026 host, or face potential extinction.
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Hamilton EcDev Manager Writes in International Journal on Downtown Revitalization
Hamilton is the Brooklyn of the north thanks to creative industries writes Manager of Commercial Districts and Small Business Judy Lam
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Ombudsman to Council: Failure to Stream is a Closed Meeting Violation
TPR filed complaint after City stream of LGBTQ Committee dropped during a contentious discussion in October 2020.
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Integrity Commissioners Decline to Impose Penalty in Clark Scandal
Facts require Integrity Commissioners to find Brad Clark violated the rules in making unsubstantiated allegations of corruption during recorded phone conversation with constituent.