Each candidate running for Ward 3 Hamilton City Councillor will be asked to answer 19 questions. Here they are.
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Toronto Arbitration Ruling Undermines HSR Union LRT Successor Rights Arguments
Arbitrator dismisses TTC Union Grievance Claiming Collective Agreement Successor Rights Apply to new Eglinton LRT Maintenance Work that Metrolinx Hired Private Contractor to Do.
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City Announces First “Safety Enhancement” Changes to Main and King Streets Following Deaths Earlier this Year
City Hall decides against banning right turns on red at Hamilton’s top most dangerous intersections, citing concerns from the HSR about turning buses waiting for green lights.
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Hamilton Design Review Panel Tentative Regarding Mount Albion Plaza Redevelopment
Medallion Developments plans new rental towers and townhomes to replace the existing plaza at 399 Greenhill.
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Hamilton Airport Says OPP Stated Protest Was Unsafe on May 26
Airport says they issued trespass notices at the request of the Ontario Provincial Police as Doug Ford held an Election Rally in a Cargojet Hangar
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Ontario Land Tribunal Approves Council – Vrancor Deal, 25 Storeys Approved at 354 King West
In a closed session deal, Council changes its position and approves 25-storeys at King and Queen.
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BRIEF: New Research Out of Mac on Mid-Block Hamilton Pedestrian Collisions
An analysis of 617 collisions between 2010 and 2017 suggests changes to decrease mid-block pedestrian collisions.
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Ontario Land Tribunal To Rule on Secondary Unit Cases in July
Hamilton’s Committee of Adjustment blocked numerous SDUs, acknowledging the OLT is likely to uphold Provincial intensification policies.
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McMaster/Knightstone Going Back to OLT Over 1190 Main Street West Site Plan
Lawyers for Mac/Knightstone state “Good progress has been made towards resolution.” Their “client believes that asking the Tribunal to approve the plans/drawings and conditions of approval would be the preferred route forward.”
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OLT Sets April 23, 2023 Hearing Start for Spallacci John/Charlton Towers Appeal
Niagara Escarpment Commission says the plan is not in keeping with the Niagara Escarpment Plan. St. Joseph’s Hospital is now an added party to the appeal.