The Public Record posts all of our corrections to this page to allow for easy reference.
If you are aware of an error in our reporting or on our website, please contact Joey Coleman via email, he’ll quickly review your submission and post a correction if there is an error or if a clarification is needed.
2026
April 13: Former OMB Member Critical of OLT Member Attending Steakhouse with Developer’s Agent
Correction: Wrong spelling of Paula Boutis’ name. Original error was Bontis.
2025
January 4: Council to Discuss Increases to Non-Union Benefits
Correction: I wrote Monday instead of Friday for the day of the week.
April 21: CityHousing Hamilton Says There is “Some Slowdown in Tenant Placement” due to Cybersecurity Failure
Correction: The original version of this story stated 467 vacant units were in need of repair. The actual number is 476.
April 24: Summary: Hamilton Public Health Sub-Committee for April 28 2025
Correction: Correction of headline error.
April 30: TPR Daybook for Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Correction: Correction on the start time for the Ward 2 Town Hall.
May 07: Post-Meeting: Hamilton Committee of Adjustment for May 8, 2025
Correction: Initially missed mentioning an SDU.
May 17: Hamilton-Oshawa Port Reports Record Revenue in 2024, Seeks CBSA Customs Approval to Keep Expanding
Correction: In the original headline, CBSA was originally written as CSBA.
June 10: Westdale Vape and Westdale Convenience Lose Tobacco Licenses after Selling to Minors
Correction: The first version of this story stated “Convenience stores can only sell products up to 20 mg/mL, while vape stores can sell up to 50 mg/mL.” This is incorrect. The City of Hamilton states 50 mg/mL products are illegal in Canada.
June 23: Ward 8 By-Election: Two More Candidates Join the Race on Monday
Correction: Ali registered using a Ward 3 address. He owns the property, but does not reside there. The initial version of this story incorrected stated this was his residence.
July 28: One Dead Following Daytime Shooting in front of Dundas Seniors Condo Building Correction: The original version stated in front of St. Joseph’s Villa. It is more accurate to state across [the road] from St. Joseph’s Villa. Thank you to those who commented for noting the story could be clearer.
August 11: 26 Candidates Running in Hamilton’s Ward 8 By-Election [Full Candidate List] Correction: One candidate withdrew. The original 27 headline is now 26 to reflect this change.
September 08: NOTED: St. Catharines Latest Location to Remove ARPA Billboard Correction: Misspelling of St. Catharines in the original version.
September 15: Joey’s Hamilton Civic Affairs Daybook for Monday, September 15, 2025 Correction: The Police Services Board meeting is tomorrow.
September 23: Ward 8 By-Election: 2022 Runner-Up Faces Off Against Her 2022 Campaign Chair
Correction: The text incorrectly stated Rob Cooper was the campaign manager, when he was actually campaign chair.
October 09: Hamilton Council Says Yes to 12-Storeys at 1570 Main Street West Correction: Kindred Works is an independent company, not an arm of the United Church.
November 20: Hamilton Mayor, Councillors, Senior Managers Say They Were ‘Working’ While Attending Invite-Only Earth, Wind & Fire Concert
Correction: Councillor Matt Francis responded by email before the first version was published, and his response was added to the statements.
December 13: Hamilton Farmers’ Market Dips Into Reserves
Correction: The headline was updated to reflect a 4.25 per cent tax increase directive and a budget up 7.96 per cent.
2024
May 18: Ontario Ombudsman Investigating October 24, 2023 Hamilton Meeting
Correction: It is the October 24, not October 23 meeting being investigated. The article was rewritten to report the correct meeting.
August 21: Ward 14 Councillor Mike Spadafora Attends Meeting While in Motor Vehicle
Correction: Only two of the three councillors absent today are at the AMO conference. The original version of this story incorrectly stated all three were.
September 17: Hamilton Council Planning Committee Meeting Preview for September 17, 2024
Correction: The public meeting on the development occurred within the Seniors Centre, not the library portion of the Waterdown municipal building.
September 27: City/Developer and CN Experts will meet on October 18 as Jamesville Settlement Talks Continue
Correction: The original version of this story stated the shunting yard is east of the Jamesville site; it is west of the site.
October 2: OLT Hears Debate on Shadow Impacts of 8-Storeys Versus Six at 1065 Paramount Drive
Correction: Mistakenly confused north and south of Mud Street in the original version.
October 10: Conservation Halton Asks for 3.75% Municipal Contribution Increase in 2025
Correction: The amount of the 2025 contribution is 880,729. The original version stated 800,729.
November 11: Hamilton Gore Building Collapse: First Remarks by Mayor Andrea Horwath and City Manager Marnie Cluckie
Correction: The municipal street addresses are 24 and 28 King Street East. The initial version incorrectly stated 20 and 24 King East.
December 8: Hamilton Design Review Panel: Two 25-Storey Towers proposed for Main and Longwood in West Hamilton
Correction: Version 1.0.0 stated the 2018 application was for two 25-storey buildings. This was wrong. It was two 18-storey buildings.
2023
January 12: BRIEF: Ontario Liberals Field Deirdre Pike as Hamilton Centre Candidate
Correction: The original version of this brief incorrectly cited the Progressive Conservative January 26, 2022 nomination meeting.
May 4: Ward 4 Council Candidate Cindy Kennedy Failed to Disclosure Election Spending
Correction: The hearing is on Thursday, not Friday as mistakenly written in the original version.
July 7: What Does A PostMedia Merger Mean for The Hamilton Spectator
Correction: Corrected the date to 2020, not 2022, when TheSpec was sold.
October 25: Hamilton City Hall Makes “Final Offer” to HSR Workers
Correction: Hamilton last hosted the Grey Cup in 2021.
December 16: Hamilton Library to Open Exhibit Space at Pier 8 Discovery Centre
Correction: The original article stated a 2023 opening; it is clearly a 2024 opening. Apologies for the error.
2022
June 5: Stelco Lands Sell for $630,000 an Acre, Only Weeks After An Ontario Tribunal Valued It at $52,431 Per Acre
Correction: The per acre value is $643,000, not $1.5-million as originally incorrectly reported.
July 18: Red Hill Inquiry: Lighting, Environmental Assessments, and Gary Moore
Correction: Gord McGuire has not yet testified. The author confused audio evidence with testimony.
July 25: LiUNA Files Two Non-Decision Appeals to OLT
Correction: Matt Johnston, not Johnson, from Urban Solutions.
October 13: Election Blog: Keanin Loomis’ YWCA Incident and the CityHousing Hamilton Comments
Correction: The contract for Michelle Obama gave control over who was interviewing her.
2021
May 13: Council Has to Accept Yes for an Answer: A Prediction on the LRT Vote
Correction: An earlier version of this column incorrectly stated Pearson was supportive of LRT during this term. That was incorrect; she moved to opposition. The section has been corrected to reflect this.
December 31: Joey’s Notepad: Will 2030 Bring the Commonwealth eSport and Youth Games
Correction: The Commonwealth Youth Games have existed since the 2000 Edinburgh Scotland games.
2020
July 24: Coleman’s Notes: Painting the Roadway in Protest
Correction: The posters were in place prior to Thursday’s protest. I incorrectly stated they were part of this protest. I regret the error.
July 31: Injunction Against Removing Homeless Encampments Foretells Likely Outcome of Charter Challenge
Correction: Updated to reflect the Hamilton Community Legal Clinic is counsel and not applicant in the legal case.
October 15: City of Hamilton Backs Down on Requirements for Pickup Truck Parking in New Developments
Correction: This hearing did not have any cancelled hearings in Spring 2020. I mistakenly wrote it had.
2019
Jan 9: The original version of an article stated the City of Hamilton requested applicants for public agencies, boards, and committees provide their age. In fact, the City had not. The City only requested confirmation candidates are age 18 or older.
Mar 3: Joey Coleman wrongly read a statement by the Ontario Ombudsman in a report as stating that a member of Council was excluded from an email meeting, when in fact that member had not been excluded.
Mar 4: During a series of tweets, Joey Coleman incorrectly wrong the name of a Farmer’s Market Board member as Ron Janson instead of the correct Ron Jepson. The error was brought to attention by a reader.
Mar 20: Joey Coleman misheard the seconder on the motion to hire the new City Manager. He tweeted that the seconder was Ward 1 Councillor Maureen Wilson, in fact, the seconder was Ward 10 Councillor Maria Pearson. The tweet was deleted and corrected.
Mar 28: Joey Coleman misheard in a press scrum, initially incorrectly reporting that the RFP for Hamilton’s LRT project was extended for one month. It is extended for six months. A incorrect tweet was deleted and corrected. The story was updated with the correct information, and the corrected noted.
Apr 14: Joey Coleman incorrectly identified a person as representing Uber when they were representing Lime. The article has been corrected.
Apr 16: Joey Coleman incorrectly wrote there are 22 ambulance services in Ontario, there are 52. The error was brought to attention by a reader.
2018
Feb 16: The original version of an article stated the development as being in the Corktown neighbourhood. It is in fact in the Stinson neighbourhood geographically.
March 17: Developer Pitches New Public Library Branch as Part of Hamilton West Harbour Pier 8 Bid
Correction: An earlier version of this story mistakenly repeated the error in the HPL letter. The developer group is Urban Capital and Core Urban Inc.
May 13: Who Will Council Appoint to Represent Ward 7 or 15 After the Provincial Election?
Correction: The Council cannot call a by-election. Section 65 of the Municipal Elections Act dictates otherwise.
2017
July 12: We incorrectly reported that a new YWCA affordable housing proposal at their Ottawa Street location was transitional housing. We’ve corrected the story and apologize for the error. Except for the headline calling it transitional housing, the story was correct. The error was on our website for three hours, and was posted to our social media channels.
July 25: We incorrectly reported that Westinghouse moved its corporate headquarters out of 286 Sanford Street North (the Canadian Westinghouse Company building) in 1987, the corporate headquarters left in 1983 with some non-headquarters staff continuing to work in the building until 1987. We posted a correction to the story.
November 20: Hamilton Design Review Panel Says Brad Lamb’s Television City Not Appropriate for Site
Correction: The original version of this story stated the homes on Wesanford were a Heritage Conservation District. They are not.
2016
January 18: Per Diems for RCF Increased, Funded Spaces Decreased to Maintain Budget.
Correction: The increase was already approved. The report at this meeting was information for Council. It was received with no amendments.
January 29: The End of The Guelph Mercury and The Future of The Hamilton Spectator
Correction: I meant to state subscriber numbers. TheSpec does release its circulation numbers.
This page was created on July 6, 2017, and last updated on May 16, 2026.