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Hamilton City Hall

Hamilton Farmers Market Reports Increased ‘Behavioural Issues’ Following Central Library Changes

by Joey ColemanApril 17, 2026

Market to install Halo Smart Sensors in washrooms as HPL entry policy shifts drug use to basement facility.

Interior of a library showing rows of empty white bookshelves and green carpeting. The area has been cleared of books and appears to be in the process of being dismantled.

Hamilton Library Board

Hamilton Central Library Children’s Area Moved to Second Floor Following ‘Adult Disruptions’

by Joey ColemanApril 12, 2026

Front Page, Transcriptions

TRANSCRIPT: Hamilton Library Board Member Says HPL ‘Can Be a Library or Safe Consumption Site, Cannot Be Both’

by Joey ColemanMarch 13, 2026March 13, 2026

Front Page, Hamilton Library Board, News

Valid Library Card Required to Enter Hamilton’s Central Library Beginning March 16

by Joey ColemanMarch 6, 2026March 11, 2026

Hamilton Library Board

Hamilton Library Board Hears of Crisis at Central Library, Possible Closure

by Joey ColemanFebruary 19, 2026March 6, 2026

Hamilton City Hall, Hamilton Library Board

Hamilton’s Library Board Considers Temporary Closure of Central Library in Response to Problematic Drug Use

by Joey ColemanFebruary 18, 2026March 3, 2026

Joey’s Notepad: Hamilton City Hall is the latest Broken Window

by Joey ColemanAugust 29, 2024

Hamilton Police to Add Four Officers to Downtown Patrol

by Joey ColemanAugust 26, 2024

Advisory and Sub-Committees, Videos

Downtown Task Force Committee for January 2016

by Joey ColemanJanuary 7, 2016