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Hamilton Barton / Tiffany Tiny Shelters Microshelters Inc. Controversy

In August 2024, Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath issued a Mayoral Directive directing City of Hamilton staff to expand emergency shelters. The directive led to the creation of a low-barrier “temporary” outdoor tiny homes community to be run by the City of Hamilton.
The shelter will house couples with addictions and individuals with pets who are either restricted from indoor shelters or refuse to enter into them.
The project has been engulfed with controversy, including the non-competitive awards of a $1.4-million contract to order 40 microshelters. The contract was given to a company with no experience that had a website with misleading content.

Posted inBriefs, Meeting Previews and Summaries

Preview: Hamilton City Council GIC for April 30, 2025

by Joey ColemanApril 29, 2025April 29, 2025

The Barton/Tiffany cost overruns fiasco, modernizing RCFs, US Tariffs, a Youth Council petition to tax vaping products, and more … the meeting preview is here.

Posted inFront Page, News

Barton/Tiffany Outdoor Shelter Capital Build Cost $7.9M, Budget was $2.8M

by Joey ColemanApril 25, 2025April 26, 2025
Posted inCity Hall News

Foldum Suing Microshelters Inc, Seeking Damages in Hamilton Barton/Tiffany Modular Homes Controversy

by Joey ColemanMarch 27, 2025March 28, 2025
Posted inCity Hall News

City of Hamilton Confirms Tiny Shelters Shipment Arrival at Barton/Tiffany

by Joey ColemanJanuary 13, 2025January 13, 2025
Posted inCity Hall News

Joey’s Notepad: Shipments of Some Sort Arrive at Barton/Tiffany Tiny Shelters Site

by Joey ColemanJanuary 13, 2025January 13, 2025
Posted inCity Hall News

Company delivering Hamilton’s Tiny Shelters “Administratively Dissolved” by U.S. Officials

by Joey ColemanJanuary 12, 2025
Posted inCity Hall News

The Barton/Tiffany Tiny Shelters Are Late, Again

by Joey ColemanJanuary 10, 2025January 12, 2025
Posted inJoey's Notepad

Joey’s Notepad: City Said Microshelters Would be in Canada on December 26, U.S. Customs Showed it Arriving in the States That Day

by Joey ColemanJanuary 1, 2025January 1, 2025
Posted inBriefs

Hamilton’s Made-in-China Tiny Shelters Arrived in California: US Customs Data

by Joey ColemanDecember 30, 2024December 31, 2024
Posted inHamilton City Hall, Transcriptions

TRANSCRIPT: City of Hamilton Response to Barton / Tiffany Microshelters Inc Questions

by Joey ColemanDecember 24, 2024December 30, 2024

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