TRANSCRIPT: Hamilton Library Board Member Says HPL ‘Can Be a Library or Safe Consumption Site, Cannot Be Both’
“We can be a library or we can be a safe consumption site. We cannot be both; they cannot coexist.”
Hamilton Planning Committee Approves 33-Dwelling Binbrook Mixed-Use Development on 7-2 Vote
The 7-2 vote approved new 33 dwelling units in Binbrook’s village core, and expands queue space for a Tim Hortons drive-thru
Superior Court to Hear Horwath’s Eviction Application Against Ex-Partner in April
Horwath is seeking to remove her ex-husband from a house she owns, following a property standards order requiring immediate expensive repairs.
Hamilton Council Transit Area Rating Committee Fails to Achieve Quorum, at First Meeting in Nearly Two Years
This term’s Council has missed the bus on addressing Hamilton’s unique-in-Canada outdated transit tax levy formula.
Mayor Horwath Takes City of Hamilton to Court Challenging Property Standards Enforcement
Horwath’s legal action argues that Hamilton’s property standards bylaw is extremely prejudicial to her as a property owner facing significant repair costs.
TRANSCRIPT: Mayor Andrea Horwath’s Comments on Finalizing the 2026 City of Hamilton
Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath announced the finalization of her 2026 City of Hamilton budget during an availability on Tuesday, February 26, 2026.
The following is a transcript of the availability.
WEEKLY PREVIEW
Week Ahead: Hamilton Civic Meetings and Events for April 21 to 25, 2025
It’s the last week of the federal election campaign and Hamilton’s candidates will debate. Two OLT hearings, two City Hall meetings, and more in TPR’s weekly listing.
Hamilton Civic Affairs Calendar
Monday, March 16, 2026
March Break: no City of Hamilton meetings or hearings today.
Blogs and Columns
![Joey’s Liveposts Replay: Hamilton Public Library Board on March 11, 2026 [Central Library Access]](https://thepublicrecord.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Hamilton-Library-Board-meeting_March-11-2026_crowd-photo2_joeycoleman-1200x900.jpg)
Joey’s Liveposts Replay: Hamilton Public Library Board on March 11, 2026 [Central Library Access]
The Library Board voted 7-2 to approve the new Central Library Access policy. Here are the liveposts by Joey Coleman during the meeting.
Joey’s Notepad: Smart Move, Reserved Seating for Delegations at the Library Board
Hamilton’s Library Board got the details correct setting up for the public at last week’s contentious meeting.
COLEMAN: The Library Board Refuses to Hear Delegations on New Access Policy. That’s a Problem
Library Board says delegates must register seven days before its meetings, a deadline that fell two days before the new Central Library access policy was even announced. That’s not a technicality, that’s anti-democratic.
How Council Voted
How Hamilton City Council Voted: February 23 to March 4, 2025
A list of City Council votes for the third complete council cycle of 2025
Newsletter Edition
News Briefs
TRANSCRIPT: Keanin Loomis Officially Announces Mayoral Candidacy
Keanin Loomis is trying a second time to be elected as Mayor of Hamilton. He made it official on Wednesday morning, holding a press announcement outside of the Westdale Theatre.
BRIEF: Hamilton to Recover Costs After Stepping In to Save 58 King Street East Facade
City hired contractors to stabilize facade after owner failed to comply with 2023 order
NOTED: City Says Programming Error Caused Traffic Signal Timing Issue on York Blvd at Locke
City says error issue occurred as a result of switching from temporary construction timings to a permanent timing.
NOTED: Mayor Horwath 2026 Levees Scheduled for Jan 15, 16, and 17.
Mayor Andrea Horwath’s office announced today the following three dates and locations for the 2026 Hamilton New Year’s Levees:
Thursday, January 15, at Hamilton City Hall between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m.;
Friday, January 16, at Ancaster Old Town Hall between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m.; and
Saturday, January 17, at Sackville Hill Seniors Recreation Centre between…
Recent News
Valid Library Card Required to Enter Hamilton’s Central Library Beginning March 16
Safety crisis prompts access restrictions at Central Library.
Meeting Preview: Hamilton Board of Health on February 23, 2026
It is another light agenda for Hamilton’s Board of Health with two routine information reports and presentations, and additionally the Board of Health will debate if they’ll voluntarily bind themselves to the City of Hamilton’s conduct of conduct for local boards.
OLT Sets Five Day Hearing for Columbia College Northcliffe Campus Proposal
Is a 1,000 student private secondary school an appropriate use for a former convent within the protected Niagara Escarpment zone, and can its septic system handle that many people?
Hamilton Library Board Hears of Crisis at Central Library, Possible Closure
The Hamilton Public Library says the Central library branch is in the midst of a safety crisis that has turned the downtown branch into a “de facto safe consumption site,” leading to emergency service reductions and calls for provincial intervention. During a Library Board meeting Wednesday evening, Chief Librarian Paul Takala delivered a stark assessment…
Hamilton’s Library Board Considers Temporary Closure of Central Library in Response to Problematic Drug Use
Drug use and overdoses require immediate intervention before someone is accidentally poisoned, says Chief Librarian Paul Takala.
Ontario Land Tribunal Conducts First Case Management for 158-Unit Mid-Rise at Wilson/Rousseaux in Ancaster
26 nearby residents permitted to file written participant statements.
Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again.