Hamilton Reports 261 Watermain Breaks in 2021
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In 2021, 27 percent of watermain breaks occurred during January and February.
Affordability ‘Crisis’ along Hamilton LRT Corridor Needs to Be Addressed Before It Gets Worse, Say Resident Groups
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Community groups and residents call for action to address gentrification, demovictions, and renovictions.
Hamilton’s LRT Committee Meeting for the First Time Since 2017
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Design, Cycling Integration, Affordable Housing, and Community Benefits are all on the agenda for the first LRT Committee meeting since 2017,
McMaster & Mohawk Student Special Polls Will Be For All Wards
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City says it hopes to expand “vote anywhere” pilot to additional spots across Hamilton.
Hamilton Committee of Adjustment and Secondary Dwelling Units: April 28, 2022 Meeting
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The CoA approved five of six SDUs this week, with Ward 6 Clr Tom Jackson convincing them to vote down a SDU in a house presently used as a AirBnB.
Always Have a Plan at the Ontario Land Tribunal … and Hire a Planner
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An Ancaster property owner failed to prepare for a OLT hearing, hired a personal injury lawyer the day prior, and lost their approvals to build a new home with pool.
Hamilton City Council to Send Lawyers to Oppose Booze at 7-Eleven
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City concedes it will lose, but hopes to get unspecified conditions attached to license.
Hamilton’s Red Hill Valley Parkway Inquiry Begins Today
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The Inquiry will seek to determine how a 2013 asphalt friction report was buried for nearly six years, who knew what when, and why the expressway’s asphalt failed to provide the required amount of friction.
Hamilton City Council Ends Evening Meetings, Making COVID Time Change Permanent
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City Hall tried to end evening meetings in 2019, but retreated following public outcry. Under the cover of COVID, City Hall has made the change anyway.
BRIEF: City of Hamilton to Fund Concerts in BIAs
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New program expands the “Music Monday” model from City Hall to all of Hamilton.
Hamilton Council’s Planning Committee to Hold Final Vote on Urban Boundary Freeze May 17th
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Minister of Municipal Affairs Steve Clark calls freezing the urban boundary “anti-housing.” He can overturn Council’s decision.
Hamilton City Council Says Provincial Planning Changes will Cost Hamilton Taxpayers More, Harm Housing Approvals.
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“The More Homes for Everyone Act should really be renamed the More Money from Campaign Donors Act,” says Ward 8 Hamilton City Councillor John-Paul Danko.