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A discussion on Hamilton’s proposed Downtown Secondary Plan featuring a presentation overview of the Plan from City of Hamilton General Manager of Planning and Economic Development Jason Thorne, followed by a Question and Answer with City of Hamilton Director of Planning and Chief Planner Steve Robichaud joining Thorne to answer audience questions.
Renowned planner and urban designer Ken Greenberg discussed urban design and community planning for higher density development and integration of tall buildings into Hamilton’s Downtown and other neighbourhoods across the City.
Hamilton’s Chief Planning, and Director of the City’s Planning Division, Steve Robichaud spoke about the City’s new Tall Building Guidelines and Downtown Secondary Plan.
Saturday night, Hamiltonians gathered at Sam Lawrence Park to remember and share memories of Dave Hanley.
Flamborough’s business community had plenty of questions, and frustrations, about the Ontario Liberal government’s changes to the Employment Standards Act.
Over 150 people gathered at Hamilton’s main intersection of King and James, and marched along Hamilton’s downtown streets to Durand Park. The Public Record was there, and here are our photos:
The Useful Knowledge Society of Hamilton hosted a discussion on Women and the City on June 6, 2017.
Hamilton’s Useful Knowledge Society hosted two speakers on March 7, 2017 to discuss how our city can prepare for intensification and population growth forecast to occur during the next 35 years.
Hamilton’s population is forecast to grow by 250,000 people during that time.
Two speakers, Richard Harris and John Nostrand, brought their insight to the discussion. Each provided a presentation that was followed by a question and answer period.
The event will discuss how Hamilton should plan and prepare for an expected growth of 250,000 new residents during the next 35 years.
The Public Record will be there and record the session.
A coalition of Hamilton neighbourhood associations held a special event entitled “State of Our Neighbourhoods”, a conversation with Mayor Fred Eisenberger.
Ward 7 Councillor Donna Skelly says Hamiltonians need to pressure all three provincial leaders to commit to Hamilton getting the $1-billion after the 2018, to end the “all-or-nothing” element of the debate.
Hamilton’s Planning and Economic Development department hosted Gayle Bursey, Director of Growth Management Strategy for the Region of Peel, who spoke on the topic of Improving Health by Design in the GTHA. Bursey’s talk was based upon her work in the inter-regional report “Improving Health by Design in the Greater Toronto-Hamilton Area” released in May 2014 by the Medical Officers of Health for Hamilton, Peel, Simcoe Muskoka, and Toronto. McMaster’s Jim Dunn, the Director of the McMaster Institute for Healthier Environments, added to Bursey’s remarks with additional focus on how better urban design can improve Hamilton. There was an audience question and answer at the end of the talks. Full replay video.
