Community groups and residents call for action to address gentrification, demovictions, and renovictions.

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 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.

Port Authority Plans to Install Lighting on the Hamilton-Burlington Skyway Bridge
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HOPA states the Skyway Bridge lighting will be part of the later phases of the development of Fisherman’s Pier into a public space.

Hamilton Committee of Adjustment Going Back to In-Person, Ending LiveStreams
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The public will have to attend City Hall for meetings as the City ends livestreaming and electronic delegating.

Hamilton Committee of Adjustment for April 7, 2022 [Post-Meeting Summary]
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Secondary Dwellings, Severances, approving the new Urban Core Health Centre, the Corktown Plaza wants even less parking, and rezoning a DiCenzo property in Stoney Creek.

Hamilton City Council Board of Health for April 4, 2022 [Post Meeting Summary]
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Councillors heard COVID cases are increasing, but manageable, as public health encourages people to be “up to date” with their vaccinations.
Staffing shortages are challenging the ability to deliver services.

Hamilton City Council Public Works Committee for April 4, 2022
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Road safety will be the dominant discussion at Council’s Public Works Committee on Monday following three pedestrian deaths at The Delta and a serious injury at Dundurn Street.