Council thinks their settlement means maintenance of the status-quo; instead their self-dealing has created the conditions for their defeat at the OMB.
Speculation on Next City Manager is Focused on Men, This is a Problem Chris Murray Leaves Behind.
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That the City of Hamilton has no women in our top tier of managers is disgraceful in 2018. All thing being equal, the next Council will have to address this, and hiring Hamilton’s first female City Manager is a good place to start.
Editors Note: Police Assist Emotionally Distressed Person and It’s Not News
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We often hear when these situations are not resolved – be it YouTube videos or SIU press releases, yet what happened the other night is the norm. The situation is resolved, the media doesn’t report it (primarily to not cause anguish to the person who was in distress), and you never know it happened.
COLEMAN’S NOTE: Horwath’s LRT Position, Public Opinion, and Why LRT Could Be in a Lot of Trouble
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Hamilton’s LRT project is facing many new road blocks as City Hall mismanagement of the HSR, and Hamilton’s rising rental costs are combining to build new opposition to the project. Was Andrea Horwath reflecting this in her LRT comments last week?
Statement from The Public Record: City of Hamilton’s Allegation of Inaccuracy Regarding Employment Standards and Elections Day Staffing
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The City of Hamilton’s Elections Manager Tony Fallis states in emails to City Councillors that the City of Hamilton will be issuing a public statement later today regarding “inaccuracies” in our recent article about the City’s attempts to hire Elections Day staff and pay them less than minimum wage.
Who Will Council Appoint to Represent Ward 7 or 15 After the Provincial Election?
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The vacancy will come with approximately 120 days until the municipal election, meaning Council must fill the seat – a look at the rules and why Russ Powers is a likely choice.
FIEDLER: Downtown Secondary Plan Gives Clearer Permissions Because LPAT Puts Planning Control in Hands of Council
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TPR Contributor Rob Fiedler looks at how changes to the Planning Act and implementation of the LPAT influenced the major changes to the final Downtown Secondary Plan
Truck Fire on Hughson Street North
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The Hamilton Fire Department responded shortly after 3:45pm Saturday afternoon for a single vehicle fire on Hughson Street North. Our Joey Coleman happened to be at Dr. Disc for Record Store Day when the fire began and captured these photos.
Fiedler: Multi-Unit Family-Friendly Housing Key Part of Downtown Plan
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Rob Fiedler looks at the Downtown Secondary Plans policies for complete communities, the challenge implementing, and why multi-unit family housing is important to the future of urban cores.
Coleman’s Notes on Stand Against Hate Solidarity March
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Today, I joined the Hamilton and District Labour Council’s Stand Against Hate, this is what I observed in the march.
Fiedler: Downtown Secondary Plan Height Max Subject to Tall Building Location and Design
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Though hardly fool-proof, the new Plan’s policies aim to encourage applications for tall buildings on larger sites, such as parking lots, that can readily accommodate them, without unduly impeding the reasonable development of other sites.