Is Winnipeg providing Hamilton a road map for how to move the CN Stuart Street marshalling yard?
This editors says yes, we should be watching closely to see how we can achieve our goals here.
Update on Claremont Closure and Escarpment Stabilization Emergency Work
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City staff say they will be removing 55-metres of the retaining wall from the 2012 collapse location and the most recent wall failure on the eastern edge of the wall near the Jolley Cut.
Council to Debate Entertainment on Outdoor Patios on January 17, 2017
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Planning staff are bringing forth a temporary use by-law that will enable restaurants with patios in commercial districts to have outdoor entertainment. Presently, all entertainment on patios is forbidden within the zoning bylaws.
Fill Bylaws and Normal Farm Practices – Provincial Board Overrules Town Fill Bylaw
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The Normal Farm Practices Protection Board blasts a huge loophole into fill bylaws, raising questions of how municipalities will manage trucks bringing Toronto fill.
SIU Investigating After Hamilton Police Involved Shooting on James South near Bold Street
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Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit is on scene investigating after a Hamilton Police officer shot a person on James Street South between 11:45 and 11:55 p.m. Friday night.
We Need to Focus on Compassion for Drug Addiction And Pass a Good Samaritan Law
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We’re failing to put compassion above criminalization when dealing with drug overdose situations, it’s time to pass Bill C-224 and save lives.
Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas Town Hall on Electoral Reform [Live Blog]
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I’m at the Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas Town Hall on Electoral Reform hosted by Liberal M.P. Filomena Tassi. The event started at 6:30pm at the Innovation Park in West Hamilton. I’m using a liveblogging format to cover this meeting. Follow along for updates and observations.
Whitehead’s Schtick Fail: Calls for Pedestrian Crosswalks at Upper James and Fennell, Mohawk, Stone Church
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Ward 8 Councillor Terry Whitehead is concerned that Upper James is not getting pedestrian crosswalks and that the City is not following “empirical” data installing the crosswalks downtown.
Except that only two of the first five crosswalks is in the Lower City, and the locations he proposes for Upper James are already full signalized intersections.
Crawford, Wilson, McGreal, and Graefe Talk Engagement on the Graham Crawford Show Podcast
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Graham Crawford’s podcast The Graham Crawford Show discusses public engagement in Hamilton during this week’s “Civic Panel” episode with regular panels Maureen Wilson, Ryan McGreal, and Peter Greafe.
They share their experiences with various types of Hamilton City Hall engagement reaching from 30 years ago to today, meaningful to engagement theatre.
Postmedia Opening Digital Development Office in Kitchener, Keeping Ancaster Team in Place
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Hamilton Council needs to create an clear plan and strategy to benefit from the explosive growth in the digital sector in both Waterloo and Toronto. We need to make sure the infrastructure is in place to ensure the gravitational pull of economic clustering does not see Hamilton losing IT jobs.
Congratulations to Hamilton’s Jessy Lanza on making the Polaris Short List
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Hamilton synth-pop singer Jessy Lanza is on the short list of 10 for the Polaris Music Prize. The winner of the Polaris Prize receives $50,000. All other short listed artists receive $3,000.