City staff state building division operating cots will increase by 7.8 percent, but such a high increase may worsen Hamilton’s housing affordability crisis.
Posted inBriefs
Joey’s Notepad: Premier Ford Notes Hamilton LRT as a Priority in Letter Calling for “GO 2.0” Train Service Expansion
The directive notes that the “Hamilton light rail transit project” is a “critical transit project” that the Conservative government is committed to building.
Posted inHamilton City Council
Hamilton Council Will Vote on Encampment Enforcement & Removal
Two competing motions are on the agenda for January 15: one directing staff to enforce the existing encampment rules, another directing full removal of all encampments
Posted inHamilton City Council
Hamilton’s Public Health Committee to Study Implementing Wastewater Surveillance
Ontario ended province-wide testing in July 2024. Peterborough continued the program locally with an annual cost estimate of up to $62,500.
Posted inCity Hall
Robert Fyfe, Long-Time Member of Hamilton’s Veteran’s Committee, Deceased at Age 91
Fyfe was a member of the Hamilton Veteran’s Committee for many years, including serving as its Chair.
Posted inJoey's Notepad
Joey’s Notepad: Shariah Law Conference Controversy: Group Says They Are Going Back to Mississauga – leaving Hamilton
Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath and Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish have both denounced the planned event
Posted inOntario Land Tribunal, Planning and Development
OLT Approves Mid-Rise Eight-Storey at 1065 Paramount Drive
OLT cites new provincial planning rules and overrides community plan
Posted inCity Hall
What the City of Hamilton Can and Cannot Do Following Encampment Court Decision
Hamilton can remove any daytime encampments, but must permit overnight sheltering if there is a shortage of emergency shelter beds
Posted inNews
Abby Zaitley Wins Ward 4 Trustee By-Election in Land-bump
Zaitley secured 263 of the 473 votes cast
Posted inHamilton City Council
Clr Cameron Kroetsch Violated Code of Conduct: Integrity Commissioner
Hamilton’s IC says Kroetsch needed to disclose non-disqualifying relationships with two encampment litigation lawyers