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Once passed, and ratified by Council, the by-law imposes two primary obligations upon businesses – posting of signs and keeping employees safe when physical distancing is not possible.
The City originally forecast to collect $106-million in development charges for 2020.
As of June 30, the City has only collected $30-million. The decrease is primarily related to COVID development delays, Zegarac said.
Among the proposals, standards for elevator service in residential buildings, and fines for violations. Former City Councillors says long overdue and needed for quality of life.
Meeting runs smoothly as CoA approves all but one application.
The picture is becoming more clear, LRT’s path to nine votes in favour needs either Ward 13’s Arlene Vanderbeek or Ward 7’s Esther Pauls, likely both.
The 126-page independent investigation into the Hamilton Police response to the attack upon the 2019 Hamilton Pride festivities at Gage Park is a shocking reveal into a Police Command that was inept in preparing for Pride, inept at managing community relations, that set its front-line up for failure, and were blinded after the fact in a rabbit hole they kept digging deeper.
The report makes 38 recommendations that need to be implemented.
Joey Coleman argues Hamilton deserves better from its Police Command, and needs a new Police Chief to implement the recommendations.
It is necessary that the City support local small businesses in whatever way we have at our disposal and we need to set an example that this is the right thing to do – Esther Pauls, Ward 7 City Councillor
The by-law was appealed by three cannabis growers. Two withdrew their appeals after reaching agreements with the City of Hamilton. Red Hill Cannabis Inc was the only remaining appeal remaining after the settlements, and last week the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal dismissed their appeal as abandoned after RHC failed to respond to requests for filings and did not attend hearing.
City Hall is reducing HSR service further beginning on June 28, with 14 bus routes seeing service reduced with many of the cuts focused upon evening and night service.
