My Birthday Party plans
My group of friends from high school, all nerds like me, remains tight-knit. Despite going to different universities, now living in different areas, and different paths, we continue to gather on a regular basis in Hamilton. We’ve even picked up a few new members of the group along…
LOCAL: Port Authority's borrowing limit increased to $45-mil
The Hamilton Port Authority is now allowed to borrow up to $45-million for project, an significant increase from their previous limit of $5-mil. The change was announced in the July 21st edition of The Canada Gazette: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT CANADA MARINE ACT Hamilton Port Authority — Supplementary letters patent…
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Popcorn super-cell hits with hail. Here's why popcorn cells form in Hamilton
Hamilton was hit hard by a sudden popcorn thunderstorm that brought marble to golf ball sized hail, torrential downpours, and power outages just before 3pm this afternoon. The formation of the storm, as indicated by radar records, points to lake breezes to be the likely fuel for the…
Hamilton paramedics win increased pay for Ticats games
The union representing Hamilton’s paramedics won an arbitration decision this week that means, in certain circumstances, paramedics working Ticats games will be paid double time instead of the present time and one half. In a ruling specific to overtime language in the collective agreement, Arbitrator Larry Steinberg of Labour…
City Council round-up: July 12, 2012
A busy day at City Hall today at Council’s July meeting. Key items on the agenda: approving committee motions including the Vranich loan/grant, industrial businesses operating without a certificate of approval from the Ministry of Environment, and a series of new motions from Councillors. Vranich loans and grants…
Hamilton Fire working to extinguish 10 hay bales in Glanbrook
Hamilton’s fire service is working to extinguish 10 hay bales that were caught up in an earlier grass fire. The service responded to reports of a large grass fire on Miles Rd in Glanbrook shortly after 1pm today and found “approximately 10 acres” of field on fire, says…