Expropriation – a new tool to address problem properties in Hamilton
Hamilton City Council voted yesterday to expropriate the City Motor Hotel. It’s a significant and precedent setting vote – it’s the first time our city government is using the expropriation process as a means to solve a property standards (crime) issue. Matt Jelly asked yesterday why the City…
City voting on expropriation of crime hotbed City Motor Hotel
[](http://blog.joeycoleman.ca/2012/04/city-voting-on-expropriation-of-crime-hotbed-city-motor-hotel/city_motor/)City Motor Hotel Hamilton City Council is holding a special meeting tomorrow afternoon to vote on expropriating the now-infamous City Motor Hotel. The rundown landmark is a hotbed of criminal activity at the Queenston Traffic Circle. Council’s special meeting comes exactly a week – and nearly to…
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board files demolition permit to level downtown administrative headquarters
DEVELOPING [](http://blog.joeycoleman.ca/2012/04/hamilton-wentworth-district-school-board-files-demolition-permit-to-level-downtown-administrative-headquarters/2432712144_b2cb49561f_z/)A picture of the headquarters of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board taken by Flickr user juggybiv during the H Magazine/HIStory + HERitage walk in March 2008. (Licensed under CC) The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board has filed for a demolition permit to take down…
Taking Hamilton to hell in a car
Hamilton’s civic leaders are driving our city into the ground with their “driveway-to-driveway” obsession. The latest example? The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board’s demand for a parking spot for each and every one of their administrative employees as a condition for staying downtown. Never mind the benefits to students…
A casino for Hamilton, look at all a casino has done for Brantford
Hamilton Mayor Bob Bratina is exploring the possibility of a casino in Hamilton, reportsThe Globe and Mail. [](http://blog.joeycoleman.ca/2012/04/a-casino-for-hamilton-look-at-all-a-casino-has-done-for-brantford/las_vegas_strip-2/)Las Vegas Strip The province wants to generate more money from gambling and is playing hard-ball against downtown City of Toronto councillors who are moving to stop any possibility of…
Bratina critics – by jumping on casino issue now – give him a get-out-of-jail-free pass
Hamilton’s mayor is meeting later this month with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission to explore the possibilities of a casino in Hamilton, The Globe and Mail revealed in their Thursday edition. The reaction of his critics to this meeting, with no evidence of nefarious activity, is only…
Staff at Blackadar Continuing Centre in Dundas hold union certification vote
The Ontario Labour Relations Board ordered a unionisation vote held at Dundas’ Blackadar Continuing Centre to be held yesterday, April 5th. CAW-Canada is seeking to represent all employees of the centre expect those ranked supervisor and above. Results are not yet known.…
Journalists as robots: the latest chapter
The Sanctity of Journalism is challenged against by those annoying people that have options and bias – like humans are prone to do. The latest example of human employees being involved in civic life? Employees signing petitions for the recall of Wisconsin’s governor. None of the employees in…
Ward 1 Councillor McHattie wants public to decide how his discretionary funds are spent
Hamilton city councillors voted last year to create a new slush discretionary funds for councillors in the old city wards 1-8. The new fund is in addition to the existing slush discretionary “inner city fund”. In a refreshing show of transparency at City Hall, ward one councillor Brian…
Period and quotation marks: why I don't follow CP style
On my personal blog, I put periods outside of brackets when ending sentences. Why? My programming background. The challenge is remembering to use CP style when not writing on my blog. 🙂…