Clarification: Hamilton City Council's decision on City Solicitor report about Ombuds
On Wednesday, I wrote about Hamilton City Council’s decision on the recommendations of the City Solicitor Peter Barkwell in report LS-12001 (Ontario Ombudsman): As Council voted in-camera Monday on Mr. Barkwell’s findings, I’m unsure if Council adopted two other recommendations in the package – one to forward a…
City of Hamilton News Release: update on bargaining with ATU 107 (HSR Bus Drivers)
The following news release was issued by the City of Hamilton at 13:02EST today by Kelly Anderson, Public Affairs Coordinator, Public Works Department HAMILTON, ON –** January 13, 2012** – The City of Hamilton remains hopeful that a negotiated settlement can be reached at the bargaining table with the Amalgamated Transit…
Versioning Control challenges
I’m having some difficulty with version control on my posts. Due to a weird conflict was another plugin, copy errors were introduced into my posts due to a “mixing” of text between old and current versions. I’m hoping I’ve corrected this error and apologize for any confusion caused.…
Hamilton City Solicitor questions work of Ontario's Ombudman's office
[box style=”box_gray” type=”download_box”]Download the electronic version of Mr. Barkwell’s report LS-12001 (Ontario Ombudsman) {1.75MB PDF} [/box] City Solicitor accuses Ombudman’s office of negligence and portraying Hamilton Council in an “unfairly negative light” Hamilton’s City Solicitor Peter Barkwell is taking issue with the Ontario Ombudsman’s office assessment that Hamilton…
Hamilton City Solicitor questions work of Ontario's Ombudman's office
[box style=”box_gray” type=”download_box”]Download the electronic version of Mr. Barkwell’s report LS-12001 (Ontario Ombudsman) {1.75MB PDF} [/box] City Solicitor accuses Ombudman’s office of negligence and portraying Hamilton Council in an “unfairly negative light” Hamilton’s City Solicitor Peter Barkwell is taking issue with the Ontario Ombudsman’s office assessment that Hamilton…
Hamilton City Council for January 11, 2011 (12-001)
Apologies to my readers for the shortness and lateness of this post. Swamped with open data emails this week. Hamilton City Council is holding their first meeting of 2012 tonight. The Agenda is available on the City website here: AGENDAThe live video stream (and archive afterwards) of the…
Apples and Oranges: City Skating webpages vs. SkateHamilton
Which better serves Citizens looking for skating locations in Hamilton? These separate City of Hamilton webpages: [](http://blog.joeycoleman.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/City_Hamilton_Indoor_Skating.png)http://www.hamilton.ca/CultureandRecreation/Recreation/CentresPoolsArenas/arenaListing.htm [](http://blog.joeycoleman.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/City_Hamilton_Outdoor_Skating.png)http://www.hamilton.ca/CultureandRecreation/Recreation/CentresPoolsArenas/OutdoorRinks.htm OR this:…
Update on HSR labour negotiations: Strike vote Sunday
The negotiations between the City of Hamilton and its public transit operators represented by the Amalgamated Transit Unit Local 107 remain stalled – a stalemate. There is no substantive movement in the negotiations – bus drivers have been without a contract since the beginning of 2011 – as…
Getting the City of Hamilton to release expense spending of elected officials and senior management
Do citizen’s have a right to know how their elected officials are spending public funds? Should government provide citizens with that information? Should citizens have to pay to learn how their money is being spent? In the case of the City of Hamilton, the answer to those questions…
The CFS and SFSS settle: SFU vote to leave CFS recognized
The Canadian Federation of Students and the Simon Fraser Student Society have reached an out-of-court settlement to the CFS lawsuit against students at Simon Fraser University. The settlement, the terms of which are not disclosed, allows an overwhelming vote by SFU students to leave the CFS to stand…