Board of Ed. building deal may need more money
Hamilton Mayor Bob Bratina is calling it Hamilton’s “finest hour,” Hamilton City Council voted Tuesday to give McMaster University $47-million towards the purchase of the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board administrative headquarters in downtown Hamilton. The money will fund the purchase and demolition of the present Board of…
How many reporters is a developer worth?
Is a good journalistic web developer worth two, four, six, or even eight reporters? This was the topic of an interesting conversation last night during Wednesday’s Open Hamilton night at think|haus. At a table of news consumers who get their information delivered using new media, the value of a…
Harper visits Hamilton to make routine announcement – it's all about winning in 2015
My apologies for the messy design of my website at present. I’m in the process of upgrading and customizing a new version of the template I use. Prime Minister Stephen Harper paid Hamilton a visit to unveil Canada’s newest crop of Vanier Scholars. McMaster will house six scholars…
Harper visits Hamilton to make routine announcement – it's all about winning in 2015
My apologies for the messy design of my website at present. I’m in the process of upgrading and customizing a new version of the template I use. Prime Minister Stephen Harper paid Hamilton a visit to unveil Canada’s newest crop of Vanier Scholars. McMaster will house six scholars…
Updating my site – new theme: Mystique 3.0 alpha
You’re probably wondering what’s happened to this website? Where are all the nice icons for my presences on Web 2.0 websites, why the change in background graphic, why the bad font for the top banner, why, why, why? I upgraded my theme to version Mystique 3.0 alpha. Mystique…
Lesson learned: Never give Hamilton City Council a deadline
Update: Moments after posting this, The Hamilton Spectator reacted by publishing that they’ve been told there is now a deadline of August 30. I’m only slightly annoyed that days of dogged reporting is for nothing. The post below remains on my site, despite the sudden change from information…
Dowsing – Hamilton's swimming app
I’ve created a map of all the public swimming locations and splash pads in Hamilton. It’s been a lot of work and I’ve really pushed myself to get a public release candidate out this week. I’ll write more about it in the near future when I’m not as…
Dowsing – Hamilton's swimming app
I’ve created a map of all the public swimming locations and splash pads in Hamilton. It’s been a lot of work and I’ve really pushed myself to get a public release candidate out this week. I’ll write more about it in the near future when I’m not as…
Map of Splash Pads in Hamilton
I’m working on a more comprehensive map of all the places in Hamilton to cool off with water. Below is a map of the locations of city splash pads. I’m close to completing the bigger map and hope to release it tomorrow afternoon. – Joey…
City needs more from Mac to justify $55-million
Hamilton City Council is considering a request from McMaster University for $55-million to build a medical arts building on the property that currently houses the public school board headquarters. The McMaster building is being promoted as a major breakthrough for downtown redevelopment as it is estimated by McMaster…