Special Meeting of Sherman Hub to Discuss Waste Pier 15 Waste Gasification Proposal [Replay]
Tonight, The Sherman Hub will hold a public meeting on the proposed waste gasification plant that Port Fuels & Materials Services Inc wishes to build on Port Authority lands at Pier 15. [module type=”aside” width=”half” align=”left”] Related Content: Video of Robert M. Clark, Chief Operating Officer, Port Fuels…
People's Platform Launches
The Civic League and Council of Canadians launched their People’s Platform initiative last night at Democracy Cafe on Locke Street. [](http://joeycoleman.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_20140715_191343.jpg)Campaign Director Norman Kearney (Joey Coleman) Campaign director Norman Kearney [describes the project](https://soundcloud.com/urbanicity/norman-kearney-on-the-peoples-platform?in=urbanicity/sets/urbanicity-radio) as “participatory democracy”, and hopes Hamiltonians will be the first…
Could Burlington Get Hamilton's LRT?
Burlington’s City Council has a vision for their downtown as a regional economic hub attracting small-to-medium businesses and young people under the age of 35. To achieve this vision, Burlington is approving more mid-rise buildings with ground-level commercial, approving separated bike lanes, improving transit service (with regular detailed…
People's Platform Launch
Hamilton Civic League’s launches 2014 Election platform building campaign tonight. Called the People’s Platform, the goal is to “build a non-partisan, non-ideological coalition of residents and organizations that prioritizes and advances a set of issues democratically selected by the people of Hamilton.” The kick-off event is tonight (July…
Derek Mellor Police Hearing Moved to Conference Call
A scheduled Police Services Act hearing in the Sgt. Derek Mellor case is now being conducted by conference call at 10am today. Mellor, who plead guilty to nine Police Services Act charges, was scheduled to appear at Central Station for the continuation of his hearings. Mellor plead guilty…
Will Council Open Its Meeting with Transport Minister on LRT to Public?
Hamilton City Councillors are debating if they will open their planned meeting with provincial Minister of Transportation Steven DelDuca to the public. [](http://joeycoleman.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/hamilton_rapid_transit_rendering.jpg)A concept rendering of a Hamilton LRT line (City of Hamilton / Handout) The…
Debate on Downtown Nuisance Bylaw Monday in Council Chambers [Live 10am]
Council’s “Task Force on Cleanliness and Security in the Downtown Core” will debate a proposed nuisance bylaw that, if passed, will outlaw loitering in the Downtown Core. After meeting story: There Won’t Be a Nuisance Bylaw in Hamilton after Task Force Meeting– – – – – – The…
Must-Read: Walter Furlan's Free Advice to The Right House – Treat People With Dignity
Walter Furlan, the owner of a shop on Barton Street East near Lottridge Street, offers advice to the owner of The Right House to address the problem of “undesirable” people loitering in front of The Right House. [module type=”aside” width=”half” align=”right”] Related Reading and Video: **“More than 140…
Downtown, Nuisances, Methadone Clinic, and the Public Debate
Hamilton’s Downtown is a beautiful place, especially to sit in Gore Park and read a book during a beautiful summer day. The past two weeks we’ve witnessed a repeat of the same old tired stories about downtown being an undesirable place due to nuisance loitering in the downtown…
Police Services Board Preparing for Pan Am Policing Oversight
[](http://joeycoleman.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Screenshot-from-Police-Service-Board-17-Dec-12.png)Hamilton Police Services Board in December 2012 Hamilton’s Police Services Board is considering inviting Ontario Ombudsman Andre Marin to help them structure they bylaws as Hamilton prepares for the 2015 Toronto Pan Am soccer games planned for the new Hamilton stadium. The…