Found: Hamilton Police Find Missing Person "Safe and Sound"
Hamilton Police found missing person Carmine CHIOVITTI “safe and sound”. They thank all of us for our assistance.…
McHattie to Unveil 100 Day Campaign Plan on Wednesday
[](http://joeycoleman.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/vlcsnap-2014-06-29-18h16m54s31.png)Brian McHattie launches 2014 Mayoral Campaign Mayor candidate Brian McHattie says, in a press release, he will launch 100 Day campaign plan Wednesday morning at Sam Lawrence Park. McHattie’s campaign says they’ve choose the location for its vantage point of the City. The…
Rent is Too High: The Property Taxes are Part of the Reason Why
[](http://joeycoleman.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/tactical-taxation.jpg)Hamilton’s Tax Base Per Acre. (Hamilton/Burlington Society of Architects) One of the greatest myths of property taxes is that renters are either not paying property tax or not paying their fair share. In fact, renters are paying 2.7 times the…
Whitehead and Murray on Auchmar: Trust Us To Make Secret Deal With Secret Group
[](http://joeycoleman.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/286771630_ffe9ac0ac4_z.jpg)Photo by David Numan, CC-BY, via Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/rkMds One of the more disturbing developments of the past two weeks – other than the minimal consequences for senior City managers who oversaw a culture of misogyny that allowed for sexual harassment –…
Fine for Abusing Police Horses – $250 or $1000, which is appropriate?
[](http://joeycoleman.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/5367712723_a75bbe711d_z.jpg)Photo by Paul Herman, CC-BY-SA-NC How much should the City fine idiots in Hess Village for attacks against police horses? This was one of the more interesting debates of June at City Hall, with many Councillors – and public opinion – calling for a…
City Council for June 25 – Live at 5pm
It should be a long Council meeting tonight as City Councillors deal with the Pan Am Stadium, the HSR Sexual Harassment Scandals, and more. Live at 5:00pm…
Live: Update on PanAm Stadium Construction Delays
Watch live at 9:30am as the City, Infrastructure Ontario, and the Ticats hold a press conference on the stadium construction delays.…
Live: City Manager Chris Murray to Address BARC on Randle Reef [7:30pm]
[](http://joeycoleman.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/EC_Piling_Randle_Reef.jpg)Environment Canada test pilings at Randle Reef (EC photo) Hamilton City Manager Chris Murray will address the Bay Area Restoration Council tonight at their annual general meeting. The topic? How the deal on Randle Reef was made. Should be an…
Council GIC for June 23, 2014
City Council is meeting as GIC starting at 9:30am today. They will address a request from Theatre Aquarius for the defunct Opera Hamilton’s $71,000 City grant, a new bylaw to protect urban woodlots, a series of motions on the cost-benefit for LRT vs. BRT & A-Line vs. B-Line,…
Ticats Highway Sign Could See Overthrown of City-Wide Sign Bylaw
[](http://joeycoleman.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/241144126_906c96e600_b.jpg)Photo by Ian Muttoo, Licensed CC-BY, hosted on Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/niVKm It could be the end of the City’s Sign Bylaw that bans highway and video billboards in Hamilton. Looks like City Council will be throwing out the City’s sign…