Hamilton Planning Committee for June 3, 2014
Two heritage designations, a new phase of a sub-division, a condo conversion, and a new parking ticket court are the primary items on the first Planning Committee meeting of June. Council will vote on starting the process to designate the Kenilworth Library as a heritage building, and a…
Special HWDSB Meeting: East Hamilton School Closures [Live at 6pm]
Trustees of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board will vote on a proposed closure of four East Hamilton (Ward 4) schools: Parkdale, Rosedale, Roxborough Park, and Woodward tonight. The vote comes only a week after Trustees decided against school closures in Flamborough and East Hamilton parents will be gathering…
City's Downtown Heritage Meeting Tuesday June 3rd NOT Wednesday June 3rd
The City of Hamilton mailed invitations to hundreds of downtown homes for an important meeting on the Downtown Built Heritage Inventory Project for Wednesday June 3rd, sparking some confusion – is the meeting on the Wednesday or June 3rd – the Tuesday? Residents calling the contact number provided…
Hamilton Public Works Committee for June 2, 2014
It should be a quick meeting of the Public Works Committee with a series of housekeeping items, a presentation by Michelle Martin of the Community Access to Transportation project asking for funding, and staffing changes in the Public Works department to focus on the new waterfront development plan.…
City Quickly Publishes Notice of Intent to Designate 1 St. James Place
The City of Hamilton moved quickly after the emergency session of the Heritage Committee on Thursday to publish the notice of intent to designate 1 St. James Place as a heritage building. The Ontario Heritage Act requires the City to have the notice “published in a newspaper having…
Latest Radio Ratings Show CHAM (820AM) Continues Struggle – Opportunity for CBC?
The latest BBM radio ratings were released this week, and it shows Hamilton’s AM dial losing listeners, while the change of format for CING 95.3FM is getting results for Corus Entertainment. CKLHFM 102.9 K-Lite remains the market leader with 9.5% audience share. AM820 CHAM’s market share dropped from…
Emergency Meeting of Hamilton Municipal Heritage Committee [Replay]
Hamilton’s Municipal Heritage Committee is holding its first emergency meeting of the current Council term as the City moves to designate 1 St. James Place in response to statements by a Director of the company that owns the residential property near St. Joseph’s Hospital. The meeting comes less…
Heritage Permit Review Sub-Committee [Live 6:10pm]
The City’s powerful Heritage Permit Review Subcommittee meets to decide the future of the Pasadena Apartments, The Hermitage (Ancaster), and a minor change to the interior of Dundurn Castle Live video starts at 6:10pm The Pasadena Apartments on Bold Street were devastated by a fire late during the…