Hamilton Farmers' Market Sub-Cmte to Vote on Making Market Non-Profit Corp [Live 12:00noon, April 11, 2014]
The Farmers’ Market Sub-Committee will receive a staff report recommending the Market governance be changed to an independent non-profit model.…
Hamilton Immigrant and Refugee Advisory Committee for April 10, 2014
Hamilton’s status as a Sanctuary City was one of the items for the April meeting of the Immigrant and Refugee Advisory Committee. The meeting was Tuesday April 10, 2014, 6:30 to 8:30pm at City Hall. The agenda (and notice of the meeting) was not provided until 6 hours…
Hamilton City Council for April 9, 2014 [Live at 5pm]
Today’s agenda contains many items of interest, including: – Lobbyist Registry– Public Engagement in Transportation Master Plan– Final Approval of 2014 City Budget– New Conservation (Heritage) Grants– Formal Marina Management Agreement for West Harbour Waterfront– Employment Cooling Off Period Live coverage begins at 5pm…
Facility Naming Sub-Committee for April 8, 2014 [Live at 1pm]
Council’s Facility Naming Sub-Committee will meet and is expected to discuss finding a City facility to rename in honour of former Mayor Vic Copps. The agenda is not available. Live video and coverage starts at 1pm.…
Hamilton Veteran's Committee for April 8, 2014 [Live 10am]
Hamilton’s Veteran’s Committee meets today to further plan this year’s Remembrance Day ceremony. The ceremony will not be held in Gore Park this year due to construction, and the Committee is organizing the move to LIUNA Station for the Sunday Garrison Parade and City Hall for the November…
The Perils of 140 Characters: How I Poorly Worded a Tweet with Context
Tonight, I made a series of tweets from Trivia Night at Baltimore House. One of those tweets lacked context, and read without being at the Trivia Night appeared to imply the team of trivia players who worked at CHCH (and were kind enough to let me join them)…
HWDSB: Public Delegations on Proposed West Glanbrook School Closure
The public will have their say tonight on the proposed closure of West Glanbrook’s Bell-Stone Elementary School and capital improvements to Mount Hope Secondary School. This is the first of four public delegation nights, the others coming on April 29 (West Flamborough), May 5 (East Hamilton), and May…
Public Works Committee for April 7, 2014
Councillors on the Public Works Committee (and your reporter) had a lot of reading this weekend in advance of today’s meeting with large reports including the new Sewer Use Bylaw, the Rural Hamilton Official Plan’s Hydrogeological Studies and Technical Standards Report, and a hefty overview of the state…
Hamilton Police Seek Help Finding Missing 42-Year-Old
Update: Hamilton Police thank public for assistance.Hamilton Police are seeking our help finding Jerry Bokma, who was last seen Friday at approximately 4:00pm. Bokma left his home on Pritchard Road (Hamilton Mountain / Upper Stoney Creek border), and police believe he may have attended a business in the…
Community Food Security Stakeholder Advisory Committee for April 2, 2014
Hamilton’s Food Charter will soon be in front of Council for approval as the CFSSAC plans to do a final review of the Charter at their April meeting. Once approved, the Charter will guide City Policy towards a healthy, sustainable, and just food system in the City of…