Hamilton Police KickOff Gun Amnesty Month
Hamilton Police want your guns and are offering a one month amnesty for people to voluntarily turn over firearms to policy. Often, people are inheriting unwanted weapons or are looking to dispose of weapons they legally hold but no longer wish to keep. Police will hold a media…
Hamilton Community Land Trust Launch [Live 7pm]
Hamilton’s getting a Community Land Trust, a form of non-profit that holds land in trust for community use for the greater common good. Live coverage of the launch at 7:00pm from LIUNA Station. Learn more about the Hamilton Community Land Trust by visiting their website: http://www.hamiltonclt.org/…
General Issues Committee for April 2, 2014 [Live 9:30am]
Open Hamilton delegation for real-time HSR information, update on Downtown multi-residential grants, formal Marina Management Agreement, Transportation Master Plan Public Engagement, Lobbyist Registry, Real-time rail cargo information, and more…
HWDSB Board Meeting [Live 6pm]
Trustees meet tonight to ratify their committee work for the month of March, including the change in Trustee seat allocations to split Ward 14 from 15, merging 14 with Dundas’ 13 for a new joint West Flamborough – Dundas Trustee seat, and confirming the naming of the new…
Non-Union Compensation Committee for March 31, 2014
Council’s Non-Union Compensation Committee will discuss – in closed session – the City Manager’s Remuneration, the provincial increase to minimum wage, and non-union management compensation for 2014. This committee does not make public reports after their meetings. The meeting starts at 1pm Monday. Agenda…
Development Charges Stakeholders Sub-Committee for March 31, 2014 [Replay and Summary]
The five-year review of the City’s Development Charges – the amount of costs recouped by the City to cover the cost of servicing new developments – is currently recommending that some DC’s increase and others remain frozen or exempt. [module type=”aside” width=”half” align=”right”]*NOTE: Don McLean of CATCH was…
A "Green Card" Doesn't Necessarily Mean Safe: Another Reason for Open Data
Hamilton’s Public Health Department inspects restaurants to ensure food safety. When a restaurant passes inspection, it is issued a “Green Card” for display in its window. The “Green Card” tells the public that a restaurant is safe to eat at. To the public, a “Green Card” means a…
Fred Eisenberger running for Mayor
Former Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger wants to be Mayor again. Eisenberger’s campaign team says the former Mayor will be registering at the City’s election office at 11am this morning. Watch live on JoeyColeman.ca…
City Council for March 26, 2014
City Council meets to ratify their standing committee work from the previous month, they did not hold a meeting on March 12 due to the March Break vacation week. Among the items of note: James Baptist Church “minor alteration” process letter from Durand letter, food trucks in parks…
School Closures Debate [Replay]
The Hamilton-Wentworth District Board trustees meet to start their debates regarding recommendations to close 10 elementary schools across the district: 3 on the Central Mountain, 3 in West Flamborough, 3 in East Hamilton, and Bell Stone in West Glanbrook. The debate starts after 6pm and we’ll have live…