Hamilton Police Bust Three with Crystal Meth this Afternoon
A Hamilton Police officer observed three people in a drug deal this afternoon in the west part of Downtown, the three were arrested after ‘personal use’ amounts of crystal meth were found. Around 1:30 p.m. a Hamilton Police officer in an unmarked vehicle observed a drug deal in…
The Report of a City Worker Fired for Sex on The Job: City Acted Properly
*The Hamilton Spectator *is reporting a City worker has been fired after “allegations he had sex with a prostitute in a city vehicle during work hours.” “Sources say the alleged incident took place in the Barton Street area probably sometime in August.” It came to the City Manager’s…
General Issues Committee: Neighbourhood Development and Government Relations
The first General Issues Committee of the 2014 election campaign gets underway at 9:30 a.m. with two main items on the agenda: the annual report of the neighbourhood development project and Council’s government relations policy. Neighbourhood Development will give Councillors the opportunity to hear of the good work…
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Planning Committee – Strathcona Secondary Plan and St. Leonard's Renovation
The Strathcona Secondary Plan and St. Leonard’s Renovation are the two main topics for the October 1, 2013 Planning Committee meeting. Livestream at 9:30am The full agenda (City Website) appears short, but don’t let the items deceive you. Secondary Plans are lengthy debates with mandatory public input and…
New Hamilton Federal Ridings Now Official
Hamilton’s new provincial and federal electoral ridings are now official. The only difference between the second proposal and the final ridings is the name of the new riding covering Hamilton West – Ancaster – Dundas. The Commission chose to lead the new riding’s name with “Hamilton West” to…
EC News Release: Randle Reef Legal Docs Signed
Environment Canada test pilings at Randle Reef (EC photo) The legal documents are signed between the City of Hamilton, Burlington, Hamilton Port Authority, Provincial, and Federal governments to pay for the capping of Randle Reef.Last week, Hamilton Mayor Bob Bratina…
Cordon Media Awarded Design Contract for New City of Hamilton Website
Cordon Media’s bid of $58,865.00 was selected by City of Hamilton staff as the winning competitive bid for the new City of Hamilton website design. Two, of seven, bids were fully considered by City staff. The other bid considered was $154,440.00 by eSolutionsGroup Limited. eSolutionsGroup worked on the…
Hamilton's new "Lobbyist Registry", Brought to You By "Accountability and Transparency"
Hamilton’s one step closer to a “Lobbyist Registry”. That’s what City Council’s “Accountability and Transparency” committee is calling its proposal to City Council for a list of lobbyists at Hamilton City Hall. Lobbying is narrowly defined in this new registry and excludes lobbying of all but seven city…
"Accountability and Transparency Committee" for September 30, 2013
This Article is Superseded by “Hamilton’s new “Lobbyist Registry”, Brought to You By “Accountability and Transparency”” Council’s “Accountability and Transparency” Committee meets Monday. Their agendas are not publicly available and are only released upon formal request. Livestream starts at 1:30pm They are neither Accountable nor Transparent, they do…