Heads Up: Taking a few hours "off" later this week
A friendly heads-up that I will be taking some “off” time later this week to focus on tasks that require concentration and to rest a bit as September’s hectic meeting schedule slows down for a few days. I’m looking to take either Thursday or Friday “off” in the…
Gas Station at Cannon & Victoria looks to replace Garage with 7-Eleven
The small, by modern standards, service station on the Northeast corner of Cannon Street East & Victoria Avenue North is looking to convert its garage to a 7-Eleven. It’s unclear from the plans if the gas pumps will remain. The renderings including in the application do not show…
Centennial SmartCentre looks to add Hotel and Denny's
The Centennial SmartCentre is looking to expand further with a six storey Hotel and conference centre with two restaurants, one at each end of the complex. The restaurants planned are the American 24/7 diner chain Denny’s and Canadian restaurant chain Moxie’s. This information is included in the Centre’s…
Pan Am Stadium Precinct Sub-Committee for September 24, 2013
The Pan Am Stadium Precinct Sub-Committee meets today to get an update on progress with the Pan Am Games and a separate update on the proposed community/seniors Centre that Council approved two weeks ago. Livestream begins at 10am Live Updates: Agenda:http://joeycoleman.webfactional.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Pan-Am-Stadium-Agenda.pdf…
On Article Viewing Statistics
Beside each article, right beside the number of comments and date of publication, is a count of the number of unique IP page views for each article. I publicly reveal this to give you an idea of how well read an article is. As with all measures of…
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board meeting for September 23, 2013
It’s decision day for King George School as HWDSB Trustees ratify their decision to demolish the historic school and neighbouring Parkview Elementary School for a new high school complex as part of the Board’s “Plan B” after Hamilton City Council voted against partnering on a joint high school…
Greater Bay Area Sub-Committee for September 23, 2013
Hamilton and Burlington City Councillors get together a couple times a year to discuss matters of mutual interest. Today, they will discuss Tourism, Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Transit, Randle Reef, Port Authority Appointments, Community Energy Plans, and LaSalle Park. The meeting starts at 2pm at the Burlington Art Centre. I’ll…
Hamilton Street Railway continues worst-in-Ontario performance
The Hamilton Street Railway continues to distinguish itself among peer transit agencies, but for all the wrong reasons. It’s the worst performing transit agency for ridership growth, it continues to operate inefficient routing based upon travel patterns from the 1980s, it’s finally implementing digital signs in its transit…
The Public School Board and an Old Case of Bad Water Management
Graham Crawford, owner of History and Heritage caught the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board’s attention this weekend when he made one of his trademark posters – about a 2012 Ministry of Environment order against the HWDSB for three violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act. The fine wasn’t covered…