A blog post about a song I like
I’m taking my own advice and blogging more often. This post, a country song I’m enjoying: Woman Like You by Lee Brice I quite enjoy the background rhythm, but it’s the lyrics that catch me. They are predictable – listing off all the guys things we eventual give up…
Who are these local weather pundits?
Reporters are robots, we don’t have any opinions or bias, but anonymous sources and the local pundits do. Not only do these sources have opinions, their opinions can be used in place of the writer’s own. I read my local newspaper today and discover that “[d]espite rosy predictions by Environment Canada and…
March Break weather records for Hamilton [CHART]
*Click here to skip to the chart* *Never let weather facts get in the way of a good weather headline * It’s going to be a warm week in Hamilton and Environment Canada is already reporting a broken temperature record for “Hamilton” with one big huge missing detail –…
Hamilton needs an urban oasis – let's build one
An Oasis in the City Walking across Nathan Phillips Square today last night, I discovered it’s truly an oasis in the centre of the city. Standing just to the northeast of the skating rink, I paused to take in the sight of the Bay Street towers and enjoy the…
Hamilton needs an urban oasis – let's build one
An Oasis in the City Walking across Nathan Phillips Square today last night, I discovered it’s truly an oasis in the centre of the city. Standing just to the northeast of the skating rink, I paused to take in the sight of the Bay Street towers and enjoy the…
My latest FIPPA request: Hamilton park and open space boundaries
I filed a FIPPA request with the City of Hamilton for city parks and open spaces GIS data. I’ve also informally requested the data outside of the FIPPA process. My FIPPA request is numbered: 12-026. I filed a FIPPA request for this data to ensure I have the…
The problem of not-so-secret secret Council documents
Update: at 0825EST on March 7, 2012, the city clerk’s office sent me a copy of the TO2015 letter. City Hall has a problem, they often don’t release public documents presented to and debated by Council in a timely fashion. Once a document is debated by Council or…
HWDSB to hold special board meeting Monday
The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board is holding a special meeting on Monday as they consider options for their planned move of their administrative headquarters. The planned move to Crestwood is encountering vocal public opposition and concern from City Hall about the lost of the school board headquarters from…
NAIT students shooting documentary about one man who grew up in foster care and gave back
At the age of five, Dellaire was put into foster care. Over the next 10 years, he was routinely on the move, living in 45 different foster homes. Against all odds, Dellaire was a success story. After leaving the system, he became a foster parent with his wife…
Councillor Ferguson loses cool, storms out of meeting [VIDEO]
Click here to skip to videos Fireworks today as city council met in committee to discuss the Emergency Services (Fire) budget. Ward 12 (Ancaster) councillor Lloyd Ferguson challenged fire chief Rob Simonds to report on cost savings that could be found in his department. Ferguson stated he had…