HSR bus drivers optimistic as strike deadline looms
Hamilton public transit drivers are showing optimism as a strike deadline of Monday looms. Talking to senior bus operators the past two days, there is a belief that a strike will be averted. I’m told, and the union will not confirm due to a media blackout, that 5…
It took 15 years, but the county wins: HWDSB moving to Crestwood
Fifteen years ago, the Board of Education for the City of Hamilton and The Wentworth County Board of Education merged to form District School Board 21 – the now named Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board. Today, after 15 years, the HWDSB is leaving the downtown core and the headquarters…
HSR Labour Negotiations – as of January 26, 2011
Negotiations continue between the City of Hamilton and it’s transit operators, mechanics, and support staff. The city tabled a revised offer to the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 107 on Tuesday and both parties agreed to meet again on Friday. The earliest a strike (and theoretically a lockout) can…
Would a HSR strike start at 12:01 a.m.?
Hamilton’s public bus drivers, mechanics, and support workers are in a legal strike position at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, January 30th. This doesn’t mean a strike will begin at 12:01 a.m. Traditionally, HSR operators end their shift that begins the calendar day before a labour action. There are…
The Dieppe project – mapping the 197
I’ve been working on a framework for mapping the home addresses of the 197 soldiers of The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry who died during or because of the infamous Dieppe Raid of 1942. The goal is to map the home addresses of the dead on a map of…
Police Services Act hearing on Thursday
Hamilton Police sent the following to local news media at 13:58 today: There will be Police Services Act proceedings taking place on Thursday, January 26, 2012, 10:00 a.m., at Central Police Station, 155 King William St., Hamilton, 3rd floor, Bill Sturrup Media and Community Room. These proceedings are…
Watching: HSR negotiations today (Jan 24 2012)
The City of Hamilton and the union representing transit operators, mechanics and administrative support staff will meet at the negotiating table later today. The two sides are apart on few issues and talks could go into the evening. There’s no way of reading into the status of talks…
Localism: King at Main or King and Main?
There was an accident Thursday in the intersection of King Street East and Main Street East in Hamilton’s East End which prompted an interesting discussion on Twitter. Is the intersection, known as The Delta, ‘King at Main’ or ‘King and Main’? [View Larger Map](http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=Main+St+E+and+King+St+E,+Hamilton,+Ontario&aq=&sll=43.259928,-79.889576&sspn=0.007485,0.021136&vpsrc=6&g=Main+St+W+%26+King+St+W,+Hamilton,+Hamilton+Division,+Ontario+L8P,+Canada&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=King+St+E+%26+Main+St+E,+Hamilton,+Hamilton+Division,+Ontario,+Canada&ll=43.243838,-79.825108&spn=0.014974,0.042272&t=m&z=14) I did a scan…
Style Guide for my website
This is my website and I’ll write what I want, how I want. I started this website as a hobby back in 2004 and today it’s both my hobby and passion. It’s been a little neglected over the past few years as I’ve pursued my career. This site…
Notice to readers: less news, more study
Dear Readers, For the next week or two, I’m going to decrease the amount of breaking news, tweeting, and open data projects I’m working on as I focus my energies onto a job application process. If I make it to the second round – the written test –…