City Council to vote on LRT report Thursday
In an anti-climatic 106 page report, Hamilton city staff are recommending City Council continue pursuing studies towards the building of a rapid transit light rail B-Line and A-Line in Hamilton – provided Metrolinx funds a portion of the continuing work. In summary, the status-quo with no final decision…
Statement by Mayor Bratina upon the passing of Hamilton's Santa Claus Jimmy Lomax
The following is a statement issued today by Mayor Bob Bratina upon learning of the passing of Hamilton’s Santa Claus Jimmy Lomax:Media Release: Mayor Bratina’s remarks regarding the passing of Jimmy Lomax1 message ** Chapman, Peggy ** ** 10 October 2011 13:37 ** To: “DL – News Media…
Tweets embedded on this blog are "live" not screen captures
A note: tweets are embedded on this blog using the WordPress plugin “Blackbird Pie“. Each tweet is embedded as a Twitter indent – this means all the links are live and one can retweet, favourite, or reply from the blog post. I’ve been using Blackbird pie for three…
Commenting closed error
It seems one of my plugins is causing an error that results in commenting being closed on new posts. I’m working to correct this error. If you see a new post with comments closed and wish to comment, tweet me – @JoeyColeman – to remind me I need to go…
What portfolio will McMeekin receive with Hamilton's cabinet seat?
Hamilton’s current provincial Cabinet Minister Sophia Aggelonitis lost her Hamilton Mountain riding tonight to the NDP. With this Hamilton’s seat at the Cabinet table is vacant and only one Liberal remains standing: Ted McMeekin. It will be surprising if third term premier Dalton McGuinty breaks with tradition and…
Today's email exchange Bratina vs. Whitehead
In it’s entirety as of 1847EDT (2247GMT) today: **Whitehead, Terry ** ** 5 October 2011 18:47 ** To: “Chapman, Peggy”, DL – Council Only Cc: “DL – News Media (Local)” The Mayor made his comments without attempting to contact me by phone or e-mail before the Fairness committee…
Expect little election night coverage from me this time
I’ll be busy tomorrow with a few open data projects and will not be covering the election much. Not that I’ll need to. It appears The Spectator will be following my lead and mapping results tomorrow night. [blackbirdpie id=”121699374786019328″] One of their editors attended a free mapping workshop…
The campus affinity for the street meat vendor
I’m always found the affinity between street meat vendors and the university students they serve interesting. Why do students (and staff) become fond of their local barbecuer of the high sodium high fat meat product? I first encountered this phenomenon in 2006 when Dalhousie and the City of Halifax attempted to…
Let the City of Hamilton budget process begin!
The City Clerk’s office released the dates of City Council’s first round of budget meetings this morning. They are: This will confirm the following GIC Budget meetings have been scheduled in the Council Chambers, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm:October 13 – GIC – Light Rail TransitOctober 24 – GIC…
Infotainment vs news
NOTE: The following is my intended final version of this post. A draft version appeared due to a versioning error. As I believe in transparency, that draft version remains publicly visible in the revision history. There was an interesting public debate I conducted on Twitter with The Hamilton…