#HamOnt City Council, Committee of the Whole live
I’ll be at Committee of the Whole today covering the Pan Am / Tiger-Cats stadium debate starting at 1 p.m. As per my norm, I’ll be hooking into the audio system and providing a live feed of the discussion. The change today is that I’ll be embedding the…
McHattie motion to drop CP lands and go West Harbour
Hamilton Ward One Councillor Brian McHattie is moving the following motion: West Harbour Stadium Site Whereas, there remains considerable uncertainty as to the possibility of the CPR yard lands as a location for the Pan-Am Soccer Stadium as evidenced in staff report CM09006(i), including outstanding financial, transportation, relocation…
#HamOnt City Council LIVE audio – 29 Sept 10
I’m on my way to City Hall and will be plugging into the audio sound board to provide a live audio stream of the stadium debate proceedings. <object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" height="193" id="lsplayer" width="300"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="src" value="http://cdn.livestream.com/grid/LSPlayer.swf?channel=joeycoleman&color=0xe7e7e7&autoPlay=false&mute=false&iconColorOver=0x888888&iconColor=0x777777"></param><param name="name" value="lsplayer"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"></param><embed allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="193"…
Hamilton City Council meeting today
I’m going to do my best to make it to City Council today and provide a live audio-only stream. I cannot guarantee that I’ll be able to make it has I have a few matters to attend to first. I’m making a trip to Pongetti music this afternoon…
Big Tweet 2: tonight in #HamOnt – I'll be there and you should be too
Tonight’s The Big Tweet 2! Last year’s The Big Tweet was Hamilton’s (hashtag: #HamOnt) first tweet and also Hamilton’s best. This year will be even better with cupcakes (I love free sugar) and a live 80s cover band. You don’t have to be a Twitter addict to attend,…
Big Tweet 2: tonight in #HamOnt – I'll be there and you should be too
Tonight’s The Big Tweet 2! Last year’s The Big Tweet was Hamilton’s (hashtag: #HamOnt) first tweet and also Hamilton’s best. This year will be even better with cupcakes (I love free sugar) and a live 80s cover band. You don’t have to be a Twitter addict to attend,…
Hamilton City Council meeting – 14 Sept 10
I’m live at the Hamilton City Council meeting today. Live stream and coverage is available on RaiseTheHammer, a local community site in Hamilton. http://www.raisethehammer.org/blog/1920/live_coverage_of_pan_am_stadium_meeting Letter from Minister of State (Sport) Gary Lunn to Mayor Fred Eisenberger Dear Mr. Mayor: I am writing in response to your correspondence of…
9/11 – nine years later
A few friends have been sharing their stories of where they were and how they reacted when they learned of the attacks on the World Trade Centre towers. On September 11, 2001, I slept in. I had a late night before and awoke shortly after 10 a.m. to…
Personal blog is on hiatus for one more week
A brief update, my personal blog shall remain on hiatus for one more week. My time at The Hamilton Spectator is extended by one week to complete a mobile web project I started at the paper. My final day at TheSpec is Friday, and I officially end my…
When grown-ups left the room at the #GPC convention
I attended the Green Party of Canada Convention tonight wearing my “GlobeCampus hat” looking to write a story about the youth summit they are holding as part of the convention.At the same time as the youth summit, the motions workshops were underway.Motion workshops are when members of a…