CATCH: "Secret plans for toxic chemicals"
Citizens at City Hall (CATCH) continues its dogged pursuit of accountability about perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) at Hamilton’s airport. Monday, they wrote a lengthy and well cited article about the lack of public information regarding how the PFOS contamination will be addressed. This week, as CATCH notes, City staff…
Hamilton Public Works for September 3, 2013
Intersection controls, street sweeping, new sewer use bylaw, capital spending update; those are just some of the exciting items on the agenda as City Council returns to full schedule after the summer lull. Full Agenda Two public delegations are scheduled today: James Burnett will present on the “benefits…
It's A Girl! Hamilton Paramedics Safely Deliver Baby in Rear of Ambulance
It’s A Girl! Hamilton Paramedics received a call at 1:22am this morning to the Wendy’s on Upper Centennial at Mud Street. Upon arriving, they found a woman in labour and quickly started transporting her to the nearest hospital, but the baby wasn’t going to wait to enter the…
It's A Girl! Hamilton Paramedics Safely Deliver Baby in Rear of Ambulance
It’s A Girl! Hamilton Paramedics received a call at 1:22am this morning to the Wendy’s on Upper Centennial at Mud Street. Upon arriving, they found a woman in labour and quickly started transporting her to the nearest hospital, but the baby wasn’t going to wait to enter the…
Kevin Werner: "McHattie eyes mayor's chair"
2014 Election pre-coverage continues during the summer’s “slow” news season. Kevin Werner of Hamilton Community News profiles possible mayoral hopeful Brian McHattie in a feature piece posted to hamiltonnews.com Werner’s profile of McHattie goes deeper than *TheSpec’s *Andrew Dreschel last week revealing McHattie is looking to decide in…
Kevin Werner: "McHattie eyes mayor's chair"
2014 Election pre-coverage continues during the summer’s “slow” news season. Kevin Werner of Hamilton Community News profiles possible mayoral hopeful Brian McHattie in a feature piece posted to hamiltonnews.com Werner’s profile of McHattie goes deeper than *TheSpec’s *Andrew Dreschel last week revealing McHattie is looking to decide in…
TorStar: McMeekin commits to changing system
*The Toronto Star *profiles provincial Community and Social Services Minister Ted McMeekin as he embarks on reforming the province’s social assistance programs. Last week, McMeekin announced a very small increase in social assistance rates and changes to income restrictions to try and assist people to return to the…
HWDSB: Malloy's Back to School Video
Dr. John Malloy, Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board’s Director of Education, address principals and vice-principals last week calling for them to engage and inspire students in the coming year with a committment to excellence. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AbgFjI5QDI[/youtube] Via HWDSB YouTube Channel…
Special Investigations Unit Investigating Red Hill Valley Parkway Collision
[](http://joeycoleman.webfactional.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/SIU_Bold_St_18Nov12.jpg)SIU investigating on Bold Street, November 18, 2012 (Joey Coleman) Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating Hamilton Police involvement with a motorcycle that crashed into a guard rail while being chased by Hamilton Police. The SIU says, in…
Hamilton Municipal Heritage Permit Review Subcommittee for August 28 2013
Auchmar, St. Paul’s Presbyterian, Ancaster Old Mill, and Ancaster Town Hall are well known heritage buildings in Hamilton. All are on this week’s permit review agenda, along with the former Bank of Montreal at Main and James, and four other properties. All changes to designated buildings in Hamilton…