Public Works Committee for April 8, 2013
It should be a short Public Works committee this morning. On the agenda: Conservation Halton’s Watershed Report Card, Plastic Shopping Bag Reduction and Recycling ,Delegation by Dave Barnett of the Abuse Prevention and Awareness Campaign respecting the prevention of assaults on bus drivers, Pest Management, Hamilton West Harbour…
Must-Attend for Comms Pros – IABC social media panel Thursday
The Golden Horseshoe Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) is holding a social media panel on Thursday featuring Hamilton’s own “Tweeting Cop” Sgt. Jay Turner who has spearheaded the Hamilton Police twitter strategy by tweeting from the beat, without the typical “sterile” approach of traditional…
Hamilton City Council GIC Budget – April 3rd, 2013
The morning session can be viewed above Morning Session – Police Budget, Clappison’s Corners Hamilton City Council meet in General Issues Committee on April 3rd to debate the police budget and transit fare parity. Police Budget Council voted to hold the line on the police budget at a…
Planning Committee for April 2, 2013
Council’s planning committee is meeting today to decide on planning applications for new developments. The highlight of today’s meeting will be a staff report on flooding in Binbrook as the result of a freak rainstorm on July 22, 2012. Also on the agenda, a delegation from a Body…
Open Data Coverage in Flamborough Review
Kevin Werner of Hamilton Community News covers my delegation to Hamilton City Council on March 21st. His report notes my frustration with the City’s refusal to provide agendas for committees such as the Accountability and Transparency Groundhog Day Committee. The report was published by The Flamborough Review, which* *is editorially independent of HCN, using…
Peter Kormos, my memories of a larger than life man
[](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peter_Kormos_at_the_2009_St._Paul%27s_Nomination_Meeting.jpg)Photo by Wikimedia user Abebenjoe. Licensed CC-BY-SA Peter Kormos [died Saturday at the age of 60](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/peter-kormos-long-time-ontario-mpp-remembered-as-outspoken-and-popular-politician/article10587844/). To say the news was shocking would understate the surprise. I didn’t know Kormos beyond what I read in newspapers and watched in the Legislature. I…
Hamilton City Council Meeting – March 27, 2013
Hamilton City Council meets tonight to ratify the work of committees for the past month. Of note on tonight’s agenda: Transit Fare Parity, a Hamilton frequency for CBC, annual report of the Integrity Commissioner, Bike Share ratification, and more. Tonight’s livestream includes a new livechat box that includes…
Open Data and the City of Hamilton – getting there?
Are we making progress on open data at City Hall? Looking at the City website’s open data page, the answer is a resounding no. The policy was supposed to be sent to Council this week, but it is now delayed again – this time until June 10, 2013.…
Moving: Hamilton Paramedics and Recreation Staff Honoured for Saving Lives
Hamilton Paramedics Honoured for Lifesaving Work in our community.…
Emergency and Community Services Committee for March 25, 2013
Today’s Meeting will start on a good note: Presentation of Governors General Commendation for a paramedic who, off-duty, saved a woman’s life. Other paramedics will be honoured for their work – and for some, meet the person they saved for the first time. LIVE at 1:30pm On the…