Two more years of this?
Photo by Joanna St. Jacques Again, Hamilton’s civic political culture is at a crossroads – and again we’re posed to choose none of the roads leading away from our current point; preferring instead to take the bumpiest road to the nearest cliff. We’ve…
Missing Person from Hamilton Police
From Hamilton Police For Immediate release: Tuesday February 19th 2013 Missing Male Hamilton, ON – The Hamilton Police Service is seeking the assistance of the public with locating a missing person. On February 19th 2013 a 57 year old male Donald BOUDREAU left the St. Joseph’s Hospital…
Police Services Board for February 19, 2013
Today’s Police Services Board promises to be an interesting meeting with 2012 annual reports offering an overview of crime and policing trends in our city, the McMaster University Security Services report, and the Chief’s latest budget revision. Livestream of Meeting Starts at 4pm here: Hamilton Police Chief Glenn…
Planning Committee
The City of Hamilton’s Planning Committee met on February 19, 2013 to discuss numerous issues, including Sunday gun hunting and taxi issues. Sunday gun license delegations were received by committee with no further direction to staff – effectively killing the proposal. Licensing of accessible cabs continues to progress,…
Police Services Board
Today’s Police Services Board promises to be an interesting meeting with 2012 annual reports offering an overview of crime and policing trends in our city, the McMaster University Security Services report, and the Chief’s latest budget revision. Livestream of Meeting Starts at 4pm here: Hamilton Police Chief Glenn…
User-generated content, aggregators, viral are centuries-old concepts
John L. Robinson is a former old-media “reporter, city editor, editorial page editor, team management coach and, beginning in January 1999, editor of the News & Record in Greensboro, N.C.” Despite his old-school credentials, his blog is a refreshing deconstruction of old-journalism myths that are often deployed in…
Hamilton Police seek help finding Missing Person [FOUND]
*Editors Note: **Hamilton Police updated this case stating the person has been found safe. Police thank the public for the assistance.*…
Homicide Unit Investigating Tisdale Stabbing Death [Very complex story]
Hamilton Police issued the following update to media regarding the stabbing death on Tisdale St S last night. The release was issued at 0743EST on Friday. It is very much noteworthy that Hamilton Police are, at this time, *not calling the death a homicide.*That Hamilton Police did apprehend…
Missing Person – Hamilton Police seek public assistance finding Sherry Richter
Hamilton Police are seeking public assistance finding a missing Hamilton woman. Here’s their full media release: Media Release Hamilton Police Service (HPS) For Immediate release: February 14th, 2013Hamilton, ON The Hamilton Police Service is seeking the assistance of the public in locating a missing Hamilton female. Sherry Richter…