Sam Lawrence supporting a 1930s picket line in favour of better working conditions for restaurant workersThe Ontario Labour Relations Board** [ruled in favour](http://canlii.ca/en/on/onlrb/doc/2012/2012canlii38608/2012canlii38608.html)…
I got it wrong, looked at the right place on the map, and still got it wrong today. It took me less than 3 minutes to publicly correct my error. Here’s how I made the error, and what steps I’m taking to prevent similar mistakes in the future.…
Hamilton City Council is meeting as General Issues Committee today. I’m here with the webcam running. Below is live video and updates. Use the hashtag #YHMgov [https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23YHMgov] to have your tweet automatically pulled into the coverage.…
UPDATED – 1 The Good Shepherd Centre is requesting a $5-mil interest free bridging loan to assist the organization while they await pledged donor dollars for the now completed $55-milGood Shepherd Square [http://www.goodshepherdsquare.ca/project] affordable housing complex on King West between Ray and Pearl. The complex includes social…
[http://blog.joeycoleman.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Hrysko-Poster.jpg]One of Hamilton’s most prolific and original photographic artists’ work is being showcased this summer at HIStory + HERitage [http://www.historyandheritage.ca/] starting with this Friday’s James Street art crawl [http://www.artshamilton.ca/artcrawl.html]. Michael W Hrysko’…
The real power of open data is not accountability or transparency, it’s collaboration and engagement. A couple weeks ago, I enjoyed the opportunity to be part of that in Toronto when the city’s open data department [http://www.toronto.ca/open] (@Open_TO) held their MapJam event. The…
I managed to sleep through the morning thunderstorm that occurred only hours after I posted the thunderstorm forecast for the day. Sigh, I didn’t see any sign of the storm when I finally started my nap at 6:30am. There’s always next time….…
[module align=”right” width=”half” type=”aside”][/module] Hamilton police are seeking public assistance finding a vehicle involved in a fail to remain incident that left a 89-year-old cyclist in serious but stable condition in hospital. At 9:10 PM on Wednesday, July 4, an 89-year-old cyclist was riding south…