[http://blog.joeycoleman.ca/2012/04/an-error-poor-choice-of-words/chchtweet/]I tweeted the above Friday morning only minutes after CHCH’s morning news was interrupted by three minutes of hardcore pornography. CHCH states the interruption [http://www.chch.com/index.php/home/item/7831-an-apology-to-our-viewers] was caused by a local cable company and…
Hamilton’s major highway – “The 403” – was briefly closed in both directions Tuesday evening when a truck lost it load of steel pipes. I quickly tweeted the information and kept updating as the situation changed with lanes reopening. My initial tweet, based entirely on information provided by the OPP’s…
I won’t be at City Hall for sub-committees this week as I prepare for a job interview with The Hamilton Spectator. TheSpec is hiring a web journalist and I’m hopeful that I’ll secure the position. As part of the preparation, I’m trying to script my most…
[http://blog.joeycoleman.ca/2012/04/need-some-help-online-posting-of-liquor-license-applications/agco_white-2/] I’m trying to find if the provincial Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) posts liquor license application requests online, specifically, applications for transfer of an existing license to a new owner. The Problem – lack of notice to municipalities of…
Major streets in downtown Hamilton are closed today for a film shoot. The following letter [https://docs.google.com/open?id=1N5RHDHwVriw5lM596oK6Xy6YPqbMOZGt-c8mKV5ayH9dm0pYx0MKPjwZ7jk3] was sent by the production company to local businesses impacted by the closure:…
Major streets in downtown Hamilton are closed today for a film shoot. The following letter [https://docs.google.com/open?id=1N5RHDHwVriw5lM596oK6Xy6YPqbMOZGt-c8mKV5ayH9dm0pYx0MKPjwZ7jk3] was sent by the production company to local businesses impacted by the closure:…
The City of Hamilton does not public any sub-committee documents on its website. This is a city practice that is rigidly enforced – even the so-called “Accountability and Transparency Sub-Committee” refuses to publish [http://blog.joeycoleman.ca/2012/03/the-story-writes-itself-transparency-committee-doesnt-post-agendas-or-minutes/] these public documents. Instead, the City provides the contact information to…
My site is being hit with an unusually large number of spam comments recently and this means I can no longer scan my spam folder for legitimate comments that are mistakenly flagged. If you leave a comment on my blog that is placed in moderation and I do not approve…