I’m tentatively scheduled to speak about open data as part of a student seminar series in the software engineering department at McMaster University. The date is Tuesday February 21st after 4pm. I’ll share further details as they are confirmed. Hope to see you there with good questions. Prize…
*Please note this post is a “working mess” meaning it’s for quickly providing others with access to the StatsCan GIS data as I extract Hamilton-specific GIS data. * City of Hamilton CMA Census Tracts: SHP (ShapeFile) in ZIP file: Hamilton_CMA_2011_Full [http://blog.joeycoleman.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/…
In what is the most bizarre non-scandal in a student union election I’ve ever seen, the last place finishing candidate in the McMaster University student union election is claiming electoral fraud. Alex Ramirez, who asked his fellow students to “Join The Revolution”, posted to his campaign blog [http://ramirez2012.…
Studebaker is back! …. sort of The trademark of the legendary automobile manufacturer, which ended production in 1966 when the last car rolled off the Hamilton production line, ended up in the public domain and now belongs to Colorado businessman Ric W. Reed. Reed hopes to relaunch the brand and is…
City council met in-camera this morning to discuss the $1-million ruling against the City [http://blog.joeycoleman.ca/2012/01/city-of-hamilton-found-liable-for-over-1m-in-damages-to-contractor/] in the Bre-Ex case. Council decided to begin appeal preparation and receive future legal advice from city solicitor Peter Barkwell. Council will use the advice to decide if they…
The public works department started their presentations to Council on Tuesday and continue today (Friday). The department, which oversees areas including waste, water, environment services, roads, traffic and transit is the largest department by budget and staff. The budget presentation from the department is a great overview of facts about…
The community services department presented their 2012 budget request to city council today. The 94 pages of slides [blog.joeycoleman.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/CSD-2012-Budget-Presentation.pdf] details the responsibilities, spending plans, and organization chart. It was an enlightening presentation and I encourage anyone wishing to better understand City services to…
The agenda for City Council’s third GIC meeting of the year today includes formally designating the director of audit services as the City’s auditor general, the approval of recommendations from the non-union compensation sub-committee, a presentation from North End resident David Stephens regarding the relocation of Brian Timmis…