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…
Hamilton’s city planning committee went in-camera today to discuss the Ontario Municipal Board hearings on the City’s Setting Sail plan [http://www.hamilton.ca/CityDepartments/PlanningEcDev/Divisions/Planning/CommunityPlanning/SecondaryPlans/SettingSail/?WT.mc_id=settingsail&WT.hamilton_redirect_friendly=1] . Planning committee chair and Ward 9 councillor Brad…
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The building at 112 Hughson Street South is being demolished* It’s unclear what, if anything, will replace the building. The building, a converted house, was used solely for commercial purposes and a replacement is not required. Had building contained residential use, the downtown demolition control bylaw requires replacement within…
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The City of Hamilton and it’s transit operators, mechanics and support workers have reached an tentative agreement. News arrived in a city news release issued at 00:49 this morning: > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE City reaches tentative deal with transit union HAMILTON, ON – January 28th, 2012 – The City of Hamilton…
Negotiations between the City of Hamilton and the union representing HSR bus drivers, mechanics, and support staff continues at this hours. I must nap before working a night shift. CHCH’s Brittany Gogo is at the hotel where negotiations are occurring and promises to update on Twitter if any deal…
The City of Hamilton has been ordered [http://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2012/2012onsc147/2012onsc147.html] by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to pay $850,866, in damages to Bre-Ex Limited for “inept” management of a 2001 contract to fix a leachate problem at the Glanbrook…